Entering multiple caches at once into GPS

[+THP1156]

I received my Garmin 400T. I loaded several caches into it that were close by with no problem, but, one at a time. Now, I'm ready to load a 30 mile radius of my home. I know you can only display 500 caches at once on the map, but I have not been able to figure out how to check several caches and load them all at once. Any suggestions?

 

Thanks

[+StarBrand]

Pocket Queries are your friend.

 

http://www.markwell.us/pq.htm

 

Load the resulting file into the garmin/gpx folder on the unit.

 

Make sure you load the latest firmware for that unit first.

[+THP1156]

Pocket Queries are your friend.

 

http://www.markwell.us/pq.htm

 

Load the resulting file into the garmin/gpx folder on the unit.

 

Make sure you load the latest firmware for that unit first.

 

Ive seen that on the website. Can you give me a brief tutorial?....

[+Photographer Jim]

Since you are a premium member, I'd say your best bet would be to construct a pocket query centered on your home coordinates, and including the cache types you are interested in. Once it is emailed to you, use whatever software program you prefer (I use MacCaching; PC users often use GSAK) to do a multiple upload to your gps.

[+drop-wombat]

Once it is emailed to you, use whatever software program you prefer (I use MacCaching; PC users often use GSAK) to do a multiple upload to your gps.

 

Maybe I'm missing something? Since the person that asked the question is using a Garmin Colorado GPS, why would s/he need to use any additional software to load the GPX file? The Colorado supports direct drag'n'drop of GPX files onto the unit via USB, on Mac or PC. And MacCaching doesn't even show the Colorado in the "compatible devices" list.

 

It's kind of ironic that better support for GPX in the unit itself, with no special conversion or interface needed, appears to actually decrease the amount of software the device is compatible with. Perhaps after years of dealing with baffling proprietary interfaces, the idea of a device supporting the obvious standards makes developers' heads explode?

[+Taubin_ZL2TOY]

Once it is emailed to you, use whatever software program you prefer (I use MacCaching; PC users often use GSAK) to do a multiple upload to your gps.

 

Maybe I'm missing something? Since the person that asked the question is using a Garmin Colorado GPS, why would s/he need to use any additional software to load the GPX file? The Colorado supports direct drag'n'drop of GPX files onto the unit via USB, on Mac or PC. And MacCaching doesn't even show the Colorado in the "compatible devices" list.

 

 

With some of the software (with GSAK at least, not sure about the others) you can point the program to the zip file that is emailed to you, and it imports all of the files from the zip at once. It makes it a bit handier (for me at least), when you are uploading 20+ cache's