[davidteachey]

Geocaching is so much fun. It's not what you find....it's the finding it. My kids are crazy about it. And as stated above, wherever you go, there are bound to be caches nearby. We always go caching in the Wrangler, so that it seems all-the-more like an adventure. It really is good-quality family time when you're out hunting. Give it a try! www.geocaching.com

David

[minoritybobby]

i justdid my first one it was alot of fun

[rockaustin]

Did my first one yesterday. So very exciting!

[whitie_08]

is an old garmin etrex enough to participate???

[Lancerkath]

Originally Posted by whitie_08

is an old garmin etrex enough to participate???

Sure is, that's what I've used for 635 finds so far.

[whitie_08]

Originally Posted by Lancerkath

Sure is, that's what I've used for 635 finds so far.

you are right, today i got my girlfriend ans we found 3 with that etrex. it was a good time.

[notforsale]

So what are these "trinkets"???

[CraigAllen]

Originally Posted by notforsale

So what are these "trinkets"???

Anything that fits in the container! Mostly little dollar store stuff, I see a lot of golf tees, buttons, pins, nothing very expensive. Usually.

I have put one out and pre-filled it with tools, called the "Hwy 97 Tool Kit Cache" - take a tool leave a tool. It's been fairly popular, and of course no one really has to follow the theme. In other words, there are not many tools left in it, but some that are in there are ones that other people have traded.

Another one I have, called "Craig's Key Ring Cache - Or - The Road to Mammoth" contains, of all things, key rings for trade. I just went and bought a bunch at the dollar store.

Then there are what are called "Travel Bugs." These trinkets have a dog tag attached, which members can buy on geocaching.com. You buy the dog tag for a few bux, register the number on the site, attach the chain to whatever you want the Travel Bug to be, and set it free at a Geocache. Then as people find it and log their find on geocaching.com, you can trace its journey.

I have a Travel Bug I started off in a Geocache here in Klamath Falls on 6/16/2007 which is currently in France. The log shows it has traveled 6893.5 miles from where I launched it (Air miles, of course) and I can view a map on the geocaching.com web site that shows its route and all its stops. http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=887557

I enjoy the hobby, or game, or sport, or whatever it is... although any more I just sign the logs and don't bother to trade items, generally.

[MudDuck99]

when you go to the "hide and seek". How do you know if it has been found or not? Should i steer clear of Older ones?

[Lancerkath]

The same cache can be found over and over again. If the cache has swag, usually McToys or trinkets, you can trade. Otherwise, just sign the log book and rehide. If you want swag, just look for the larger caches.

[sstaurus]

Originally Posted by TinkerJohn

Geocaching=Using multibillion dollar US Government satellites to find Tupperware containers hidden in the woods!

---TinkerJohn---
Geocacher

Haha I like how you think. I've been reading more and more about this and it sounds like alot of fun... I'm thinking of picking up a PN-40!...anyone able to recommend a good GPS for us in Canada??

[KaiserSozez]

Just don't do it in a city or you can expect to be detained by the police. Damn geocachers shut down one of the gates at a base I was stationed at because their cache was under an overpass 50 yards from the gate. Someone saw them placing a suspicious package and called the cops.

[waterboarder]

Basically, it's littering, all in the name of fun.

Aside from that, it might actually be interesting if people used a map, compass and their brains, rather than electronic gizmo to tell them where they are.

It's also an atrocious use of ammo cans and drives up ammo can prices.

[Lancerkath]

You're both certainly welcome to your opinion, but don't knock it if you've never tried it.

[MTBjunkie]

all more the reason to get my GPS