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    my wife and i geocache,love the sport.
    we are ranked number 6 in average difficulty
    http://www.mygeocachingprofile.com/c...gs.aspx?sort=6
    number 8 in average terrian ratings.
    http://www.mygeocachingprofile.com/c...gs.aspx?sort=7
    we dont do skirt lifters or micro's unless they are hanging off the side of a cliff and rated 3/3 or better.
    when we started we did but swore them off.
    there are alot of tough micro's and nanos but we do it more for the adventure and excercise.
    boxer
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    A couple of friends and I just started. It's kind of reminds me of an old fashoned spy picking up a dead drop, lol. I enjoy it. Now I look all over the place looking for new places for caches.

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    The first time I geocached I enjoyed it. It was about 5 years ago, we went on a hike and found the items fairly easily.

    Last year we went on one in the city and maybe I am just a poor sport but I didn't care for the way people hid things. We couldn't even find half the stuff.

    Maybe I just enjoyed the hiking and looking under a couple rocks better.
    "The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental." John Steinbeck

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    This seems like an interesting sport. What do you guys recommend for a good handheld GPS unit?

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    GArmin Map60CSX, or any other Garmin with the Geocaching feature.
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    Fun hobby.....you can do close-by stuff in town, find interesting places while traveling or off-roading, or use it as a motivator to get you out walking, hiking, or biking and find some hides.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 3CTactical View Post
    This seems like an interesting sport. What do you guys recommend for a good handheld GPS unit?
    my wife and i use a legend hcx and a vista hcx both garmin.
    my garmin topo 2008 that i use for mapping places everything 500 feet off for some reason i use it mainly for roads and the topo but not for tracking or locating.
    i to lazy to update.
    oh yea always have a good old fashion compass no matter what and know how to use it.
    a good topo map and compass will get you anywhere
    always waymark your starting point

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    It seems like most recommendations I've got from people are the Garmin units, but I have also heard some really good things about the Delorme PN-40 - anybody here have any input on this unit or why the Garmin units consistently seem to get good ratings? Another questions I have is - do you have to purchase some kind of maps to download into these units or are they preloaded? Sorry for all my questions, I'm totally new to the world of GPS.

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