Can i use Garmin Nuvi for Geocaching?
Friday, July 30th, 2010 at
12:08 pm
I just got into Geocaching. Can i use my Nuvi to track caches? The Coordinates seem to change even if i am in the same spot…
Filed under: Garmin GPS Discussion
Like this post? Subscribe to my RSS feed and get loads more!
You can, but it is not suggested. You need a handheld GPS receiver with a compass screen and a constant coordinate readout. An outdoor handheld will also be more capable of withstanding the abuse it will receive during geocaching. I consider myself careful, and I have dropped my GPS receiver on the parking lot and on rocks while caching.
I use a nuvi 200 to give me a route to the cache, then use my handheld unit on the trails between the car and the cache.
If you want to stick with the nuvi, check out a webpage a geocacher put together about how to cache with a nuvi:
http://pilotsnipes.googlepages.com/index.html