Help learning the GPS

[TevyeMember]

Anyone know of any classes or anything where I could get some help learning my GPS? Manuals are great but for us visual learners we need actual human contact when we have questions.

Thanks

[GrouseTalesParticipant]

Depending on where you live…Gander Mountain stores often have seminars at different times of the year. GPS is one that appears often.

I’ve also seen GPS seminars at boating stores such as West Marine in Milwaukee
area.

[kbrabandParticipant]

If you come to the WGA geo-picnic this coming Sunday at Lapham Peak State Park, I’ll bet you can find several geocachers who would be more than happy to give you pointers on how to use your GPSR. Most experienced geocachers probably know their way around their GPSRs better than most retail store salespersons.

[adminKeymaster]

If you have a friend with a gps, they could set up dummy “caches” for you. By setting up coordinates and trying to locate them, you will get used to trying to read it. I found the best way to figure out what my GPS can do is wandering around “lost” in the woods.

Another way is to cache with another team. Work together to get to the end. You can learn that way too. Special thanks to Trudy and the Beast.

[The Lil OtterParticipant]

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Originally posted by kbraband:
Most experienced geocachers probably know their way around their GPSRs better than most retail store salespersons.

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(hides).. I need help too on my features (grins).. look how I mucked up ‘Local Artist’ .. Thanks to Contemplation I have the readings set.. I have no Idea how he found it in the first place with the old readings.
~The Lil Otter

[MiataParticipant]

For goodness sake, after 900 finds you are having troubles figuring out your GPS?

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Originally posted by The Lil Otter:

(hides).. I need help too on my features (grins).. look how I mucked up ‘Local Artist’ .. Thanks to Contemplation I have the readings set.. I have no Idea how he found it in the first place with the old readings.
~The Lil Otter

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[The Lil OtterParticipant]

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Originally posted by kbraband:
I’ll bet you can find several geocachers who would be more than happy to give you pointers on how to use your GPSR.

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(raises her hand to volunteer) I’ll help him (grins).. will also teach him about BEARINGS. I still have trouble with that .. (now knows it deals with the 360 degrees on a compass but can’t do it on the GPS) I’d love to know how to set up a bearing target away from ground zero (I know there’s a name for doing that)
Oh.. and I didn’t do 900 caches (grins)…YET… All I have left undone (in my safety zone below hwy29) is just a cluster of SWern ones, a thin ribbon from Beaver Dam to Ozaukee County, and Door County.. so UPNORTH I’ll go before hunting season kicks in.
~The Lil Otter

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