+colleda Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 I've now lost my 3rd Etrex 20. It's been two weeks since I've seen my last one and have no idea what I've done with it. Oldtimers perhaps? The first one I lost while out caching - must have put it down to sign a log - but retracing steps several times after noticing I no longer had it failed to find it. The second time was while windsurfing when it came out of its velcro'd pocket in my PFD. How many have others lost theirs? is there a record to be had here? (Goes away to scan fleabay et al for replacement) Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 I lost my Etrex Vista years ago, it was on a layard round my neck and the clip must have broke, when I got towards the end of the trail and went to check which path to take it was gone. I went back and forth over the track between that point and the last cache I'd found and couldn't find it. That was when I bought an Etrex 30. I've got a different lanyard for the '30 with no clip, if it's not hanging round my neck then it will be in a bag/pocket but I then have the lanyard looped through a belt loop or similar so if it falls out I still won't lose it so have kept this for ~4 years now. Quote Link to comment
+Isonzo Karst Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Maybe I shouldn't post to your "lost" thread, but a bit the found balance to your lost? I've picked up two gpsr in the Green Swamp (central FL). Both base models, (one Garmin on Maggie) both functioning after inserting batteries. Full of rambling swamp tracks, parking (4x) and hunt stand waypoints. Neither with any home screen ID, phone number, address, home waypoint, or any tracks that start on county roads, you know, like at their house. I bet the owners of both of these devices live within 20 miles of me, but no way to return them their devices. More recently, I picked up a smartphone in the Green Swamp. Was able to return after charging. I've twice spent a long time hunting my dropped gpsr in the swamp. Success both times. I'd like to say I now carry it very secured, but I don't really ;-) Quote Link to comment
+Team DEMP Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 4 hours ago, colleda said: How many have others lost theirs? is there a record to be had here? Never lost or misplaced one of mine in 14 years. I've owned 3 different Garmin handheld models since 2003. First was a GPS V followed by a 76CS and currently an Oregon 700. Quote Link to comment
+Mudfrog Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 My Christmas present one year was a Garmin GPSMAP 76CsX. Back then, it was one of the more better units and cost around $400. A week after Santa brought it, i laid it on the bed rail of the pickup truck, forgot about it, and drove off. Went a few miles before realizing it was missing. Retraced our drive but no luck,,, it was gone forever. I've laid other units down at ground zero and walked off but was lucky enough to get them back. A few times, i would go back to where i last saw it and find it laying right where i left it. A couple of times, other geocachers found it near a cache and called to tell me they had it. I learned real quick, to put my name and number on the unit because i don't think i'll ever learn. Quote Link to comment
+cerberus1 Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 6 hours ago, Isonzo Karst said: I've picked up two gpsr in the Green Swamp (central FL). Both base models, (one Garmin on Maggie) both functioning after inserting batteries. Full of rambling swamp tracks, parking (4x) and hunt stand waypoints. Neither with any home screen ID, phone number, address, home waypoint, or any tracks that start on county roads, you know, like at their house. I bet the owners of both of these devices live within 20 miles of me, but no way to return them their devices. The main reason I don't have that info in mine, is if ever lost or stolen, those folks don't have a direct track back to my house. - That GPSr is cheaper to replace... My nuvi has "Home" set some distance away for the same reason. Both do have "cerberus1" marked permanently into them in case a cacher stumbles on 'em somehow though. Quote Link to comment
+cerberus1 Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Never lost a GPSr or phone yet. Lotta pens... Legends had wide, kinda stiff lanyards that kept it close. 60cxs still has it's original nub in the back for that belt clip that occasionally needs replacing, if not dry-siliconed once-in-a-while. If I were colleda though, as well as replacement, I'd scan fleabay et al for it to show up. Quote Link to comment
+hukilaulau Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 I've lost a couple, but my favorite story was of a near miss. I walked about a quarter mile on a clear trail from parking to a nice large cache. My wife called as I was going through the stuff inside it. I carefully replaced everything and, still talking on the phone, started back down the trail. When I got to my truck I realized I didn't have my GPS. I retraced my steps looking carefully at every inch all the way back to the cache. Nothing. gone forever. Unless... As a last resort I opened the container, and there was my Xplorist, which I had carefully placed on top of the swag before I put the lid back on! 1 Quote Link to comment
+Harry Dolphin Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 I wear geocaching shirts with two pockets. The GPSr is in the right pocket with the lanyard hanging out. Bushwhacked down a small slope, and went to the next cache. Where's Gupy?!? Backtracked and found that a tree on the slope had stolen it. Quote Link to comment
+geoBirder Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 (edited) Last year, while on a cruise ship excursion around Saint Peter Port, Gurnsey, my Oregon 450 fell out of my pack sack. I of course didn't realize this until AFTER the bus had pulled away and I was in line to reboard the ship. The cruise liaison did her best to contact the tour and bus companies, but neither had reported finding a GPSr. I was disappointed, but I had the rest of the cruise to get excited about the Oregon 700 my partner said Santa would probably bring me later that year. However, a week after I got home I received an email from the bus company. They had found my GPSr. When they turned it on, my name, email and phone number appeared on the home screen. I was happy that they had found my old friend (and even shipped it back to me in Canada free of charge.) But then of course "Santa" pointed out I would no longer need the Oregon 700. So, in a sense, I lost two GPSr's on that trip. Edited August 7, 2017 by geoBirder Typo Quote Link to comment
