[Burton wanderers]

Recently purchased a Garmin Oregon 450 and n otice the geocaches that I download show the nearest to me when caching, this can be confusing as the nearest is not always the next on a series but further on in the series, I can usualy get by with this, but just finished a series where this caused a right headache! the names of the caches were all too long to show 1-9 numbers, I have not the best of brains when it comes to stuff like this! Is there an easier way, I know I can write the cache names/numbers down beforehand but then this isnt paperless is it?I would apreciate any answers and advice in simple terms please!

[Bear and Ragged]

Does the unit do 'Search By Name'

Or, write a list of the caches in order before you go out. So much for paper-less caching!

The other way is to re-name the caches with something like GSAK to help with 'search by name' (You can shorten the name)

[Walts Hunting]

Once again the answer is GSAK. Load the PQ and go to Tools/Options and in the lower right box called "conversions" type.

If the series is named ThisCacheSeriesNameIsWayToLong-1

Enter

ThisCacheSeriesNameIsWayToLong=CachSer

the result will be

CachSer-1 and all following numbers.

[BAMBOOZLE]

Walts Hunting, on 14 April 2012 - 03:28 AM, said:

Once again the answer is GSAK. Load the PQ and go to Tools/Options and in the lower right box called "conversions" type.

If the series is named ThisCacheSeriesNameIsWayToLong-1

Enter

ThisCacheSeriesNameIsWayToLong=CachSer

the result will be

CachSer-1 and all following numbers.

Much thanks for the tip.....this has been a issue for me also.

[Burton wanderers]

Thanks one and allfor the advice