JohnnyVegas

I have been A VICTUM of slime dogs that take caches for a few years now. My guess is that some of these magots are not premium member. It seem the problem has been one that has only effected my non premium member caches. I relocate the problem cache 30 or 50 feet. This has not been a problem with the reviewers. For a while every cache I owned was for members only, I only just recently started opening some of mine for all cachers.

The big problem I see with the beta map is that in includes caches I have found with the smile face icon that is used on the older map. There should at least be a filter to filter out found caches, if there is one I have not found it. For me the beta map is usless without being able to filter out found caches.

A 20 meter error is not acceptable.

I used an Ipaq for several years then it became a paper weight. I now use an I Pod touch 8GB, as I recall I paid about #180.00 for it. There is a geocahing ap and you do not have to be online to use it. You can enter logs into the geocaching ap. Then when you are in a location that offers free WiFi you can log on and open the ap and all your logs will be loaded to the Geocaching web sight in just a few seconds. If you become a premium member you can load pocket quaries into the geocaching ap in the Ipod touch and become a paperless cacher. As I recall you also need to be a premium member to go paplerless with the Ipaq.

Look at teh Magellan Exploroist 310 $199.00 or the Magellan Explorist GC $149.99

My rule of thumb is 7.5 minutes for a rating of one and 15 minutes for a rating of two. The past few weeks I have DNF'd about 15 caches. There must be over 10,000 caches that I have not found in my geocache radius. I have seen people post notes on my caches saying they could not find the cache. I do not know why they do not just post a DNF. There is one cacher that I have done lots of caching with over the years who will never post a DNF, I have been with him when we have come upo empty on a search.

I have been a fan of Magellan car units for years, that's what I always bought and never had a problem until recently. Wait until you need to talk to them, costumer service is non-existent with them. They lost a loyal customer here. Magellan car unit? They only make one that can be used for geocaching, the crossover-if it is still made. But for a hand held Magellan the Explorist GC or maybe the new Explorist 310.

without e-mail notifications how would you know if there is a problem with your cache? If you do not waqnt to maintain a cache you should not hide a cache. With geocaches, Set it and forget it is not an option.

Safety does not come into play when listing caches. If teh cache meets the guidelines and is rated properly, it's listed. I certainly hope safety comes into play, even if it's not explicitly stated in the guidelines. According to the Geocachers' Creed: "When placing or seeking geocaches, I will...Not endanger myself or others." If you want something from the guidelines, then this one seems open-ended enough to cover situations where vehicles coming around blind curves have to suddenly swerve to avoid unsafely parked vehicles or, worse, geocachers crossing the road: "Select an appropriate location and container. Think about how your container and the actions of geocachers seeking it will be perceived by the public." Do we really want to give geocaching a black eye with seriously unsafe behavior? And if the actions of the cache owner, reviewer, and/or Groundspeak constitute reckless disregard for the safety of others, then they could be legally liable for gross negligence. If a cache seeker chooses to park illegally on an active roadway, I fail to see how the blame can be placed on the cache owner or GS. The bottom line is that each of us is responsible for our own safety. As long as a cache is not misrepresented through bad coords or incorrect ratings, all is well. What if it wasn't simply a typical active roadway but one with narrow shoulders and winding curves, as in the example I gave? Yes, each of us must take significant responsibility for our own safety. But that doesn't always mean others are free from responsibility. If I rent a car from a company that knew it had a leaky brake line, am I entirely to blame for any accident because I didn't give it a more thorough inspection before driving? If the builders of a new office tower improperly secured a window and it comes crashing down on me on a windy day, am I entirely to blame for any injury because I wasn't being more cautious? If a doctor carelessly prescribes the wrong medication for the conditions I describe, am I entirely to blame for any consequences because I didn't get a second opinion? I think blame sometimes can be shared. There are situations where people shouldn't do certain things but are likely to do so. People shouldn't have a plugged-in TV sitting on the edge of the bathtub when they bathe, but some predictably will. When it's easy to foresee these likely-to-occur situations, then I think it behooves us to mitigate them when it is practical to do so. That's why most building codes have special requirements for electrical outlets in bathrooms. If a cache owner creates a power trail on a dangerous stretch of road, it doesn't require much imagination to foresee situations when many geocachers will give in to the temptation and engage in unsafe behavior for the sake of a quick find. If it's predictable that dangerous situations are likely to occur, I'm guessing most cache owners would assume some responsibility and opt not to create such a power trail. If some did and the dangerous situation was obvious, then I hope most reviewers would veto the proposed trail. Let's all remember that if your disregard for another person's safety is reckless enough, you could be legally liable for gross negligence. In my opinion, if a cache is placed in a location where it is legal for a pedestrian to be and it is correctly rated, then there is no disregard for the safety of others, so gross negligence is not an issue. A cache that is placed near a roadway in an area that is legal for a pedestrian to be does not 'likely to cause someone grave bodily harm' because the cache seekers may stupidly choose to park on the roadway instead of finding a legal parking place. In addtion, as it relates to CR's original point, power trail caches should be listed using the same guidelines as non-power trail caches. Each cache stands on it's own and is listed or not based on how it meets the guidelines. In a word no!, In mote than a word, if some cachers is foolish enought to put him or her self in harms way, that should the fault of the cacher.

