Comments on Gregable.: GeoCaching with Garmin Nuvi 350/360/650/660/750

Thanks for post - I didn't have a clue how to ...

2010-06-01T07:46:51.636-07:00

Thanks for post - I didn't have a clue how to go about this. Your instructions are easily understood by even me!

I've been using my Nuvi 300 for a while now an...

2010-03-08T05:18:10.695-08:00

I've been using my Nuvi 300 for a while now and I've just found how to get the thing to behave more like a handheld GPS with accuracy down to 2 feet.

1. I use the "go to coordinates" option [Where to - down arrow - Coordinates (enter coords) then GO]

2. When I am getting close I change the settings to pedestrian [Settings - Navigation - Route preference=off road - Vehicle=Pedestrian]

This gives the familiar purple line which is sort of like the arrow on a regular GPS

Now this is the clever bit. . . .

3. Tap on the bar across the top of the screen. A step by step navigation screen appears at the bottom of the screen

4. Tap on the step by step screen and another screen appears with a vertical division

5. As soon as you get close - say 500ft - (may be a bit closer) a circle appears with an arrow. It may be a bit closer than 500 feet - - try it till you see the circle appear at the bottom of the screen.

The arrow is really like the arrow on the regular GPS. It points at the cache location. And the countdown changes to show a 10 foot countdown (100 - 90 - 80 - 70 - 60 ) when you are less than 100 feet away, and then single foot counting (like 6 feet) when you are close (20-19-18 - -- 6-5-4-3-2) . the arrow point to the cache location.

This gives you as much accuracy as you would get on any GPS.

"The voice for All" - have you tried geo...

2009-08-14T08:38:00.180-07:00

"The voice for All" - have you tried geobeagle on android? Not from groundspeak, but it integrates nicely if you have a network connection going. The app totally rocks IMHO.

Since you work for google and love geocacheing as ...

2009-08-13T22:04:19.017-07:00

Since you work for google and love geocacheing as much as I love my Android and Geocaching lets get a Groundspeak program for the Android market.

If you use GSAK, there's a macro available to load...

2008-11-01T20:41:00.000-07:00

If you use GSAK, there's a macro available to load waypoints and description into your Nuvi for almost paperless geocaching (some puzzle caches require images).

http://pilotsnipes.googlepages.com/index.html

Proximity alerts, and having cache description, hints, last 4 logs for all the caches at your beck and call makes for a very distracting driving experience :)

Excellent post. Thanks for sharing your experience...

2008-02-26T08:07:00.000-08:00

Excellent post. Thanks for sharing your experience and detailed steps for using the Nuvi for Geocaching. I wanted a device that I could use mainly for auto, but also for light geocaching. With the excellent reviews of the Nuvi and your comments, it looks like I'm definitely in the market for a Nuvi.

If you have any additional insights that you've gained in the past year, I'd love to see them!