Geocaching

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EatChex89

19-11-2007 14:54:38

So I'm interested in starting this little "sport" since I got a new GPS system.

Anyone here already involved? Seems like a fun little thing to do to get exercise and see new things.

J4320

19-11-2007 15:14:56

Link for those who have no idea what this is and are too lazy to search -

Geocaching[=http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching]Geocaching

I've never even heard of it until now. I doubt anyone does it around here. |

Cool though.

tjwor

19-11-2007 15:23:39

i've done it before, but never really got into it... just did a few searches locally...

I have a good friend that is in to it so i've gone with him a few times... it can be fun, but it is kinda boreing by yourself... just depends on your mood durring the day i guess...

ilanbg

19-11-2007 16:30:11

Sounds awesome but also sounds really lame.

i.e. cool concept, does not seem worth it to do.

Gigante

19-11-2007 18:04:38

It's pretty cool. I've done it before with my dad who does it. It gets better if you do complicated ones.

manOFice

19-11-2007 18:10:17

it sounds cool

jMuss

19-11-2007 19:13:36

My dad does it all the time he loves it. He says it gives him an excuse to go places he never would have. So in that sense its cool. Dont expect to find anything neat just have fun looking. Its crazy when you find out how these things are all over the place.

JOSHBOX

19-11-2007 20:53:36

found a geocache box once on top of a mountain by accident but I still signed the book.

ajasax

19-11-2007 21:30:21

I've done it for a while, but haven't had the time recently to go find any. I usually do it during the summer. I'm lucky enough to have a fairly active geocache community in my city and lots of different terrain to hide the caches. The find is definitely what makes it fun. Many different skill levels also.

You will want to look into paperless geocaching. It really helps not having to print out each cache page, saves trees, etc. I use my old Palm Zire and a program called [u6d154b90af]CacheMate[/u6d154b90af][=http//smittyware.com/palm/cachemate/][u6d154b90af]CacheMate[/u6d154b90af]

Lastly, the ultimate geocache program for your computer is [u6d154b90af]GSAK[/u6d154b90af][=http//www.gsak.net/][u6d154b90af]GSAK[/u6d154b90af]

J4320

19-11-2007 21:51:54

Weirdness. I'm surprised so many members here are familiar with this and do this. I'm also surprised that I haven't heard of it. shock

ajasax

19-11-2007 22:00:59

What's funny is the way I found out about it I was reading a person's blog or something about Linux and they mentioned Geocaching with a contextual link. I clicked it and I became side-tracked. Wanting to get into it, I used some gift money to buy a Garmin Legend. It not only comes in handy for geocaching, but I've used it on bike rides to plot my path, hiking, etc.

EatChex89

19-11-2007 23:04:35

[quote76a743fa68="ajasax"]What's funny is the way I found out about it I was reading a person's blog or something about Linux and they mentioned Geocaching with a contextual link. I clicked it and I became side-tracked. Wanting to get into it, I used some gift money to buy a Garmin Legend. It not only comes in handy for geocaching, but I've used it on bike rides to plot my path, hiking, etc.[/quote76a743fa68]

My Magellen Maestro has a add-on where you can install Geocache locations into the POI site. Actually, I found out about it off their site and I think I'm going to give it a shot when Christmas break starts.

manOFice

20-11-2007 05:07:47

hrmmm this makes me wanna give it a try. But i have a road gps... Magellen Maestro, not a handheld...

EatChex89

20-11-2007 20:36:22

[quote9e250cd6fd="manOFice"]hrmmm this makes me wanna give it a try. But i have a road gps... Magellen Maestro, not a handheld...[/quote9e250cd6fd]

mine is handheld/portable.

JennyWren

20-11-2007 21:26:03

I've wanted to get into this for a while. I really like orienteering and this is like that only on a much grander scale.

Big War Bird

24-11-2007 20:58:23

My brother does this, has a lot of fun with it.

