How do you folks do the technology part of Geocaching and what would be the ultimate setup for you?
Here is the basics of how we do it and I was thinking there is surely a better way.
I have pocket queries that cover the state with a little overlap and one or two small blank spots. It took quite a few queries to prevent going over 500 and chance missing some. I update GSAK with the Pocket queries and it is the starting point for everything else. I use it to create a Microsoft Streets and Trips Map with every cache in the state and use Graig Given's info to create custom icons so I can tell at a glance what type of container the cache is. I export the GSAK database in different ways to feed GPXSonar which lets me export to Pharos favorites.
So here we go - Pocket Queries to GSAK to GPX Sonar to Pharos Ostia. And from GSAK to GPSr.
The ultimate setup for me would be a single tool to navigate in the vehicle, take me to the cache and manage all the waypoints in the state. A device that would download from the internet all current information, a large screen, and serves as a docking station for a GPSr.
Operation would be plug in a CAT5 cable, push a button to download updates, take the device which has a large screen to the vehicle, navigate to the cache site, remove the GPSr which is charged and loaded with current and nearby waypoints, and walk, hike, etc to the final approach.
Anybody got one of these?