j8696baker

That does describe EXACTLY which unit you have. I am still bothered that I can't come up with any kind of theory what is happening to you. I just checked your found caches. Your're still new but you have logged a few with difficulty ratings in the 2's. You must be doing something right. Did you use the etrex venture HC to find them? Did the coords match up OK? How did you get the coords into the GPS? the ones i have found, I did so after realizing I was getting the wrong coordinates in my gps. I then entered the coordinates manually. and everything worked fine. I have loaded a few more this morning with varied results.

That's exactly the information I was looking for. I don't see an obvious answer yet. Still looking, and so will others. Is this Garmin HC an etrex unit? There is no actual Garmin GPS model named exactly Garmin HC (even though I don't think this has anything to do with your issue). No to be accurate it is a etrex venture HC

Caches listed on the site are placed with Lat/Long coords in the WGS84 Datum and hdddmm.mmm Format. Your Garmin GPS was set to those Datum and Format units when it was shipped from the factory. Did you get this unit new, or did you get it used from someone who could have changed them? And you don't say how you are downloading the caches. Software used to download caches can also be set to a different Datum and or Format. Can you give us an example of a cache you downloaded ( by GC######) and how those coordinates look on your GPS display. To check/change your GPS units go to MENU / SETUP / UNITS and check Position Format and Map Datum. ok , yes i bought it new, less than a week ago. to load the coordinates i hooked my gps to my computer via the usb cable. From the geocaching website I clicked send to gps. for example on GCY4V3 the coordinates are listed online as N 40° 18.802 W 077° 02.419. They ended up on my gps as N 40° 18.867 W 077° 02.561. hope that is all the info you need, again I appreciate any help. It's probably your map datum... it should be set to "WGS84". Check that it is. checked that it is set to wgs84

Caches listed on the site are placed with Lat/Long coords in the WGS84 Datum and hdddmm.mmm Format. Your Garmin GPS was set to those Datum and Format units when it was shipped from the factory. Did you get this unit new, or did you get it used from someone who could have changed them? And you don't say how you are downloading the caches. Software used to download caches can also be set to a different Datum and or Format. Can you give us an example of a cache you downloaded ( by GC######) and how those coordinates look on your GPS display. To check/change your GPS units go to MENU / SETUP / UNITS and check Position Format and Map Datum. ok , yes i bought it new, less than a week ago. to load the coordinates i hooked my gps to my computer via the usb cable. From the geocaching website I clicked send to gps. for example on GCY4V3 the coordinates are listed online as N 40° 18.802 W 077° 02.419. They ended up on my gps as N 40° 18.867 W 077° 02.561. hope that is all the info you need, again I appreciate any help.

twice now I have downloaded coordinates into my gps, and some how the coordinates got changed slightlly in the process, leading to 2 hours of wild goose chase about a quarter mile from the right area. I'm baffled, any help wold be great!