Jams44

14-01-2008 19:48:03

I had the day off from school today and went! All I used was an iPhone and two friends. IT WAS FUCKING BADASS! I'm not even kidding, I've had the most fun we've had in ages. We did all the 3+ difficulty ones (only got in 4 for the day) but it was great. At one point, I was wading my hands in water (covered in ice), while it snowing, to look for a bottle that was on the border of a lake. It was ridiculous! I banked out with a geocoin that I hope to plant somewhere else in the future. This is great phone and everyone should do it!

EatChex89

14-01-2008 20:01:19

[quote3f94623008="Jams44"]I had the day off from school today and went! All I used was an iPhone and two friends. IT WAS FUCKING BADASS! I'm not even kidding, I've had the most fun we've had in ages. We did all the 3+ difficulty ones (only got in 4 for the day) but it was great. At one point, I was wading my hands in water (covered in ice), while it snowing, to look for a bottle that was on the border of a lake. It was ridiculous! I banked out with a geocoin that I hope to plant somewhere else in the future. This is great phone and everyone should do it![/quote3f94623008]

I really really want to go but am reluctant to do it by myself and really have no one to do it with.

J4320

14-01-2008 20:04:47

ur mom? that's who i normally do it with

EatChex89

14-01-2008 20:10:25

[quote5d45306ba6="J4320"]ur mom? that's who i normally do it with[/quote5d45306ba6]

she won't do it with me because she's so burnt out from going with you.

Jams44

14-01-2008 20:17:26

I'm going into the major Chicago ones next. I think it will be an adventure. To freak my friends out I'll find all the ones in like Cabrini Green so we can shivved for crack. It's going to be great.

ajasax

14-01-2008 21:23:46

Don't know if I've mentioned in this thread already, but consider signing up for the Geocaching.com premium membership. It's completely worth it. Only $3/month. I get it for the .gpxurl==http://=http:///url files that contain all the detailed cache info. You can also set up a pocket query that will find all caches along a route. That way, you can hit them all in succession. So...you're using the iPhone as the GPS [i6c9750050e]and[/i6c9750050e] cache page?

phriq

15-01-2008 09:29:05

This does seem like it would be something fun to do when traveling. However, I doubt there are many up in North Dakota where I live....Maybe Minnesota. liShrugli

ajasax

15-01-2008 10:07:49

Try doing a search with your zip code

http//www.geocaching.com/seek/[=http//www.geocaching.com/seek/]http//www.geocaching.com/seek/

You'd be surprised how many there are around you. It looks like your state has almost 500, which isn't a lot, but pretty respectable for the population.

phriq

15-01-2008 10:37:02

[quote92ed89848e="ajasax"]Try doing a search with your zip code

http//www.geocaching.com/seek/[=http//www.geocaching.com/seek/]http//www.geocaching.com/seek/

You'd be surprised how many there are around you. It looks like your state has almost 500, which isn't a lot, but pretty respectable for the population.[/quote92ed89848e]

Whoa, theres over 70 in fargo alone, sweet.

Thanks for the site man!

ajasax

15-01-2008 11:05:39

Yeah, no problem. That's in fact the main "official" site for geocaching. When I first started geocaching (before I had a GPS unit) I tried finding a couple caches using just Google maps. It was hard, but fun wink

phriq

15-01-2008 11:36:34

I dont have a GPS but want to get one soon, that would be fun to try though. I will have to do it. Thanks.

+1 Karma

Jams44

15-01-2008 19:59:12

[quote4dccccb228="ajasax"]So...you're using the iPhone as the GPS [i4dccccb228]and[/i4dccccb228] cache page?[/quote4dccccb228]

Ya, it worked out pretty well. My friend has his iPhone with the geocaching.com website with all the objectives and I had mine with Google maps and we would type in the coordinates. Ting is, it won't track you, so you don't actually no where you are unless you can tell from a satellite image (top view). With the hints though we managed to find everything.