+Crow-T-Robot Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 6 hours ago, cerberus1 said: The main reason I don't have that info in mine, is if ever lost or stolen, those folks don't have a direct track back to my house. - That GPSr is cheaper to replace... My nuvi has "Home" set some distance away for the same reason. On my Nuvi, my home location has the address for the cities police station. Maybe they'll have a change of heart and turn themselves in 1 Quote Link to comment
+RufusClupea Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 8 hours ago, Harry Dolphin said: Where's Gupy?!? You named your GPSr "Gupy" ‽ Quote Link to comment
+Harry Dolphin Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 3 hours ago, RufusClupea said: You named your GPSr "Gupy" ‽ Yup. And the nüvi's name is Miss Bossy. Quote Link to comment
Ruchey Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 also had an Etrex 20 and lost it about a month ago.... not a big problems... it happens... Quote Link to comment
+Boomshanka Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Highly recommend putting your contact details in the start up screen (of a Garmin GPSr)... very straightfroward to do and it might just get it returned to you. Details of how to do it are here... https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/08/display-number-garmin.html Quote Link to comment
+GO Geiger Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 46 minutes ago, Harry Dolphin said: Yup. And the nüvi's name is Miss Bossy. We named our car GPS "Ms. Direction." Quote Link to comment
+hzoi Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 (edited) On 8/6/2017 at 2:43 AM, colleda said: I've now lost my 3rd Etrex 20. How many have others lost theirs? is there a record to be had here? Sounds like it's time for a neck lanyard. I have never permanently lost a GPSr, but I've come close. Was caching around New Year's and discovered that I left my hiking stick out on the trail. When I went back for it, I left my GPSr. Thankfully I had just finished telling two other hikers about it and one of them hollered down the trail a few minutes later, "Is this it?" Thought I lost it again yesterday while out checking our caches and planning new hides, but thankfully it was just under some whatnot in the back of the Jeep. I was considering driving into a tunnel or parking garage so I could listen for the lost sat "beep." Ah, yes, and her name is Gypsy (or GyPSy, maybe), since she runs the higher functions of the caching mobile and can sometimes be a little dumb on the routing decisions. Edited August 7, 2017 by hzoi forgot about Gypsy Quote Link to comment
+RufusClupea Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 7 hours ago, RufusClupea said: You named your GPSr "Gupy" ‽ 3 hours ago, Harry Dolphin said: Yup. And the nüvi's name is Miss Bossy. 3 hours ago, GO Geiger said: We named our car GPS "Ms. Direction." Hey... Whatever floats your Boaty McBoatface! Quote Link to comment
+fuzziebear3 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 I call mine GEOrge. The car navigation is Tom (its a TomTom). Back (sortof) on topic: I did once find a garmin car GPS while I was out and about. I charged and powered it up and was able to determine the home of its owner; I did a reverse lookup to get his name and phone number; I called him and we arranged to meet and I returned it to him. We were still not sure how it got out of his truck though. Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted August 7, 2017 Author Share Posted August 7, 2017 8 hours ago, hzoi said: Sounds like it's time for a neck lanyard. I have never permanently lost a GPSr, but I've come close. Was caching around New Year's and discovered that I left my hiking stick out on the trail. When I went back for it, I left my GPSr. Thankfully I had just finished telling two other hikers about it and one of them hollered down the trail a few minutes later, "Is this it?" Thought I lost it again yesterday while out checking our caches and planning new hides, but thankfully it was just under some whatnot in the back of the Jeep. I was considering driving into a tunnel or parking garage so I could listen for the lost sat "beep." Ah, yes, and her name is Gypsy (or GyPSy, maybe), since she runs the higher functions of the caching mobile and can sometimes be a little dumb on the routing decisions. I've had neck lanyards but they kept getting tangled with my glasses (I've lost them too) lanyand and my pen lanyard so I ditched lanyards and use pockets. I've never gotten the idea of giving names to inanimate objects but we do have a massive 30 year old staghorn (Platycerium) that we call Fred and he has a regular diet of banana skins. Quote Link to comment
+The Jester Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 14 hours ago, RufusClupea said: Hey... Whatever floats your Boaty McBoatface! Our's is called Milly, which comes from M-I-L (mother-in-law), who also tells me where to go... BTW, Mom thinks it's funny. Quote Link to comment
+geocat_ Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 https://www.walmart.com/ip/Square-Smart-Finder-Bluetooth-Tag-Tracker-Wallet-Key-Tracer-GPS-Locator-Alarm/620455163?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=11017&adid=22222222227000000000&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=42423897272&wl4=pla-51320962143&wl5=9015781&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=117088882&wl11=online&wl12=620455163&wl13=&veh=sem Would this work? Quote Link to comment
+TeamRabbitRun Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 On 8/7/2017 at 4:37 PM, fuzziebear3 said: I call mine GEOrge. The car navigation is Tom (its a TomTom). Back (sortof) on topic: I did once find a garmin car GPS while I was out and about. I charged and powered it up and was able to determine the home of its owner; I did a reverse lookup to get his name and phone number; I called him and we arranged to meet and I returned it to him. We were still not sure how it got out of his truck though. Really, given your car-nav unit's REAL name, it's funnier if you start calling your GPSr "GeorgeGeorge". Consider it. Quote Link to comment
+hzoi Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 I clearly invited karma on myself -- nearly lost my GPSr twice since posting here. First time, when I was in the middle of hiding new caches, I thought I drove off without it, then found it amid cache containers in the back of the Jeep. Second time, I'd already hiked almost a mile before I realized I'd left it on top of the log covering the cache I'd logged. (Ironically, I have a wrist lanyard. Unfortunately, it only works when you use it.) Quote Link to comment
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