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I was surprised that I also got a jeep today in the mail, now I just need to find a place to drop it off.

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one paddle short,

That’s just crazy! Pines are one of the worst trees to climb, their limbs can be very large and still just snap off right at the tree without warning. This is going to damage the tree, there is no way around that. I personally think that if the cache hide is guaranteed going to damage the area it shouldn’t be approved, and that’s not even getting into the personal injury aspects of it.

There is no reason that cache is located so far up the tree, 8-10ft would have been enough to consider it a unique hide.

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@Team Deejay wrote:

@hogrod wrote:

a side note Garmin just released a new version of topo US, it’s called topo US 2008. it still doesn’t have autorouting ability, but a much needed road data update(every road is now named).

You mean that all the roads smaller than Interstates will have a name other than “Road”???

Yes, all roads that are shown now have a real name, not just “road”. you can use the MapSource Map Viewer in the upper right of topo 2008 page to check out the new maps, all the places I checked seemed to have better detail than the old version.

topo 2008(check out map viewer in upper right)
http://www8.garmin.com/cartography/mapSource/topous.jsp

topic about topo 2008 on the geocaching.com forum
http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=164099&hl=2008

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@Auntienae wrote:

We are also having issues with the oval “Bell” style – the lid opens by flipping. The hinge on this lid keeps breaking.
We too are seeking a better alternative.

I don’t think it’s a operator issue, but more of a quality issue. I had bought about 5 of these “bell” containers at once when setting up a multi, and I think two of them had broken lids before I had even left my house. I also had one of the magnets that came loose.
I ended up taking the magnets off of these containers and mounting them on the side of waterproof match holders, it worked but I would have liked a better option that is readily available.

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Everyone here is correct, garmin US topo maps do not include auto routing calculation data. you would need the city navigator V8 or NT versions to have the most current auto-routable street maps. routing the basemap is pretty much useless, it will take to to hwy exits that don’t even exist!

I would hold off a month or two to buy city navigator, garmin usually releases new maps every July/August so there may be an updated version coming out soon.
a side note Garmin just released a new version of topo US, it’s called topo US 2008. it still doesn’t have autorouting ability, but a much needed road data update(every road is now named).

Garmin topo 2008:
http://www8.garmin.com/cartography/mapSource/topous.jsp

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@Green Bay Paddlers wrote:

Sorry if this was posted already, but I searched under Onix and no topics came up.

Now if you would have searched Bushnell, you may have found my old post.
😀
looking at my old post I see this was originally suppose to be out in February, maybe they have worked out some of the bugs.
http://wi-geocaching.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=4771&highlight=bushnell

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When I saw this about six months ago I was also very excited( I also posted a topic on the forum about it). bushnell already has been selling the Onix 200 model and after reading some reviews I hope this is much better.

Besides bushnell making the onix GPS recievers, delorme now makes the earthmate PN-20 that can do aerial photo maps. There are Major flaws in all of these models so far, the worst being dismally slow map draw speeds. another issue I have is the aerial photo maps can be off by hundreds of feet in some areas.

I like it but I think I’ll wait until there are more options for models like this, a little competition from Garmin or Magellan may cause them to be cheaper or have even more features.

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@Team Deejay wrote:

@hogrod wrote:

I was reading online about bait boxes they are using out east to reduce the tick population, do they have any program like this in Wisconsin?

Why do you think the DNR lets us geocache on their land? Geocacher = Bait

I feel a bit like bait when I go into the woods, everyone else won’t get any ticks, I’ll pull 10 or more off of me! Seriously though in some of our red zone areas it would seem they would want to have some sort of control measures in place. There is a bit of info at the links below about the rodent bait method of tick control.

http://tinyurl.com/yvzzgu

or

http://www.doyourownpestcontrol.com/maxforce_tick_management_system_application.htm

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@Team Deejay wrote:

Jay, you are absolutely correct that Permethrin is a carcinogen. And, surprisingly, I agree with you that using it close to the body is riskier than getting bites.

