The Best Geocaching Gps: 7 Vital Elements To Look For

Today is treasure hunt day.

Quick check:
- Food? Check.
- Water? Check.
- Supplies? Check.
- Cache positions? Check.


So all that's left to do is grab your route, and head off.

Here's where your GPS comes in...

To make absolutely sure that every hunt is thoroughly fabulous, your GPS must be able to do the following:

1. It must find it's position quickly and easily.
When you switch on, the gps looks around, finds four or more positioning satellites and works out how far away they are. Using this information, it works out its own location.

It has a fair bit of work to do. And, as you can imagine, some GPS do this faster and better than others.

When geocaching, you want to be able to switch on your gps and see your position displayed almost immediately. You don't want to have to find a rock to perch on and a long stick with which to wave your gps about, before it finds itself.

2. It must be able to accept the coordinates of the caches you are hunting for.
So you know where to aim.

3. It must hold unto it's satellite lock, tightly.
It's no good having your gps tell you it doesn't know where you are, simply because you've walked under a tree, or a few clouds decide to make an appearance. You need to know that it will continue to guide you to the caches and back home.

4. It must give you information in a way that you find easy to understand.
You can have your position displayed on maps of varying detail, or just as a longitude/ latitude number.

5. It must guide you in ways that you find easy to follow.
Some gps just tell you the direction to take, others sketch a route, and others still can lay out your route in a 3-D, hello-holo-suite kind of way.

6. It must be accurate.
Worst case, to get you within sight (10 – 15 feet) of the cache. Best case, to place you right on top of the cache.

7. It must be rugged enough to survive knocks and falls.
You don't want your GPS breaking on your first expedition.

8. It must be waterproof.
At some point it will get wet.

(I know ... it's supposed to be '7' Elements ... but please accept number 8 as a bonus)

By: Tessa Green

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So which GPS find their position quickly? Accurately? Which are tough? Easy to understand? Where do you start looking? Have a quick look at www.squidoo.com/BestGeocachingGPS where you'll find top-rated geocaching gps rated against an expanded checklist. This will make it easy for you to choose your best geocaching gps .

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