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I just got the Oregon 200, if I use the send to gps from the cache page it works fine. When I try to send over a gpx file I dont get any of them on the gps. I have always used easygps, when I try to send the caches to the gps from easygps, nothing goes to the gps. I also tried just dragging the file to the gps but it had no information about the cache, except the cords, no name or anything. Any help here would be great, thanks Travis

I'm not sure about it because it's an older model, and the reason it's for sale is because it's being discontinued. But my price range is $250 max. The other model I was looking at is the magellan explorist GC.

Saw this while surfing this morning, a Bushnell ONIX 200 GPS System with TruView Navigation for $59.99 on http://www.woot.com. I check this site everyday and they seem to have some pretty good deals. Figured if someone was looking for a gps this might be an ok one to start with. Of course if your looking to get it you will have to do it today (12-23) because they change what they are selling at midnight everyday.

I have an opportunity to buy a Mangellan Explorist 200 Handheld GPS for 50 bucks. The unit looks new, seems to function fine, comparing it to my blackberry GPS for accuracy. It was a gift for someone that doesn't "do outdoors." Bottom line it for me guys. I am brand new, a bench mark chaser and I want to make a small investment before I go to the big dawgs. Do you think 50 bucks is too much for this unit? He's got the carrying case and manual. Let me hear from you.

Hi everyone, I have looked and I cant find a way to erase the caches I have found. Can anyone help?

Hello, I am looking at getting a new Oregon 200 for caching, Gander Mountain has them in their Black Friday add for just a mere $199.99 a $250 savings! I currently use a GPS60 but would like to do a couple of where i go caches if it will do so, if it doesnt I will just stick to the GPS 60. Any help or thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks Rob

The page: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/history.aspx seems to be stuck; on top of the list is 6/18/2010 needaxeo found [Traditional Cache] Leighton-Linslade Trail - Linslade Wood 4 Eastern England, United Kingdom Or has no-one logged a cache ;-)

Have you Garmin Oregon 200? Can uses game Wherigo please?

I have a brand new Garmin Oregon 200 for sale. Never used and sealed Topo Canada DVD. This is the latest version. Will take $330.00 for it all. I am able to ship it anywhere in Canada, I don't know about the US, but if interested I can look. This unit is great for Geocaching, I use the same unit for myself and love it. Mike 314tps@live.ca

i have a GPS60 and want to go paperless i had heard the Oregon 200 was a good unit and was selling at a good price. Any imput would be great. I need a new GPSr that meets that possible has the following * paperless for geocaching * Nice size color screen * I would like to load a gpx file with all the closest geocaches and see them all on a map to see which is closest. * I would like the ability to upload custom waypoints that I find on google maps maybe. * Nice battery life * rugged * doesnt have to be touchscreen but would like it to have easy to use controls

Just wondering if the magellan triton 200 is good for geocaching. -P1623

Bonjour. J'ai acheté un garmin oregon pour remplacer mon etrex vista perdu J'ai voulu essayer Wherigo sur les deux caches de ce type de ma région: Verviers Stage 1 GC1JPB et Verviers Stage 2 GC1WTGG. Je n'y arrive pas. Plusieurs personnes ont des problèmes et suggèrent de sauvegarder régulièrement la partie pour pouvoir la reprendre en cas de plantage. Or, quand je veux reprendre une partie sauvegardée, mon gps affiche "restored cartridge" puis s'éteint. Quand je charge une partie, un fichier .GWC est créé dans le répertoire Wherigo du GPS. Dès que je l'utilise, un fichier .GWL se crée dans le sous-répertoire SAVES. Si je sauve la partie, un fichier .GWS y est créé. On m'a dit qu'il fallait mettre une micro SD. J'ai placé une de 2 Go, mais rien n'y est stocké et cela n'a rien changé. Autre problème: avec mon etrex vista, j'avais un câble pour le brancher sur l'allume-cigare via l'entrée USB. Dans ce cas, l'écran du gps restait allumé. En branchant l'Oregon avec ce câble, le gps affiche le même écran que quand je le raccorde à mon ordinateur; donc, je ne peux plus voir la carte, par exemple. Faut-il un câble différent de celui du Vista pour alimenter l'Oregon par l'allume-cigare. Merci de me renseigner si c'est possible.

I want to create a profile with icons like waypoint ave. geocaching, compass, and all waypoint icons on one screen. Is it possible to move the icons?

Selling my garmin colorado 400c. Brand new still in box. Condition 10/10. Comes with box all accesories. call or text 6269914515 for quickest response. Local Pick up only. Can meet near Rancho Cucamonga or Long Beach area. Thanks Ernie

I am on an extended vacation, and somehow in my travels the map on my Oregon got erased! Ever since I was limited to caching with my iPhone, but am now in an area where there is no reception. Is there a way to recover them? I checked the mygarmin site, but no dice yet. Any help will be appreciated! Thanks!

I've just received my Oregon 200 and have finally found the time to sit and load talkytoaster's maps. Except I can't. Really not sure where I'm going wrong - please help! I've downloaded the zipped file to my PC. I've unzipped it and renamed it GMAPSUPP.IMG I've tried to drag and drop it to the GARMIN folder when the Oregon is attached via USB. Message saying file too large (with 4gb SD card inserted?) So loaded it directly onto SD card. Reinserted card in Oregon, no sign of it under Setup, Maps. What am I doing wrong?! Grrrrr......

It's gps is off! It thinks I live a street over and we found a cache today but could never have unless I had a picture spoiler clue as it was about 100 yards away! Do I need to reset the thing? Which I am slightly reluctant to do because I will lose the voice of Ozzie Ozborne that came with it (bought it off ebay) or is there something else I can do to make it know where things are?

