Hardware
From GPS receivers through to smart phones, here's some tips to help you get the most from your geocaching tool.
Maps for your Garmin GPS
| There are many commercial mapping products on the market, but did you know that there are also a number of free, and legal, maps available for you to download? |
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This tutorial will take you through a few of the options available, how to upload them to your Garmin GPS and you can make them better. |
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For most maps you will need: |
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Geocaching with Garmin Colorado and Oregon
The Garmin Colorado and Oregan GPS receivers have been built with geocaching in mind. Their ability to play Wherigo caches and handle GPX files make it a logical unit for geocachers.
But there are a few things to keep in mind when transferring GPX files into the unit.
When you connect the GPS receiver to your computer, it should appear as a mountable drive - similar to an external hard or flash memory drive. Double click on the drive to open it and look for the GPX folder - not the Geocache folder. Drag GPX file containing geocaches, typically a pocket query from Groundspeak or Geocaching Australia, into this folder. Eject or unmount the drive from the computer and restart the unit.
If the geocaches in the GPX do not appear, check that you did not copy across a zip file. A Groundspeak pocket query, by default, are zipped. You must unzip these before copying them across.