boiseduo

thanks! i was looking for an Add or New option. not the most intuitive, but at least i know now.

So for the life of me I can't figure out how to manually enter a waypoint on my Garmin 60csx. And the manual's first step is "1. Create a new waypoint." well duh, that's what I want to do but it doesn't even tell me WHERE to do it from! could someone lead me down the right path here? TIA!

Thanks for the detailed response, Paul!! We'll give it a go this weekend.

What you describe is not unusual. The 60CSx is an excellent GPSr, but all GPS units have limitations and are affected by a number of variants that can cause confusing results. You don't describe the conditions of where you were at the time, but 30 ft is getting close to the accuracy of the unit. One suggestion, make sure the compass is turned off by holding the Page button down. The compass does not work if you are holding the unit up at an angle as is typical when walking. I find the compass is handy when I'm within 100 ft or so of the destination, I then turn it on to get a bearing and then off again. I then use the GPS to narrow down the distance. If you use the compass, make sure it is calibrated and make sure you hold the unit flat and level. I have also found it helpful to stand still for a few minutes when I get close to the cache location to let the unit settle down. Happy trackin' thanks for your reply! we were actually in an open area, so should not have been a problem with reception or anything. it's only Day 2 for us as geocachers, so we are still definitely still adjusting and learning, but we love it. I will make sure the compass is off, I think it was, but we'll go back to that same one and see if we can't find it. Thanks!

so we were out geocaching and the unit said the cache was 28ft north. we took one step in that direction and all of a sudden it said it was 40ft south east! is there a setting i may have screwed up or something? i do have WAAS enabled but that should make it more accurate, shouldn't it? thanks for any help!!

hi all i just got a 60csx and downloaded a .loc file from geocaching.com, then dragged it into the drive that my pc is reading as the gps unit. now, how do i find that on my 60csx? i can't find it anywhere. i go to Find, Geocaches, but nothing shows up. what am i missing? how would i pull that geocache location up on the gps? TIA

Thanks! Hmmm, is there much of a difference then between the 60Cx and the 60CSx besides no altimeter and compass? I guess if I were to buy the 60Cx, I might as well spend the extra $50 to get the 60CSx, huh? lol

Hello, I have seen lots of info here about the 60Cx and the 60CSx, but none about the "little brother", 60. I don't need a color screen and don't care about the altimeter, barometer, and the larger memory (for my geocaching needs 24MB is large enough). Are there any performance differences i.e. signal strength or other that should deter me from the GPS Map 60? I don't really want to spend the extra $$$ for color screens and a few extra features I probably won't ever use. Thoughts? TIA!

Hi! my wife and I recently read an article about geocaching and really want to get into it. What would you all recommend as an entry level gps unit for someone who has never done this before, but wants a quality unit without paying $500 or more? Thanks!!