blueslal

thanks for posting this. you know, Im new to this Geo caching and my son and I both like it alot. I use the c:geo app in my phone and a gps phone app when I get with about 20 yards for the cords. this morning I got to thinking about this very thing. perhaps this is a bit too easy using the app. I drive everywhere to find these things burning gas and polluting the air and have found myself looking for longer and longer hikes. Oh, i agree that it gets people started as it has me and my son. But right now I am pricing gps units and saving my pennies to get a premium membership(3 months is only 10 bucks) and trying it out in the outback. Thats really what Im after now. the experiences of getting to and being out and about the world. Im sure i will find something to give me the quick fix but when I have an extra hr to spend Im usually opening a book. Im really looking forward to getting a gps unit and planning the thing out for the adventure as well as the smiley. just my 2 cents.

Since when? Believe it or not, there are many of us who use a dedicated GPSr for geocaching and PQ's are a great feature. I can't imagine not having PQs. An android or iphone is fine for a casual cache or two, but both have battery life issues if you are out for hours caching. I cache in the rain, in a kayak, while xc skiing, etc ... places I really don't want to have my delicate phone out in. A rugged GPS is much better than a phone for worry free all day long caching. Even in my PN-40 whose battery life sucks, it last way longer than my Droid X, and I can just swap the AA batteries when needed. It's all part of our new "Instant Gratification" world. What I'm reading here is that people want to be standing in any parking lot, anywhere on the globe, turn on their phone, be instantly notified that there is a cache in the lamppost 50' away, find it and then log it instantly. If they can't do that then they see no point in geocaching and threaten to withhold membership funds from the company that owns the data in the first place. I guess I'm old fashioned. Planning out my geocaching trips are part of the process and in my opinion, part of the fun.

i have just started geocaching with my son using my android smartphone with c:geo and a gps app. we love it and are now thinking of purchasing a handheld unit if we can find a cheaper one that works with a mac and getting the premium membership here. That being said i read about c:geo today and was told to try geohunter app that this site is ok with. well it wont load on my phone because it is a huge file for my phone. :-( i think this site should just buy c:geo. I would pay for an app that works. namastè Blueslal