tommytrojan360 Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 I was wondering if this is a good enough GPS for geocaching. I couldn't seem to figure it out, so if anybody has any information on it, that would be great. thanks! Quote Link to comment
tommytrojan360 Posted December 25, 2009 Author Share Posted December 25, 2009 (edited) If somebody could tell me how to get the geocaches on the GPS or if it even can do it, Thanks! Edited December 25, 2009 by tommytrojan360 Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 Here's an earlier thread with some ideas: http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=142786 Geoff Quote Link to comment
+Cowboy Camper Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Lookin' over that referenced topic, to me I think it would be a lot easier to use the Tom Tom as a Driving GPS only, and you'd be better off getting a Hand held GPSr for the geocaching. JMHO, of course. If you're good with additional software programs, then it does appear that some are available out there but that's not the route I would go. Seems like too much work to me. I have 2 hand helds so far (3rd on order for my daughter ~ a Garmin) and a car GPS as well. (all Magellan's for me) and the car one doesn't use the same coordinate method as the hand helds do. The hand held GPSr's utilize the specific coordinate format (that's the better word, format rather than method) that geocaching uses. Again, that's just my opinion. Hope this helps though.... Quote Link to comment
+fegan Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Having owned and used one I believe the Garmin Nuvi series is much better suited to geocaching than any TomTom...but that's just my opinion. Even though I started with a Nuvi, and it did an excellent job navigating me to nearly every cache (typically within 10-15 feet), I ended up replacing it with a Colorado 400t before I trashed the Nuvi. Most of these automotive GPS units can't take the abuse a geocacher typically inflicts on their GPS...after a few close calls dropping my Nuvi (once I missed a puddle by less than a foot) I replaced it with the Colorado and gave the Nuvi to my girlfriend. Good luck! Quote Link to comment
+kf4oox Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 I have a TomTom One V3 that I use to drive to the cache. Then I use my hand held GPSr (PN-40) to go from the car to the cache. I use GSAK (gsak.net) to load my PQs into then you can export from GSAK right into the TomTom. I hope this helps kf4oox - Paul Quote Link to comment
+Cowboy Camper Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Well that's another good point. Thanks fegan, for mentioning it. The car GPSr's aren't anywhere near water and/or shock resistant as the hand held units made for geocaching are. (Duh! Why didn't I think of that??? ) That said, I wouldn't dream of taking my car GPSr out to look for a cache. Anywhere! I do a lot of bushwhacking, and them car units... Well, ya know, there ain't no Roads out there where I look for caches! Quote Link to comment
+kf4oox Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 They are good for getting you to parking. Quote Link to comment
+Cowboy Camper Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 They are good for getting you to parking. The road units? Well... yes they should be good for getting to the Parking coords that some cache pages list as a suggestion. Hmm.... Now I need to consider a way to Convert the Cache coords format to the Roadmate GPSr format. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Or are you saying that GSAK can do that for me? If so, will GSAK also work with the Magellan Roadmate 1200? Quote Link to comment
Pajaholic Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 While I agree in principle with Cowboy Camper, someone just dipping a toe into the geocaching water probably doesn't want to spend out on a reasonable hand-held GPSr while there's a chance they won't like the activity. If you already have a GPSr that can be pressed into geocaching service for a few caches, that seems the most sensible way to go; more sensible IMO than buying (say) an eTrex H or Geomate Jr just to try when you just know that you'll want a mapping GPSr if you get bitten by the bug and hence the cheapie GPSr you bought just to try will soon become an expensive paperweight no matter what. JMHO, Geoff Quote Link to comment
+42at42 Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 I personally don't use my TomTom but a truck driver where I work does. He puts it in pedestrian and 4X4 mode and it will give him a bearing straight to the cache similar to a handheld. He says it usually gets him close enough to GZ to get him a find. I use mine to get me close to the path to the cache. Quote Link to comment
tommytrojan360 Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 Thanks for helping me guys! Quote Link to comment
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