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I had the same problem! FiXED!!! I gave up on this for a while. Today, I was playing with the iPhone compass feature and went into setting to change it from MAGNETIC to TRUE. It stopped working! i searched for a fix, and it turns out that the fix also fixed the problem with the geocaching app! Hooray!!! here are the steps that worked for me. Go to Settings privacy location services ON geocaching WHILE USING APP now click on BACK to get to the previous screen System Services I turned on all of the following. on compass calibration on location based alerts on motion calibration and distance on setting time zone on system customization I don’t know if ALL of these needed to be turned on, but it fixed the problem.

FIXED!!! I gave up on this for a while. Today, I was playing with the iPhone compass feature and went into setting to change it from MAGNETIC to TRUE. It stopped working! i searched for a fix, and it turns out that the fix also fixed the problem with the geocaching app! Hooray!!! here are the steps that worked for me. Go to Settings privacy location services ON geocaching WHILE USING APP now click on BACK to get to the previous screen System Services I turned on all of the following. on compass calibration on location based alerts on motion calibration and distance on setting time zone on system customization I don’t know if ALL of these needed to be turned on, but it fixed the problem.

What an unfortunate coincidence. Good luck.

I seldom use the geocaching app; I like using my old Garmin. For years the app worked fine but recently neither the compass nor the “line” rotate. The indicated angle is correct compared to north, but it won’t rotate! I have an iPhone SE and its compass app works fine. However, this is a replacement for an older unit that broke about a year ago. I can’t say positivity if this app ever worked correctly on my SE. I’m not sure if this happened after a software update either. IMPORTANT: I’ve recently noticed that my app for tracking the ISS is acting up in the same way! So, now I have TWO apps with a non functioning compass! i wonder if both apps are trying to access part of the iPhone’s software ( or hardware ) that no longer reside in the memory location that these apps access to use the compass function? OR, is something set wrong in my iPhone? Any suggestions?

That's the problem. You have to be a member to buy that gift certificate. Am I wrong?

Someone MIGHT give me a gift membership (premium)via gift card. They want instructions on how to do this. Going through the SHOP at Geocaching.com website, it looks like you MUST be a member to send a gift card. What if you want to send a gift card but do not want to sign up for a membership? Is it possible? Sorry if this is answered elsewhere, but I couldn't find it.

Ah Ha! Thanks for that! I tried this and it seems to work. I now have two shortcuts on my toolbar: one to my PQs page and one to a PQ displayed as described in that thread. I choose a PQ and COPY the "guid..." part, then I PASTE it over the "guid..." part of the PQ on my toolbar. Takes only a couple seconds. :D Thanks!

You're right! I see that there is already a request with over 300 votes to fix this mess.

For years, I used to be able to do just that, display a map of just my PQ. There was a list of numbered cache names to the side. I used to print this out and take it with me. I can see now that the BETA map can be modified to disable display of all caches except the lightning bolt, but I feel that is a tedious way to do this every time. But then, the caches are NOT listed by number. You can't even click on the bubble to see what is underneath unless you enable display of all cache types again. And WHY, when I select the option to return to the regular geocaching maps, does it show ALL maps with NO way for me to see what was in my PQ? There has GOT to be a way to display my PQ results like I did in the past, doesn't there?

Sorry if this has been covered a thousand times. Since the advent of the BETA map, I cannot get a map of my PQ to show. When I go to my PQ and click on the map icon, the BETA map shows with ALL caches. I just want to see a map of the caches in my PQ. If I select to go back to the regular map, EVERY cache shows again, not just the caches in my PQ. I tried displaying the results of my PQ and picking the map option from that page ... same result. I know it must be something simple, but please be patient and tell me what I'm missing.

You've only found one cache and you plan on setting your own out? Sounds like a recipe for disaster. Not always true, but too often true. My suggestion is to find more caches to get some firsthand experience on what constitutes a good cache and a poor cache. The most important thing is to place it legally, with good coordinates, with a good container, in a location worth the effort to search.

Maybe I don't understand what you want. You just want to filter for all caches in a rectangular area, right? If so, it is easy with GSAK...after the fact. step one: Do one or several PQs covering the area you want. step two: Load them all into GSAK step three: Use the Google polygon function to draw ANY shape on a Google Map. step four: Filter the list of caches using the polygon border created in step 3. Here is a link to the GSAK polygon editor. It is actually included in the current version of GSAK, but this is a separate link to it. http://gsak.net/google/polygoneditor.html

Another thing: The GPSr only gets you in the VICINITY of the cache. It is not unusual for the distances to start drifting when you're supposedly several feet away. Yet another thing: There is a "Lag Time" before the GPSr "knows" where it is. You can be walking toward the cache ... 50 feet ... 30 feet ... 5 feet, and now you think you're there. But, the GPSr has been anticipating where you're going and suddenly "corrects" itself to show itself 30 feet away. You've actually walked PAST the cache. This is especially noticable if you are walking quickly. Advice: When in the vicinity of the cache, stop and smell the roses before walking all the way to the cache. Stop at 30 or 40 feet and watch the GPSr readjust. In a short time, you'll become accustomed to this overshooting. Just the way it is.

