Vanishing waypoints

[+Geolab&Co]

I walked a potential new series a week or so back took waypoints and then thought hmm I like this pace better so have been busy setting new caches. Thing is the waypoints keep vanishing.

 

I did not delete them they just went then the ones from the other day ate there all done cache pages etc,

 

Been back set a few more took waypoints came home they vanished

 

Totaly confused don't take much I know but I now have to go back put and get the waypoints.

 

And in this heat it's no fun almost at the point of giving it up and waiting for winter lol

 

So why is it doing that and why somedays not others its an etrex 10

[+Seaglass Pirates]

I walked a potential new series a week or so back took waypoints and then thought hmm I like this pace better so have been busy setting new caches. Thing is the waypoints keep vanishing.

 

I did not delete them they just went then the ones from the other day ate there all done cache pages etc,

 

Been back set a few more took waypoints came home they vanished

 

Totaly confused don't take much I know but I now have to go back put and get the waypoints.

 

And in this heat it's no fun almost at the point of giving it up and waiting for winter lol

 

So why is it doing that and why somedays not others its an etrex 10

 

I dont have an extrex - I have a Oregon 450 - but I think I remember having the same problem at one point. This was down creating two different profiles on the GPS. One for geocaching and one for bonus. Thats what I have named them. If I creat a waypoint in Bonus and then come out of that profile and go into the geocaching profile and then select waypoint manager to find my waypoint average, I think it does not appear. To find it I have to come out of that and go into bonus and select waypoint manager and the waypoint average I took is in that profile. I'm not saying that it is definite because I dont do it often. But I seem to remember that was the cause when it happened to me. Good luck.

[+BCNorwich]

Hi,

"Your Garmin eTrex 10 has limited storage space for waypoints, routes, and tracks."

See http://www.expertgps.com/gps-receivers/Garmin-eTrex-10.asp

Try a Google search on "Etrex 10 waypoint limit". It's surprising what that turns up.

 

Regards Bernard

[+Happy Humphrey]

When creating a waypoint ensure you select the Done button when you've finished otherwise the waypoint isn't saved

I've fallen for that one a couple of times! Not the best software design: the unit should warn you if you've taken a waypoint and then not saved it.