+Amazingracer Posted May 8, 2004 Posted May 8, 2004 So exactly how much technology do you use to find caches? When i first started caching, i printed off cache sheets and entered cords by hand. And slowly beginnning to add more tech to my geocaching routine and nowadays to find caches I: create and download PQ convert PQ for use on Palm, Topo 5, MS Streets/Trips, and SA HH. Then upload info to GPS and palm. Look on Topo andd S/t to get directions and check on terrain. Then out in the field I use my Palm to pull up and get directions to caches. Anybody the same way? Quote
+Imajika Posted May 9, 2004 Posted May 9, 2004 (edited) I get pocket queries sent to me throughout the week. I use EasyGPS to send the entire list to my GPS. I use CMConvert to convert the .gpx file so I can upload it to my palm. I hotsync my palm with the new cache info and away I go! Cachemate is the best 7 bucks I have ever spent. I also carry a cell phone (a camera phone) and a digital camera. Edited May 9, 2004 by Imajika Quote
+TeamK-9 Posted May 9, 2004 Posted May 9, 2004 I usually have my PDA with all the cache pages. I also have my GPSr with all the coordinates for all the local caches in it. I have walkie-talkies, and a cell-phone. I also sometimes have a digital camera. And occasionaly I'll have a video camear... Quote
+Cache Viking Posted May 9, 2004 Posted May 9, 2004 I have my GPSr, Digital Camera and Cell Phone. Also see this thread Quote
+cache-man-do Posted May 9, 2004 Posted May 9, 2004 I'm very low tech with my magic 8 ball. "Ask again later" pops up and it could be a long day. ~Mark Quote
+Team Tecmage Posted May 9, 2004 Posted May 9, 2004 We have been using Plucker and ExpertGPS with Pocket Queries, but just added Geocaching Swiss Army Knife as an alternative. Given that software firepower, we load both GPSRs and Palm. We usually have at least one cell phone, and digital camera, as well as a compass. Quote
+woof n lulu Posted May 9, 2004 Posted May 9, 2004 all this high tech stuff !!! I still print out and carry the cache pages. There is something satisfying about being able to scribble all over the page.... But we do carry two Gps, two cell phones, a digital camera, walking sticks, a cooler, and tons of stuff we think we need to have along... Quote
+Brianslost Posted May 9, 2004 Posted May 9, 2004 I use GSAK to download to my GPSr and carry the cache pages with me. I would love to get a PDA and have all the pages there but its a little confusing reading what everyone is doing as everyone does it different. I ant to have all the information that is on the cache page: coords, description, hints, and a few logs. I'd like to be able to update that information from something like GSAK daily (meaning each time I am ready to go out). I'll keep watching, reading, and learning. Quote
uperdooper Posted May 9, 2004 Posted May 9, 2004 let's see....GPSr, digital camera, cell phone, personal protection device, and a krusty the clown bobble head on the dash. give me a signal antenna topper and i will be set. not paperless yet. Quote
+cache_us_if_you_can Posted May 9, 2004 Posted May 9, 2004 So exactly how much technology do you use to find caches? When i first started caching, i printed off cache sheets and entered cords by hand. And slowly beginnning to add more tech to my geocaching routine and nowadays to find caches I: create and download PQ convert PQ for use on Palm, Topo 5, MS Streets/Trips, and SA HH. Then upload info to GPS and palm. Look on Topo andd S/t to get directions and check on terrain. Then out in the field I use my Palm to pull up and get directions to caches. Anybody the same way? I'm a low tech cacher....we don't even have a cell phone. Here's what I take caching (just the basics): 1.GPSr 2.Pen 3.Notebook of coordinates and caching notes 4.Swag Quote
+Milbank Posted May 9, 2004 Posted May 9, 2004 GPS - Download to it using easyGPS Digital Camera Surefire Flashlight Printed off cache sheets Extra Batteries - AA for camera and GPS. Also extra CR123's for Surefire. Quote
adampierson Posted May 9, 2004 Posted May 9, 2004 1) GPS 2) Cellphone (with web access to read cache listing) 3) Large dental mirror to look in those hard to see places 4) Pen 5) Trade stuff Quote
+jjdubs Posted May 9, 2004 Posted May 9, 2004 (edited) I generally download the coordinates and then head off to terraserver.com to get an aerial photo. I zoom the photo to an appropriate resolution to see where to park, find trails if any and get an idea what the terrain is like. I'm waiting for geocache.com to launch their satelites with powerfull x-ray cameras that zoom into the cache so we can see what we are looking for---LIVE! JJDubs Merrillville, IN Edited May 9, 2004 by jjdubs Quote