I am probally going to get the Garmin Orgeon 200 as I have a gift card for Bass Pro and this is the only GPS that I like in my price range. A few questions: 1. Would I really need a compas? This unit does not come with one and I don't use the compas on my current unit. 2. Would I better served getting the Orgeon 400t? I will only be geocaching and maybe taking this unit on my kayak when I go fishing. Is this unit worth the extra $130? Thanks.

GPS Requirements: Waterproof 10+ battery life Uses batteries (not charger) Eletronic Compass (definite) External Antenna USB plug or SD card com. attachment Any Ideas?

I have a 400t and a 200. I honestly don't need both. They are both in great shape and I have the carabiner, computer cord and original box. Not sure how much I could get out of them. Anyone have ideas about starting asking price. I will advertise here first then probably put one on ebay.

I just purchased the City Navigator North America NT DVD so that I could install it on an SD card for my Oregon 200. I'm not sure if I put the unlock code on the GPS or on the SD card when it asks for the device. I'll have to store the maps on the card because of the small amount of memory on the 200. I'm a little confused. I've been doing some searching on the Garmin site as well as other locations on the web, but I've had no luck. Can anyone help?

Obviously, something went wrong with my origingal post. Sorry about that. What I said was: I lost my Explorist 210 and need a replacement. The 210 was perfect for me and if I can duplicate it then I would be very happy. I have my geocaches, POI's and an important route through the desert (offroading) someone else did and posted on the internet which I loaded on the 210 and intend to do in about 4 weeks. I looked at a Triton 200 on Amazon but the sole reviewer trashed the base map. If the Triton 200 base map is as good (or no worse depending on your outlook) then that is good enough for me. Also, it has to be able to be hooked up to a computer to download the aforementioned stuff. So my simple question is: is the Triton 200 a worthy successor to the Explorist 210? I don't have time to learn another manufacturer's product so please don't go there. Thanks.

Hi, I am selling a brand new Garmin Dakota 10 that I got as a gift and dont need. I put batteries in it and powered it up to see what it was like, probably ran for 5 minutes total. I dont need another GPS so am selling it.

Some of this may be old news, but I'm quite excited about it and wanted to share this setup with other Garmin Nuvi users: Recently I had asked for advice in this forum on selecting a GPS to fit my needs and received many helpful answers. I intend to purchase one of the recommended GPS devices, but I have also discovered couple of things that fit in my budget and fulfill most of my needs without purchasing a new GPSr just now. One of the biggest problems with my Nuvi is the short 2-3 hour battery life that makes it useless on long caching/hiking trips. While I was researching some options, I came upon a Nuvi battery extender. This extender promises up to 9 additional hours of battery life per 4 AA battery set. So in effect, it's battery life is only limited by the number of rechargeable batteries I want to lug around. I haven't ordered it yet, but it would seem to be an effective solution. I'll post results when I get it. The next thing I found actually came from link-surfing these forums. Paperless Caching with a Garmin GPS. This I have tried and it works perfectly. My $99 Garmin Nuvi 200, which has been astoundingly awesome for driving, now gives me Pocket Query cache locations (not sure what the limit is, but I have 500 currently), each one with a detailed list including name, difficulty, size, hints and the first few logs for each. It also tells me whether I've visited a cache before, and allows me to bookmark the caches I want to log on geocaching.com. And of course, being a Garmin Nuvi, I can load on whatever kind of map I want. One remaining issue is the Nuvi's accuracy in dense woods or against a cliff face etc, but this is easily solved by getting to a clear spot and using a compass and pacing to get to GZ. The Nuvi is generally no more than 10 feet off anyhow (and it's occasionally dead on), and with a little Boy Scout mojo, I tend to do just fine in the tests I have run in a nearby heavily wooded lot. Another remaining issue is the fact that if you drop it in a puddle, it's a goner. Fortunately there are all kinds of cases out there that will provide some degree of protection from water damage, but nothing much to protect it should it fall in the deep end. I'll just have to be careful. Seems that I may be able to get the majority of the features of a $400 GPSr out of a $100 Nuvi. Not too shabby. I'll let y'all know how it works out.

I bought the Oregon 200 for $259.99 because I already had a copy of Topo 2008. In addition, I was able to install City Navigator NT on it for free because Garmin gave me a new install code because I lost my my Legend HCx which came bundled with it. I bought a new 8GB Micro SD card for $10 and loaded all of my maps on it and I still have tons of room to spare! Anybody remember when you would happily go geocaching on a unit with 8MB, not GB, of memory! I thought about spending a little more to get the compass and barometer. NOT! I never needed it before and I don't need it now. The Paperless caching saves a ton of time if you download the pocket queries from Geocaching.com. I shredded the logbook that I used to carry around. The screen is very hard to read in direct sunlight when the shading is turned on and it looks awesome at night. But, if you turn the shading off and have the white background, then the screen is just as readable as my old Legend HCx in direct California sunlight. I'll never go back to a non-touch screen GPS. Also, I upraded to 2.86(?)which is the latest beta software for the Oregon and I am now getting readings in the 9ft range. It took me to several Geocaches today without a problem (very accurate). By the way, you can store your .gpx files on either the unit or the SD card. I don't see any performance hits by loading it on the SD vs. the internal memory. In my humble opinion, the Oregon 200 is a real winner. Oh, I almost forgot. I have seen City Navigator NT on Amazon for as little as 67.00 and the TOPO for 74.99.