dysentry

There have been about 10 - 15 caches that I have not logged the find, not out of protest or spite. But purely because I lost the details of what caches I found that day and cannot even guess! I often log caches 1 - 2 weeks after the find, so trying to pinpoint the occassional lost one is very hard.

If there are any left, I would like 1 please. Cheers!

sounds like im a youngin compared to you guys - im 21. I suppose you probably guessed i was younger from my odd nick name - Still got to find me my first cache -

sounds like im a youngin compared to you guys - im 21. I suppose you probably guessed i was younger from my odd nick name - Still got to find me my first cache -

Thank you very much guys! I really appreciate your help, and realise that you have probably answered the same question for a dozen dozen Newbies Thanks for having the patience to answer me It appears that it was Battery Save mode that was causing all the funny directions and coordinates. All other comments have been noted, and they without doubt help me find my first two elusive Geocaches Thank you. - Stephen

Thank you very much guys! I really appreciate your help, and realise that you have probably answered the same question for a dozen dozen Newbies Thanks for having the patience to answer me It appears that it was Battery Save mode that was causing all the funny directions and coordinates. All other comments have been noted, and they without doubt help me find my first two elusive Geocaches Thank you. - Stephen

quote:First off, it's not your Etrex. It's just the way it is. (kinda sounds like Zen, huh?) Often the satelites are not aligned in a real good way, then you are in and out of tree cover... It goes down hill from there. Thing is, GPSr's only give good directions when you are moving. As you circle around, following the arrow, the GPSr updates - slowly. Try to keep a steady motion for a time. Watch the distance reading -- are you getting closer? Sometimes you may have to do this more than once. Sometimes, you might just wait a half hour or so, maybe the sats will be in better positions. Try turning off the 'Battery Saver' option, too. Just keep on caching, you will soon get a good feel for what the Etrex is doing. Thank you! I knew the chance of it being the GPS where slim, and chance of me doing it wrong high! Doh i have had battery save on! What does it actually mean when it is on? Im guessing it doesnt 'listen' (if thats the correct term) to the sattelites as often in a period of time? Thank you

quote:First off, it's not your Etrex. It's just the way it is. (kinda sounds like Zen, huh?) Often the satelites are not aligned in a real good way, then you are in and out of tree cover... It goes down hill from there. Thing is, GPSr's only give good directions when you are moving. As you circle around, following the arrow, the GPSr updates - slowly. Try to keep a steady motion for a time. Watch the distance reading -- are you getting closer? Sometimes you may have to do this more than once. Sometimes, you might just wait a half hour or so, maybe the sats will be in better positions. Try turning off the 'Battery Saver' option, too. Just keep on caching, you will soon get a good feel for what the Etrex is doing. Thank you! I knew the chance of it being the GPS where slim, and chance of me doing it wrong high! Doh i have had battery save on! What does it actually mean when it is on? Im guessing it doesnt 'listen' (if thats the correct term) to the sattelites as often in a period of time? Thank you

Hello Guys, I have been following Geocaching for a long time, and I only just got hold of a GPS unit (thank you hire purchase!) Its a basic Garmin Etrex (yellow). Well the story goes, I have been on two geocaching trips, both attempting to find two local geocaches, however, I am getting a bit confused as to what my Etrex is doing! The first geocache I find, once I walk to the area (which is a feild next to a motorway) I get a good signal, but poor accuracy - 60ft. I take a step forward, then same good reception, the accuracy drops down to 20ft, next step - it jumps back up to 60ft! Every so often it would also point north, then swing and point south when I was walking straight ahead. I know that you need to be moving to get accurate compas direction on the gps, but is this the same for accuracy - like should I be running round like a headless chicken trying to decrease the accuracy? I eventually gave up, mainly due to the fact I had to constantly jump and run across a small (not busy) motorway trying to find out which side the cache was stashed on. But I have vowed I will return! If anyone could give me a few good tips on how I can use my Etrex to be slightly more accurate - in the sense it the pointer(compas) doesn't swing north&south or east&west seemingly randomly. It would be much appreciated Thank you guys, this hobby has got me out of my computer chair!

Hello Guys, I have been following Geocaching for a long time, and I only just got hold of a GPS unit (thank you hire purchase!) Its a basic Garmin Etrex (yellow). Well the story goes, I have been on two geocaching trips, both attempting to find two local geocaches, however, I am getting a bit confused as to what my Etrex is doing! The first geocache I find, once I walk to the area (which is a feild next to a motorway) I get a good signal, but poor accuracy - 60ft. I take a step forward, then same good reception, the accuracy drops down to 20ft, next step - it jumps back up to 60ft! Every so often it would also point north, then swing and point south when I was walking straight ahead. I know that you need to be moving to get accurate compas direction on the gps, but is this the same for accuracy - like should I be running round like a headless chicken trying to decrease the accuracy? I eventually gave up, mainly due to the fact I had to constantly jump and run across a small (not busy) motorway trying to find out which side the cache was stashed on. But I have vowed I will return! If anyone could give me a few good tips on how I can use my Etrex to be slightly more accurate - in the sense it the pointer(compas) doesn't swing north&south or east&west seemingly randomly. It would be much appreciated Thank you guys, this hobby has got me out of my computer chair!