+Steamer's Wake Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 Well I didn't believe it was possible. We found the cache and left. Got half way through Carnation and noticed NO GPS. We went back and looked for a few hours, picked up three bags of trash but couldn't find it. If you find a Garmin Vista please let us know. Steamer's Wake 4/28/03 Quote Link to comment
+evergreenhiker! Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 man, that's a bummer. years ago I did the same thing iwth my Garmin Summit...I left it on the top of my truck and drove off. Fortunately, ater passing 4 cars going the opposite direction and 22 miles down a rough logging road, I was able to realize that fact and turned around and found the unit on the roadside just a few feet from the trailhead entrance. Anyway, something to consider...did you leave the gps on the top of the rig? Good luck, John...evergreenhiker! Quote Link to comment
+Steamer's Wake Posted April 28, 2003 Author Share Posted April 28, 2003 That is one of the ideas. I think it is possible. I am going to try and look somemore tommorrow. I quess your summit still worked after the fall? Quote Link to comment
+evergreenhiker! Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 Yep, it's one rugged unit. I just finally ordered an etrex Vista...just got that baby today. You want to talk about rugged, I dropped my old unit in Lake Ballinger the other day and took it apart...drying out the circuit boards, etc. It still works...barely, but I can put in waypoints and find a cache. I can no longer download info to the unit though. Hey good luck with the search. Quote Link to comment
+EraSeek Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 I also dropped my Garmin 12 of the roof of my car going about 35mph. I heard it clatter on the pavement. Stopped, ran back, fired it up, good as new, not a scratch. It is possible I may end up at confluence tomorrow. If so, I'll look too. "See the wonderous works of Providence! The uncertainty of human things!" Geo.Washington Quote Link to comment
Syn Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 I dropped my gps from this cache tree hugger and watched it break into a bunch of pieces....it never worked again. Quote Link to comment
+Thomas & Dingo Posted April 28, 2003 Share Posted April 28, 2003 Ouch . I planned to be at Confluence tomorrow after work, I will look around also. "We never seek things for themselves - what we seek is the very seeking of things." Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) Quote Link to comment
+Thomas & Dingo Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Looked around for about a hour after logging find, Sorry no luck. "We never seek things for themselves - what we seek is the very seeking of things." Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) Quote Link to comment
+EraSeek Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 I checked up the road on both sides for a reasonable distance. Found nada. Sorry. "See the wonderous works of Providence! The uncertainty of human things!" Geo.Washington Quote Link to comment
+evergreenhiker! Posted May 1, 2003 Share Posted May 1, 2003 I'll try looking for it tomorrow if I go out to do those two new boxes out there. Quote Link to comment
+flir~girl Posted May 2, 2003 Share Posted May 2, 2003 I'm sorry to hear your unit is AWOL. I can just imagine the feeling, my RINO has "disappeared" on occasion, due to the belt clip knob unscrewing itself. But, I've luckily found it again. I've been wondering however...if found, would it count as a cache? Good Luck...I do hope it finds its way home. Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted May 2, 2003 Share Posted May 2, 2003 Bummer on the loss. With all the DNF's so far, I'm wondering if you might've had it on top of your car and it bounced off when you hit one of the potholes. TL Quote Link to comment
+evergreenhiker! Posted May 2, 2003 Share Posted May 2, 2003 I looked along the road a fair piece today for your gps and around the cache area. Nothing. It might help future seekers if you can pinpoint where you parked. I imagine if unit fell off...it's not too far from where you had parked. Quote Link to comment
+makaio Posted May 3, 2003 Share Posted May 3, 2003 I lost my Garmin 12XL hunting a cache almost 2 years ago. I realized it before I got back to my car and we went back to hunt for it. Never did find it, even after multiple trips back. This was in a fairly busy park so it's highly likely someone found and kept it. I notified the Parks and Rec Dept. in the event someone turned it in, but nobody ever did. If the cache is within a managed area, contact the proper authorities and leave you name/number in the event someone turns it in. Depending on the type of unit, had you burned your name/number into the firmware so it displays upon startup? Did you have any type of indentification on/in the unit? somethign to consider should you end up buying a new unit. Good luck to you. ----- Matt K7MTO Quote Link to comment
+DustyJacket Posted May 3, 2003 Share Posted May 3, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Steamer's Wake:Well I didn't believe it was possible. We found the cache and left. Got half way through Carnation and noticed NO GPS. We went back and looked for a few hours, picked up three bags of trash but couldn't find it. If you find a Garmin Vista please let us know. Steamer's Wake 4/28/03 Did you add that info to the cache log? When I lost my GPS case, I added it to the 3 or 5 cache logs I did that day. 2 weeks later, a cacher found the case, saw my note when he posted his log, contacted me & mailed the case and the batteries back to me. Also, I altered tho copywrite page on my Magellan, so everytime you power it up you see: Propoerty of <me> <my phone number> <city/state> DustyJacket Not all those that wander are lost. But in my case... Quote Link to comment
Kelly's Heroes Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 After reading this forum back when people were searching and feeling empathy for the loss Zzzoey and I felt compelled to make the same mistake. GPS on hood, drive away, ugly realization, a return to the scene of the crime, and PRESTO. We got very lucky and despite the scratched casing all is in order. That was pretty excruciating, driving back and forth along that stretch of road with fear weighing upon our heart. But at least we made the find! Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted May 17, 2003 Share Posted May 17, 2003 Just yesterday I started to put my GPS on the roof to take my boots off and pound the mud off of them, and immediately thought of your plight, and immediately put the GPS into my pocket instead. Cheers! TL Quote Link to comment
+Criminal Posted May 17, 2003 Share Posted May 17, 2003 If you never find it, get a GPS V. They cost so much that you'll take better care of it. http://fp1.centurytel.net/Criminal_Page/ Quote Link to comment
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