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I know what you mean too. I hate hints that either tell you that you don’t need a hint or say exactly where the cache is. It’s a hint, it is suppose to giv eyou a clue but not tell you exactly where
This could be done with http://www.virtualearth.com too.
Now only if you could show more than one cache on a map…
[This message has been edited by SirPoonga (edited 08-11-2005).]
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Originally posted by EnergySaver:
Just an observation … I think it’s funny that my simple little question (how many feet = a coordinate “tick”) has caused enough traffic to get a flaming folder symbol! I though I was going to get one answer from one person and that would be it. Ain’t forums a fun thing!
I know what you mean. I just want to find one too. But I know people will want to keep them. I think some people might be confused that the jeeps are for the contest but aren’t.
What GPSr do you have?
I like that suggestion too, download alot of waypoints. You can use other utilities like Utopia, GSAK, etc… to filter out the ones you want to search for when you are ready to search for them. You can find links to those utilities on the Texas Geocaching Asscociation’s website under Tools. There might be links here, I haven’t gone to the links section here in a while.
Because the earth is round, the W coord is going to be different from the south of the state to the north. The term for measuring distence via coords is called geodetics I think.
Grey, there are some more power external antennas, just a convinience I think. I had one, didn’t care for it. For older units like my old Garmin III++ I could see where it would help. The antenna wasn’t sensative when someone int he passenger seat of the car was using it.
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Garmin E-trex Vista
Pro: Lots and lots of memory (24 MB, load in the maps you want and forget about it)
Pro: Built in compass (Don’t need to constantly switch between compass and GPSR while hunting a geocache)
Pro: Built-in barametric altmiter (cool for in the airplane, check the pressurization)
Pro: Physically SmallerCon: Dinky Tiny Screen
Con: Patch Antenna (Complaints from Geocachers about use in heavy tree cover)
Con: No external antenna connector (must keep this on the dash in the car)
Con: No external antenna connector (crappy antenna? Tough!)
Con: Buttons on the side of the unit (IMHO) are physically hard to press.
I have the normal Etrex, I have my opinions on it. First, I thinkt he buttons are too easy to push accidently, I do that all the time witht he buttons being ont he side. NThe antenna is super sensitive. When I first got it I was playing with it, downloading waypoints and such. I had to go to the rest room. Well, I took my GPS with me. My bathroom is in the middle of the house, I was getting at least three signals with an EPE of 51ft within the house, WTF!
I have heard patch antennas are the best type, most of the do it yourself antenna sites are patch antennas too. Though quads are really good too.
Now, I do miss the mapping of the III+, I’d get a V if I had the money. But my Etrex has suited me fine for geocaching. I don’t think the scree is that tiny, it isn’t much differnt than the III+ I had. Now the geko has a small screen.
I have several hobbies. Number 1, the reason I own a GPS, is motorcycling (so I can find my way back home).
Otheriwse I do many things, play raquetball, play on my arcade games and teach others about arcades (http://www.arcadecontrols.com), fly R/C aircraft, tinker with cars, build stuff.
Yeah, I’m all up for hiding if it helps to get more people into it to make more hides I can find I actually have two ideas around Marshfield. I am working on putting one in a small park in town, it needs a true micro with the city feel where you have to be sneaky not to get caught finding the cache Also going to talk to my 2nd or 3rd cousin who is in charge of Marshfield’s School Forest, see if I can put a hide in there.
Anyway, I am just looking to see if there are others in central WI that want to go out. I have a pretty good eye for caching. The one I found today at Wildwood park wasn;t that hard, even though the coordinates were off about 50-70ft. It was fairly obvious where it was at. The key to caching is finding what is out of place. A piece of bark jammed in a try isn’t natural Maybe I can make better hides then. Make them look more natural or make alot of unnatural fakes in the area
[This message has been edited by SirPoonga (edited 06-20-2004).]
Well, I just looked at the wisconsin density map. Nope, like nothing in central wisconsin north of marshfield.
I live west of marshfield. I have found a couple of your hides on my way to minneapolis (where I have been living for the last 2 years). It probably won’t take me too long to clear out a 50-70 mile radius from here, there just isn’t much except by Wisconsin Rapids.
I am in the process of getting my new gps now. I will knock out the rest of marshfield in a day, easily.
I know there are a bunch in eau claire and wasau once you get out of that hour long trip range. Right now with gas prices that just isn’t economical.
[This message has been edited by SirPoonga (edited 05-31-2004).]
Just as a reminder, I don’t think I saw it. FRS is 1-14, GMRS is 1-7 and 15-22. However, most radios run 1-7 at GMRS power which means unless you have a GMRS license you can;t run those channels legally. 8-14 you won’t need a license for.
Lately on ebay in the GPS section ruggedized laptops that run like 200Mhz have been going for $40-$50.
If you have another serial port on your computer use that for the gpsr.
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