geocaching

[wenwess]

Has anyone tried geocaching yet? Its a good excuse to buy a GPS and fun too.

 

[Viper GTS]

What is "geocaching?"

Link? Explanation?

Viper GTS

 

[webnewland]

ya, i'm clueless also

 

[pulpp]

i have no clue what "geocaching" is either.....

 

[wenwess]

oops sorry,

geocaching

 

[Viper GTS]

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Sounds like fun.

Not that I have time for it, but it still sounds like fun.

Actually, reading more, that sounds like a hell of a lot of fun. GPS is cheap, & it would keep me from getting my ass lost (which I can do quite easily).

Might be worth a shot...

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[Noirish]

yeah, i'll be getting all the valuables inside, then i'll be leaving a piece of rock or dry wood i find right under my shoe

 

[Pretender]

I see the potential for some serious $hit. Imagine some insane man placing 'cache' bombs around the world that when you open them they explode. I don't think this idea is going to work well..

 

[Viper GTS]

Pretender

Do a search for your zip code. I did a search for mine, & came up with 72 results here in northwestern Oregon.

It seems pretty popular already.

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[JohnnyKnoxville]

<< What shouldn't be in a cache?

Use your common sense in most cases. Explosives, ammo, drugs, and alcohol shouldn't be placed in a cache. Respect the local laws. All ages of people hide and seek caches, so use some thought before placing an item into a cache.

Food items are always a bad idea. Animals have better noses than humans, and in some cases caches have been chewed through and destroyed because of food items in a cache.
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Darn I was hoping to find a bottle of booze

 

[pulpp]

<< Pretender

Do a search for your zip code. I did a search for mine, &amp; came up with 72 results here in northwestern Oregon.

It seems pretty popular already.

Viper GTS >>



yup i did a search on my zip code which is in Lebanon, OR and 80 results came up

 

[Pretender]

ah cool, a cache in prospect park. I just walked by there today, wish I'd known....

heck, for most of these a gps isn't even necesary, just some mapping skills and online longitude/latitude utilities.

 

[cerebusPu]

GPS isnt as useful by itself. ya gonna need some mad skills with maps and compasses first. earlier this year i went on a 30 mile hike with a GPS. helped me not get lost about 5 times or so.

the best is GPS with conjunction with laptop on the road...or PDA on foot. I have yet found good palm software that can do contour lines or city streets.

GPS with cheap palm pilot in a water proof hardshell would be the bomb on a hike. having batteries run out would not be the bomb.