+valliantknight Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I've been using this unit for over a year and find it excellent (if I don't look at the nasty scratch I put on the screen!) I've heard that it is possible to drop more waypoints onto it than the advertised 2000. Anyone know wether this is practical and if so any tips to doing it? Quote Link to comment
eaparks Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Don't know the answer to your question but as an alternative you can make waypoints into custom POIs very easily (1 step) on your pc and transfer to your GPS with POI Loader. Then you can have virtually unlimited number of custom POIs. I have over 160,000 on my Oregon 450 and growing. You can always create a waypoint on your GPS from any exisiting custom POI on your GPS. Quote Link to comment
+Timpat Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Your 62s can hold 2000 regular waypoints, Plus, 5000 geocaches. As eaparks noted custom POIs will allow virtually unlimited numbers of waypoints (or caches) to be loaded. Quote Link to comment
+Lieblweb Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 (edited) Your 62s can hold 2000 regular waypoints, Plus, 5000 geocaches. As eaparks noted custom POIs will allow virtually unlimited numbers of waypoints (or caches) to be loaded. So, you're saying you can load geocaches in the unit as POI's? So, how does that work when you're out in the field geocaching? Do you access the POI's the same way you would geocaches being loaded? Do they all show up on the map? Or are they limited to the 'information/details' that come along with them? Trying to understand the difference......what you can or can't do with the POI's as you would uploading them as geocaches. I use POI's on my Nuvi... Edited June 14, 2012 by Lieblweb Quote Link to comment
+valliantknight Posted June 14, 2012 Author Share Posted June 14, 2012 Thanks for the input, looks as though I shall have to do some 'creative' loading and see how it goes. Quote Link to comment
eaparks Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Your 62s can hold 2000 regular waypoints, Plus, 5000 geocaches. As eaparks noted custom POIs will allow virtually unlimited numbers of waypoints (or caches) to be loaded. So, you're saying you can load geocaches in the unit as POI's? So, how does that work when you're out in the field geocaching? Do you access the POI's the same way you would geocaches being loaded? Do they all show up on the map? Or are they limited to the 'information/details' that come along with them? Trying to understand the difference......what you can or can't do with the POI's as you would uploading them as geocaches. I use POI's on my Nuvi... This may answer some of your questions. http://garminoregon....nd+POIs#POIs-P2.) It is for the Oregon but it should be the same for your 62. Quote Link to comment
+Lieblweb Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 This may answer some of your questions. http://garminoregon....nd+POIs#POIs-P2.) It is for the Oregon but it should be the same for your 62. It's basically the same as loading the Nuvi...(and nothing to get excited about). You gotta be at a certain 'zoom' level to see them on the map (similar to the Nuvi). Meh.... Quote Link to comment
+Timpat Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 It's basically the same as loading the Nuvi...(and nothing to get excited about). You gotta be at a certain 'zoom' level to see them on the map (similar to the Nuvi). Meh.... On the 62s (and any other Garmin hand held mapping unit) you can set the Map/User points to any zoom level you care to see your POIs. It is Not similar to the Nuvi. And with GSAK macros you can have the entire cache page of info. Quote Link to comment
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