The GPS product we use are not as accurate as many people beleive them to be. Most consumer grad products may only be accurate to within 10 or 20 feet. If the person who hid the cache was only getting accuracy within 10 feet, and if you are getting 10 feet, that is a 20 foot error.. A basic rule of thumb is to start looking when you are within 20 feet.

Also, once the file is loaded the the explorist 500 you must select it as the active file. I do not have my 500 by me right now. As I redall you select Munu> active set up > geocaches > (select the file you want to use) affirm selection when asked. One of the thing I like about the 500 is the unlimted number of files that may be stored, I store mine the the SD card. Each file only hold 200 caches though. But you have have files devoted to certain types of file or areas. This is noe feature that is not included in my Explporist 710.

Interesting, I have run PQs with 800 caches and had them e-mailed to me with success

One of my pocket quetie when it runs is not be sent in my e-mail. Instead the e-mail says it is available for download from geocaching.com. working. Has anyone else hade this happen to them.I even tried having it sent to another another e-mail address same message. This PQ has been sient to me without a problem seneral dozen time without a problem. I increase it from 200 to 800 caches a few weeks ago but it was still

THanks for the info. I also checked the Ram site. Nothing there.

Has anyone heard of a handlebar mount that will work for the Magellan explorist 710. I did not see one on magellans web site.

As others have said there is no a perfect GPS that does both very well. I did have to use my Magellan explorist 710for street navigation trwo weeks ago because I forgot to load some caches into my Nuvi. The Explorist got be around fine but the screen is just to small. Now on a slow moving two wheeled human powered device (bike) the 710 should be fine.

I took a look at Garmin and Magellans web site, The Garmin is listed at $349.00, the Magellan Exlorist 310 is listed at $199.00, and the Magellan Explorist 510 is list at $349.00 It looks like the Garmin and the 510 are the same price. I am now using the Magellan Explorist 710 which includes the street and topo maps. THese can be added to the 510 later on just as you can add maps to the Garmin. The 510 does have a touch screen and it can hold up to 10,000 geocaches and 2,000 user POI's. The 510 also has a camera and a video camera as well as an audio recording feature. The media can be store on an optional micro SD card, or onto the the internal memory of the 510. I am not sure were you saw the price of the 310 and the garmin as being the came. If the Garmin and the 510 are the same price I would go with the Magellan 510, both are paperless. The magellan is loaded with a lot more features. I have found about 108 caches in that past 2 weeks that I have had my 710, I have had a few DNFs that attribute to myself not wanting to spend more than 5 minuted finding a cache, after all, I go back to school monday so for the next four months I will very littl time for geocaching.

I have been using my 710 for A little over a week. I am not sure I will Vantage point because Vantage points take to long to move caches between my PC and my Exp. 710. I am finding GSAK much faster.

First, learn to create a waypoint/cache Second, learn find the waypoint/geocache that you created. This is I told all of my customers in the many years that I sold GPS's. Next learn to load caches into the GPS from computer. Next, go have fun finding or not finding a bunch caches.

