[Pocket Query's & Garmin GPSMAP 64s]

I have now got any 'official' reply from Garmin Support in relation to my question about not seeing geocaches on my device due to the distance, and it confirms what has now been said here, so for future information here is the reply...

 

The GPSMAP 64 series can hold up to 4 million geocaches. However, these devices will only display geocaches located within a 100 mile (160 km) radius of the device.

 

In order to search or view geocaches outside of this radius, utilize the "Search Near" option and select a map point within a 100 mile radius of the geocache you wish to view. The other way to view the geocaches you loaded is to use BaseCamp to view all of them

 

Hope this helps someone else in the future

 

Regards

 

Paul

Thanks for posting this, Hornby-Hunters. The distance limitation is fairly well known (it applies to my Oregon 650 as well as your GPSMAP 64), but there's been some uncertainty about the actual maximum distance involved. Now we know.

 

--Larry

 

I just bought a Garmin GPSMAP 64, and I ran into the same issue. But now I have a stupid question: How do I do a "Search Near" on the device? It is not mentioned in the manual. Thanks.

[Release Notes - June 18, 2014]

Please bring back the attached PQs for <= 500 caches. I really hate having to navigate the website only to pull in information that used to be automatically delivered. This is a clear regression.

 

I agree with this 100%. Since I wanted a .gpx file, I unchecked the box to compress my small query (only 15 caches), but it still produced a .zip file that can only be downloaded. I much, much prefer the attachment method for small pocket queries so that I can open them easily in Geosphere using the mail tool on my iPhone 5. This new "feature" is a clear regression.