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[Mark@Sea]

Geocachers? What do you carry?

Mark@sea with a Venture HC and a GI compass. New to the game.

[bteague2]

I did it for a couple years after they unlocked the GPS for civilians. But I don't do it anymore.

[Verne]

I dabble on occasions but other than a few around town I haven't done many.

I use a Garmin Zumo 550.

[enfield]

I have a couple of Garmins but haven't found the time and weather to do much yet.

Maybe this winter . . . .

[Kegger]

Garmins fail, but a map and a compass rarely do.

So I use a 1:50000 topo map and a standard lensatic compass.

[TNTitan]

I actually found a cache in Savannah GA by accident once.. does that count?

[-boatman-]

Garmin gps60cs in hand, Garmin gps18 plugged into the laptop on the road, cachemate software on a pda, and GSAK software on the laptop to manage waypoints and cache info on the other three things. Other useful things are a flashlight, multitool, camera, inkpen, hiking stick, and a firearm.

The closest I ever came to pulling a gun on someone was while geocaching late at night in the woods next to a rest area on I40 but that is another story.

[-boatman-]

I actually found a cache in Savannah GA by accident once.. does that count?

it counts if you logged it.

[hardknox00001]

Prepare to open fire on the ignorant one............

What is geocaching?

[strickj]

I signed up for it, and went on maybe one or two,but quickly learned its not a fun game for us lazy folks that doesn't like getting out of their vehicles

Prepare to open fire on the ignorant one............

What is geocaching?

Hide and seek for nerds.

People set up hidden" catches" in public places, and give gps cords. and hints on how to find it.

Once you find it you sign a log and maybe get a small prize.

[Farman]

I'm glad this subject was brought up.

A friend in NH gave me a travel bug to go to GA. A lttle help please. I'd meet up or mail it to you. Thanks

[LagerHead]

Garmins fail, but a map and a compass rarely do.

So I use a 1:50000 topo map and a standard lensatic compass.

Where do you get your topo maps?

[Guest clownsdd]

Garmin legend, nuvi, depending upon where I'm looking

[Mark@Sea]

I'm glad this subject was brought up.

A friend in NH gave me a travel bug to go to GA. A lttle help please. I'd meet up or mail it to you. Thanks

PM sent

[Oh Shoot]

Prepare to open fire on the ignorant one............

What is geocaching?

GPS/Map based "treasure" hunt.

Geocaching - The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site

Friends in 'Bama are into it, I've been on several with them. Last one was the probable burial ground of John Henry near Vincent, Al.

Another nifty one turned out to be the KKK state history plaque in Pulaski, TN, which is bolted face in to the wall on the original lawyers' office.

The better the "story" behind it, particularly if true, the better the cache, IMHO.

- OS

[hardknox00001]

Interesting. I had never heard of this before. Will click linkys and learn.