MattM 0 #1 January 4, 2003 Who does this? I did it in the blue ridge mountains... it was so cool. i wonderin how long this will go on before peoplejust start stealing them.... http://www.geocaching.com Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phatcat 0 #2 January 4, 2003 Dude, you have to be more specific. I clicked on the link, but I'm to drunk to figure it out. Have a little respect for drunks, will you? We're people too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #3 January 4, 2003 It's been going on plenty long enough without people stealing them. Even if somebody wanted to destroy a cache, they would have to first own a GPS receiver, and then they would have to be motivated to actually go out and find them. Besides, the contents of the caches usually aren't very valuable. If you just want to do some petty vandalism, it's a heck of a lot easier to drive around with a baseball bat and smash some mailboxes. Myself, I'm at two found, 4 planned for tommorrow, and one really damn frustrating one that I just can't find. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattM 0 #4 January 4, 2003 here, you drunk m'fer Geocaching is an entertaining adventure game for gps users. Participating in a cache hunt is a good way to take advantage of the wonderful features and capability of a gps unit. The basic idea is to have individuals and organizations set up caches all over the world and share the locations of these caches on the internet. GPS users can then use the location coordinates to find the caches. Once found, a cache may provide the visitor with a wide variety of rewards. All the visitor is asked to do is if they get something they should try to leave something for the cache. Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #5 January 4, 2003 Quote here, you drunk m'fer Geocaching is an entertaining adventure game for gps users. Participating in a cache hunt is a good way to take advantage of the wonderful features and capability of a gps unit. The basic idea is to have individuals and organizations set up caches all over the world and share the locations of these caches on the internet. GPS users can then use the location coordinates to find the caches. Once found, a cache may provide the visitor with a wide variety of rewards. All the visitor is asked to do is if they get something they should try to leave something for the cache. And the point is...????__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #6 January 4, 2003 Yep! Lots of fun. Have only found about a dozen. but hope to get back on track with the fun soon. Might actually get one on the way to the DZ tomorrow (I've been eyeing it, but haven't taken the time to get out of the car and treck into the Ortega's). Have a friend, however, who's gone absolutely bananas with the game. He's found over 200 of them this past year! Always brings adventure stories with him to the DZ. His wife and 2 children love it too! They went out to a geocaching picnic and met with alot of other geocacher's in the area. Guess it kind of grows like another kind of family for those who are totally hooked. ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phatcat 0 #7 January 4, 2003 QuoteGeocaching is an entertaining adventure game for gps users. Participating in a cache hunt is a good way to take advantage of the wonderful features and capability of a gps unit. The basic idea is to have individuals and organizations set up caches all over the world and share the locations of these caches on the internet. GPS users can then use the location coordinates to find the caches. Once found, a cache may provide the visitor with a wide variety of rewards. All the visitor is asked to do is if they get something they should try to leave something for the cache. Hmmm, never heard of such a thing. I guess I must be a complete geek, dork, etc. for actually finding it interesting. Exactly how popular is this? I mean, if a person were interested, how likely could said person participate with any expectation of succes? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #8 January 4, 2003 QuoteAnd the point is...???? For me, it's motivation to go outside and walk around in a forest preserve for an afternoon. Finding the caches is fun, but sometimes the journey is even more fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #9 January 4, 2003 QuoteHmmm, never heard of such a thing. I guess I must be a complete geek, dork, etc. for actually finding it interesting. Exactly how popular is this? I mean, if a person were interested, how likely could said person participate with any expectation of succes? Head over to geocaching.com and punch in your ZIP code. I just ran the one in your profile (55337). Here is a map of the caches in your area, with the bullseye symbol centered on the zipcode. It looks like you have tons of local caches. I counted 16 within five miles. You are lucky. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattM 0 #10 January 4, 2003 QuoteAnd the point is...???? its really not that hard to understand is it? Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phatcat 0 #11 January 4, 2003 I'LL BE DAMNED!!! Who knew??? Really, I had no idea this whole thing ever existed. This is kinda cool Ya really do learn something new every day! I gotta check into this a little more - Thanks indyz! Edit - oops, thanks Mattm for bringing it up - should be very interesting in my neck of the woods Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattM 0 #12 January 4, 2003 Yea, like I said I did this in the mountains of NC... so much fun. Trying to find these little boxes with just a direction and how far away it is sounds simple, and somtimes it is, but can be very difficult. Not all of them have roads leading to them. The box we found had a "travel bug" in it, it was a gorilla toy on a necklace and its destination is texas. So, you take this travel bug to any other geocaching site that is closer to texas... so eventually it will get there. most of these include log books of who has visited the site and everything. pretty cool if you're an outdoors kind of person. Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #13 January 4, 2003 Looks like im going to be buying some batries for my garmin!!!!if my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN my site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phatcat 0 #14 January 4, 2003 Quote Looks like im going to be buying some batries for my garmin!!!! Geez, I gotta buy a whole damn Garmin!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #15 January 4, 2003 For those of you who frequent the Perris area, check THESE out. Perhaps during a (cough) weather day? (like we -ever- get any of those during the winter ) ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #16 January 4, 2003 Why was I not surprised to see a cache placed by quade? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #17 January 4, 2003 Quote Why was I not surprised to see a cache placed by quade? Be not surprised by anything. He's the one who got me interested in this game in the first place. It's touching to see the wuffo posts on that particular geocache thread. I've actually sat there and contemplated life quite a bit the past year. ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #18 January 4, 2003 I did it once, just to see if my GPS could find anything. I guess if you're keen enough to buy a unit and stomp all ove the hills, maybe you're nice enough to leave things as they are... maybe. tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #19 January 4, 2003 >And the point is...???? Well, for me it could be simply to do something else besides sitting in front of a computer all day. But that's what I'll do anyway, since it's -24C outside and I don't own a GPS unit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meridianjumper 0 #20 January 4, 2003 I am here in good old Mississippi, and I have been doing geocaching for a long time now. I like to try to find them at night. That makes for a more interesting trip. Blue Skies, Jeremy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #21 January 4, 2003 I still don't get it. __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #22 January 4, 2003 Ivan, Head over to Jersey Shore's DZ and look up my friend, Bunge. He'll 'splain it to ya. No, really, get ahold of a GPS unit, look up a cache on the web site, treck out and find it for yourself and you just might experience how fun it is! ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #23 January 4, 2003 Looks like an electronic version of orienteering. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meridianjumper 0 #24 January 4, 2003 Kinda treasure hunting. I kinda thought that I might set up a cache at a local Tittie Bar. That might be interesting. Blue Skies, Jeremy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #25 January 5, 2003 Quote Might actually get one on the way to the DZ tomorrow (I've been eyeing it, but haven't taken the time to get out of the car and treck into the Ortega's). Dang! The geocache I was after today got bulldozed under by freakin' developers. It's gone now. Guess, like anything good in life, you have to grab it when it's there and hold on. If you don't, it could be gone forever... ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
