Free Paperless Caching

[+icefall5]

Are there any good free programs that I can use for paperless caching on my PDA? I tried CacheMate, and I really like it, but (as pathetic as this sounds) I don't have $8 to spend on the full version, being a student in high school. I tried GSAK, but that doesn't have a feature to put them on the PDA.

 

Thanks for your help!

[+StarBrand]

What PDA do you have?

a PPC version or PALM?

[+icefall5]

A Palm.

[+SeventhSon]

Spinner and Plucker are free and work very well.

[+icefall5]

Spinner does not support .loc files, though. I don't know why, but my profile in the forums displays as being a premium member when I'm not, so I can't get .gpx files.

Edited April 4, 2008 by icefall5

[+StarBrand]

Spinner does not support .loc files, though. I don't know why, but my profile in the forums displays as being a premium member when I'm not, so I can't get .gpx files.

Can't do paperless caching with just .LOC files - they do not contain the description or hints or logs. Just basic files with the cache name and coordinates.

 

So you have a bigger problem - where to come up with $30 per year for a premium membership.

[+Kealia]

I haven't tried it but yo ucould try saving individual HTML cahce pages to your PC, then use Plucker to convert them to the PDA. Should work in theory. It won't allow you to do hundreds at a time, but might help.

[+icefall5]

I tried using Plucker, but I found it extremely confusing, and then when I used SunriseXP with it (supposed to make it a lot easier), it changed the language of the viewer on my PDA to French, with no language change option to be found.

 

So is the answer basically that the only good way to use paperless caching is to become a premium member?

Edited April 5, 2008 by icefall5

[+Miragee]

That is true. For "paperless caching" to work, you need the .gpx files, which you get directly from the individual cache pages, or from Pocket Queries. You can join for onlyl $3.00 per month. That is what I did initially, until I could come up with the $30.00. If your time is worth anything at all, the GSAK/Cachemate combo works well together, but there are modest registration fees for both those programs.

 

The alternative is printing the cache pages, but printer ink is very expensive . . .

[+kirkke]

I'm a premium member and want to go paperless on a Blackberry, I have unlimited data so hitting thw website directly isn't a problem, but geocaching.com is nearly unusable on the BB...

[+Miragee]

Welcome to the Forums!

 

There is a minimalist site, wap.geocaching.com, for cell phones. Give it a try . . .

[+TrailGators]

Welcome to the Forums!

 

There is a minimalist site, wap.geocaching.com, for cell phones. Give it a try . . .

The cell phone charges to do that will cost a lot more than Cachemate...

[+kirkke]

With an unlimited data plan... This is perfect! I'd like to see the description first, but that's by far a minor annoyance over 5 minute loads!

 

Thanx Miragee! ( I need a cool GC name! )

[+JHudsonFCA]

if you become a premium member or somehow get the gpx files you need you can use gpx2html http://www.fizzymagic.net/Geocaching/gpx2h...ml#Introduction

it is free and plucker which is also free.

Ask your parents to finance the 3 dollars a month for the premium membership, tell them it will get you out of the house and into nature and the outdoors.

[+keehotee]

if you become a premium member or somehow get the gpx files you need you can use gpx2html

...and the only legit way to get the GPX file is to take up premium membership -

Licensee shall not sell, rent, lease, sublicense, lend, assign, time-share, or transfer, in whole or in part, or provide access to the Data, Related Materials, any updates, or Licensee's rights under this Agreement to any third party whatsoever

(from GC's Waypoint License Agreement) Edited April 5, 2008 by keehotee