Third, know that caches may be hidden inside things, and drawn out with an attached fishing line. Inside the knots in a tree or inside a metal fence post is a great place to hide a cache.
Visit Cacheboxstore to see some very unusual cache containers. Premium Members get instant notification when a new geocache is published in their, but sometimes even free members can get lucky and be the FTF.
And the FTF gets recognition on the cache's page, and often receives a small token. We received a ready-to-place bison tube with log for our FTF; we've seen other FTF prizes that include an unregistered geocoin or travel bug, a gold dollar, or a gift card to a local fast food restaurant. You never know what you'll get as the FTF!
You can place your own geocache! Read how to hide a geocache and the Cache Listing Requirements and Guidelines before you select your cache location. Be sure to use Google Maps to double check your GPS readings for your new cache, and then report a new cache. Your cache will be reviewed and published if approved within 2 days, and folks will race to see who will be the FTF! Now that you're caching, the next thing you might like to do is put some trackables into circulation.
What is a trackable? Visit Geocaching. Geocoins tend to travel by themselves, while Travel Bugs tend to attach themselves to an object, known as a hitchhiker We've seen Travel Bugs on a wine bottle cork from Germany, a plush Zebra bookmark from England, and a turtle keychain from Washington state.
And our daughter attached a Travel Bug to a Koosh Turtle that she tracks as it travels around the world. We started a pair of Travel Bugs in Seattle to race home to Philadelphia; one got lost in Montana but one made it all the way home in just over 2 years, and has since been to Denver and back!
Some of our favorite trackables so far are our geocoins, which have found their way all over the world, including Hawaii, two Canadian provinces and nearly a dozen European countries. Tracking them is an exercise in geography and fun!
For a list of online stores that sell geocoins, including some very inexpensive coins and travel bugs, visit Geocaching. First, make a photocopy of your coins and bugs, back and front, before you send them out into the world.
That way, should they get lost, you can make another copy, laminate it, and put out a "replacement" of the original traveler. Sometimes you'll be at an event, and discover dozens of travel bugs and geocoins in collections. To log each traveler individually would take forever.
There's a better way! LogThemAll allows you to type in or cut-and-paste the codes from multiple geocoins and travel bugs, and log them as "discovered" all at once. It's great fun to get together at geocaching events in your area. Nationally in the U. There are plenty of smaller local events, nearly always family gatherings at restaurants or parks.
Come join your fellow geocachers Also at events you'll often find drawings and geocaching coins and supplies for sale, ideas for creating your own camouflaged caches, and lots more fun. To find Geocaching Events, click on "Hide and Seek a Geocaching," and then scroll down to the bottom of the page for seeking geocachers and click on "Advanced Search.
Check them out - many are worth driving quite a distance to attend. Just this summer, we've been to a couple picnics and zip-lining with geocaching families! Everyone has an opinion on GPS devices, but the reviews tell the tale.
Features you might be interested in for your GPS include While this type of unit sounds ideal, with the names and locations of all the geocaches in the U. To add caches, you may need to buy an extra-cost cable and extra-cost subscription to the data.
Caches are added daily Within a mile of our home in the last two months, there have been more than 2 dozen new caches posted. And at the same time, caches have been muggled, washed away by hurricane, or removed for other reasons. Don't limit yourself by purchasing a GPS that only has a fixed set of geocaches installed.
My friends in the geocaching community love to recommend GPSr units for their new and old geocaching friends. Here are a few favorites. Now including water-resistant body and world-wide maps, it's a great starter GPSr. Once you're more involved in geocaching, you'll want a GPSr that interacts easily with your PC, and offers more advanced features including a full-color touch screen and rechargeable batteries.
The Garmin Oregon T is a well-rounded device that has been recommended for several years. And for those who can afford it, the newest Garmin Monterra wifi-enabled GPSr is lighter than the rest, and has all the features you can imagine, including a built-in camera and dual battery system rechargeable or AA batteries, for when you run out of juice in the middle of the woods , holds millions of caches.
