DeathCrow

did you install the magellan communicator?

Well, I'm not allowed to make rude comments. So let me just thank you for setting me straight after 6 years of finding and hiding caches. I'll just repeat: if the cachers around here had your attitude when I started, I wouldn't have hidden more than 2 or 3 caches. But then that wouldn't have affected you because in your 3 week geocaching career it appears that you don't hunt the type of caches I hide anyway... my attitude? i'm just stating my OPINION. You know what? I love geocaching and have met alot of nice people doing so. You assume because I am a newbie that I don't get to voice my opinion. People like you who try to insult people instead of just voicing your opinion are bad for this sport. By the way, I will find whatever caches I want to with my kids. I will be sure to avoid caches such as yours since yours are so divinely overwhelming for a not-worthy newbie such as myself. Thanks again for attacking me for voicing my opinion on what I thought was a nice discussion where people were free to voice their opinions without being attacked or insulted. I have nothing more to say to you. Have a great day!

People need to realize, you can't please everybody. If you are hiding caches just to get people to write a paragraph telling you how great the cache was just to elevate your self-esteem, then you are hiding caches for the wrong reasons. I'm new to geocaching, so I'm sure some won't take my post seriously, but I love this sport for many reasons. Most of which is that I get to spend time with my family finding the caches. I truly do appreciate all the caches people have, even the quick park and grabs and lamp posts. We may find 20 or so caches in one day and get home late. I may wait till the next morning to log them all in. I don't think it is necessary for me to write a paragraph for the many lamp post finds and such. A simple TFTC should be enough. I do write more if something interesting happens or if the cache is really special. I have a few caches myself, and I don't mind TFTC or such at all. I am just happy they found it and that's enough for me. So in closing, just remember, for some people, geocaching is there life, and they will be offended by a TFTC. Others (like me) enjoy it as a hobby and simply don't have the time or don't feel the need to write a thesis on every cache. Let the rude comments begin!

Hi Soapdude, welcome to geocaching! Sorry you're having a bit of a problem. The above advice is spot on. Begin by searching for easier caches, then work back to the more difficult ones. One thing I might add, is that if you are serious about getting into geocaching, I recommend getting a real GPS. They are alot more accurate than phone GPS. You may be actually further away from GZ than you realize by using your phone. Don't give up and email me if you have any questions!

thanks, i understand now!

my question is this, if you run a pocket query and download it, then run another query and download it, will you get duplicates on your gps? also one more thing, how do you set up a query to find caches that have just been placed and not found yet? sorry for all the questions i'm new

The magellan communicator no longer works Tried it on two different PC's. Is this a problem with the site update? because everything was fine before the maintenance. It just says "Checking Magellan Communicator" and never does anything, the download and check device butttons are grayed out. Please help!

Not sure if it's because of the updates to the site or what, but yesterday everything was working fine. Today, I am not able to send anything to my Magellan Explorist GC. It says Checking Magellan Communicator and the download button stays grayed out. I uninstalled it and reinstalled it, still not working. Is anyone else having this problem? thanks

Is it ok to find a cache, put it on your watchlist, and go back to it if a travel bug is placed in it so you can move it? Or if you find a cache, do you have to leave it alone from now on? Sorry if it's a silly question, but I love my new hobby and want to be sure I'm not doing something wrong. Thanks again everybody!

Thanks!

I am able to upload my field notes with my magellan explorist gc and I can see the notes on my page. It says that they are pending. Will they eventually get moved to my regular log? thank you for your help!