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    etrex hc vs geomate jr

    in GPS technology and devices

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    I know wikipedia isn't always that reliable, but I thought they were talking about the fiscal/business year??

     

    What makes you think that?

    Well...I don't know...!!!

     

    I have googled it a couple of times, but no one has posted any date or approximate date on when it is released so how do YOU know what "third quarter" means? :unsure:

    etrex hc vs geomate jr

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    BTW, isn't the 3rd quarter of 2011 ending like on June 30? So really, we might only have to wait a few weeks!

    Or am I wrong?

     

    quar·ter (kwôrprime.giftschwa.gifr)n.1. One of four equal parts.

     

    Now let's see. A year has 12 months, so splitting it into four equal parts means that one quarter is 3 months. I'm sure you can figure it out from there.

    I know wikipedia isn't always that reliable, but I thought they were talking about the fiscal/business year??

     

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiscal_year#United_States

    etrex hc vs geomate jr

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    I own both units so I can speak to both of them. Both are good accurate units but are for a very different audience. I used the Geomate for awhile and found it too limited. I think it makes a great GPS for kids...and by kinds I mean under 10. Anyone older will want more features like paperless as well as the ability to input coordinates. For the price it is a very accurate GPS but I feel the update kit is almost a necessity at is point as the unit only comes with 250,000 caches which sounds like a lot but in reality you will want to add more. Once you add the $25 for the update kit you are close to $100.

     

    The etrex Venture HC is also an accurate unit and has everything the Geomate does except for the preloaded caches and simple 2 button ease of use. The etrex will also do a lot more such as mapping, give you the cache names, keep tracks, make waypoints, and a whole bunch of other stuff. For that reason alone if you are torn between the two I highly recommend the etrex Venture HC.

     

    With that said the one downside I can say for the Venture HC is that it does not do paperless caching (descriptions, hints, logs, etc...) If you can go a little higher I would very much recommend jumping up to the Garmin Dakota 10.

    Sure, the dakota 10 is touchscreen but if you can wait, I would even suggest trying to get the new Etrex 20 or 30 models. They are supposably going to be great!

     

    This is a good point as well. The problem is they will not be out till the 3rd quarter of 2011. On paper they look great. They will have all the features of the current etrex units but also do paperless caching. The one downside is there are only three models of the new etrex instead of 6 as there is now, this means only three price points instead of six. The unit at the Venture HC price point of $119 (MSRP) will be the etrex 10 which has a black&white/monochrome screen. If this isn't a deal breaker for you and don't mind waiting a few months it might be a good bet.

    Yeah, at first I was thinking about getting an Oregon or Dakota, but then I decided on the Etrex 30, even if I do have to wait. Because I really do like the Etrex series and I'm not sure I would like the touchscreen on the other units.

     

    BTW, isn't the 3rd quarter of 2011 ending like on June 30? So really, we might only have to wait a few weeks!

    Or am I wrong?

    etrex hc vs geomate jr

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    I own both units so I can speak to both of them. Both are good accurate units but are for a very different audience. I used the Geomate for awhile and found it too limited. I think it makes a great GPS for kids...and by kinds I mean under 10. Anyone older will want more features like paperless as well as the ability to input coordinates. For the price it is a very accurate GPS but I feel the update kit is almost a necessity at is point as the unit only comes with 250,000 caches which sounds like a lot but in reality you will want to add more. Once you add the $25 for the update kit you are close to $100.

     

    The etrex Venture HC is also an accurate unit and has everything the Geomate does except for the preloaded caches and simple 2 button ease of use. The etrex will also do a lot more such as mapping, give you the cache names, keep tracks, make waypoints, and a whole bunch of other stuff. For that reason alone if you are torn between the two I highly recommend the etrex Venture HC.

     

    With that said the one downside I can say for the Venture HC is that it does not do paperless caching (descriptions, hints, logs, etc...) If you can go a little higher I would very much recommend jumping up to the Garmin Dakota 10.

    Sure, the dakota 10 is touchscreen but if you can wait, I would even suggest trying to get the new Etrex 20 or 30 models. They are supposably going to be great!

    Mapping another users hidden caches easily...

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    2) all the CO's hides fit into one PQ.

    Who has more then 1,000 hides?!?!? :o :o :o :o :o :o

    You can't create a PQ based on "hidden by" username.

    I never knew that! Then, again, I never had a reason to run that kind of pocket query...

    Yeah, why would you ever need to anyway? ...

     

    very simple, because some cachers have great hides and i would like to do them all

    Yeah, I already posted that... up there ...

    Night caching

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted · Edited by jacob501

    Yes. Its called using a Pocket Query.

     

    If you go to this URL ( http://www.geocaching.com/pocket/ ), you can build a Pocket Query and use the "attributes" section to include only geocaches that require a flashlight. Then you will get a list back of theses types of geocaches that are near whatever location you put in.

     

    For more information on building Pocket Queries, watch this:

     

    Mapping another users hidden caches easily...

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    Go to the user profile, click Geocaches, click All Geocache Hides, click the Check All checkbox, click Download waypoints to get the LOC file. Open the LOC file in Google Earth.

    This is a good way. Another is to download a pocket query to GSAK and filter by the username that hid it and then save the results and open them in a map. Your way is probably easier except if there are multiple pages of hidden caches, it might take a little while to download them all...

    New Garmin Etrex

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Available 3rd quarter 2011. I think it is great that the eTrex line is finally getting paperless capability - about time! Not great for the resale value of my Venture HC though :)

     

    I searched but could not find information such as:

     

    • Number of geocaches that can be loaded (2000 or 5000?)
    • Amount of internal memory
    • Screen resolution (presumably around 176x220 or 160x240)

    I know! I just bought a venture hc and I'm mad that I did! It definitely won't sell for as much as I bought it for and if it does even get me 80 dollars and if I sell my Etrex H for 60 or 50, then that leaves me to find the other 120 dollars!! :(

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