Geocaching ... ? Would this be suitable for a way to do geocaching?
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It will work, but you can buy a stand alone GPS for under $200 that would be more suitable. You will need BeeLineGPS to get this to work. There are other programs, but I have tested it with BLGPS and it works. However, when I cache, I take either my explorist or my meridian gold.
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I use my 5915 for geocaching. I wanted one device that I could use everyday in the car (nav, music, pda-functionality) and then could pull out for the occasional cache. I really like the program GPSTuner for offroad navigation (no affiliation, just a happy customer). I also bought a little silicon case on ebay to protect it on the trail. If you do a lot of hiking, etc, then a dedicated, more rugged GPS is probably a better bet though.
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Download EasyGPS from Geocaching.com. I download waypoint to my desktop, then to the GPS. I also put them into my Nuvi with the same program. This reply is probably too late to help, but I just saw the question. Wayne Ables
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I have had an eTrex Venture HC for a couple of years, and it came with a mini-USB cable which works great for downloading caches directly from the computer. You have to download a little free program from the Garmin site first. Great little GPS for hiking or geocaching, not for driving.
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I use it for geocaching, and really like it. It interfaces with the geocaching.com site well. It has a lot of customizations that make it better than a cell phone. Make sure that you down load the manual. I would recommend the GPS highly. That being said, the only difference between the 710 and the 610 is the city maps. If you won't use it to drive (I don't, so I can't advise you on this) there is no reason to buy this model if the 610 is cheaper.
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It can, but it is designed for geocaching, so I would not really use it for anything but geocaching. I love it for geocaching though.
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I love mine and use it for geocaching a lot. The only issue I have had with mine is the scroll bar being close to the edge of the screen and hard to move with a fingernail, but a twig always works if needed. As I told someone else, the only difference between the 710 and the 610 is the street maps. if you don't plan on using it in your car, you might save money. Make sure that you download the manual. Most of the people who complain here have never tried to learn about it. Thirty minutes with the manual, and it'll be yours. You might even want to look at the manual before you buy. It's free.
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The key mechanism looks standard, so I'm guessing that would be possible. But perhaps a better solution is to program it with a unique code for "master" access. It has storage space for many codes.
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No, just get it interfaced to your laptop, start your software (Streets & Trips and DeLorme Topo North America both work for me) and it will find you. Even inside the house it found my location. This is much better than the GPS functionality in your cell phone. Well worth the price.
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I only use this for geocaching, but I think it would be good for hiking and bike riding too.
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It will. There is also included software to use it as a cache. However, I would suggest getting a faster drive. This specific one is very small and therefore makes speed concessions as a trade-off for size.
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footprint yes, but I don't think it can be used as a normal drive. it is for caching the physical mechanical hard drive.
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Create an account at geocaching.com. This will open up the geocaching world. From there you can upload to you GPS.
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Yes. It will also store specific locations and provide navigation guidance to reach a specific stored location.
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Thanks, Valdvogel...you gave me just the info I needed. Of course, the first inclination is to purchase an expensive NUVI, but it's good to know that an earlier hand-held works even better! We already have a GPS (Staples brand) that works great for road directions, but it uses wrong coordinates for geo-caching. It's just too difficult to"translate" the coordinates for every cache! Thanks again!
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I am not sure why people will answer with a "I don't know" and waste your time. If you use it for geocaching, it is very compatible. On the geocaching website, when you download a cache, it will ask you which communicator file you want to download. You only have to download this file once and it interfaces all future downloads between the site and the computer. There is a MAC version and a PC version. The PC version works well for me.
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WE bought this for geocaching and are dissapointed that it gets no closer than the gps on my android. It also does not update quickly. you have to walk to find out you are getting closer or moving away. I had planned to send it back but waited to long. Don't know about lat and long.
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Robert,This unit would satisfy your needs extremely well for geocaching. In the US where WAAS is available, I have achieved less than 2 feet accuracy repeatedly. I would expect less than 3 meter accuracy under almost any circumstance. The positioning capability with this unit may be more accurate than the units utilized to establish the original published positions of the geocache locations. If a sizeable difference is recognized, I would attribute the error to the original source.