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Mintpaw

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  1. When i look at the cache page i see the difficulty, terrain, cache size, # of trackables, coords, gc code, cache owner, description, and then logs.

     

    If i scroll down to the very bottom, the last line says "trackables:", then the rest is covered by a button that says "go". if i select the button, it goes to the map.

     

    I have tried all sorts of buttons or combinations of such and nothing seems to show hints. As i got the etrex for paperless caching, and love everything else about it, i hope there is a way to view hints.

  2. Today I got a Garmin eTrex 10 to replace my Apisphere Geomate Jr. (which I was never able to update since the recent problems, and which has since become waterlogged and dead anyway). Just got back from a fruitless geocaching trip. I have some questions:

    • I was able to load a 1000-cache PQ onto the unit, thanks to another thread in this forum. But I cannot figure out how to access data other than cache name, GC code, and location (and even switching between name and GC code is clumsy). How can I access the descriptions and logs? I get a low-memory warning. Do I just have too many caches loaded?
    • Basemap: really? There doesn't seem to be a map at all other than a dotted line marking my trail. No roads, trails, or landmarks show up, although caches do. (Not very helpful without roads, etc.) I am not picky about wanting a fancy map, but this non-map is useless. Also, once I'm in the map, how to I exit back to the menu?
    • Position updating: I may not be using it right, but there seems to be a problem with real-time updating of my position and distance to the cache. Sometimes I can wander 10 or 20 feet and nothing changes on the screen. This never happened with my Geomate (even when it had trouble getting an accurate signal). It is impossible to find ground zero when you have to guess whether the cache distance/direction on the screen is current.

    I really, really appreciate any tips or help that anybody can offer. Thanks!

     

    What thread told you how to load the pq?

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