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Yeah, I don't know. It almost seems like a downgrade in a way over the "Cx" models. First, there is the chore of calibrating the compass. Then, don't the sensors use more battery life? I can see uses for the barometric altimeter, but am perfectlly happy using GPS elevation in many cases, especially since that's how the units autocalibrate anyway. I guess the only big advantage is the elevation profile. I know you can shut the compass off when not needed, they should do the same for the barometer.

From reading these forums, how do you load the maps? I'm reading that you can't load maps on to the micro SD card. So, then how does the unit accept maps?

I'm wondering if anyone knows this: With the "s" models that include the barometric altimeter - is there an option included to turn this feature off when not needed? I can see the use for one many times when elevation data can fluctuate due to poorer reception. However, I find other times elevation data to be very accurate using just GPS. I'm looking to buy either the Cx or CSx but probably won't buy CSx unless I can have the option of disabling the sensors when not needed and just going straight GPS without fiddling around with calibration. Any thoughts?

I think it had something to do with the heat in the car, although I never leave it on the dash if I'm parked on a hot summer day. You would think they would think of these things? Any other thoughts/suggestions? I'm not sure two sided tape will work here. I'm a little leary of the buttons. I heard rumours Garmin will mail you another rubber housing?

It's totally worth it, but be cautious of Garmin's limited fixed memory. I wouldn't purchase it with less than 56MB of memory in my GPS. For the 60C, City Select V6 map storage is adequate, although I'm a little worried about future versions of the software that are even larger in size and bigger memory hogs.

Sure have. Except mine is the 60C. When I asked about it, I got the same response. They told me I was one of only two people who had this happen. At least they covered it under warranty. It's your typical response to a problem that 9000 people before you have had. I get the same run around at my Honda dealer with my car. Is it me, or does Garmin have a lot of stupid problems? USB connectors pulling out, rubber gaskets coming off, displays spazing out. Between my Legend and my 60C, i've seen it all.

I'm wondering if anyone knows of the fix for the rubber gasket problem on the eTrex Legend C? I've only had it a few months, and already the rubber housing is peeling off the outside of the unit. I take good care of it, it appears that it was not properly designed and the slightest amount of heat loosens the adheasive. I take it this effectively elimiates the units water resistance too. I would prefer to avoid returning it to Garmin (again). Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

Hey all- I was wondering about Garmin's New city select north america verision 7 package. Currently, I use version 6, and love it, except for the fact it's a memory hog, and living in the New York area, neither the Legend C or 60C can take a lot of map info. I wish Garmin had thought of this when releasing units without expandable memory. I heard rumors that Garmin has increased the available areas to select in version 7 to include entire states. I hope they have either done something with the map sizes or left an option to select small regions, as that would render version 7 useless with the handhelds, particulary for those living in more urban areas where Manhattan itself takes about 10 MB of memory. Can anyone shed some light on this?

Hi there- I'm looking for a few cool custom waypoint symbols. I don't have a good graphic editor, so making them is proving to be difficult. I've found a few. Anyone have any good ones? Thanks

I had a similar glitch while hiking a rocky island off the coast of maine with my Legend C. While standing perfectly still, the GPS showed my position and 0.0 mph. We were having a snack on a rocky ledge and the next time I looked down, just a couple of minutes later the elevation was reading 5007 feet and the trip odometer had racked up over 20 miles, and still going. When I switched to the map screen, the track log was a mess, out over the ocean, back again, in circles, looked like a 3-year old's coloring project. It never fixed until I powered off and let it reinitialize. I cleared the track log and trip data and then it was fine. The correct elevation was only about 150 feet. Strange.

My Legend C was reading 130 feet off one time standing at a cache in wide open territory, and I couldn't figure out why. Then, I realized I was in "On Road Navigation", which is a no-no when caching. This only comes into play I believe if you have City Select loaded, or other Auto-Routing map set. When I recalculated as "Off Road" - I got readings less than 10 feet. The coordinates were right, that's not the issue. The issue is the On/Off Road Navigation that can throw your distance to desination reading way off.