DEET, on the other hand, is not a carcinogen and is generally safe. Some people might have allergic reactions to it, but in general, it is the preferred choice for repellants.

Deet does NOTHING to reduce tick exposure, you could soak them in it and they would still keep looking for a good place to bite. Permethin(0.5% mix) is considered very safe for humans. you do not put in on clothing that is close to skin, so there should be very little adverse effects. ticks that touch the pants you have used permethin on will usually curl up and die within a few seconds of touching the pants.

we eat and drink things daily that have also been found to be carcinogens(check your food & drink products for Sodium benzoate). Permathin exposure(0.5%) a few weeks a year is not going to kill you and your kids, though it’s great to be concerned. I personally HATE ticks, and don’t want to ever find them on me, so I would rather have some form of protection than nothing at all.

I was reading online about bait boxes they are using out east to reduce the tick population, do they have any program like this in Wisconsin?

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If your asking about transfering tracks from a PC to the card in the unit, yes its possible but useless. The 60csx can’t use tracks that are on the card, but rather only stores backups of its tracks(if you have the box checked) on the card in GPX format. it is nice though because you can clear the units track log and the backups are still on the card.
You can access these backup track log files by putting the 60csx in USB mass storage mode. TO use the 60csx in USB mass storage mode, go to main menu, setup, interface, USB mass storage mode(you can get out of this mode by pressing the power button). This option was added with one of the firmware updates, so if you are not seeing it update the unit firmware to the most recent one.

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@Jeremy wrote:

You first need to create a Lowrance USR file in GSAK by doing the following:

– Click on the File menu
– Go to Export
– Click on Lowrance USR…
– Set the export options, enter a filename, and click Generate

The next step is to copy the USR file created to a memory card… which is easily done if you have a USB card reader for your PC

This is pretty much exactly how I have loaded waypoints to the ifinder H20. I had GSAK create the USR file right on the card, that way next time I could create an updated file even quicker(since my pc always sees that card slot as the same drive letter & GSAK remembers the last creation location). Then you can even add a Lowrance button to the GSAK tool bar so its one button click to send waypoints to your card.

If I remember correctly once you have the waypoint file on the card your not quite done, you also need to load that file from the card to the GPS receiver.
In one of the many gpsr menu’s you have to transfer/Load the waypoint file to internal memory. I beleive you can have multiple waypoint USR files on the card and load them as needed(Internal memory is 1000 waypoints). you could have a USR waypoint file for each city, state, county, ect.

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I did get it working following a similar procedure as the first post on this topic. it’s new so I guess its still a bit buggy.
http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=164466

I have a non-premium geocaching account so I’m not sure if I would have got more waypoint info with the direct download on a premium account.
With my non-premium membership the cache loaded with the default blue flag icon and is named by its GCXXX number. The note field contained the cache name.

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seems strange but from what info I have found this plug in needs to be activated somehow, yet there is no mention of this anywhere. since this is new I’m sure more info will be coming…..

I was able to get the unit working on a garmin test site…. pretty cool, I was able to view my tracks and waypoints in google maps, and send waypoints to my gps.
http://www.garmindeveloper.com/web/communicator-api-0.5/apidemo/garminDeviceControlDemo.html

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This is very cool however I can’t seem to get it to work. I get an error about the plug in not being started when I goto garmins test page. has anyone else got this to work?

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In both my 60cx and vistaCX there is a trip odometer and an odometer. I always reset everything from the trip computer page, for there all you do is hit menu, and select reset. you will then get check boxes for what data you would like to reset.
if you reset trip data it will clear the trip odometer, or if you reset the odometer it will clear the main milage ticker.
from this menu you can also clear waypoints, routes, saved tracks, tracklog, max speed, and elevation data if you have the barometric sensors.

The way these GPSr calculate the odometer data makes it read slightly higher than actual mileage. if you want a more accurate mileage reading use track log data.

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