Geo Caching

Don 944 LA · 10-02-2004, 12:22 AM

Does anyone do the geocaching ???

http://www.geocaching.com/

It's where people hid a stash of things and give gps coordinates etc.. to find them. Then you take an item, leave an item, fill out a log, then update internet data on the specific cache.
There are items that have been tracked all over the contry and even into other countries. Sounds like fun..

I figure that with all the GPS systems here, it would be a good topic..

xBrady · 10-02-2004, 01:16 AM

Done it several times. Not really something you can do with your car GPS. You go mostly off road so you need a hand held GPS.

Don 944 LA · 10-02-2004, 01:56 AM

Got one of them too

Magellan Map 410

carpcnoobie · 10-02-2004, 02:16 AM

A friend showed me geocaching and found a 'stash' in our favorite campground. It was a lot of fun finding it, seeing what others had left and then we filled in the log.

As you said, it can be tracked around the world and we did just that. Since we were in the states but we live in Germany we made sure we entered "Germany wuz here".

They leave some strange and funny things in there.

d_sellers1 · 10-08-2004, 12:49 AM

There were two geocaches at the base that I worked at when I was in Iraq. A few of them had popped up in different areas of the country. All of them were started by soldiers who had been through the area. The majority of us carry PSN-11 (Pluggers) which are Army GPS devices. (I always tend to be an instructors on how to use them.)

Derek

wi77iam · 10-08-2004, 12:43 PM

Geocaching in Iraq?

Don't think I'd want to do that.

d_sellers1 · 10-08-2004, 03:08 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by wi77iam

Geocaching in Iraq?

Don't think I'd want to do that.

Pretty much all the cache's in Iraq have been placed by soldiers and they are all on military controlled land/areas. I never did go out and look for the two on my base. Would have been fun.

Derek

SniperXX · 10-09-2004, 01:26 PM

That site makes me want to get a handheld GPS. There are a few just 1-3 miles from me.

carpcnoobie · 10-10-2004, 05:32 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by SniperXX

That site makes me want to get a handheld GPS. There are a few just 1-3 miles from me.

Got a good off-road vehicle.

CarPC goes geocaching.

bLindmOnkey · 10-10-2004, 09:27 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by SniperXX

That site makes me want to get a handheld GPS. There are a few just 1-3 miles from me.

If you have an pocket pc and a gps for it, there's a nifty little utility called GPS Tuner which you can use for geocaching. Check it out: http://www.gpstuner.com/ $35 sure beats $100-$200 for handheld unit.

tbird2340 · 10-11-2004, 07:42 AM

I've done a couple. A few years back I learned of that site and got a Magellan GPS 315.. I went caching once then sold the GPS because I never used it... Then about 6 months ago I wanted to get into it again so I got a SporTrak Map and went twice... Then I sold that to get money for my Carputer.. LOL

It is fun... Some people REALLY like it and it turns into their number 1 hobby.. Others (like me) think it's cool but like other things better...

There are however ones you can do that don't require handhelds.. That a carputer should get you to just fine.

mp3oplecarrier · 10-11-2004, 07:56 AM

OK, so who is going to plant the first 'car accessible' geocache then?

ppgt94 · 10-11-2004, 11:41 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by mp3oplecarrier

OK, so who is going to plant the first 'car accessible' geocache then?

There are a couple already. Most are not though. I searched for one with my laptop one day. I couldn't find it though. Someone might have stole it or and animal got to it. Have any suggestions on where a car accesible one would be? A bus stop or something like that?