I am new to geocachiong. I have been wanting to get involved by purchasing a GPS unit that works well with geocaching. At the same time I need a new cell phone. I hear the i-phone works well but you pay extra to get turn by turn GPS service. The Motorola Droid has turn by turn for free............ Anyway's I am a complete novice at what to look for and what to avoid.... more »
I have never bought a new GPS receiver from a store. I prefer to pay for used equipment online. That said, I have bought two Meridian GPS units and each of them last two or three years before konking out. The first unit I think may have gone bad when I had it open to deal with a battery contact problem. I likely took apart more than I... more »
Been caching for quite a while and I've just been avoiding this question. It really doesn't make a hill of beans of difference... just curious. If I were to verbally tell someone the following coordinates, how would I say it? N43°39.053' W87°09.700' Would I say "North forty three degrees thirty nine point zero five three... more »