• Geocaching Megathread
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I wagged second period to check out a local park for geocaches. Found nothing. Was dissapoint, but i may try finding another which is located near a local quay.
Just found the one really close to my home, it was in an official geocaching branded small metal tube with a note and log book inside. [IMG]http://filesmelt.com/dl/IMG_0644.JPG[/IMG] [IMG]http://filesmelt.com/dl/IMG_0645.JPG[/IMG] (iPhone has a horrible camera that refuses to focus on anything) Kinda cool that this has been hidden here for over 3 years next to my home.
Used to do letterboxing all the time on Dartmoor in southwest England. Going to give this a go tomorrow, should be a good laugh.
I've checked about a half dozen local caches thus far, and only found 2. the others... well, I found [i]exactly[/i] where the hints said (such as "in a fallen tree's stump") and such, but there was nothing there. I'm in it less for the caches themselves, but more for the whole "reason to get out and find somewhere new and interesting". found this abandoned baseball field in part of an old summer camp I used to go to a decade or so back. it's really creepy, but really awesome to see this kind of stuff in the middle of a wild tall-grass field. [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/daijitsu/4490790917/][img]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2746/4490790917_aa3f561f9b.jpg[/img][/url] I'll probably post more as I explore the area a bit more thoroughly.
A friend introduced me to geocaching over a year ago. I've done it about a dozen times and it's loads of fun. It's great for people like me who spend too much time indoors.
oh shit i used to do this. wish i had gotten more into it -- i have no idea if my GPS still works or not.
Am I the only one who thinks it'd be possible to make a userdriven Geocaching Gamemode?
Found the Geocache in the park near me, it had a geocoin in it, and I wanted it but a friend stole it. SO I bought him a 10$ pizza and got it in return. WIN! :)
So it's kind of like Assassin's creed/Mirror's Edge? Kick ass; gonna see if any are in my area.
[QUOTE=doommarine23;21182080]So it's kind of like Assassin's creed/Mirror's Edge? Kick ass; gonna see if any are in my area.[/QUOTE] What a comparison :v: [QUOTE=Bengley;20894363]I didn't take anything from it, there were just a couple of keyrings and shit, so I just popped the train ticket in and hid it behind the leaves again before cycling back home.[/QUOTE] Nice chucks :3:
Hate it when you are around the area it is, But some one has hidden it so you can't find it.
wow this is so interesting
Holy shit. I've never heard of this before, and I live in a small city in Sweden, and there's 263 hidden shits here. This is cool!
this sounds awesome! I gotta try it. look out for some in the Thetford area.
Had a quick look around but couldn't find any where it said it was :(
If you have an iPhone 3GS (the one with a GPS built in, don't think the 3G has it) You can actually get a Geocaching app which is pretty fucking sweet.
When I was in Pittsburgh a few weeks ago, I tried it with a friend, but it was nearly impossible with the free iPhone app. We went to Frick Park (hah), the second largest in-city park in the US. Even with clues printed off, it was so hard. The clues basically told us it was near a path, but not which path it was on or where it was in relation to the path. The iPhone would say we were 20 ft. from it, then 200 ft, and it's battery didn't last long enough to use it all the time. Made us sad, but at least we got some exercise.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKbNwrWxABQ[/media] A few days ago I went to search for a cache really close from my home. Found nothing, although I have a video to share. That's how Sweden looks.
Going on a 6 mile round trip to find about 15 caches hopefully! I'll say how it goes
[QUOTE=GrassyBat;21185911]When I was in Pittsburgh a few weeks ago, I tried it with a friend, but it was nearly impossible with the free iPhone app. We went to Frick Park (hah), the second largest in-city park in the US. Even with clues printed off, it was so hard. The clues basically told us it was near a path, but not which path it was on or where it was in relation to the path. The iPhone would say we were 20 ft. from it, then 200 ft, and it's battery didn't last long enough to use it all the time. Made us sad, but at least we got some exercise.[/QUOTE] The free app isn't that useful. The paid app is absolutely brilliant. It lets to list and fav caches, gives you caches relative you your position really lets you get stuck in. It literally lets you check for caches wherever you are. Hell you could be up visiting relatives and be all like "Oh snap! There's a cache like 1/2 a mile up the road" Worth the money, and it's made by groundproject, so you know by buying it you're supporting the whole geocaching organisation. I was a little iffy about a geocaching app, right off the bat it sounds like the sort of app thats going to be utter bullshit, so I was very hesitant to download it. It's such a damn useful app. Hell thanks to it I now know of 2 caches that I have walked past every day to work which I fully intend to hunt for next chance i get.
I have the iphone version, been using the free app to see how well the local connection works with it. (the town I live near is an AT&T black hole for no fucking reason). It ended up leading me to the wrong point (as I mentioned in my post with the picture on the last page), and I found the reason- From reading around the groundspeak forums, some people are reporting that some iPhones have a problem with reading coordinates on sundays. [i]SUNDAYS[/i]. :raise:
I haven't been out caching in a year and a half, I have 200+ finds from years past, and it's this thread that's going to get me to go out and find one today. Also, the iPhone GPS isn't very accurate. The app is meant to be used with a GPS unit to aid in "paperless" caching. Ten years ago when this all started, people would print out hundreds of pages of caches, then go find them. Quite a waste, people have since found many ways to find them paperless-ly, the iphone being one of them.