I have a Legend C and have been very happy with it in 5 months of nearly daily use for one thing or another. I only had one glitch which was fixed by a simple power down and re-initialzation. Took 20 seconds. What I did have problems with was the original Legend. I had been through three of them but all were replaced by Garmin under the warranty. Mostly flickering and blanking out screens at random.

It's probably a good thing some set the speedo's 3-4 MPH faster especially with the way people drive around here. Some people can't handle 3-4 MPH, period! Anyway, I use mine alot for other than geocaching uses. I use it all the time hiking to track distance and make sure I don't become lost. It bailed us out while hiking a remote island in Maine. The fog had gotten so thick that we could not visually see our way back to the dock to catch our ride back to the mainland. Visability had suddenly dropped to about 100 feet, a rather common condition on this island apparently. Fourtunately, I had captured a waypoint before we set off and when I realized we were not in the right spot, I navigated the 0.4 miles to that waypoint and made it back just in time for the 3:00 departure back to the mainland. I also have City Select loaded on both my Legend C and 60C. My big complaint is that A) City Select is a memory hog, making only small areas of map detail possible and The map data is often wrong. Still, the "Find Address" feature has helped me more than hurt, and it's nice when you are vacationing and really don't know where much is in relation to where you are staying. You can navigate to restaurants, address, attractions, even Dunkin Donuts when you have a craving and aren't sure where one is.

Na, I'm really looking for a wrist unit. It would mostly be for water use, or jogging. The handhelds are OK for this purpose, but I feel like, especially over water, if there was a capsize, it could be goodbye Legend C - even with the neck strap, it seems like it could break away too easily if I'm forced to swim for it or hit the water too hard. Thanks anyway.

I'm looking to see if someone wants to unload a Foretrex 101 wrist unit. I know this isn't necessarily a geocaching unit, I'm looking for something I can use while biking, boating, or running, without taking my $300 eTrex Legend C and putting it in a vulnerable spot.

Does anyone carry bear mace? I saw it the other day in the sporting good store for 40 bucks a can and it also looked bulky to be lugging around the woods. But, it might be worth it. TRL it seems you sure do have the encounters (snakes, bears, the unexplained...) I have not yet seen any bears while caching this year, but have happened upon two destroyed caches. How about airhorns?

Good stuff - congrats!

I actually had not realized that there are caches of this nature, where part of your challenge is either retrieval or entry into the cache. Interesting. The only time I did one similar is when I logged one that was in a tree, but it was a synch to get down, so I never really gave it a thought of "what if I could not get that down".

"One Down Forty Nine to Go" is a virtual cache at High Point Monument. Then, you can also hit Stayfloppy's "Limpidity 2" while near the summit of High Point. I've done them both. The terrain is relatively easy for both caches. Wait for a clear day and head up. Highly recommended.

oh well, no big deal. I think HD deleted the log anyway - In over 150 finds I still havent realized people get very technical here. Is it a find or not? Who knows, who cares. If HD says no than I guess no. If I have questions about specific caches I'll just contact them before I write anything in a log.

Everyone in this topic should sleep a little better tonight - I edited the log to appropriately reflect a DNF.

My requst for an opinion is really two-fold: 1) If a user seeks a cache and posts a DNF, should they be allowed change their post to a find if it has been verified by the cache owner that the cache is AWOL?(provided no one else found the cache AFTER their visit). I've sought two caches in the last four months where I posted a DNF and the caches are in fact missing. I'm perfectly happy to post and leave DNFs for caches I legimately didn't find and even welcome the opportunity to revisit again in the future and pick up where I've left off. 2) If a user seeks a cache and something unexpected happens (cache is destroyed, there is a bear chewing on the cache, your approached by law enforcement) - should they be allowed to post a find for their efforts, even though the log book may not have been signed? I know the bear example is ludicrous, but you catch my drift. I recently sought a rest-area cache where I laid eyes on the cache, but chose not to retrieve, because of some very shady characters that suddenly made an appearance in the general vicinity of the cache (and my car) since I only parked 100 feet away. I have no desire to return to the area to actually sign for two reasons: I live 35 miles away and would not want to return to such an area again, even though it's probably safe 99% of the time. Thanks, look forward to reading, and I respect everyone's opinion on this, and am happy to abide by geocaching.com guidelines. Team R2

Good Job, congrats!