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    Las Vegas/Henderson NV Cachers w/ GizzMoVest Cases

    in West and Southwest

    Posted

    Although not in your local area, I stumbled across this thread and figured I'd offer my 2 cents. I'm pretty picky about my cases as well. I even went as far as making my own from a generic Garmin GPS case that I found on line but it didn't work too well. I wasn't too keen on the way the GizzMoCase looked either but since it was the only thing out there I gave it a try....and I love it! It's not as bulky as I thought it would be, does a killer job of protecting the GPSr and easy to get the GPSr out of and into which is a bonus when using my Garmin Montana car mount!

     

    Thanks Marcas! I appreciate the feedback and was definitely curious about the swapping in and out of the case for the auto mount. Good info to have!

    Caching & Logging w/ GPX Files

    in How do I...?

    Posted

    I apologize if this a repeat topic, but I wasn't as successful in finding the answer I was looking for as I had hoped.

     

    I am relatively new to using GPX files, historically I have always used the Easy GPS program and downloaded .loc files for my geocaches. I have since purchased a Garmin Montana 650t and discovered how easy it is to just send the GPX to my GPSR and have all the info readily available without spending time editing in Easy GPS to get the formats I want.

     

    So that's all fine and dandy, but I think I missed something along the way. Is there an easy way to "reverse" the GPX process? Specifically, once I have marked the cache as found on my GPSR using the native geocaching program, I am finding I still have to sort through the finds on the unit to figure out which ones to log on Geocaching.com. It gets a bit tedious if I haven't deleted the finds from my last trip.. and it is even more tedious to spend time deleting the found caches from the ones that I have not yet found because they are all in the same folder when I connect the unit to the computer.

     

    Am I missing something and really over complicating things? I am keeping my fingers crossed that its a yes on both parts.

     

    Thanks in advance for any help and advice you can offer!

    Las Vegas/Henderson NV Cachers w/ GizzMoVest Cases

    in West and Southwest

    Posted

    Hey Kris, Thanks for the info. I am not a FB fan, but I will probably check out that other site as well.

     

    Between you and MooseMob's responses & seeing as how you guys have done a jillion caches, I am going to probably pass on the GizzMoCase for now and see if I can find a decent screen protector. THat way it will let me quickly mount/unmount in the vehicle to a speaker.

     

    Thanks again!

    Las Vegas/Henderson NV Cachers w/ GizzMoVest Cases

    in West and Southwest

    Posted

    Hey fellow Vegas & Henderson 'cachers. I recently purchased a Garmin Montana 650t and I am looking for the best way to protect it out on the trail, etc. I am strongly considering the GizzMoVest because of it's strong ratings, but I know what I like/don't like (my wife calls me "picky" :rolleyes:) and I would love the opportunity to see one in person before taking the plunge and purchasing.

     

    So.. the reason for the post: Does anyone in or near the Las Vegas area have a GizzMoVest (preferrably for the Garmin Montana series) that they would be willing to meet up with me so I could see/feel the texture, etc? Also, any recommendations for/against the integrated RAM Mount option would be greatly appreciated.

     

    Thanks in advance for your response(s?)!

    ~Chad

     

    P.S. For those of you scratching your heads and wondering what the heck I am talking about: http://www.gizzmovest.com/

    Garmin Montana 650

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Need some advice if y'all don't mind. I like Garmin GPS's with my most recent being a GPSMAP60cs, but find that manually entering coordinates is a pain and the screen is too small to do everything I want. I had been looking at the Oregon series before I found out about the Montana's, but never "bit" and after reading through much of this thread, I am glad I waited. I mainly will be using my GPS for about a 60/40 mix of Geocaching and Navigation (respectively). What attracted me to the Montana series is the large bright screen and touch screen input - both of which are handy in the middle of the Nevada desert. My personal experience is that buying the "high end" model of any Garmin series is usually the best idea because all of the "lower" models seem to get discontinued right after I buy them (my multiple etrex series and last GPSMAP60 series) so I am strongly considering the Montana 650t - thinking that it will be supported longest, and the topo maps + camera will come in handy when I have it in my Jeep rock crawler out on the trails.

     

    I've put together a wishlist/package of sorts that I am hoping you guys can help me modify/edit/promote based on your Montana Guru-ness. What do you think?

     

    Garmin Montana 650t - https://www.gps4us.com/GARMIN-Montana-650t--P2172.html

    Garmin North America Street Maps w/ Lifetime Updates - https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=33379&ra=true

    Garmin Montana 600 650 650t Anti-Glare Screen Protectors - http://www.gpscity.com/garmin-montana-6xx-anti-glare-screen-protectors.html

    GizzMoVest Heavy Duty Garmin Montana RAM-Mount Integrated Case - http://www.gizzmovest.com/

    RAM POD I Universal No-Drill™ Vehicle Mount with 18" Rigid Aluminum Rod & Single Socket Arm - http://www.ram-mount.com/CatalogResults/PartDetails/tabid/63/partid/082065077045066045051049054045049085/Default.aspx

    Still trying to figure out a way to take advantage of the integrated RAM mount to clip it to backpack, belt, etc. for a carrying solution

     

    Anyway, any advice and feedback would be GREATLY appreciated.

    Searching for Highly/ Unique Traditional & Multi Caches

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    Is there a way to search for geocaches that are unique / highly rated by others? I like the traditional style caches (vs virtual, etc.), especially the multi-caches, but am finding that most of the ones out there are just like the last one. Fence posts, light pole covers, rock gardens, yucca plants & joshua trees are boring - I'd like a challenge & adventure with some creativity but it's hard to sort those out in the queries.

     

    Any tips anyone?

     

    Thanks in advance for your help!

    ~Chark

    Search Criteria: Difficulty

    in Website

    Posted

    I honestly don't make it into the forums much so I apologize if this post duplicates another. I am curious to know if it would be possible to modify / filter searches to only display certain difficulty levels?

     

    I am not one that likes to see how many caches I can log, more so, I prefer the ones that are hard to get to, unique to find (a rock in a rock garden is not my idea of hard, it's just annoying) so I prefer to find caches that are in the 3 & up range just so I can have a fun adventure. They are becoming few and far in between so I am wondering if it is possible to filter these out?

     

    Is this already an option?

     

    Thanks for all those out there placing caches so we can have fun - I REALLY appreciate your efforts!

     

    ~Chark

    Ouch! That Looks Like It Hurts!

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    I was out with Mohavemonarch tagging along while they went to a cache I had already logged. I hopped out of my jeep (leaving it out of gear and running) to spot MM up a rock I had just driven up, when the parking brake on my jeep popped. Long story short, both of my legs got run over and the entire back end of my jeep was smashed in.

    End result: Both knees were sprained, body was covered in rock rash, cuts, bruises and the jeep has some "customization"

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