Geocaching

[Traveller]

Does anyone do it? If so would you like to help me out with a favour for a friend from England?

[~TT40~]

I do =)

Only been doing it for a year...and havent for a few months due to morning sickness and then the heat... but I'm real into it =)

what do you need?

[Traveller]

well she is sending me a troll that she wants to get as far as possible from where it was found and then hidden. I was going to do it for her (and said troll is on it's way) but I have been reading up about how to do it and am completely lost. Not to mention I have no access to GPS . So I was wondering if I could post the troll when it arrives and you could do with it whatever you do with these objects?

[~TT40~]

I could, I have a gps, I haven't hidden one before though, wanted some more finds under my belt, but I know how and am capable of doing it =) did she say if it needs to be put in a current cache, or in a brand new one?

[Traveller]

she didn't specify but I guessed an existing location would be easier?

[~TT40~]

will depend. If it is part of a special event I can do it, or if its a travel bug I can do it and put it in someone elses cache. If not, I would have to make a new one.

I'll do it, just find out for me, because I don't want to intrude on someone elses cache, but if it is just a travel bug there is no point making a whole new one just for it.

[~Ash~]

DF and I have done it a few times - we've only found a a few local ones but it's something that we could really get into. I don't really know too much about the whole thing - the guys that DF works with are right into it too.



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[Astrolady]

As Teirae said each of the containers are hidden. You could walk past a heap in the city every day and not know. We found a geo cache once that was a 44 gallon drum. That was a country one though LOL. Most of them have little prizes in them such as a match box car, key ring, whatever really. If you take something from the box though, you have to leave something behind for the next person.

There is also a log in each the caches that you have to sign to say you've been and then you come home and record it online on the Geocache website. Andrew's found 496 of them so far. It is a good thing to do when you're home bored with the kids on a weekend. If we do country ones we will find 6 or 8 in a day, but that will involve a lot of driving too.

To find them you do need a GPS and be a part of the Geocaching website. That way you can download co-ordinates.

[Bumperstump Cummerbund]

That sounds so cool!

[Bumperstump Cummerbund]

I've just signed us up Will hafta see if there's any around here, might even do one myself!

[~TT40~]

I've just signed us up Will hafta see if there's any around here, might even do one myself!

did you sign up to the australian site? or the us one? US has more on it, and most of the listings on the aussie one, you have to view on the us one anyway, so its good to be signed to both. the US one doesn't have the aussie trig points on it too.

let us know if you need any help, whats your username and we can be 'mates' I'm Teirae on both sites (not very original =P)

[Astrolady]

My boys have just gone to get a new one at park 20 mins away.

[Bumperstump Cummerbund]

The US one Teirae, didn't realise there was an Aussie one.

Oh this is so fricken cool, there's decoding and everything! And one a 5 min drive away - SO EXCITED!

[Traveller]

My boys would love to do this. Might price a GPS to see if it would be worthwhile getting one now.

[kimmi]

My DH has been wanting to try this for ages...... Maybe you've re-inspired us to get into it

[~Ash~]

Wow 6-8 in one day seems like a huge amount! We always just do one when we decide to go lol no wonder we only have a few under our belt. DD thinks its great and calls it treasure hunting - we let her replace and take a prize so she has a little treasure display happening lol.


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[Traveller]

A few of my UK friends are very into this but I don't have GPS so I have never given it a go. Maybe once I get a fancy phone I will introduce the kids to it, I think they would enjoy it.

[~TT40~]

yea you can get apps and use your gps on a smart phone. no where near as good as an actual gps though, (relies on phone service and internet connection so drops out and is very battery heavy), but they are handy to give it a go for a couple to see if it is worth you investing in a gps