What type of GPSr do you use for Geocaching?

nowhere2Bseen · Post by **nowhere2Bseen** » 15 January 06 10:45 pm

Garmin GPS 76 at the moment... After a couple of teething problems ( wrong settings in gps) it puts me right at GZ even with some obstruction of satellite view

3BlindEyes · Post by **3BlindEyes** » 16 January 06 2:22 am

People are gonna laugh when they read that I'm using my Garmin StreetPilot 2610 for caching!

I did have an old Magellan Blazer12 but it got stolen in October, so I bought myself a xmas present - a 2610, as I've been wanting one for quite a while now. My sister has an eTrex Vista that I can always borrow for difficult terrain caches, but so far I've just used my 2610 with a 12v battery pack. A little heavy but good exercise hey?

aloysius · Post by **aloysius** » 13 August 06 8:13 pm

3BlindEyes wrote:People are gonna laugh when they read that I'm using my Garmin StreetPilot 2610 for caching!
I did have an old Magellan Blazer12 but it got stolen in October, so I bought myself a xmas present - a 2610, as I've been wanting one for quite a while now. My sister has an eTrex Vista that I can always borrow for difficult terrain caches, but so far I've just used my 2610 with a 12v battery pack. A little heavy but good exercise hey?

Good lord thats MAD!

I have Geko 201 for caching...and a 2610 for driving...the 201 is perfect...i can ever invisage a need for any more features as far as caching is concerned its the perfect package...perhaps a few more available WPTs would be nice......

Shifter Brains · Post by **Shifter Brains** » 13 August 06 9:41 pm

We have two GPSr the first one we had, and generally use, is a Garmin 76CS, originally purchased for marine mavigation and then we started geocaching. We then purchased a Garmin e-Tex legend as a backup and when Mrs Shifter is geocaching solo.
<p>If we heve trouble finding a cache with one we will use the second and try to triangulate the location.</p>

GeoScrubers · Post by **GeoScrubers** » 14 August 06 10:06 am

Shifter Brains wrote:If we heve trouble finding a cache with one we will use the second and try to triangulate the location.</p>

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What's the saying - a man with 1 GPSr knows exactly where he is, a man with 2 GPSr's isn't so sure

ozzie-jeeper · Post by **ozzie-jeeper** » 14 August 06 11:15 am

I use the Magellan Explorist 500.. Very happy with it.

Rabbitto · Post by **Rabbitto** » 14 August 06 2:38 pm

You can use GPSr's for Geocaching? Darn. I've been using a sextant. GPSr's, hmmmmm. This could save me some serious time.

HawMorFords · Post by **HawMorFords** » 14 August 06 3:49 pm

The HawMorFords use a Magellan Explorist 600 with Aust. Topo maps on the SD Card.

The Magellan is a very robust unit and hasn't given me too much trouble... it doesn't communicate to the PC anymore so it needs a trip to the west to get fixed up.

Apart from that it is terrific - esp. since the software upgrade a little while back.... there are still a few things that annoy the hell out of me and i am sure they wouldn't be too hard to fix - maybe the next s/w upgrade ? !

Eg: you can only have 200 caches loaded to a file and if you have more than one track file, it takes forever to load.... etc. etc.

Oh yeh, the compass goes a little pear shaped now and then and you need to reset the bloody thing and recalibrate (secret menu required).

For driving we have an Asus A636 with Tomtom - Love it!

Dik: · Post by **Dik:** » 14 August 06 7:24 pm

The problem with bumping a 3 year old poll on prefered equipment is that all the choices are 3 years out of date.

Maybe we need a new poll

Damo. · Post by **Damo.** » 14 August 06 8:06 pm

I think the options on a new poll would be too numerous! Quite a few Tom Tom + handheld users etc....
Anyone game to have a shot?

GIN51E · Post by **GIN51E** » 14 August 06 8:08 pm

give me 5min

GIN51E · Post by **GIN51E** » 14 August 06 8:27 pm

it says i've entered too many poll options, does anyone know what the limit is so i can try and cut it back.

Post by **CraigRat** » 14 August 06 8:30 pm

you only need 2 options:

1) A good one
2) A Magellan

GIN51E · Post by **GIN51E** » 14 August 06 8:36 pm

CraigRat wrote:you only need 2 options:

1) A good one
2) A Magellan

i hope you don't also own a Ford otherwise you have real problems

Post by **CraigRat** » 14 August 06 8:55 pm

GIN51E wrote: i hope you don't also own a Ford otherwise you have real problems

Don't you DARE use the F word here...It's a public forum

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