Oh yeah, I have no GPS, only a printed map and notes xD
[QUOTE=MrMISCHIEF;21190049]I haven't been out caching in a year and a half, I have 200+ finds from years past, and it's this thread that's going to get me to go out and find one today. Also, the iPhone GPS isn't very accurate. The app is meant to be used with a GPS unit to aid in "paperless" caching. Ten years ago when this all started, people would print out hundreds of pages of caches, then go find them. Quite a waste, people have since found many ways to find them paperless-ly, the iphone being one of them.[/QUOTE] I think you hit the nail on the head. If you're heading out into the middle of nowhere looking for high difficulty caches you will probably need to fork out for a good GPS. But even without the GPS it's still a super useful app that, as you said, makes geocaching entirely paperless.
[QUOTE=MrMISCHIEF;21190049]I haven't been out caching in a year and a half, I have 200+ finds from years past, and it's this thread that's going to get me to go out and find one today. Also, the iPhone GPS isn't very accurate. The app is meant to be used with a GPS unit to aid in "paperless" caching. Ten years ago when this all started, people would print out hundreds of pages of caches, then go find them. Quite a waste, people have since found many ways to find them paperless-ly, the iphone being one of them.[/QUOTE] yeah... I decided to use the google map on the site to find a cache, zoom in all the way, and just use that to find and place a pin on my iphone's map. more accurate than relying on the gps to re-re-re-re-triangulate. found a BRAND NEW CACHE on the site just down the street. Off I go :buddy:
[QUOTE=daijitsu;21190202]yeah... I decided to use the google map on the site to find a cache, zoom in all the way, and just use that to find and place a pin on my iphone's map. more accurate than relying on the gps to re-re-re-re-triangulate. found a BRAND NEW CACHE on the site just down the street. Off I go :buddy:[/QUOTE] Report back plz. Found a microcache today, Went to sign the log then suddenly realised that we had nothing to write with. So left a thumbprint with the girlfriends mascara, literally all we had on us. :downs:
I just realized that there's a Geocache at this secluded water holding basin I like to visit sometimes. Never noticed it, might check it out later. Cool stuff.
Ooh, I love geocaching. I built a super-powerful GPS out of a netbook and a GPS triangulation array, and it's accurate to within a centimeter. Had a friend code the software for it, and it still works like a normal netbook... With a very small SSD. Am I too much of a nerd? No idea.
[QUOTE=Cluckyx;21190333]Report back plz.[/QUOTE] FUCK. here's the note I left on the cache's page... and I was being polite with it. [quote]visited, gave up out of disgust. Interesting area, but overflowing with spiders and ticks right now. The cache name and description are misleading, as you cannot reach it from the Beck Road side, where the undeveloped roads and model house are. There is also a church nearby on beck which I thought the parking was noted to be, though it turned out to be that abandoned dirt road on the east side of the tree line, which took a little navigating around roads to get to. The first thing I was greeted by (aside from spider webs) was a hypodermic needle, presumably used. Thankfully the cap was placed back over it, so I only kicked it instead of being stabbed. The rest of the area was absolutely trashed, littered with hundreds of beer cans, styrofoam containers, and in one small section there were three extremely worn down chairs and enough SKOAL chewing tobacco cans to build a cobblestone path back out into the open with. as a newer geocacher, being led to this area was really off-putting, and instead of feeling like I'm searching for a hidden gem in a new and exciting place, I felt like I was being forced to help a druggie find his car keys laying around in his hangout. Would not recommend this to anyone who has to go out of their way, though I'm sure locals who pass by every day might find some interest in digging around old stomping grounds or something. If the canister is too easy to find, I can only presume it'll be vandalized or stolen before spring is through.[/quote]
[QUOTE=MrMISCHIEF;21190049]I haven't been out caching in a year and a half, I have 200+ finds from years past, and it's this thread that's going to get me to go out and find one today. Also, the iPhone GPS isn't very accurate. The app is meant to be used with a GPS unit to aid in "paperless" caching. Ten years ago when this all started, people would print out hundreds of pages of caches, then go find them. Quite a waste, people have since found many ways to find them paperless-ly, the iphone being one of them.[/QUOTE] So I did it, I went out and found two caches today, and ironically enough I used only my iphone. It turned out to be more accurate than I had thought from when I first tested the geocaching app. The main drawback to the iphone for caching (aside from needing reception) would be battery life. I have been on a couple of caches before that lasted 4+ hours, and there's no way an iphone would last for that long under constant use. But, for easier, local caches, I would recommend at least giving it a go. The more you do the better your "geo-senses" become. Even today, after not caching for a year and a half, I picked up on the "geo-trails" from previous finders. The bug may have gotten to me again, I am already planning on putting out another of my own caches.
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