chem1st Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Looks like good fun. Think I'm hooked before I'm started, going to go for one, but without gps. Think I may have walked past a few in the past without noticing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billythecat Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 just registered as a basic member - guessing i need to become a premium member for coordinates?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Nope, I'm a regular member and I get the co-ords. Eg: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=cdf53925-c2d8-4522-93e1-dca10b6cf20c N 53° 22.400 W 002° 34.150 British Grid: SJ 62230 86426 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billythecat Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Wow, i`m hooked!!! Kids love it too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_rudeboy Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 We do a bit now and then. First couple we did we managed to do without gps but then decided to invest in a basic gps. Bit geeky but good fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 I tried it a few weeks ago.....by putting the co-ordinates into Google Earth and then printing off an ariel view. The clue on geocacheing website said under the root of a tree. Never found it.....just came home covered in mud and with a cut hand dripping blood. It is a very popular pastime though, and gives a purpose to going out and getting some exercise. Many of my camping friends are in to it bigtime, to the point of asking for our meets to be in areas with lots of caches. I'm still resisting the temptation to buy a GPS.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tradescanthia Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 This caper makes trainspotting look interesting. Is it for real?? Do people actually Do this ?? It's certainly true about needing to get out more. Is a special anorak [with a health warning] required ??? Shame all the old assylums were closed, they could hold meetings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Lol at Nimrod. I'm not into it either, but had to give it a try to see what all the fuss was about, after reading about it. Apparently people place cahes such as a small plastic fireman, and he wants to visit fire stations and have his picture taken at each, and the pic posted on the geocaching website. Others want to be taken up mountains, visit the entire coastline of England, or visit campsites. Others are just there to be found and a log filled in to say I found it,lol. Still resisting buying a gps............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billythecat Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Lol at Nimrod. I'm not into it either, but had to give it a try to see what all the fuss was about, after reading about it. Apparently people place cahes such as a small plastic fireman, and he wants to visit fire stations and have his picture taken at each, and the pic posted on the geocaching website. Others want to be taken up mountains, visit the entire coastline of England, or visit campsites. Others are just there to be found and a log filled in to say I found it,lol. Still resisting buying a gps............ got a secondhand gps for sale if interested??!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foggy Eyes Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Apparently people place cahes such as a small plastic fireman, and he wants to visit fire stations and have his picture taken at each, and the pic posted on the geocaching website. Others want to be taken up mountains, visit the entire coastline of England, or visit campsites. You're confusing the actual geocaches with travel bugs (ie the fireman you refer to, but they can be anything, a coin, toy, anything really). People place the travel bugs in the geocaches, and other cachers pick up the travel bug and deposit it in a different geocache somewhere else. Each 'bug' has a unique reference code and so you can see its progress on the website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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