You will need to become a 'premium member' ($3/Month or $30/year) of
Geocaching.com to receive .gpx files either individually for each cache
page, or in groups via Pocket Queries. The .gpx file contains all the
information found on the first page of a cache listing, including the
five most recent logs.
*G*eocaching *S*wiss *A*rmy *K*nife (GSAK) is an awesome program,
available for a 30 day free trial, and now $20 to register (still WAY
worth the $20!) With GSAK you can sort, weed through, manipulate, view,
arrange, and modify cache listings into manageable groups for upload to
your GPSr and/or PDA (you could probably get a decent PDA off EBay for
$25, or you could spend $350 for the latest model) .
For the PDA, you will need a copy of CacheMate (also has free trial,
currently $8 to register) to view the information uploaded from GSAK.
Again, you will have the co-ordinates, difficulty, owner comments, and
the first five finder logs as well as a space to record the date, time
and/ your/ comments for /your/ find on the cache.
Once registered both GSAK and CacheMate include free upgrades for life.
Both developers are constantly improving their products to include
user-requested features.
No trees are killed in this process, but a bunch of electrons are highly
inconvenienced!
Cache On!
Azpaul1 wrote:
> Since you mentioned mapsource, I am assuming that you have and using
> a Garmin gps unit. The only gps that I know off that lets you download
> all the page info. is a Garmin I-Que.
>
> Until just recently, I too used your method of entering waypoints and
> in the last couple of months have, with some help of close friends, I
> have gone paperless. The answer sounds very complicated, but once
> everything is set up it is a snap to use.
>
> First, I set up a series of pocket queries that I run weekly. I then
> load them into a waypoint management database called GSAK (the best
> $8.00 I have spent, I might add).
>
> GSAK , allows me to load the waypoints into my 60C and the page info.
> into a PDA.
>
> Like I said earlier, it sounds complicated, but once everything is set
> up it is a snap to use. With the PDA, I don't have to carry a clip
> board full of printout's to rummage through for the info that I
> need and I can enter notes about the cache I just found.
>
> I hope this helps,
> Paul aka "AZPAUL"
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Debbie <mailto:maillade@cox.net>
> *To:* az-geocaching@listserv.azgeocaching.com
> <mailto:az-geocaching@listserv.azgeocaching.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 27, 2005 9:02 PM
> *Subject:* [Az-Geocaching] a better way!!
>
> I haven't posted much but I have been lurking for a long time. I
> know there has to be an easier way to have the caches in my gps
> with the info from the pages. Right now I put them on my mapsource
> as waypoints and download them into my gps when I am going
> somewhere. I also print out the page from the website to take with me.
> Can anybody tell me if there is an easier way to do it??
> Hope this makes sense!!
> Thanx
> Maillade
>
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