Sean Connery

Another vote for caching with paper. Yeas, I'm a premium member, and a GSAK user (though not very proficient). When I get frustrated looking for a cache I like to pull out the paper and reread it for inspiration and clues. And if that doesn't help, I have something to ball uo and squeeze in my hands. I would have smashed many a PDA if I tried caching paperless. So for me and mine it is both cheaper to go with paper and more usefull.

Even though my garmin60cs has a built in compass, I still use a silva baseplate compass I've had for almost 4 decades. While my gpsr will tell me whigh direction to head, I have to walk around in a circle to get it to accurately show me which way to go. By looking at my magnetic compass, I know right away which way to head. It is also quite useful when in heavy cover and I lose satellite reception, which has happened a couple of time.

I believe you need a serial connection cord no matter what version of NG Topo you use. I was in the same predicament, so I called up Garmin customer service and explained how I'd just spent $500 on my second Garmin GPSr and and couldn't use it with my $100 NG Topo mapping software and what could they do to help? They were more than kind enough to ship me out a serial cord FedEx overnight - free of charge. Just one more reason why I will always be a Garmin customer! Good luck.

Your problem may be that your GPSr is not set to the wgs84 standard. Since it is only displaying 2 decimal points it may be set to decimal minutes instead of decimal degrees. I have both a garmin 12xl that I purchased in 1999 and is not waas enabled and I have Garmin map60cs that is waas enabled and there is usually very little difference between their accuracy. But I do love the mapping, auto-routing, and other bells and whistles the 60cs offers.

Just a few things for anyone who posted on this thread to think about: 1. You have the right to remain silent. 2. If you give up your right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. 3. You have the right to have an attorney present during questioning ( and you better get one - a very good one ) Okay, now I'll explain. I'm not a lawyer, but I did carry agun and wear a badgeas a private contractor for the federal goverment. And yes, I've had to testify on my behalf in a court of law in a case that was self defense in a non lethal use of force. Everything about you and your beliefs is carefully investigated, they speak to your friends and co-workers and anything you said jokingly, or as false bravado or without thinking, is indeed used against you. So, what I'm trying to say is, these forum threads are public record and will be accessed during any investigation of a shooting or confrontation that turns ugly. So be very careful what you say here. Be very careful here and out there.

They can have my GPSr when they can pry it from my cold, dead fingers.

Yes, take it with you in your carryon and try to hold it up against a window. Remember though, if you don't get a signal for it to track in flight, when you get on the ground in Isreal, you will need to let it bake outside for 30 minutes to get reoriented to the satellites in that part of the world. Best of luck on your trip.

0/239 = 0% I have no use for travel bugs. But if others are into them, thats fine with me. State/Country - Wisconsin/USA

Now, maybe its just me, but it seems we still haven't solved the OP problem of how to "legaly,correctly,PCly" leave a multi tool with a knive blade in a cache. So here is my top 6 list to solve his problem: #6. cut off the blade with a dremel tool. #5. cut off the blade with a sabre saw using the metal cutting saw blade. #4. cut off the blade using a table saw with a metal cutting saw blade. #3. cut uff the blade with a sawzall using metal cutting sawblades. #2. Use a hacksaw to cut off the blade. #1. Insert blade into vise, tighten vise, tug on knive handle in back and forth motion until the blade naps off. NOTE: before following any of these methods be sure to follow all known safety procedures including wearing a hardhat. safety glasses, hearing protection, a shop apron, and steel toe shoes. Afterward, take a hand file a smooth down any burrs or sherp edges left on the hilt of the blade. You now have a multitool without a knive blade that you can leave as swag. How cool is that?

When in high school, I had a class that took a field trip to a cemetery to do rubbings and look at the variety of headstones. In college, I had another class that sent us out on our own to do some research in a cemetery. Both times I learned many interesting facts. One of my favorite caches here in Milwaukee is a multi called Maiden Voyage that starts in a cemetery where you visit the graves of the survivors of the HMS Titanic. They ofcourse died after the tragedy, not during the sinking.

Gosh, I thought it was the little red headed boy on the Andy Griffith show.

Geo Boy, your idea sounds like it might be better suited as an event cache. Event caches are a great way to meet fellow geocachers in your area and would probably enjoy doing something a little different. I have been to several event caches up here in Wisconsin and they are a lot of fun. Send me a private email if you'd like to know how to go about this. Good luck!

Hello Clyde: Help! Yeasterday I downloaded your latest version of GSAK and now my computer is telling me it is corrupt. What is happening? My other downloads all came out ok?

I second what EL34 said. I would not sign up for premium membership until you're sure you'll stick with this sport/hooby. The only hitch is if you download each page at a time you will only get loc files, not gpx files. But try it out first, after all it's free. If it works for you, great! If not, sign up for premium membership and use pocket querries. Good luck and welcome to the addiction.

Ok if this works you will see another pix of Alex and I will have finally learned how to post photos in here.

That is easy compared to trying to post her picture from photobucket. I still cannot get her picture to post without an error message from Groundspeak. It is much less frustrating to train dogs.

This is Alex the geo-dog. She can sometimes find a cache without a gpsr.

If you can tell me exactly how to post pictures on this forum topic page(thread??), I will give it a try. I am very computer illiterate I guess.

Yeah, well the feeling is mutual. I cringe at the site of Europeans in their micro-Speedos--especially ugly, wrinkled, hairy old men. Ugh! It's partly American prudery, and partly the fact that many, many people (men and women) simply do not look good in very revealing swimwear. I keep my ugly, hair, pasty white butt covered up, and I appreciate the courtesy in return.

I can verify what bholzman said. I have the 60cs with city select v6.5 installed and anytime I need to go on a detour or preferred street, I do and it automatically recalulates the route as I'm driving. As long as you have entered goto your final waypoint you can detour around all you want and it just keeps updating. Aint it cool???

While some cachers are very tech savy and computer literate (geek like), I prefer to think of geocaching as an extreme sport. After all the injuries I've had in the pursuit of a cache, or putting your hand into places and onto objects your mother would freak out about, I feel you have to be outdoor oriented to stay in this sport. But, don't let labels bother you.

Thanks! It took 4 tries but I finally got it to work.

I am a premium member who just recvd his first PQ in zip file form. When I went to unzip it and transfer it onto GSAK it states Windows XP won't allow this and that the file may be corrupt. It also said to try dragging it to GSAK. Not being a computer geek type person, I must ask - how is this done?????

In a word - NO!!!!