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 | We found that rolling up a teeny piece of paper inside a nano takes a bit of practice (and a pair of tweezers doesn’t hurt,either,so you can wrap the paper around one of the sides). If you want to decrease your learning curve,take a look at this simple how-to from Box64.com: ************ [...] In this post on Choosing a GPSr (GPS receiver),we’d like to explain why or why not you may consider turn-by-turn directions. Units with auto navigation can guide you to a point with voice guidance. Few handheld GPS units do this well when it comes to being precise enough to geocache. You can invest in [...] In our weekly Tech Tuesday tip,we tell you how to use technology to help you geocache. When you look up a geocache on geocaching.com,you might notice alternative coordinates buried in almost apologetically small type under the main coordinates. They look like this: UTM:19T E 300347 N 4684268 What the heck is that,[...] In this Geo-Jargon Monday,we’d like to tell you what “TOTT”is. TOTT is… Tools of the trade. This generally indicates that some type of tool or instrument may be required to retrieve or gain access to a cache. The nature of the tool is usually not specified,but there may be hints within the [...] In our Find It Friday tip,we’d like to give you a clue about what to do when you get to Ground Zero (GZ,or the spot that your GPSr’s coordinates exactly match the coordinates of the cache listing). If you’ve been geocaching for any length of time (or if you’re a frustrated newbie),this [...] | ||||
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