+Mastifflover Posted May 9, 2004 Posted May 9, 2004 When TinyDiny and I go caching here is what we carry. 2 gpsr's 2 cell phones 2 pda's 2 mini mag lights 1 digicam I'm glad that we got into such a cheap hobby! Quote
CurmudgeonlyGal Posted May 9, 2004 Posted May 9, 2004 Well, I think I'm pretty low-tech, but not quite knuckles-dragging-on-pavement low: PQ GSAK it to get the 'smartnames' (no filtering otherwise) and upload it to the 60C and Palm (running Cachemate) If I'm caching on the fly (something local or only one or two cache out in the boonies) I'll just print out the page (2-up/no color), grab the gpsr and go. I don't have the patience for much else. -=- michelle Quote
+Red Clover Posted May 9, 2004 Posted May 9, 2004 I very recently went paperless, so my techno-geek factor has gone up yet another notch. GPS, Palm M125 (from ebay $26), GSAK to load into GPS, Cachemate for Palm conversion and loading. I also have a digital camera. Though I've stubbornly refused to get a cell phone. I talk on the phone for 8 hrs a day at work. I don't want to be reachable . Though I am thinking about getting one just for caching. Probably one of those pre-paid jobs. Quote
+New England n00b Posted May 9, 2004 Posted May 9, 2004 1) Garmin eTrex Legend. 2) Canon S50 digital camera. 3) EMS Summit backpack. 4) Camelback 3 liter hydration unit (not the pack). 5) Lensatic Compass. 6) Resurrected-from-the-dead Palm III with .LOC files for now. 7) Freakin' expensive hiking shoes I should have worn last time instead of my Walmart sandals. 8) Dollar store trade items. 9) Fair-to-middlin' pair of binoculars. 10) not on the trail - laptop with EasyGPS for processing .LOC files 11) Just sent in a check (*sigh* ) for a Groundspeak account. With any luck they'll process it quickly and not at a time when my bank account is low. Stupid merchant account. Ugh. 12) Cachemate, registered. Nice program. Also on laptop with CMconvert. Wanna gets: 1) FRS radio. 2) Hiking staff (it's on order). 3) More money. 4) Canoe or kayak. 5) Winning lottery ticket so I can quit work and geocache for a living. 6) Holster for -my- caching partner. 7) A four-legged caching partner. Not possible right now. 8) Pain medications. Lots of medication. Quote
+Renegade Knight Posted May 9, 2004 Posted May 9, 2004 My equipment is worth more than the car I carry it in. Quote
janx Posted May 9, 2004 Posted May 9, 2004 On a quick run all this fits in my Magellan GPS belt-pouch: GPS print-out for the cache pocket knife (I always have one) batteries compass pen On a fully prepared run: GPS compass batteries 2x 2-way radio pen print-out for the cache a few bits of swag first-aid kit walking stick I also usually bring a couple of scouts to sniff the area, set off mines, be eaten in case of emergency. How much crap do you really need, past a GPS? Janx Quote
+Alan2 Posted May 9, 2004 Posted May 9, 2004 1) GPS2) Cellphone (with web access to read cache listing) 3) Large dental mirror to look in those hard to see places 4) Pen 5) Trade stuff Hmmm. #3 might be useful for checking for ticks in, well, those hard to see places. I'll have to give it a try. Alan Quote
+garri Posted May 9, 2004 Posted May 9, 2004 1) GPSr 2) Palm Zire 71 (I download cache pages with Isilox and use builtin camera for locationless) 3) Digital stupid camera. 4) A pair of PMR radios sometimes 5) Cell phone Quote
+PDOP's Posted May 9, 2004 Posted May 9, 2004 My equipment is worth more than the car I carry it in. Mine too. Quote
+JohnnyVegas Posted May 10, 2004 Posted May 10, 2004 Magellan Meridian Gold runing Map send direct route Magellan Sport Track Map runing Topo software Magellan Sport Track Color running Map sen streets software Pocket PC for PQs Lap top computer purchased for caching while out of town Dig. Camera for get info at Virtuals Two flashlights for night caches Two head lamps for night caches Cell phone Ham radio Water bottle Titanium walking sticks by Leki Compass aka analog GPS [] Quote
+Brian - Team A.I. Posted May 10, 2004 Posted May 10, 2004 Well, lessee... GPS (today the 60C will become my primary cache-finding tool when it's delivered) PDA - PQs through GC.com membership, which I filter using Watcher, then run through gpx2html and finally synced to my PDA through Plucker. Pen - My favorite caching pen, is one given to me by Team GPSaxophone at last fall's Halloween Radioactive event. Swag - This is a "whenever I friggin' remember to pack it resource) Dihydrogen monoxide - This handy resource is stowed away in my Camelbak and used only when absolutely needed. Of course, if you count pre-planning, depending on the area I'm going to, QuakeMap, TopoZone, Garmin CitySelect, and Topo! are also used. If I had a laptop, you can bet I'd have it mounted in the cache-mobile with the largest possible PQ I could come up with for easy reference. Quote
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