Jiheffe
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Hello,
I recently posted a cache, "Waterloo 1815", which is a nice walk around the battlefield of Waterloo in Belgium.
It actually consists of a series of waypoints, at each of which you have to search for a clue that will guide you to the next one, and so on.
There is no cache to find, it's just a nice walk.
Actually, the walk passes along another cache I placed, "The Eagle's Last Battle", and I suggest the cache hunters to look at this cache as well.
I categorized it as a "Multi-Cache".
Now I am wondering if I should make it a virtual cache, as there is nothing to "find" (except the nice surroundings
).Also, should I ask people to validate their visit, E.g. by e-mailing me the coordinates of a specific landmark?
All comments are welcome!
Greetings from (at the moment) sunny and cold Belgium!
Jiheffe
Don't Dream It... Be It!
[This message was edited by Jiheffe on December 11, 2002 at 04:49 AM.]
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Hi,
I did the cardboard trick this weekend to pull out the springs a little, and it seems to work. Didn't actually take the unit on the bike, but I gave it some rude shocks, even dropped it from about 50 cm (2 feet) on the ground
, and it didn't switch off 
.Jiheffe
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Hey, thanks, Joske,
didn't know about www.geocaching.nl
I've put it in my favorites !
Jiheffe
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Hi,
I am going to place a geocaching page on my website, and I thought it would be a good idea to place a list of "geocachers recommended" shops for GPS equipment.
If you have good addresses to recommend, let me know, I will put them on the page.
Greetings,
Jiheffe
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Thanks wyoduckhunter and criminal, I'll give it a try!
What still bothers me is the fact that it seems it has to do a full reacquisition of satelites afterwards...
Jiheffe
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Does anybody know if Garemin, Magellan, etc... have plans to make a GPSr with Bluetooth link?
I know some manufacturers make bluetooth "GPS mice", E.g. for car usage with a Pocket PC and Tom-Tom maps, but what I look for is a full featured GPSr that could be mounted on a bike handlebar, and at the same time have my Pocket PC with OziexplorerCE in my pocket, tracing my logs etc... on scanned topo maps.
What I do now is trace my trail on my Etrex, and back home I import them in Oziexplorer. From there, I download them to the PPC. Quite cumbersome...
Jiheffe
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Hello,
I use my yellow Etrex for biking, and have it mounted on the handlebar.
It has the bad habit to switch off when I ride on uneven surfaces, like rocky paths. It does not have to be a really important shock, even relatively light ones make it turn off.
In the receivers specs, they quote "Dynamics: 6g". Does anyone know what this means in terms of shock resistance?
Can the battery form factor be a cause? I use rechargeable batteries, and I've read sometime ago that their form factor is slightly smaller that disposable batteries?
Also, I noticed that when I switch it on again, it seems like it does a cold acquisition, starting with an empty satellites screen, and taking several minutes to acquire signals.
Did anybody experience this also?
Jiheffe
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Hi everybody, and thanks to hiking.be for getting this forum online!
Let's start with a very "traditional" thread
How many geocachers are active in Belgium?
Greets,
Jiheffe
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Thank Brdad and Anders for the info!
Jiheffe
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Thank Brdad and Anders for the info!
Jiheffe
Don't Dream It... Be It!
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Hello,
Does anybody know exactly how the "Battery Save" mode in the Garmin Etrex works?
I went out to search my first stach yesterday, and lost plenty of time because the unit wasn't able to guide me precicely. Ik kept indicating the location was within 40-50 meters, not closer, but continuesly changed heading, sometimes switching 180°...
I blamed the dense foliage ("Boomerang" stach in Belgium), and was near to abandon, when I found out the unit was in "Battery Save" mode. I put it in "Normal" mode, and then my unit directed me without problem to right spot, about 80 meters from where I was first searching... It brough me within 6 meters of the stach.
I afterwards went for the "Ocean Treasure" stach, and found it immediately, with again 5-6 meters precision.
Just wondering...
Jiheffe
Don't Dream It... Be It!
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Hello,
Does anybody know exactly how the "Battery Save" mode in the Garmin Etrex works?
I went out to search my first stach yesterday, and lost plenty of time because the unit wasn't able to guide me precicely. Ik kept indicating the location was within 40-50 meters, not closer, but continuesly changed heading, sometimes switching 180°...
I blamed the dense foliage ("Boomerang" stach in Belgium), and was near to abandon, when I found out the unit was in "Battery Save" mode. I put it in "Normal" mode, and then my unit directed me without problem to right spot, about 80 meters from where I was first searching... It brough me within 6 meters of the stach.
I afterwards went for the "Ocean Treasure" stach, and found it immediately, with again 5-6 meters precision.
Just wondering...
Jiheffe
Don't Dream It... Be It!
Should I make it a Virtual Cache?
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Thanks ~erik~ and ClayJar!
I modified the cache description and now ask to validate a log my emailing me some information that can only be known if you were on the spot.
What is general "etiquette" here? Should I delete logs from people that didn't send me the info? (possibly after a first "warning")
Also, what is this "Permanently encrypt" feature for?
Regards,
Jiheffe
Don't Dream It... Be It!