surfski1
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![[*]](./images/greenwave/default_icon.gif) posted on 5-7-2010 at 11:44 AM |
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GSAK Paperless caching with Garmin Nuvi Sat Navs
I got shown how to to this the other day and it really works well.
You need to be a premium member on Geocaching to make pocket queries first then upload them.
Full instructions can be found HERE
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nitroglysarine
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| posted on 5-7-2010 at 05:19 PM |
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Got a second hand reconditioned Palm IIIxe for £10 delivered, apparently you can send GPX files to it and use a free program to view the listings on
it. It doesn't have a gps but its handy and can store about 8000 cache listings on a 8mb storage.
Thought for £10 it was worth the risk to give it a go.
Will update if it works.
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Red_Kite
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| posted on 5-7-2010 at 09:16 PM |
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I bought a palm on ebay for Dan, it works briliantly and saves a lot of hassle in the field.
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nitroglysarine
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| posted on 14-7-2010 at 04:48 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Red_Kite
I bought a palm on ebay for Dan, it works briliantly and saves a lot of hassle in the field. |
Only irritating this is it has an IR port, so does my old laptop, the computer detects the Palm tying to connect but the computer keeps getting 'the
device actively rejected the file'
anyone have any suggestions?
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nitroglysarine
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| posted on 15-7-2010 at 07:28 AM |
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Got it working, little how to guide here:- http://blog.geocaching-wales.co.uk/2010/07/15/paperless-caching-for-20/
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surfski1
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| posted on 21-7-2010 at 08:32 AM |
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Personally its much better with a Garmin Nuvi as it alerts you the nearest caches when your driving with a ping, plus you can use it as a gps.
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nitroglysarine
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| posted on 22-7-2010 at 10:44 AM |
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that is quite handy, does it have filters to remove ones you've already found? Or that'd get irritating after a while :-D
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surfski1
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| posted on 3-8-2010 at 03:15 PM |
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You can do pocket queries for caches that you haven't found and then upload them to your Garmin Sat Nav.
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nitroglysarine
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| posted on 3-8-2010 at 09:18 PM |
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ah fair enough, so it doesn't just load every nearby cache, so it does require a pre-load.
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welshsprite
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| posted on 7-8-2010 at 08:38 PM |
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I managed to fit in a talk about GSAK during Mega Scotland. Finally feeling brave enough to play with it....
For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories - Plato
(It applies to us girlies aswell).
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