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  1. Well it goes like this, it was my first gps unit, the cache was in walking distance from my house, didnt even read the manual yet. But had a good idea where the cache was. Just wanted to see how close I would get with the coords I programed in the gps. Im seeing know it has a lot to do with the type of weather out cloudy or not. So I went out on a hunt.........Didnt dig because the park ranger was working close by and was watching me very closely. But Im going back soon with my digging dudes on ready to huny treasure. Brian
  2. Thanks for the information, I just ordered the Book. Thanks Again Brian
  3. Anyone have a good suggestion on books to buy to learn more about GPSing.?
  4. Thanks I know where that is, not far from my house. I would like to meet some people in my area
  5. Is there anything happening down in South Florida, Im talking around Broward or dade. Im new to this hobby and would like to get to knoew a few people. TIA Brian
  6. I did go back the next day to the same cache, this time I made sure all my coords were correct it was a very clear day out. By my reading I was 10 feet from the cache. So I guess the first day was just a bad day for a Hunt. Thanks for all the replys PS I planning on going back this week with my Garmin V as do some compairing, BTW I havnet did any digging yet at this site. Brian
  7. (Email From Garmin Tech) Thank you for contacting Garmin Int., In the unit you are not able to erase the information out of recently found places. Under each category the first thing listed under each one will be the last one you found that fits the category. I'm not sure of why they don't allow this information to be reset, but at this point in time the software does not allow it. I will pass this along as a user suggestion however. If you have any further questions, please reply back to this email. Kyle Dvorkin Product Support Specialist Garmin International 1200 E 151st St. Olathe, KS 66062 Ph: 1-800-800-1020 Fax: 1-913-397-8282 www.garmin.com
  8. Wow that really seem that it should have been taking care of in the software update. I guess there isnt many complains about this problem. Im wondering how many file it holds. Maybe when it get full it has a option to delete all.? Well I send a message to Garmin Tech to see what they have to say. Thanks Again PS I will post they reply... Brian
  9. DenaliNW: Remember Im still new to this I have learned alot just in the past several days. I just didnt know how accurate my GPS was. I know the coords from the download and the one post on the cache were very close. I was just looking for answers. Wow and I what I was looking for. I guess are close as 35 feet compared to the whole world is pretty close....And yes my GPS was setup different the what is posted here, I changed it in the Easygps program to match my gps.(DD mm.mmm)BTW I came home and ordered a Garmin V after that day thinking my new Legend was no good... What Im seeing is the V is (Way better) then the Legend, anyhow thanks for your reply Brian
  10. Garmin GPS V Under "Find", I have saved items in categories, "POI", "Addr & Intrsct", "Other", which fall under "Recently Found Places". Does anyone know how to delete these? I've checked the manual and all the sub menus I can think of. Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Brian [This message was edited by bckane on December 07, 2002 at 06:54 PM.]
  11. So I guess if I go on a trip somewhere I have to bring the laptop to load the maps...... Thanks quote:Originally posted by umc:You would load the maps the same way but it would overwrite what you already had on there. FYI it takes me the same amount of time to DL the maps and I don't get a lot of area for 19MB in the Detroit area here. Its all of the auto-routing, POI and such that take up so much room.. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Not so sure, Somewhat new Owner Of a Garmin GPS V Received on 10-03-02 [This message was edited by bckane on December 07, 2002 at 01:42 PM.]
  12. Ok just got my Garmin V today overnight shipping, question about the tranfer of maps, wow didnt think these maps would be this big I loaded 6 maps just the areas around my town of miami and it almost took the whole 19 megs of the unit, plus download time of 53 minutes......guess I have had DSL to long... How would you load maps if I was taking a trip say to GA.? TIA Brian PS Sorry I posted this in the wrong forum. (my bad) [This message was edited by bckane on December 07, 2002 at 02:53 PM.]
  13. quote:Originally posted by Jamie Z:bckane, Believe it or not, that's perfectly correct. What is happening is that Easy GPS displays the coordinates in a different format than GC.com. The default for GC.com is DDD° MM.MMM and the default for Easy GPS is DD.DDDD° Easy GPS automatically converts the coords when you download. You can change Easy GPS: File-->Preferences-->Coordinates-->Degrees, Minutes.Minutes Jamie Do most people just enter the coords manual or use easygps.?If enetering manual do you just create a waypoint and then edit the coords.? Thanks
  14. Ok Remember im still very new at this. but have a question.? Looking at the detail of the hunt it gives the coordinates on the top of the page..... N 26° 05.236 W 080° 16.961 (WGS84) But when I downlaod the easygps file they are different. Do I need to edit the file, which one is correct.? here is a sample of one Top of detail page: N 26° 05.236 W 080° 16.961 Easygps file: N 26. 08.727 W 080.28.268 does this sound right.? [This message was edited by bckane on December 07, 2002 at 02:54 PM.]
  15. quote:Originally posted by TEAM BUBBA:Hmm, Hint says "Top Ten hit by the Drifters". Wouldn't be "Up On the Roof" would it? :-) Close CCrew but that was a cpl years early 1964= Under the Boardwalk Are you sure you had your GPSr set to the correct datum? You are right (under the boardwalk) anyhow I was going to buy the garmin V before the eTrexLegend but I didnt know if I was going to get into the hobby or not....Oh well My V should be here today I ordered overnight shipping. Hey I could alway use the V for my car and the etrax for my hunting. PS.....With out the hint to this hunt a person would never find the cache...I guess thats what makes it fun....one thing I didnt do is compare the coordinates from my gps to my printouts.!
  16. quote:Originally posted by BrianSnat:The Legend is a fine unit. Standing in an open parking lot without tree cover, you're not gonna get any better reception from the V. The V will however do a better job under a heavy leaf canopy. Remember, your GPS was accurate to 35 feet while your were searching. Say the cache hider also had the same accuracy when he hid it. That means that there is a potential for your being up to 70 feet off. This goes for any unit, whether Legend, Garmin V, or Magellan. The margin of error is part of the game. What fun would it be if the GPS put you right on the cache every time? Looking at the logs for this specific cache, it seems to be pretty well hidden. Why don't you try a 1 star difficulty for your first few finds? _"You can't make a man by standing a sheep on its hind legs, but by standing a flock of sheep in that position, you can make a crowd of men" -Max Beerbohm_ Well the reason I started with a 1 star is that the park is across the street from my house, I was just trying to get the feel of the gps unit.
  17. Ok today was my first day of hunting, I'm very new to this hobby so bear with me. First off I have a Garmin eTrexLegend. My first hunt was at a local park nearby, so I knew how to get to the park from within the park it was pretty easy to my first cache. according to my gps I was standing right on the cache, but I knew it wasn't here, first off this was the cache I was attempting to find....... http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=18673. Reason I knew I was'nt near the cache was by the (Hint) that was giving. I'm thinking there is something wrong with my new Gps. Don't remember how many sat were locked but do remember it had a accuracy of 35 feet. now I was standing out in the middle of a parking lot not under any trees. My question is how accurate are gps devices.?? Is it just the one I have (meaning I should buy a better one)I really want to get into this hobby. Any suggestions........... PS When I got home I went online and ordered a Garmin V TIA Brian
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