wreckdiver

Thank you for your advice. I had seen the direction to click on the button in Another forum called How do I download, but I couldn't find the button! Found it, and it required me to download the Firefox add-on. This was also suggested by another nice person who responded, but as I replied to them, I can't seem to get the correct add-on. Don't know how many there are. I have used Pocket Queries in the past, and did set one up and ran it for a route that we plan to take. But I couldn't get them into my gps! Yesterday when I was doing something different, "Basecamp" popped into my head and I was excited to think I might get this. But when I opened the gpx file, "Easy GPS" opened, I clicked on send to GPS, and they went!!! Needles to say I am very happy. Another thing that might have helped was that I connected my gps directly into a computer USB port, instead of going through two hubs. Don't know it it helped, but it can't hurt. Many thanks to both of you for the help!! I'm glad you got it working. You have a lot of things installed (Easy GPS, Basecamp), so that complicates the matter. Plus you seem to have your heart set on installing even more add-ons, which is a popular suggestion around here. So I won't try to talk you out of it. But just for reference, on a cache page the, GPX File button is labelled "GPX File". Click that particular button, and it allows you to download one quick file with no add-ons required. Place the file in the GPSr, in the folder Garmin/GPX. This is handy even if you use add-ons, and if at some point they don't work. When loading a Pocket Query, it must first be unzipped, and if you have a lot of specialty software, you may need to perform the extra step of right-clicking the zipped Pocket Query (select "Extract File"). But once PQ files are unzipped, copy them to the same Garmin/GPX folder and you're done. Thank you again. I do not want more downloads, I thought I needed them. In your opinion, which is better, EasyGPS or Basecamp? One of my winter projects is to clean the excess stuff off of my computer.

Thank you for your advice. I had seen the direction to click on the button in Another forum called How do I download, but I couldn't find the button! Found it, and it required me to download the Firefox add-on. This was also suggested by another nice person who responded, but as I replied to them, I can't seem to get the correct add-on. Don't know how many there are. I have used Pocket Queries in the past, and did set one up and ran it for a route that we plan to take. But I couldn't get them into my gps! Yesterday when I was doing something different, "Basecamp" popped into my head and I was excited to think I might get this. But when I opened the gpx file, "Easy GPS" opened, I clicked on send to GPS, and they went!!! Needles to say I am very happy. Another thing that might have helped was that I connected my gps directly into a computer USB port, instead of going through two hubs. Don't know it it helped, but it can't hurt. Many thanks to both of you for the help!! I'm glad you got it working. You have a lot of things installed (Easy GPS, Basecamp), so that complicates the matter. Plus you seem to have your heart set on installing even more add-ons, which is a popular suggestion around here. So I won't try to talk you out of it. But just for reference, on a cache page the, GPX File button is labelled "GPX File". Click that particular button, and it allows you to download one quick file with no add-ons required. Place the file in the GPSr, in the folder Garmin/GPX. This is handy even if you use add-ons, and if at some point they don't work. When loading a Pocket Query, it must first be unzipped, and if you have a lot of specialty software, you may need to perform the extra step of right-clicking the zipped Pocket Query (select "Extract File"). But once PQ files are unzipped, copy them to the same Garmin/GPX folder and you're done.

tumbleweeding for a month sounds fun. the conveniences of midden technology have spoiled our planning process... 1 pan zoom to area we're going, and turn on the live gc map scroll throw the list for one that actually sounds interesting instead of another micro, and then check its find and favorite ratios save it to the phones database, and move on to the next. takes about five minutes to weed out the inactive/broken caches and be done. sharing the caches to other is a Bluetooth sync away. we don't cache for the numbers or bragging rights about finding a thing though, just for a sidetrack from the hike we're already on. if you're heavily into numbers/PT's its even faster to just download 500 from an area and display them closest to farthest. but we aren't :-) Thanks. I will keep this info in case I ever use my phone for caching. And I love technology! When I started this, I would print about a ream of paper with geocaches and then have to sort through them all. Input to my gps was manual, number by number.

Thank you!!! I saw the one per three days somewhere and my second try did not get a response (within half an hour, but maybe it's just busy), so I jumped to the wrong conclusion. Thank you so much, I will develop a couple extra queried to submit tonight and maybe get responses tomorrow. Back to planning my trip!!

Well, I got excited because I did do one pocket query download and one single cache download. But apparently the number of pocket queries allowed has changed. I thought it was five queries per day, but it's now only one per three days. That sure makes planning a month-long trip a lengthy process. I have taken notes, but I hope I don't forget how I did it before the next three days...............

