
6:46 am

March 20, 2010

backhiker wrote:
I have used an Explorist 400 for years geocaching and love it. This Explorist GC may be in my future, and pass the 400 on to my son.
Does anyone know if I can load my Topo 3D maps to the GC? I use my topo info alot since my favorite caching is long hikes.
Thx in advance
No, my understanding is that you can only use the internally pre-loaded maps that come with it.
David
6:36 am

March 18, 2010

13acres wrote:
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He's only 8 but loves to have the gps in his hands.
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I'm glad to see you are raising your son right. As a guy, he has a birthright entitlement to hold and control the GPSr, TV remote, game controller, etc.
geocaching name: cindy&randy
I (Randy) am the guy, and therefore entitled to hold and control the TV remote and of course the GPSr.
3:34 am

March 20, 2010

I can understand that, that is why I have 3 Tritons - I take the time to load everything in mine, the other two get loaded with caches and that is about it. I do believe that this new unit is going to have a lot of positives for Geocachers and would love to see my boss by one, so I wouldn't have to load his Triton every couple of weeks and I'm sure they're going to take what they have learned and come out with some more powerful units and I look forward to seeing what they come up with - but I'll stick with my Tritons for a while.
David
4:21 pm

March 22, 2010

He just needs to be able to get to the trailhead and around a bit. He's only 8 but loves to have the gps in his hands. If it's easy to use and can get you close it fits the bill. I still have my Triton and maps for me and my better half.
My 8 yr old can use the Triton without a decent map, pace around with it a bit, and give us the old 'found it' pretty quickly. It's priceless!
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