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Thinking the same thing…. I hate to plunk down $$$$ for a drysuit, but it sure is looking tempting.
I have no experience with $MapPoint$ but I do recall that when transferring data between a Garmin unit & other Microsoft programs, the GPS serial data format had to be set to NMEA. This setting should be found in the Garmin setup menu.
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Originally posted by bnb:
I’m puzzled by the comment “Gore-Tex boots will not dry out once wet.” I’m assuming you mean that it will take awhile, but they will eventually dry out. Or do you mean *never*?
I guess that was not very clear…. the Gore-Tex will slow the drying process greatly. If the boots get wet inside, it will take a fan blowing into them to get them dry anytime soon. If they get water inside on the first day of a week-long camping trip, they will most likely still be wet the day you head home.
If you avoid conditions that would cause water to run over the top of the boot, it’s not an issue. When there are rivers or swampland to be crossed, shoes that will drain and dry quickly are a better option.
Gore-Tex is breathable but not as much as common fabrics. I highly recommend footwear with Gore-Tex for keeping outside water out. The heat issue comes with the fact that most of the Gore-Tex boots are also insulated, which is uneeded during the warmer months.
Many present-day cross country hikers are wearing quality shoes and socks that drain water well and dry quickly. This is more useful for continuous outdoor use, as the Gore-Tex boots will not dry out once wet.
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Originally posted by kbraband:
If you read the Leave No Trace article, you’ll see that’s not what the LNT people say at all.
Notice I referred to the fanatics.
Depending on who’s book you read, it has been said that human feces have a highly negative effect on the environment. Mostly, it is brought about by the un-natural products we consume in food and medications.
I’m quite happy with the old standard.
We are nothing more than another animal on this great earth. The “leave no trace” fanatics insist we should carry it out. I don’t see it happening. Much like wilderness hiking or camping, we find a suitable place and go. Thanks to a suggestion by another of our members, I went from carrying a small roll of TP in my pack to a travel pack of baby wipes. Good stuff.
The WGA does not decide where caches can or cannot be placed. Some of the areas you refer to may be NPS lands or DNR SNA’s. You should e-mail a WI approver with actual coordinates you wish to place a cache. He can better answer your question.
If caching is banned on these lands, this would include virtual caches. As a matter of policy, new virtual caches are no longer being approved regardless.
As for you placing a cache, there are no state boundry rules regarding who can place a cache where. As long as you have received permission from the land manager to place the cache, and it is agreed that you will conduct necessary cache maintenance on a regular basis, your “roots” are of no matter to geocaching.com.
I recommend you spend some time reading-
WI Approver- http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=0bc62ba5-e6d6-4d09-ab66-c54aa4d62202
http://www.geocaching.com/about/guidelines.aspx
http://www.geocaching.com/about/hiding.aspx
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/er/sna/bycountylist.htm
http://wi-geocaching.com/hide.htmlWhat I recommend you do right now is go out and find a hundred or so caches to get your feet wet and cause you to re-think what may or may not be a “great cache”.
Do you get the same error message even with the gps not connected to the cable? Your pc’s serial port is usually assigned as COM1 & 9600 baud. If this is set differently, I would expect the error message you received.
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Have you tried reseting your unit to the factory defaults?I.E. -select “Setup”, then “clear memory”, then “reset to factory default”
After confirming, the unit shout shut off & upon restart will re-initialize. Then give it a try.
Another possible reset options is with the unit off, hold the “menu”, “enter”, and then the “power” button- so that you end by holding all 3 buttons for several seconds. This works on a meridian, i’m not sure about sportrac.
[This message has been edited by Cathunter (edited 01-27-2005).]
Truth be told, I use all of the programs since each does something better than the other.
EasyGPS is great for a quick upload to a GPS.
GSAK is great for organizing caches by distance, type, etc. It is also useful for creating a list of caches along a route. I use it mainly for it’s ablity to export to file types that work with my collection of mapping programs.
I still use Spinner & Plucker for my PDA. I tried cachemate but it was soooo slow. Nor does it offer the customization of Spinner.
If all you want to do is upload files to your gps, buying GSAK is overkill.
My GPSr screen “freezes” in this weather. As it gets colder and colder, the display becomes lighter and lighter and eventually it looks like it is turned off. Today while hiking in the Kettle Moraine, I had to put it inside my coat for awhile several times to warm it up so the screen would be legible. My PDA is even worse.
My biggest problem is regulating my temperature. I can stay warm and will often find myself too warm. Take off a layer till i’m cold, then put it pack on. Repeating PITA cycle.
Short caching trips in and out of the car over & over are a pain too. I have found it best to just leave the car heat off or on very low. Try to keep body temp constant.
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I would love one the stats hunters to go down that list to see how many of those cachers have logged a cache in the last month or two.
Looks like a lot of dead wood to me.
Bump!
OK then-
How about making the first waypoint a cache containing a couple of the maps. Leave instructions that the map must be replaced before the hunters leave. I’ve seen this method used elsewhere.It would be easy enough to scan the map or another topo map and post it for all to use.
Artopsy was one of Wisconsin’s first highly original cachers. As great as his caches all have been, it is unfortunate that he has not been active. I would like to see all his remaining caches preserved- they are very worthy.
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