[Az-Geocaching] What does Garmin's "geocaching mode" mean?

az_pistolero az_pistolero at mac.com
Sun May 24 12:05:15 CDT 2009


We have a 76S -- mostly as an ATV-mounted GPS, it seems rather large.   
The extra memory would be nice, though.

az_pistolero

On May 23, 2009, at 10:14 PM, Jason Poulter wrote:

> 76csx is the unit ya want!
>
> jason
>
>
> Mark Fleming wrote:
>> I have a refurbished Garmin 76CSx for sale, complete with 2007  
>> Navigator
>> maps and AZ topo maps. Let me know if you might be interested!
>>
>> GoNorthWest (Mark)
>>
>> On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 8:13 PM, az_pistolero <az_pistolero at mac.com
>> <mailto:az_pistolero at mac.com>> wrote:
>>
>>    I suspect that means when I mount the newer GPS unit, I see a file
>>    folder of some sort I where I can drop a set of GPX files, and the
>>    GPS sees all the GCs, logs, etc and can display them?
>>
>>    Sounds handy...
>>
>>    az_pistolero
>>
>>
>>    On May 23, 2009, at 8:05 PM, loranwilcox wrote:
>>
>>        The newer garmin units Oregon and the Nuvi 500 use the GPX  
>> files
>>        directly with no conversion needed.
>>
>>        Team Sand Dollar
>>
>>        ----- Original Message ----- From: "az_pistolero"
>>        <az_pistolero at mac.com <mailto:az_pistolero at mac.com>>
>>        To: "Arizona Geocaching Arizona Geocaching List"
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>>        Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 7:12 PM
>>        Subject: [Az-Geocaching] What does Garmin's "geocaching  
>> mode" mean?
>>
>>
>>            My trusty old GPS-V gave up the ghost last week -- looks
>>            like the  display is gone.
>>
>>            The old GPS-II+ and GPS-III units died or were donated a
>>            long time  ago. Guess it's time to retire my Touratech
>>            mounts and break down  for a new GPS.
>>
>>
>>            Garmin's touting a "geocaching mode" on their units.    
>> Does
>>            anyone  know specifically what this means?  Is there some
>>            special feature  beyond an NMEA serial link included in
>>            these units?
>>
>>
>>            I don't use GSAK -- I'm on a Mac using MacCaching, in case
>>            that should matter.
>>
>>
>>            My interests are:  Great battery life, ability to load
>>            Garmin Topos, WAAS, 500-1000 waypoints, back-tracking,
>>            "Waterproof" or better, Durability.     Routing is
>>
>>
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