Does your GPSr have a compass? If so, are you using it? Or, are you in BEARING MODE? Many GPSrs do not have a compass, but work off of a BEARING. Even if your GPSr has an electronic compass, it might not be the default setting. Many people, includin me, use BEARING mode even though we have a built in compass. In BEARING mode, the arrow you are looking at on the screen is a BEARING to the cache, not a compass POINTING to the cache. In bearing mode, the GPSr will point to where the cache is RELATIVE TO THE STRAIGHT LINE YOU ARE WALKING. It takes a little while of straight walking for this to work. If you are walking a varying path, then the arrow will not point to the right area until you are on a straightaway again. To practice this, go in your backyard and MARK a waypoint. Now, walk about 50 feet away, and walk the bearing back to that spot. The arrow will be pretty accurate. Next, try it again, but walk a curving path through the yard and see where the arrow points. Interesting?

Headnet? Yes, headnet! You seldom need one of these, perhaps once or twice a year. But you'll be glad you have one when attacked by deer flies or horse flys. They can drive you absolutely batty! In your first aid kit, take an antiseptic spray with pain reliever. Or, at least have it in your car. I've had painful or itching scratches from bushwacking adventures. Take a REAL whistle, and a cell phone. Then, when you break your ankle geocaching, you can call for help rather than hobble a mile back to the car with an improvised crutch (like I did).

Congrat's on your first successes! It gets easier with experience, although I still have my share of DNFs after over 800 finds. You'll be ecstatic when you hit 10, or even 5 finds! Good luck, and welcome to the madness!

WELCOME the the addiction!

The only money you need to "shell out" is to buy the "upgrade" kit for about $25. It is a ONE TIME charge; then, you can keep the unit up-to-date for free. If you ever find the extra cash to become a premium member on geocaching.com, you'll be able to download Pocket Queries as well. However, I think that in an urban environment, you'll be able to find plenty of geocaches simply by using the Google Maps Satellite View. A GPSr only gets you to the VICINITY of the cache, which is what Google Maps will do for you. Give it a try first.

I'm about as conservative as you can be, but I don't think providing parking coordinates has anything to do with the entitlement mentality so common today. Listing parking coordinates is an appreciated courtesy. To me, the fun of geocaching is ... geocaching, not geoparking. Let me know the safe and legal place to park, and let me get into the woods. We all play the game differently. For me, finding a parking place is not part of the game. I get no satisfaction "discovering" the right parking place. But, make the hike and the hide as diabolical as you like. That, to me, is geocaching.

Groundspeak needs to reword the FAVORITES explanation. What your points are for is REALLY to list YOUR top 10% of caches. This is what it is really being used for. This also explains why you don't get to vote more than once for any cache. If you don't want to reveal the full top 10%, that's fine.

I'll take your pet Orangutan and train it to go after those 5/5 treetop caches! I just won't stand UNDER it for a while! I'll leave the assortment of lip balms that I too often find in caches.

I have yet to log some caches from a vacation several years ago. They had a requirement to post a photo, but I lost the SD card. Well, the other day when looking through a drawer, I see an SD card. Yup, there it is! Now, I just have to find the caches that go to the pictures.

If you can see the footpaths on Google Maps, and if you have GSAK, you can try this: http://gsak.net/google/polygoneditor.html

That's the beauty of geocaching, too...any age can participate. Lots of grandparents find it a great way to spend time with their grandkids. I started geocaching at 53. One month later, while geocaching, I fell on a hill and broke my ankle. I used a tree branch as a crutch and hobbled about a mile to my car and drove the the hospital. A couple days later, I was again geocaching on crutches with my leg in a cast! Actually, those weeks were some of the most fun of all, except for the pain. If I can do it (58 now), anyone can do it!

Here is an informative exercise if your GPSr has tracking: Find a safe place with a good view of the sky...start tracking...then leave the GPSr alone for a hour or as long as you can. When you return and look at the map display, it will appear that the GPSr had been moving around. Of course, it was stationary; the coordinates had drifted. This shows you the inherant error of your device.