daft question

[scary malloch]

i have a garmen sat nav fir use in my van ,can this be used for geo-cachhing ,, new to this game and am a chilminder so the children would love to go on a hunt ,but i dont have a phone or tracker yet , i live on the isle of bute all help to get started greatly appreciated thank u

[+Max and 99]

A car gps can be used for geocaching, but it is NOT recommended!!

We have been using a car gps for the last few months since our trail gps unit died. You really need to get a handheld gps for geocaching.

 

Some will use a car gps to get close to the cache location, then switch to the handheld when they get out of the vehicle.

[+JoesBar]

The main drawbacks to using your car GPSr are two, the battery life is shorter and is only rechargeable. So you cannot swap batteries if you are out in the field on a hike and the battery dies.

Also, car GPS are not water resistant. So if you happen to be away from the car and it starts to rain, you may ruin the unit.

[+Pedagog]

Hi I am a childminder and take the kids out "treasure hunting" most weeks, they love it.

[scary malloch]

Hi I am a childminder and take the kids out "treasure hunting" most weeks, they love it.

the kids are all excited to go hunting ,i dont have a hand held unit yet but hope to get one soon think its brill for kids ,cant wait t get started ,

[scary malloch]

thanks for the advice brill thats answered my question,,,

[+Pedagog]

Took two mindees out Treasure Hunting today, they both loved retrieving caches an swapping swag.

[+briansnat]

The main drawbacks to using your car GPSr are two, the battery life is shorter and is only rechargeable. So you cannot swap batteries if you are out in the field on a hike and the battery dies.

Also, car GPS are not water resistant. So if you happen to be away from the car and it starts to rain, you may ruin the unit.

 

And no compass navigation screen.