Placing Caches with a Colorado

[+SimbaJamey]

I have a Colorado300 and have had great luck finding caches with it. I started hiding them a couple of months ago and for the most part it seems to work pretty well.

However, this week I've gotten a complaint about my coordinates (from a previous finder on a cache). I was also told by a 60Csx owner that my #'s tend to be about 10' off.

I spend quite a bit of time trying to get them right so this is troubling to me.

 

Here's how I get the #'s that I post:

I mark at least 9 waypoints...3 where I leave the Colorado in one place (at the cache) and let it settle before marking the point. 3 where I walk at least 60' away, walk back to the cache and mark the point as soon as the GPSr is on top of it. Then I do another set of 3 similar to the last but I stop at the cache and wait 2 or 3 seconds for the Colorado to 'catch up' before marking the waypoint.

Then I go home, write down all the #'s and average them out the way Keystone described.

 

I thought I was getting them really close, of the ~60 logs on my caches, one has complimented the coordinates and none have complained (the one complaint was a note posted 2 weeks after the find and I'm pretty sure it was a personal issue with the finder, had 3 other cachers tell me I was within 10' on that one).

 

 

So....

 

Are you placing caches with a Colorado?

If so...what do you do to get your #'s as close as possible?

I'd HATE to think I'm making stuff that's hard to find and then not putting seekers in the exact right place to look for it.

 

[+Timpat]

If you're getting positions within 10 feet no one has a reason to make negative comments on the accuracy. Your method sounds just fine for establishing a good waypoint with your Colorado. If Garmin ever gets off their butt to add waypoint averaging we'll be a happy bunch of CO owners. In the mean time here is a terrific Wherigo Cartridge by Geofellas that acts as a waypoint averager. I've used it and love it.

[+webscouter.]

If you are getting other users withing 10 feet of your cache you are doing exceptionally well. Considering that the best accuracy is 3 meters~9 feet and you are looking at two different units trying to reach the same spot on different days I would say that you have reached the limitations of a consumer grade GPS.

 

Now if several people tell you that you are 60 feet off, then go recheck your coordinates.

[+Damon1974]

I think you are fine with your coordinates. I hate caches were the coordinates take me right to the cache.

 

The fun is in looking for it. Granted I don't want to be 100feet away. But +/- 10 feet is totally acceptable.

 

With the accuracy of the 60CSX, if the coordinates are dead on, it takes the fun out of it.

[+StarBrand]

Somebody actually bothered to mention a mere 10 foot difference???

 

Sigh.............

 

 

no worries.