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Miragee

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  1. I have a "Found" database in GSAK as well as a "Default" database. After returning from a caching adventure, I mark the caches I found in GSAK and after logging them online, I move them to the "Found" database. That way I don't have to do another filter after refreshing my GSAK database with my PQs before loading my GPSr and Exporting for Cachemate.
  2. This is a time where paying full price to purchase a Colorado from REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.) would have been a good idea. They have an unlimited return policy . . . so you could return it to REI and then get an Oregon.
  3. Check out this current thread about Virtual caches, which used to exist on this site, but were discontinued in favor of "Waymarking."
  4. I do. That is very funny. Locally, I like "map4navigation" and "Let's Look Over Thayer." Occasionally, I see funny cacher names in logs, but can't think of any of those right now . . .
  5. Yup . . . I don't know how people remember the details of their caching adventures, or of individual caches, if all they log online is TFTC or TNLNSL. I have several caches along a remote, rural road that offers spectacular views. Recently someone logged TNLNSL on each of the uniquely-hidden and differently-cammoed caches. Fortunately, someone else found those same caches recently and wrote more interesting logs that were much more rewarding to read.
  6. I only get "Active" caches in my PQs. I set up "Notifications" for caches that are "Disabled," "Re-enabled," or "Archived" to help me keep my GSAK database up-to-date in between getting the PQs. This is how I set up one part of the PQ form:
  7. Welcome to the Forums! Check out this thread about caching with a Nuvi.
  8. That is what I do. I found a "centerpoint" that would give me a 50-mile radius instead of using my Home Coordinates, since I have the ocean on one side and a foreign Country to the south I set up the PQs by "Date Placed," trying to get about 490 caches in each. It takes eight PQs to cover a 100-mile circle in this "cache-rich" area . . .
  9. Welcome to the Forums! You could download either EasyGPS or GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife). Either of those programs will load several .loc files at the same time. You need to set the programs up for your GPS unit.
  10. Welcome to the Forums! The short answer is "No." Then I would suggest you read the Guidelines again, carefully. And then you might want to re-read them. This could become an interesting topic . . .
  11. Check Garmin's comparison page for the new 'H' "High Sensitivity" units that connect with USB.
  12. welcome to the Forums! There is a program called MacCaching that is apparently similar to the program for PC called GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife). You might give it a try.
  13. I have AVG and use the email client that is part of my Opera browser. I haven't had any problems with the content of Owner/Bookmark/Watchlist emails. Could be an Outlook Express problem . . . ? A few months ago GC.com changed something in the format of the emails which were problematic when I was using the Eudora email client. A Search should bring up that Forum thread.
  14. I have the Vista HCx with both Topo maps and City Navigator maps installed. The auto-routing is very accurate and I prefer the small size of the Vista HCx for hiking and caching.
  15. The "driving type" maps are much different from the Topo maps. You can get quite a bit of Topo map area into 24 MB of memory. I don't know how large an area of the data-rich auto-routing maps will fit on 24 MB . . . Also, the City Navigator maps are Unlocked to just one GPSr. You would want to Unlock those to a unit capable of auto-routing like the Legend HCx, Vista HCx, 60Cx/CSx, 76Cx/CSx, etc.
  16. Welcome to the Forums! The best, least-expensive, durable, High-Sensitivity, hand-held GPS unit that can be used for Geocaching and also loaded with the auto-routing City Navigator maps to be used for driving is the Garmin Legend HCx. It sells for around $185 online. The CN maps are an additional $100, or so.
  17. When a group of cachers get together for a "caching adventure" here, we use the shorthand SDCET for San Diego Cache Event Team.
  18. I started with a monochrome Vista I bought on eBay in a combination package with the Topo and Roads and Recreation maps. It worked great, but then I saw how useful auto-routing was. So, I upgraded to the Vista C and got the City Select maps back in 2005. I sold the Vista on eBay. When I saw the new High Senstivity units, I decided it was time to upgrade again, so last August I bought the Vista HCx. I put those older Topo maps on it and got the City Navigator maps. I kept the Vista C, which still works great. It has been on loan to someone who had a non-functioning Magellan.
  19. If you don't mind using a PC, that is what I would do. Then, if you ever take a trip, you have a laptop to carry with you to update the GPSr with caches from WiFi hotspots along your route as you travel. On the laptop you can put the Mapsource maps, if you get the Topo maps. Then, if you become a Premium Member and start getting Pocket Queries, you can install GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife) , which is an incredibly-useful database program. There is a similar program, MacCaching, for the Mac. From GSAK you can Export data for maps, Google Earth, and your PDA, if you have one, for "paperless" caching.
  20. The 76CS is an older model GPS unit that does not have the High Sensitivity receiver found in the 76CSx. If you are looking at that model, make sure you get the 'x' model. Same with the smaller, more ergonomic 60CSx. You might also take a look at the Legend HCx which can be had for around $180. The 'H' means "High Sensitivity" and those are well worth getting as opposed to the non 'H' Legend Cx or Vista Cx.
  21. I have had no problems with my Vista HCx. It has never lost a signal. For hiking, I much prefer its size to the larger 60CSx.
  22. I have several different databases in GSAK for all the data I get from Pocket Queries (a Premium Member feature). Then, I have a POI Update folder in which I put several different .gpx and .bmp files, so the different POIs will have a unique icon. I point the POI Loader to that folder and it sends all the files at the same time and they show up as different Custom POI databases on my Vista HCx. The .bmp files have to have exactly the same name as the associated .gpx file. Found. gpx Found. bmp (Treasure Chest with checkmark) Unfound. gpx Unfound.bmp (Treasure Chest) Owned.gpx Owned.bmp (Camera icon) Benchmarks.gpx Benchmarks.bmp (Blue Dot)
  23. I have the Vista HCx and prefer it to the 60CSx. I like the small size and prefer the click stick for navigation. Once you know which button does what, you can use the Vista HCx in the dark. If you can handle each one, that will help your decision. Many people like the 60CSx because the buttons are in the front, and state it is easier to use in a vehicle for road navigation. I've never had trouble using the Vista HCx in my vehicle.
  24. Welcome to the Forums! As others have suggested, you might be able to use the PPC version of Cachemate on that PDA. If it won't work, you can get a Palm m500 for less than $30.00 on eBay. I've been using one of those for several years and it works great. You don't have to spend a lot of money to get a PDA that connects with USB and works great for caching.
  25. Welcome to the Forums! What kind of GPS unit do you have?
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