No enough info What type of GPS do you have? What is the area like that you are seeing these effects in? 10 to 20 feet can be normal. Most hand held GPS'rs can be 10 feet or even 20 feet off. We are not using GIS grade GPS gear. We are using cheap consumer grade products. If the cache owner is off 10 feet and the cache seeker is of by 10 feet, that is an error of 20 feet.

Disagree. Holding both the Dakota 10, Magellan GC, and the Legend right here in this room. Dakota 10 picking up 9 birds: 2,4,8,10,12,13,25,26,29 Garmin Legend picking up 4 birds: 2,5,12,29 Magellan GC picking up 3 birds: 3, 6, 30 (and it keeps losing reception as the bars turn yellow all the time). Note: The Magellan GC also numbers the birds wrong. Dakota 10 is picking up 9 birds, the Garmin Legend 4 and the Explorist GC 3. Plus the GC keeps losing it's signals. I'll post a photo in a minute of the proof. I did a test like that years ago. I found that while holding the GPS'rs in the same hand at the same time they would effect each others performance. Being that they are electronic devices they all emit RF interferance. Also test them indoors really is not a good way to go. Take them outdoors and place them in the same place, not at the same time.

Disagree. Holding both the Dakota 10, Magellan GC, and the Legend right here in this room. Dakota 10 picking up 9 birds: 2,4,8,10,12,13,25,26,29 Garmin Legend picking up 4 birds: 2,5,12,29 Magellan GC picking up 3 birds: 3, 6, 30 (and it keeps losing reception as the bars turn yellow all the time). Note: The Magellan GC also numbers the birds wrong. Dakota 10 is picking up 9 birds, the Garmin Legend 4 and the Explorist GC 3. Plus the GC keeps losing it's signals. I'll post a photo in a minute of the proof.

Disagree. Holding both the Dakota 10, Magellan GC, and the Legend right here in this room. Dakota 10 picking up 9 birds: 2,4,8,10,12,13,25,26,29 Garmin Legend picking up 4 birds: 2,5,12,29 Magellan GC picking up 3 birds: 3, 6, 30 (and it keeps losing reception as the bars turn yellow all the time). Note: The Magellan GC also numbers the birds wrong. Dakota 10 is picking up 9 birds, the Garmin Legend 4 and the Explorist GC 3. Plus the GC keeps losing it's signals. I'll post a photo in a minute of the proof.

The Magellan GC woould be a fine selectioon for a new cacher. It not very expensive for a GPS. I am not sure you cap upload maps to the GC but you can down load the PDF file and read up on the GC. Magellan just this week released another neww GPS the Exlorist 310. The 310 is $200.00 the GC is $150.00 you might wantm to compare those two. I am now using the Explorist 710. I got it 6 dys ago and I have most of it figured out. There will be a learning curve with any new GPS. I sold GPS gear for many years going back to the days before there was geocaching. I have always told customers the learn the basice first, create a way point and then look for a way point. Then move on to the other features. I like the price of the Explorist GC and 310m for a new cacher. I do not like to recomend high priced GPS'rs to new cachers because they may not stay inb the hobby. After all a $550.00 Explorist 710 will not find a geocache faster than a $200.00 Exlorist 310. it will just have more features that you may never use. I just looked at the Explorist GC on Magellans web site, it looks like it does not offer the option of loadiong any detailed maps, but the Explorist 310 does. But these maps will not be free. While a map is nice to have, depending on what kind of caching you, they may not be needed. My first GPS did not have any maps but I found over 100 caches with it over a period of a year (back then it would take a year to find a 100 caches. As far a quality the Explorist GC would be an up grade over the Triton, having owned a trition and after owned most every hand held Magellan GPS over the past 8 years I can tell that the Trition is one of the worst GPS'rs ever made. I sent my Trition back for a $200.00 credit towards my new Explorist 710. After using a Triton that was a pile of junk I went back to an older Magellan Expl. 500.

I was having the same problem with my Garmin nuvi. When using my external usb hub my computer can not find the Nuvi, but when I use the usb port in my desk top it works fine.