Geocaching

Post by **balon!** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 1:57 am

Geocaching is a hobby/sport/activity that involves leaving a chache of some booty at a specified and hidden position (ussually a good hike away, but not always) and then putting its lat/long on the Geocaching website for other Geocarchers to find.

When a chache is found, you take out whatever was inside, sign the logbook (if there is one) and then put something inside in return.

You log in what you took, and what you put in and then move onto the next cache.

It seems like a LOT of fun, especially for someone who already loves to hike (like me.)

My question is what sort of GPS system I should get to use? The site lists some features to look for, but not any actuall brands.

Does anyone here hace a GPS they like more than others?

Any ideas anyone?

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 2:25 am

Balon, if you don't get any responses on the Watch, I know some families who post on some message boards I frequent on AOL who do geocaching as a family activity. I coud ask them what they recommend if you like.

Post by **balon!** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 2:27 am

Yeah! That sounds perfect! Please do.

Thanks!

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 2:32 am

No prob.

I'll go ask now...

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:04 pm

Balon I got a response to my question for you. I hope the answer is helpful...

Response: re geocaching

Post by **Waddley** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:22 pm

My family geocaches... it's one of the geekiest hobbies outside of computers that you can have

Anyway, my dad has a fancy-schmancy GPS with lots of little bells and whistles and such, but I have a cheap one. And it serves me fine... although his is fun to play with.

As long as you can get your location that's all you really REALLY need. Everything else is just gravy.

Post by **balon!** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 3:14 am

Cool!

The eTrex was the one I was looking at.

Wadds, any other gear you use?

I figure a compass with map of the area, in case the GPS craps out, but other than that, I figure it's pretty straight forward, yes?

Any good spots up around your parts 'o the old North West??

Post by **Waddley** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 3:58 pm

There are good spots literally everywhere but I'm not going to tell you where, and I certianly wouldn't do so in a place where muggles could read it.

You're pretty much set with the info of the cache and the GPS

I have a compass that I never ever use... but that's about it. Most of my caching is done in cities or suburban areas, since I don't go out camping much, so I don't ever have the compass with me then.

Have fun! Tell me if you get anything cool!

(I have a pin from canada that I love... that's one of my favorite things)

Edit: compass is a hard word to spell

Post by **balon!** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 7:00 pm

Coolness. It sounds like SO much fun.

But, ould you describe one of the Urban Caches for me? I'm still fuzzy on how/where you would hide one inside of a city.

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 7:10 pm

Balon, having never gone geocaching, these would just be guesses. But surely you've read mystery novels where the detective has found clues deliberately left behind to tease him/her? I'm thinking along the lines of:

Inside a crevice in a landmark or statue
Under the 'hallowed' out leg of a park bench
Stashed over the entry way of an old building

And so on.

I could be totally wrong, but it makes sense to me.

It's sort of like going hunting for a 'released' book in your town that you read about on BookCrossing.

Post by **balon!** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 7:39 pm

Mabye it's just my sleep-addled brain, but now I see.

Can't see how I missed that!

Post by **Wyldewode** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 6:55 am

Geocaching always sounded soo cool to me. Good luck, Balon!

Post by **balon!** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:23 am

Yeah I'll need it. I can't even win at Mad Hatter!

Post by **Wyldewode** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:46 am

Bah! I never could figure it out either.

Post by **balon!** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:50 am

Geocaching or Mad Hatter?

Cause to me, their one and the same thing. The exist only to piss me off.

Post by **Wyldewode** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 8:06 am

Mad Hatter.

Haven't tried geocaching yet. Gave up on Mad Hatter.

Post by **balon!** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 8:10 am

Wyldewode wrote: Gave up on Mad Hatter.

NO!

NGUNNGU!

Post by **Wyldewode** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 8:25 am

Are you okay? 'Cause you sound like you're choking over there.

Post by **Damelon** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 1:25 pm

Geocaching sounds interesting, I'd have to get a gps receiver first to try it though.

Post by **balon!** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 9:27 pm

Balon wrote:
Wyldewode wrote: Gave up on Mad Hatter.
NO!

NGUNNGU!

It's from my football years.

"Never Give Up Never Never Give Up."

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