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It is a violation of Groundspeak Terms and Conditions to place Geocaches and not use a GPS device to retrieve coordinates. Those who promote such behavior are only doing themselves, others, and the entire Geocaching community a disservice. Please read this post, and then review the entire thread.

Most GPSFileDepot maps are not downloaded as IMG maps but rather installed into MapSource/BaseCamp before they can be sent to an external device.

Do you have a link to MapInstall in the Garmin directory of your Program Files list? Or are you using a Mac?

True. The reason I used this example: Is because when my Oregon x50 is reporting EPE of 7ft, and you change the display to metric, 2m is less than 7ft, so the unit displays 3m instead (rounds up).

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I think your Dakota was being a bit, shall we say, optimistic. The best I have ever achieved with the Oregon x50 is 3m, or 7ft - which is pretty good. I also have a Dakota x0, and never have I seen it out perform my Oregon x50.

Or elsewhere....

Yes. Nobody has ever sold a Bluetooth GPS in the USA. Funny, I used Bluetooth GPS units with my Sony Ericsson T68, P800 and T616 phones more than ten years ago, in the USA!

And if not? Are you going to denounce Garmin, throw out all their products you already own, and switch to another brand? ;-)

If you are both using the same account to log the same cache, why do you need to do it from both phones? I suspect only one mobile device can be logged into the account at any given time.

My OPINION is that the Oregon series is constructed of much higher quality components and materials than the Dakota. I have both, and particularly the USB 'flap' and sloppy mechanical power button on the Dakota seem severely poorly executed. Examining both together in person will reveal what I am referring to.

Indeed, they have not finished FCC approval. Still a few (?) weeks away

Thank You T!mberwolf for your fantastic explanation. Sounds like you have i all just the way you need it now! ENJOY!

Pleae elaborate more... What was the issue, and how did you solve it? Would be nice for others with the same issue who find this thread to know what you found and how you solved it

Would Free OSM routable maps work for you?

OK, now I am confused: Your quotes do not agree with each other. You never said you sent the other maps to your uSD card, but you do say they show up on the uSD card, but not in the Map Select Menu. Can you please clarify?

All Garmin handhelds that allow renaming of *.img maps allow spaces

Can you please run JaVaWa Device Manager and see if any errors are reported? How many maps are loaded onto your GPS and uSD card, and what is the total number of map tiles when added together? JaVaWa Device Manager will give you all this information. If somehow you have more than 4000 map tiles total between your Montana and uSD card, they will not be available for selection.

I own both, and would choose the Oregon over the Dakota any day! Really, the Dakota is just a smaller screen version of the Oregon with less features. There is nothing the Dakota can do the Oregon can not do, and plenty vice versa

Perfect example of misleading and incorrect advise: I commonly run multiple maps at the same time on all my Garmin GPS units, without issue, as they are designed to do just that. How did you 'place' the *.img files? Did you use BaseCamp, MapSource, or MapInstall? All the information you need to install maps on your Montana can be found here.

GSAK has a steeper learning curve than any GPS, but is worth your patience! As suggested:

How are you currently getting caches to your Dakota 20? Are you using PQ's? On your GC Account Details page under Your Preferences, is GPX Version set to "1.0" or 1.0.1"?

Do you have a reading disability or something? Or are you just so special that rules do not apply to you? If you can not use a GPS to record coordinates for a hide, DO NOT PUBLISH the hide. PERIOD. People like yourself do more damage than good to the geocaching community. If the coordinates end up working, then it's fine. Also, I am taller than Chuck Norris so rules MAY not apply to me. I'm not sure about that, though. Your blatant disregard for the Geocaching.com rules/regulations put in place as well as the arrogance you convey astounds me. Geocaching certainly does not need people like you getting involved and diluting the quality of the 'sport'. I do not think your statements here are gaining you many friends....

Do you have a reading disability or something? Or are you just so special that rules do not apply to you? If you can not use a GPS to record coordinates for a hide, DO NOT PUBLISH the hide. PERIOD. People like yourself do more damage than good to the geocaching community.

Never argue with idiots. They always bring you down to their level and then beat you with experience.