Comments on: Geomate.jr review http://gpstracklog.com/2009/06/geomatejr-review.html GPS reviews, news, tips and tricks Wed, 23 May 2012 18:40:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Rich Owings http://gpstracklog.com/2009/06/geomatejr-review.html/comment-page-1#comment-106481 Rich Owings Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:49:29 +0000 http://gpstracklog.com/?p=2353#comment-106481 There are several things that could be going on here: - It's not an electronic compass, so it won't point the correct way until you've taken a few steps. - Once you get close, be that 3, 12 or 20', you're within the limits of its accuracy. Stop looking at your GPS and start looking for good hiding places. - You can approach the cache from different directions for a visual picture of where it might be placed. - If you're a new cacher, look for full size, large caches first. Micros are hard! There are several things that could be going on here:

- It’s not an electronic compass, so it won’t point the correct way until you’ve taken a few steps.
- Once you get close, be that 3, 12 or 20′, you’re within the limits of its accuracy. Stop looking at your GPS and start looking for good hiding places.
- You can approach the cache from different directions for a visual picture of where it might be placed.
- If you’re a new cacher, look for full size, large caches first. Micros are hard!

]]> By: elizabeth http://gpstracklog.com/2009/06/geomatejr-review.html/comment-page-1#comment-106413 elizabeth Mon, 18 Oct 2010 03:31:20 +0000 http://gpstracklog.com/?p=2353#comment-106413 I bought this and have a hard time with the direction arrow. i tried it and it would lead me 3 feet this way > and then say 12 feet that way ^ and i couldnt find it??? I don't know, i really want it to work I bought this and have a hard time with the direction arrow. i tried it and it would lead me 3 feet this way > and then say 12 feet that way ^
and i couldnt find it??? I don’t know, i really want it to work

]]> By: Rich Owings http://gpstracklog.com/2009/06/geomatejr-review.html/comment-page-1#comment-83866 Rich Owings Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:06:25 +0000 http://gpstracklog.com/?p=2353#comment-83866 I don't think so. Not manually anyway. You can save one location (your car, home, etc.). I don’t think so. Not manually anyway. You can save one location (your car, home, etc.).

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