CAM - Newbie Question

OhMelli · Post by **OhMelli** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 4:44 pm

Okay... feelin' a little DUMB here. I FOUND the CAM downloads... but... Can I get them into my GPS? I mean WITH all the information? Or do I have to manually put them in, and then make copies of all those pages to take with me? (I'm thinking it might be a GOOD thing I didn't get to start today...) (and where is the *scratching head* smilie?)

mmacfarland · Post by **mmacfarland** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 5:20 pm

What type of GPS and what type of computer do you use? Any program? There is a gpx file that can be used to load GPS.

Trainbug · Post by **Trainbug** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 7:44 pm

I am sure their are other ways but I use GSAK and if you do you just have to save the GPX file to
your computer and then open it using GSAK, I open to database 2013 cam, and from their download to
your GPS.
No matter how you use it you first need to save it to your computer.

cycleangela · Post by **cycleangela** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 8:04 pm

You can also save the gpx file to your computer and copy and paste that file onto your handheld gps (not sure if this method works with a standard car gps though). Most of the time, I use the GSAK method that trainbug mentioned, but there are other ways.

OhMelli · Post by **OhMelli** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 8:50 pm

Okay... I don't have GSAK... but my GPS is a Magellan GC. I'm thinking that if I just save them to my computer I CAN move them to the Magellan files. Thanks to you both!!! I'm off to TRY it!

OhMelli · Post by **OhMelli** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 9:12 pm

IT WORKED!!!
You guys are AWESOME!

Thank you!!!

SeeKPeeKRs · Post by **SeeKPeeKRs** » Thu Mar 21, 2013 9:18 pm

Wow, you learn something new everyday!

I have always just hand entered the coords into my GPSr and kinda run by the seats of my pants during CAM.

I usually end up printing out the info too.

Maybe having all of the info in the GPSr will make it easier .... we'll see though .... I can still find ways to go the wrong way and have to do a u-turn in the middle of the road ....

Post by **robert** » Fri Mar 22, 2013 6:26 am

Moving this over to the CAM forums

(<-time to get him a flat screen)

MDFirecacher · Post by **MDFirecacher** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 4:37 pm

I use GSAK with my Garmin so I can not comment on any other manufacture. You can review the owners manual for your GPS. You can also attach your device to your computer and see if there is a GPX folder. You can try copying and pasting the file in that folder.

OhMelli · Post by **OhMelli** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 9:54 pm

Okay... Time for ANOTHER dummy CAM question!

Shouldn't the pachyderm cache in Quiet Waters be published? I thought all the bonus caches were published. But I went to log that one today and it's not there... HELP!

_JohnnyCache · Post by **_JohnnyCache** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 10:30 pm

OhMelli wrote:Okay... Time for ANOTHER dummy CAM question!

Shouldn't the pachyderm cache in Quiet Waters be published? I thought all the bonus caches were published. But I went to log that one today and it's not there... HELP!

Here is the bookmark list of the bonus caches.

http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/vie ... 469bbd8995

OhMelli · Post by **OhMelli** » Thu Mar 28, 2013 10:50 pm

Thanks Johnny! I thought it HAD to be there...

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