pwatts14

I use a TomTom for geocaching and it works fine. Have my Pocket Queries showing as points of interest on the map display. If a cache is far enough off of the road that my position doesn't snap to a road (annoying problem with geocaching with a TomTom) then it is super easy. I just zoom in in the Browse Map view and walk until I'm right on top of the cache icon in the display. Super accurate that way. If it is close to a road I just load it in a program called OffRoad Navigator that runs on TomToms. This displays a distance and arrow for direction to go to get to the cache. Works flawlessly, too. And it is super simple to navigate to one of the POI icons in a car. You just hit Navigate to and pick the geocache you want to go to. It gives great turn by turn directions by car. I love it. The only downside is you have to be careful carrying it around because they aren't as rugged and you can damage it by dropping it if it lands wrong (I know from experience--I'm on my second TomTom).

I try to avoid caches on private property even with permission. The property owner may have given permission, but they aren't always there and the people that are there are not always briefed about that permission. And, geocachers always look suspicious if you don't know what they are doing. Just a recipe for unpleasantness.

125. Just hid two this past Friday.

The most puzzling thing is that there is a sign telling the ducks not to go into the channel??

Definitely, yes. Here is what I do with my TomTom: 1. Download a pocket query each week of the 500 closest geocaches to my home location that I have not found. 2. Import those caches into GSAK. 3. Make a POI file out of those caches for the TomTom and set it to display as I'm driving. 4. Export the html files for those caches to the /text/ directory on the TomTom Now, if you have installed "OffRoad Navigator" and added the Document Browser program to your TomTom menu, you are all set. If I spot a cache I want, I make a new itinerary with the only target being the cache. I save the itinerary file and start OffRoad Navigator. I open the .itn file and navigate to the cache using that. Finally, I can minimize OffRoad Navigator and use the Document Browser to view the cache html information. It all works very well. If you need help with any of these steps, let me know. I'd be happy to help.