+Rdut&Gabwp Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 Hi all. My husband and I are just getting back into geocaching. Went out this weekend and found two caches. We are confused though. On the Garmin V, why does the distance to next show an incorrect distance? When we found the caches, the distance to next was completely off. I'm sure it's something we did wrong, but can't figure it out. Thanks, Gabwp and Rdut Quote Link to comment
appletree Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 Distance to next refers to the next turn in a route. If you select a destination and choose Go To, the GPS V will calculate a route. As you navigate that route, it will display the distance to next, distance to final, and/or other information as you wish. This is primarily, if not exclusively, for on road navigation. Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 The distance is as the GPS V thinks the road winds to your next turn. There is also a closest function which is as the crow flies and has nothing to do with how the road winds. Quote Link to comment
+Rdut&Gabwp Posted August 10, 2005 Author Share Posted August 10, 2005 So, you just basically ignore that feature when you are geocaching then? It is a little confusing when you are standing at a cache and the GPS says you have 1.6 miles to the next turn! Quote Link to comment
appletree Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 It is not a matter of ignoring something. In my experience, Geocaching is primarily an off-road process after one reaches a suitable parking area. You can use the GPS -V to route you to a predetermined parking area near the cache. Then switch the routing preference to Off-Road and walk to the cache. In the navigation page, you will have a compass with an arrow pointing you in the direction of the cache as long as you keep moving. Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Now I see the problem. When you use the GPS to route you to the cache, it routes you to the nearest road (that it knows about) by the cache. That may or may not have anything to do with the service road you just drove on on that put you within 100' of the cache. So like appletree says. When you are where you are going to park or where the map no longer works for you, hit Menu, then Recalculate. From there select off road and follow the pointer. (This shortcut won't work when it's on a turn screen, but it works all other times). Quote Link to comment
+Rdut&Gabwp Posted August 11, 2005 Author Share Posted August 11, 2005 Awesome! Figured it was something we were doing wrong! Will try this next time we go cache hunting! Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment
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