garmin 12..is it too old

[duke721]

so my first 3 caches were found using knowledge of area combined with good hints...now i love the hobby and recently was donated a garmin 12..i have been back to 2 of previously found caches and the GPSr says im not at GZ...any tips or tricks..or is the garmin 12 just outdated

[+StarBrand]

Make certain it is setup for wgs84 datum and uses the decimal minutes format: HDDD MM.mmm

[duke721]

Make certain it is setup for wgs84 datum and uses the decimal minutes format: HDDD MM.mmm

wgs84 datum CHECK HDDD MM.mmm CHECK

[+kymarkh]

Update the units firmware to the latest available version if possible.

[+Labb]

so my first 3 caches were found using knowledge of area combined with good hints...now i love the hobby and recently was donated a garmin 12..i have been back to 2 of previously found caches and the GPSr says im not at GZ...any tips or tricks..or is the garmin 12 just outdated

We started out ourselves with my old Garmin 12XL, found a few and DNFd a few. In the city it was a bit off but out in the field it was never a problem with the accuracy.

Today we use Oregon 300 and 550 but not because we couldn´t manage with the old 12, just because we wanted the newest gadgets and if course having logs and hints as well as maps is no drawback at all.

But i will never be giving away my trusty 12

 

So you could try a little more or just buy a newer one. But remeber, experience in this game makes it easier to find caches even if the coords are a bit off.

 

As to outdated, yes it probably is, new technology has made these things better and more accurate.

[+StarBrand]

so my first 3 caches were found using knowledge of area combined with good hints...now i love the hobby and recently was donated a garmin 12..i have been back to 2 of previously found caches and the GPSr says im not at GZ...any tips or tricks..or is the garmin 12 just outdated

How far off did your unit put you??

[+EraSeek]

Outdated, yes. Too old, no. A trusty unit.

[+Curioddity]

Outdated, yes. Too old, no. A trusty unit.

Amen on that. My old GPS-12 is almost bullet proof. I've dropped it countless times, typically off of a moving motorcycle or bicycle and it always kept working. I even dropped it from a hang glider once while ridge soaring. I finally found it the following weekend and it worked perfectly after I replaced the batteries.

 

I bought it new in 2000 and only retired it about 5 months ago when I bought my Oregon 400t. Now it pretty much loiters in a drawer, but I've been out nostalgia caching with it a couple of times and it leads me right to caches just like my Oregon does.

 

Pete

[+Twigs]

Our first GPS was the Garmin 12. I bought it for my husband 10 years ago or so and it is still working. In fact he finds it to be very accurate when we cache...better than my old Vista Cx. I'm a Garmin Girl all the way though -- love my 60 Csx.