Hi I was going to try and start looking for some of the caches in the gardiner area and wanted to know if anyone knew if my garmin nuvi 750
that i use in my car would make for a good device for geocaching? James
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Hi I was going to try and start looking for some of the caches in the gardiner area and wanted to know if anyone knew if my garmin nuvi 750
that i use in my car would make for a good device for geocaching? James
I use the Nuvi 200 and it will get you there by car easy enough, but it is a little lacking in the off road department.
I used my Nuvi for my first 75 or so finds and still use it as a backup. My 670 doesn't have a compass function so if yours is similarly lacking you might benefit from carrying a handheld compass. I found that the biggest drawback of caching with the Nuvi was the short battery life and the inability to change batteries while I was out caching.
Yeaaa found my first cache today up at the new west gardiner travel plaza
Congrats! You know what they say: you never forget your first! :D
Welcome to the hobby/sport/addiction! Go to an event and ask question here. The best way to learn the ropes.
Yes I hope to try going to some events. My birthday is coming up soon and plan on asking for just cash I already want to get a hand held unit the nuvi is great in the car but when Ive been out and about I'm nervous that I may drop it plus getting a unit that's has some of the features more in-tune for geocaching than my car unit. There are some nice ones out there anyone have any suggestions on some of the hand held ones? some of the touch screen ones seem handy and easy to use.
I have Garmin's 60csx which is a few years old but an exceptional unit as far as accuracy and keeping signal lock and you can get them for a decent price now.Quote:
Originally Posted by brewmaine
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You should know that you can go paperless with the Nuvi.
That means you can put all the info from the cache page into the Nuvi right from the computer. No manual entry needed.
Something you want to think about when looking for a handheld unit is how many caches you can put in at one time. Believe it or not at some point you are gonna want to put all the caches from your area in one. That will be all of Maine for a lot of us and that is over 4,000 right now. I ca see that number going well over 5.000 this season.
Yes I'm aware of the paperless feature and am taking that into consideration while I look at the different models. lots to choose from for features just depends on what my wife will let me spend on a new gadget. I dont want to go too cheap and later on say I wish I had gotten one with that cool feature or something. I tend to do that.
Well you could start out super cheep. Get a bunch of caches under your belt and look at friends GPSrs and find out what you really want.
We really like the 60CSX. We had a GPSMap76 which was a good unit too and we gave that to our daughter when we upgraded.
True but making a good decision on one now will make me feel better than having to spending more money later on another model i might like better. but thanks for all the good advice it will be a little while before I have the money and decide anyways in the meantime I will still use my car nuvi 750 and just have to be careful I don't drop it.
Get a case at Wal mart or some place. They are in electronics. I have one and it is fantastic.Quote:
Originally Posted by brewmaine
I'll check it out thanks.
Go to a Pawn shop....Get a cheap handheld there. That will give you an idea of what you really need. A little yellow Garmin will do you for a while. I use my handheld Garmin Vista Hcx in conjunction with my Nuvi 200. They make finding caches a breeze when used together.
I've never used a nuvi, I just wanted to comment and say, that's an awesome shirt! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by brewmaine
so you like homebrew eh?? I think I recall a few people on this site that like beer... :D:D:D
I still have had great luck with my Tom Tom. Another alternative.
I still enjoy my kayakerinme navigator tag-along unit. :cool::)
:):):):) A lot more company than a talking black box on your dash! :):):):)Quote:
Originally Posted by Team2hunt
I love my Garmin Vista Hcx. It is waterproof and shock resistance. (I have used it in the rain and dropped mine onto rocks and into snowbanks with no ill effects) It has a high intensity antenna and will hold 1000 way-points! It has geocache features built in, as well. I would call it mid-priced. Not cheap but not expensive either.
I don't mind the talking as long as it doesn't get mad when I decide to take a different road. It gets a little irritated with me and then starts getting mean.Quote:
Originally Posted by hollora
Sheesh! Our old Garmin 60c used to "beep" like crazy if we didn't follow the route it had established. It wanted you to turn around and go back!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ekidokai
The Garmin 60csx is a little smarter - if you go a different way, in a couple of seconds it will compute a different route based on your new direction. It's a lot easier to get along with. LOL!