Add as POI to car sat nav

[+sj19181]

Hi all,

 

I am still fairly new to geocaching but loving it. I started up using an Iphone but i soon realised it wasnt great and now own a Oregon 450 which i think is great. I was just thinking could i add geocashes to my car sat nav (garmin nuvi) so i can see when i am near one on a journey. I dont want to use it to find the cache just to know it is nearby.

 

thanks for your help with this.

[+Chrysalides]

http://geocaching.totaltechworld.com/

 

You need GSAK.

[+Fncnca]

If you don't want GSAK, you can get from the Garmin website POILoader

[+sj19181]

thanks to both of you for your help

[+Chrysalides]

If you don't want GSAK, you can get from the Garmin website POILoader

The GSAK macro uses POILoader to load caches into the Nuvi. Does the POILoader understand Groundspeak extensions? I remember people reporting that using POILoader directly on the GPX files from a PQ, they don't see the description, hints and all the other good stuff.

[+Fncnca]

If you don't want GSAK, you can get from the Garmin website POILoader

The GSAK macro uses POILoader to load caches into the Nuvi. Does the POILoader understand Groundspeak extensions? I remember people reporting that using POILoader directly on the GPX files from a PQ, they don't see the description, hints and all the other good stuff.

 

This is true, you do not see all the extras. I take a GPX, open it with excel and strip out everything except the name, ID and cords. Save it as a CSV then use POIloader to put it into my auto gps. When I drive by one and want to look for it, I just reach into cache bag and pull out the handheld, which has the original GPX loaded into it.

Only takes a few minutes to do this and to me it is well worth the effort.

[+t4e]

you need POILoader regardless

 

but once that is installed, following the link that Chrysalides provide is as easy as pie

[+Jeep4two]

I use the Nuvi Macro to load my caches to our Nuvi 255 WT. Great knowing when a cache is nearby on a long drive