I covet this GPS! Why all Garmin devices, you might ask? Reliability and time in the marketplace. There are other GPSr units, but none that are recommended as often, at least not in the geocaching groups in our state and several nearby. The advertising t-shirt oft seen at geocaching events says "Get Garmin or get lost. Are you considering a smart phone? Already have one?
Then you might not need a GPS at all, at least not until you get more serious about geocaching. The iPhone and Android phones are the most commonly used smart phones for geocaching. Have an iPhone? Iphone6 V GPS. Benefit of GPS device vs iPhone? GPS vs iPhone. Do I need GPS? GPS vs Phone App. GPS Or Smartphone. GPS device - can I use my iPhone6?
Smartphone not good with too many clouds. I have a GPSr and only because I go camping and hiking at a lot of places that doesn't have cell signal. If you're someone who does mostly urban caching or caches where there's at least 3G signal, a GPSr is unnecessary. I've got an iPhone 5s. When I try to use the compass for caching it never points toward the cache. I only know that I'm nearing the cache because the distance decrements. I wish my iPhone's gps would give me an accurate compas heading - I'd be able to stop using the gps With the right caching app, you can be completely functional offline.
You don't need a GPS unit in the wilderness either. Once the connection is restored, all of your data will be synced automatically. The app comes with a built-in compass that is very handy while navigating in unknown places. Moreover, it also hands over coordinated to various external apps like Google Navigation, Street View, Radar, etc. You can create a custom local list with just the caches you are interested in.
Searching for a cache in c:geo is extremely easy as well. Just open live maps which will show you nearby geocaches. Tap on a geocache and all of its details will be available. You will be able to know the size and type of the cache , its distance from you, its GPS coordinates, the date of its creation, the difficulty level of the terrain where it is located, etc.
Cachly is exclusive to iPhone and is not a free geocaching app. However, unlike Geocaching, Cachly does not require a monthly subscription. You can loin to Cachly using your existing account in geocaching. Since the app requires a fee, it offers a lot of advanced features.
With the Proximity alert , you will be notified every time a cache is within your radius. You can also search for a geocache on the basis of location, coordinates, date created, cache name, difficulty, size, terrain or GC codes. The Trackable Scanner scans all types of trackable and gives the option to view scanned trackable, save discover log or create a new log. Cachly is like the Facebook of geocaching apps where you can add friends and view their logs for an individual geocache.
Moreover, the maps have 2x zoom options for better readability. You can switch the High Power Mode on in the Settings to always keep location services on when using Cachly. Additionally, you can use OpenStreet vector maps to save maps offline. Since Cachly is considered to be one of the best geocaching apps worldwide, it offers to translate a cache description from any language to any language.
The main problem with the app is that it is simply not as beautiful and elegant as the official app. The price tag is also five dollars more than the official app. The app may be on par with the official app, if you can live with their font and image choices. It is by no means a superior app, so an extra five dollars does not make sense here. It is a notable app, but the official app is the one to get. Geosphere is less elegant than the official geocaching app from Groundspeak.
You are able to add caches from within the app through a built in web browser. The interface and usability of this solution is not the best. It works better than having to leave the app, but it is still a flawed way to add your caches. The app does feature a built in map and is highly optimized to help you find your downloaded caches. The app helps you understand how to use it through a series of how to videos. These videos can be accessed right within the app.
The app is comprised of five tabs on the bottom. GPS will tell you where you are and which way to go to reach the cache. This view also gives you access to maps. The map is implemented well. It provides a way to continually see where you are at and where you need to be going. You are given options between map, satellite, or hybrid modes. The target area gives you access to all the info you need to know about the cache. The search tab gives you the ability to search through your downloaded caches.
The data tab helps you download new caches to your iPhone. Overall it is great, but many will prefer the official app because of its ability to load up caches more efficiently.
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