+wolf is me Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 I have garmingps 64 it does not seem to bring distance to cache very close. off by avg 15-20 feet what have you guys had luck with Quote Link to comment
+Walts Hunting Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 That distance is well within acceptable fir a handheld. Keep in mind the placing gps has some error to . Even if yous was accurate to 0 the error from the placer would be that far off. At that distance you shouldn't even have your gps out but looking for the cache instead. Quote Link to comment
+cerberus1 Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Civilian GPS on a perfect day is only accurate around ten feet, and besides you, the "accuracy" would depend on the CO having a perfect day too. Perfect days rarely happen. Around here, with so much iron ore and the ocassional boulder field, I'd be a happy camper with 15-20 feet. When the direction headed drops to about 20', I've already clipped my GPSr back in and started searching. Quote Link to comment
+dctr_derek Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 A Garmin GPSMAP 64 is pretty good for geocaching from what I've heard, it is definitely one of the more accurate ones. You will never be able to get complete accuracy, 3m/10ft is pretty average accuracy. Quote Link to comment
+BCandMsKitty Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 I have garmingps 64 it does not seem to bring distance to cache very close. off by avg 15-20 feet what have you guys had luck with 15 to 20 feet is very good as far as I'm concerned. When you get that close put it away and start looking. That's the nature of the game. Quote Link to comment
+TeamRiverside Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 (edited) How does getting a GPS help vs using iPhone? I am a newbie so trying to figure out what I need to continue my adventures. We are RV Road-tripping for a couple of weeks and excited to explore. UPDATE: (5 minutes later)...... I found another post that directed me to a YouTube video and now I see I don't need an additional GPS device. I can just use my iPhone. :-) Sorry Edited August 31, 2015 by TeamRiverside Quote Link to comment
+Cachemarkers Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 I'm curious about this issue too. I use my iPhone 5c and it works fine. In fact, I like the geocaching app for navigation better than Google maps for general driving navigation. However, the battery is drained after a few hours of caching. Thought a GPSr might be better, but not sure it is worth the money when he phone gets me to GZ just fine. Quote Link to comment
+Mausebiber Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 I use my iPhone 5c and it works fine What about a wet, rainy day? Quote Link to comment
+niraD Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 What about a wet, rainy day?I'm in California. What is a "wet, rainy day" anyway? Seriously, there are weatherproof covers for smartphones. There are external USB chargers for smartphones. There are rugged cases for smartphones. There are external Bluetooth GPS receivers for smartphones. There are ways to work around the weaknesses of smartphones for outdoor activities like geocaching. Personally, I do most of my geocaching with my smartphone. But when I need more battery life, or when I need something more rugged or waterproof, or when I need something with better GPS reception in adverse conditions, I load a pocket query into my eXplorist and use it. Quote Link to comment
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