+JohnnyVegas Posted June 24, 2004 Posted June 24, 2004 I mount my GPS on a hard hat and have a short person wear the hard hat and walk in front of me, then I just tell them turn right or left and so on. I find this system to be quite effective, the only problem is that you have to give them water once in a while, or they call me a few days later claiming I new the poison was there. Quote
+Geo Ho Posted June 25, 2004 Posted June 25, 2004 (edited) I just carry it in my hand (top facing up since I have the little yellow eTrex). Same here . . . exactly! Happy caching and stuff! Edited June 25, 2004 by Geo Ho Quote
+Mastifflover Posted June 25, 2004 Posted June 25, 2004 I carry mine in my hand most of the time. After finding the cache it goes into the Nite Ize belt holster. I never set it down anymore as I have walked off without it too many times. Quote
+Pen-mawr Posted June 25, 2004 Posted June 25, 2004 Since I have owned my Magellan SporTrak Map for less than a week it is in my hands at all times while I scroll through the menus looking at all the different ways of telling which way I am going! On the very rare occasions I don't want to be looking at it, it slips nicely into my back pocket. MikeB Quote
+Webfoot Posted June 25, 2004 Posted June 25, 2004 I carry mine in my hand, unless one of my sons wants to carry it. For some reason, that bothers me, which means I think I need to get them units too. Quote
+Matthew1344 Posted June 25, 2004 Posted June 25, 2004 For long hikes with a pack and trekking poles, I'd like to rig up something to attach my eTrex to the top of a hat (I'd get whatever hat I needed to handle the job). I know it would look a little funny, but I can't think of a better place to maintain my signal when walking through wooded areas. Any ideas? Quote
+Webfoot Posted June 25, 2004 Posted June 25, 2004 For long hikes with a pack and trekking poles, I'd like to rig up something to attach my eTrex to the top of a hat (I'd get whatever hat I needed to handle the job). I know it would look a little funny, but I can't think of a better place to maintain my signal when walking through wooded areas. Any ideas? How are you going to see the display though? Quote
+Right Wing Wacko Posted July 25, 2004 Posted July 25, 2004 Up until now I've had my Rino on a lanyard around my neck. Yes I lost signal since the Rino's Lanyard clip caused it to hang upside down. I few weeks ago my rino got wet and quit working. Rather than pay the $85 to get it fixed I got a new 60c. So far I've been hanging it around my neck in the lanyard and because it stays vertical that way it seems to work most of the time. I just purchased an external antenna for it, and this weekend I'm going to test having the external antenna attrached to the top of my pack. We'll see. Quote
+LukeH Posted July 25, 2004 Posted July 25, 2004 How do people set their GPS down and leave it behind? Man you gotta be more accountable for something you dropped $300 on. Quote
+village-idiot Posted July 26, 2004 Posted July 26, 2004 Seeing that I'm an ex-truck driver and now I'm getting more of that nasty thing, exercise, my pants won't stay up unless I'm wear suspenders. I just hook my Vista in it's Garmin holster to my suspenders in front of my shoulder with the lanyard looped around the suspender as a safety item. I also carry my PDA in my shirt pocket and sometimes the Vista rides real nicely on top of it so I can see the screen. Quote
thorin Posted July 26, 2004 Posted July 26, 2004 "How do you dunk your dunkaroos?" jk So far it's completely handheld. Though I can see how it'd be handy to have it shoulder mounted on longer treks. Thorin Quote
+Colonel Carter Posted July 27, 2004 Posted July 27, 2004 Depending on my mood, either in my hand, a fanny pack, or the SG field vest I use for longer trips. I prefer the vest because I have an external antenna attached to the shoulder so this way the GPSMAP76S rides in one of the pockets. Mind you most of the time it's in a fitted neoprene case regardless of how I'm carrying it... Sam... Quote
+TeamK-9 Posted July 27, 2004 Posted July 27, 2004 The day pack that I carry when geocaching has a nice mesh waterbottle holder on the side. When bicycling or walking, I just put it in there. It works great, since my Magellan gets the signal in an upright position.. Quote
+fly46 Posted July 27, 2004 Posted July 27, 2004 I've taken a minimalistic approach to caching. Schwag and a pen in my pockets and my GPSr hangs around my neck so I don't lose it/drop it/etc... When I need a signal, I hold it horizontaly in front of me, when I don't need a signal, I simply let go. Quote
ju66l3r Posted July 27, 2004 Posted July 27, 2004 Trouble using the neck lanyard while you're walking? Toss the GPSr over your shoulder and let it hang in the back. It's not heavy enough to pull on the lanyard to the point of being uncomfortable on your neck (at least mine isn't) and it will still get a good skyview on your back. It'll say you walked backwards to everything, but the path is perfectly oriented. I do this while hiking and then just bring it forward in hand and walk the last few hundred feet to the path splits to reorient it "forward". If I'm wearing a backpack, it does even better at supporting the GPSr and giving it a good sky view. Quote
+Geo Ho Posted July 27, 2004 Posted July 27, 2004 Carry a GPS? No way . . . I let Mopar find the cache and then I sign the log. Hands free caching! J/K I just carry it in my hand (top facing up since I have the little yellow eTrex). Ditto . . . Anyhoo . . . happy caching and stuff! Afterall, that what it's about right? Oh! That and the numbers . . . it's all about the numbers. Quote
+JeepCachr Posted July 28, 2004 Posted July 28, 2004 It's always in my hand well hiking. When we get to the cache site I just put it down were ever, ground, rock, log, etc.... I do have a small belt case that I keep a digital camera in along with pens, batteries, trade items, etc... I have a rule now about never setting it down. One time it was muggled, I set it down and walked about 50 away to where my family was. I did catch up with the guy that took it and he gave it back. Another time I left it at a cache but someone else in my group picked it up without saying anything. I only went about 30ft before realizing it. Another time my brother left his at a cache and didn't realize it till we were about 4 hours drive away from the cache. Luckily we were headed back that way and it was still there when we returned at 1:00am. Quote
+Team Tillery Posted July 28, 2004 Posted July 28, 2004 Here's what I use: I either use the lanyard to sling it around my shoulder or detach the lanyard and attach the pouch to my belt. It can carry the GPSr, a pen, sig items & cards, and an FRS radio. Quote
BLUEFOOT Posted July 29, 2004 Posted July 29, 2004 I've carried my Magellan on my hiking stick for years. It works well for me. Quote
+TimInOhio and Brittany Posted July 29, 2004 Posted July 29, 2004 Like Stunod and others, I use the Ultimate GPS Case. I picked one up almost as soon as I started Geocaching, upon the advice of a local cacher that got me into it. I was using a Garmin 12 at the time. When I won a Magellan SporTrak Color last year, it quickly took up residence in the Ultimate case and the Garmin was relegated to a Garmin case that I picked up at Gander Mountain on clearance. It's not as roomy, but serves it's purpose to carry the backup GPS 12. Even when I am wearing my CamelBak, I still use the Ultimate Case and just drop the SporTrak in there when it looks like I'll need both hands or when it is straight and flat and I don't need the navigation help. Quote
+TimInOhio and Brittany Posted July 29, 2004 Posted July 29, 2004 Seeing that I'm an ex-truck driver and now I'm getting more of that nasty thing, exercise... Congrats, village-idiot, on getting some of that "stuff." As someone that recently moved to a desk job, I too am looking forward to making more time to Geocache and "stuff." Sitting at a desk in front of a couple of PC's for 8 hours is like anti-exercise! Quote
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