One simple way to get a cache onto a Garmin GPSr is to click the "GPX File" button on a cache page. Save the GPX file on the USB-connected Garmin, into the folder called "Garmin/GPX". You can load a lot of helper software and learn it and keep it functioning as it breaks in new Operating Systems or browsers. Or just click that button and save the file. Choose wisely. But there's a whole other process, called Pocket Queries, to save a whole townsful of caches (1000 per PQ). Once set up (it's pretty easy to make a basic PQ), run the PQ before going out caching, unzip and place the Pocket Query GPX files in exactly that same folder, "Garmin/GPX". No special software needed for either PQs or the "GPX File" button, and you can use your favorite browser, even if for some weird reason your favorite browser was "Edge". Thank you for your advice. I had seen the direction to click on the button in Another forum called How do I download, but I couldn't find the button! Found it, and it required me to download the Firefox add-on. This was also suggested by another nice person who responded, but as I replied to them, I can't seem to get the correct add-on. Don't know how many there are. I have used Pocket Queries in the past, and did set one up and ran it for a route that we plan to take. But I couldn't get them into my gps! Yesterday when I was doing something different, "Basecamp" popped into my head and I was excited to think I might get this. But when I opened the gpx file, "Easy GPS" opened, I clicked on send to GPS, and they went!!! Needles to say I am very happy. Another thing that might have helped was that I connected my gps directly into a computer USB port, instead of going through two hubs. Don't know it it helped, but it can't hurt. Many thanks to both of you for the help!!

There is a Firefox add-on that you might need to download and install. Search "Geocaching.com GPX Downloader" on google and it will take you to a location where you can download it. Hope this helps you out. Thank you, but I cannot seem to find the correct download. I did as you suggested, and found one for Firefox and downloaded that. I aslo downloaded the one that comes up when I click on the "send to my GPS" button that I finally saw. The response is the same: "Garmin Communicator Plugin NOT detected. Download and install now"

I need help in downloading caches to my gps. I have a Garmin Montana 650T and Windows 10. I used to download through GSAK and/or another program, but I haven't done it in a couple years, have a different computer, without gsak. I had a stroke in March and am have problems doing certain things, but I really want to get a bunch in my Montana. I've been working on it all week. Solved the connection problem by switching to a different port. I've downloaded a Delorme thing, found the found to gps button on a cache description, but then a message comes up that says it doesn't talk to Firefox. I know that there is most likely this information already somewhere in the forum, but so far haven't found what I need. Any instructions that get me there will be so greatly appreciated!!

First off you don't need to open the PQ .zip file for GSAK to read it, the program can read the files directly. This probably the preferred approach since it will deal with the waypoint file and handle t them as child waypoints. 1. Does GSAK have all the info? 2. Did you do a cachemate export from GSAK before you hotsynced? Jim Interesting...... 1) No, GSAK did not have all the info 2) so I guess it doesn't matter, but yes, I did the export. Anyhow, I did finally solve the problem, although it is not an elegant solution. I took the SD card out of the Palm Pilot, sent the GSAK file to the card, then re-inserted it into my Palm Pilot. Now I have the hints, descriptions, etc, and can go caching without tons of paper! Thanks.

Well, this did not work. I received the pocket query, open the gpx file to GSAK, then hotsynched; still no hints or descriptions. Can't figure out what I'm doing wrong this time. thanks for any help..................

Thank you so much - your response was very clear. Haven't tried it yet, but it sounds like you it the problem exactly. I downloaded from the regular site through Cachemate. Even though I have been a paying member for years, I didn't realize that there was that difference. I do use the pocket query to download sites, but only when I want to go along a route. THANK YOU!!

I am using cachemate to download caches into my Palm Pilot (Tungsten E2) and have been successful in downloading the cache names, waypoints, lat/lons, but the hints, descriptions, past logs, and travel bug info do not come through. I have checked these on the cachemate screen (yes, I admit even the decrypted hints) so am at a loss on what went wrong. I would appreciate any ideas, thanks.

It's a know problem. GS tech support doesn't have a workaround, but they say they're working on it. From the main PQ page check the ones you want to delete and at the bottom left of the box there is a icon that kinda looks like a trash can. Click that. They will go away. Thanks!! I sure couldn't find that trash can on my own!

It's a know problem. GS tech support doesn't have a workaround, but they say they're working on it. From the main PQ page check the ones you want to delete and at the bottom left of the box there is a icon that kinda looks like a trash can. Click that. They will go away.

I believe you will need to use GPX if you want hints and descriptions. I think LOC is a very basic format with just the coords. I was going to go for a paid subscription with geocaching.com anyway - hope you're right, this would really make it worthwhile. Can anyone confirm this?

I tried paperless caching three years ago, managed to get one description on my Palm Vx, but it was difficult. I just bought a Tunsgten T2, downloaded cachmate and GSAK, and had 72 caches ready to go in about two hours, first trty. The guy from Cachemate was very helpful and friendly with a question I had later. If anyone knows how to download benchmarks, I would be interested in hearing how to load those descriptions into my PDA.

I recommend buying extra shirts and using Magic Markers to put travel bugs on with.

Thanks!! I plan to order this book. Plus the website has some great links.

I really like having the tag - it's fun to find them in a cache!

I started geocaching in July, and really enjoy it. I just started my favorite ten-year old on the addiction this weekend. I posted two questions on this site because I really wanted to know the answers and had looked for two hours through the general posts. I have never posted a note to an on-line forum before, and probably never will again. Many thanks to Opey one who did e-mail me separately. I'm very disappointed, but hope this doesn't sour my favorite land pasttime for too long.

What is Groundspeak? I see it when I log into the geocaching website, but I can't find how they are connected.

What is the meaning of the geocaching logo of four squares and the colors?