GeoSteve0714

Not trying to be a naysayer, but several of my 33 finds my GPS led me right to the location. Not saying all of them, just some.

I try to log every find that I find, but there are times I physically cannot sign a log because of 1) didn't bring my own pen, or 2) something is wrong with the log such as water logged or crumbled. No matter the case in my find logs on the website I will make note of that. One such find that was one of go_purdue's caches, I noted that I found it, and that the log was sopping wet. She emailed me thanking me for that info, and that she would go out and fix the problem. If an owner wanted to be picky and delete my find just because I neglected to sign the physical log, well that is pretty petty if you ask me.

Thank you much Gitchee. And to you as well Pup Patrol. Still a newbie, but both of you are right in what you say.

Indiana Spirit Quest #261 I went and hunted twice, and both times my GPS sent me to the same location. Looking all around the location I could not find the Cache. I emailed the Hider and he said that the location I gave him was the hiding spot and that the cache probably disappeared. My question is this, I posted a needs Maintenance posting on this. Can I also claim a Find even though the Cache was not there? Please let me know.

Why thank you for all the wonderful help. Tempted to get out and try the new info.

Most would, but not all. :laughing: For us, our 1350T Nuvi does a great job. It all depends on where and how you plan on caching. If all your finds are visible from the road I suppose a Nuvi would be fine. I stand corrected. Actually what I do is this, The Nuvi gets me to the general area, and when I get to the area I know what the coordinates of GZ is and I switch to pedestrian mode using the where am I function to pinpoint exactly GZ All 9 of my finds have been that way.

Most would, but not all. :laughing: For us, our 1350T Nuvi does a great job. It all depends on where and how you plan on caching. Today I found a nice cache that I could not find yesterday because of user error. I entered a 996 instead of a 966. For the most part my 1100 has worked fine, I figured a way to actually find GZ.

Thanks Indotguy, if I had a phone like my Mom's I could use that. What would you suggest a basic, inexpensive handheld unit to buy?

Hello all, I recently discovered this wonderful Hobby, and I am proud to say that I have 8 successful finds under my belt (well technically 7.5, as my first find was with a little coaching by user go-purdue) The GPS unit I use is the one from my car my Garmin Nuvi 1100. My question to the more experienced members, is this an alright system to use? It does get me to the locations which is good, but finding Ground Zero is a little hard if you are in Auto mode. Tips and advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for any help.