I'm not sure exactly what this thing does. Does it help you find regular geocaches that don't have one of these hidden?
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To use this Chirp you have to have a Chirp enabled GPS. It emits a wireless signal with a message. I use mine as part of a multi-stage cache where the coords for the next stage are picked ip from the wireless signal. You don't actually have to find the Chirp, just be close to pick up the signal.
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Think of it as an electronic stage in a multi-cache. You program the coordinates for the next stage into it plus any other info you want to convey. Once a capable GPS gets within 10', it will read the data from the chrip.
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You hide this in a geocache, and it will send out a signal that can be picked up by another gps. So you don't actually have to find it, you could have It so when you get within 20-30 feet it automatically gives them new coordinates. It would work really well in a multi cache.
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I use them for multi stage hides. The chirp would be programmed either with a clue to the next stage or for the final cache locations coordinates.
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.Some of Garmin GPS units have a feature that can "Read" the coordinates and information sent from the chirp, It is usually used as a stage in a multi cache
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No. They are just for making a waypoint. When you get within distance, your GPS will pick up the signal and give you whatever info is programmed into it.
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I have used this GPS for geocaching and hunting...it gets me within a few feet most of the time...even in tree cover....yes lat and long can be added using a waypoint..
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I'm not sure what all it really does, but I bought it to see and reset the trouble codes. It can reset some, but not all. I do enjoy the feedback on driving style.
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I'm not sure. I mean, wherever I was, I was able to zoom out and see a map, but not the best map I guess. I used it in the middle of nowhere in Oregon though. It always got me where I needed to go, it just didn't always tell me where exactly I was, if that makes sense. I.e., it directed me from point A to point B, but if I wanted to know what town I was in, or on what road, that information wasn't always on the screen. Hope that helps!
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not really sure. I've not seen it "capture" anything either. Maybe it's super fast and I'm missing it?
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This is a simplified GPS unit. It will show you latitude and longitude but it is feature / operation poor. It is meant as get back to where you came from in case of getting lost. It does have a compass. If you plan a hike / excursion a GPS is recommended. If you are a casual hiker who is afraid of getting lost, this backtrack simplified GPS will do.
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I only used it to find my wallet. It didn't help but the batter can be used in some calculators.
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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.
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For 2 years I have been using a 60CSx for geocaching using just the base maps that came with the unit. My biggest complaint is that there are too few details on the original base maps. Only major roads are shown and there is no indication of topography. Using the original base maps I usually must map out the way to a cache online before I head out. This has been working for me so far, but I have finally decided to upgrade to topo maps to make navigation to a cache easier as well as having road information when traveling. Overall, they're not necessary, but they sure are nice to have!
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Sorry to say I didn't keep it long enough to find out. Tried it once in British Columbia while on vacation but we never found the cache.
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I dont believe I needed one. I used it on www.Geocaching.com to download coordinates for caches. You just click on "send to gps" and it will ask you what kind of gps you have and then it links to your gps and downloads the coordinates. Sorry if this doesnt help.
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I bought mine years ago and used it for geocaching. I don't think it came with either.
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I do not know about Geocaching as I use it for backpacking. The maps are very accurate with respect to the topo lines water features and known trails. They do not contain all the human information that is on the 7.5 minute USGS maps which have much less information than the older 15 minute USGS maps. The software is difficult to use but given a set of coordinates I can place them on a map load it on a GPS unit and it will take me within 30' of the location
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All i can tell you is that i using my find i used google as my GPS to provide real time directions to a store i was going to . No problems the magnet seemingly had no affect. hope this helps
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It gives location by making your pc into a GPS unit. Basically an "antenna" for your pc.
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I have short time this unit, i have not that number of geocaches yet, sorry i can't help you
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I used mine to go out some walking trails out from my house. They are not marked in any way. Use the trex to walk out and followed my same path using the trex for the trip back. I love it. Have not taken out for many trips but had no problems following my return trip on a trail that I was not familiar with. I played with it a little around the neighborhood just to get use to it first.