Paperless Caching

[+Looney Bin]

I am trying to decide on what pda to purchase for paperless caching.

I am looking at a Palm Tungstun 2e, any suggestions or comments are welcome

Thanks

[+briansnat]

That will work. Might even be a bit of overkill. If you're just using it for caching it may get knocked around a bit, so the cheapest one you can find may be your best choice. You can get something like a Palm m505 for 20-30 bucks on Ebay and it will work great.

Edited September 1, 2005 by briansnat

[+Miragee]

I agree. I already had an underused Palm M500 before I discovered Geocaching. I bought Cachemate for $8.00 and got a hard case at BigLots!

 

The case has kept the Palm alive when I've accidentally dropped it while caching . . .

[+kentuckygirls]

I bought a Palm Zire 31 which is much cheaper than the Tungsten. It cost about $130 at the Palm One Store on-line. It came with free stuff like a memory card and headphones because it can also be used as an mp3 player. It is probably overkill, but I like it. I downloaded free versions of spinner and plucker for geocaching and so far I have had no problems, but since I'm new at this others may have better ideas.

[+robert]

If you're just planning to cache with it, get one that you wouldn't mind getting ruined. If you're planning to use it for more, get a nice sturdy case for it. You can get a low-priced Palm PDA and CacheMate and you'll be set. You don't need a lot of memory either, which means you can stay in the low-end.

 

I have used a Palm with Cachemate and currently use a PocketPC with GPXSonar and both are more than adequate for paperless caching.

 

If you check out the hardware forums you'll find a lot of info on both options.

[+trail hound]

I also use the Palm Zire 31....It is probably overkill but I like it!!!

[+Web-ling]

I use a Palm Tungtsen T3.

 

In addition to caching paperless, I also usually cache GPS-less.

 

I load .gpx files into GSAK, then add aerial photos and topo maps as notes to the caches I plan to hunt. Then I export as HTML files, and use Plucker to drop the data into my Palm. My T3 does the job very well.

[+Rainwater]

I use a Dell Axim x30, yeah over kill for caching but I use it for all sorts of other things through out the week...

[+altosaxplayer]

Anything Palm is good. Most of the Pocket PC types of handhelds aren't all that they are cut out to be.

[+Thrak]

I use an old Palm Vx and it does everything you need and more. If I destroy it I can get another one cheaply from eBay. Whatever you get I'd suggest that you also purchase the hard case for it as well.

[+q22q17]

I have a Palm Zire 72 and use CacheMate software. It works very, very well. My Palm however came with a blue vinyl overlay, and out on the road, it has begun to peel off. Palm has made an "upgrade" with a Palm Zire 72a without the blue vinyl.