Geocaching / open caching?

[Steven martin]

Friend told me about geo caching? Anyone out there tried it?

Opencaching.co.uk

Looks like a fun way to get lost...

S

 

[Licramite]

its a bit like golf - a good walk spoilt.

actually its ok, I've done it once and if you find walking boring it kind of gives it purpose.

mate of mine is well into it, it does involve scrabbling around in the bushes allot.

and you can do it on your bike to, I regularly pass what I now know to be gio-cash containers (I always thought they was drug money holders so stayed well clear - I've seen no country for old men)

 

[Andy_R]

Geocaching nut here

It's not a good walk spoilt, it's a good way of discovering new walks, and there a also quite a few circulars designed for cyclists too. It's also a great way to keep the kids interested in the outdoors, which can't be a bad thing!

www.Geocaching.com

 

[Licramite]

I can see how it can be addictive and it does keep people intersted in the walk. - it can also take you on very unfamiliar routes,

My wife always complains I keep turning our walks into route marches - 12miles 3 hours - go - (old habits)

Steve I was looking at your photo on the turbo, you need to raise your seat and lower your handlebars, get more into an aero-position you will spin much faster, I actually have aerobars fitted to my turbo , you can really dance on the peddles as lance put it.

 

[Saluki]

I cache from time to time. We are in the middle of a non-caching phase at the moment but we do enjoy it when we go. We got a friend of ours into caching and he now drives us bonkers about caching and is seriously addicted. He's kind of choked us off caching at the moment as its his only topic of conversation and has been for over a year now.

 

[young Ed]

me and older bro found first cache the other day, in one of those 'old' public phone boxes
easy enough but a gps or smart phone gps may be needed for some of the harder ones
going to find some more soon
Cheers Ed

 

[Stantheman]

I have been dong it for a few years, It can take you to places you would otherwise not go. There is a smart phone app for geocaching which I use and it works well. Bit of fun and you can learn a thing or two about the area the cache is placed.

 

[Colin B]

Thought of doing it a bit back and now my wife's out walking a bit have downloaded c:geo again cos there's loads on the floop

 

[Pale Rider]

I saw a bearded bloke rooting around the wall of a crown court a short while ago.

A security guard came out and chased him.

 

[Steven martin]

I can see how it can be addictive and it does keep people intersted in the walk. - it can also take you on very unfamiliar routes,

My wife always complains I keep turning our walks into route marches - 12miles 3 hours - go - (old habits)

Steve I was looking at your photo on the turbo, you need to raise your seat and lower your handlebars, get more into an aero-position you will spin much faster, I actually have aerobars fitted to my turbo , you can really dance on the peddles as lance put it.

Is this about me? the picture was a charity ride in our call centre (hence the wings).... I stupidly said I would be a fairy if they raised another £100, to which they raised another £200!!!

 

[Steven martin]

Thanks everyone... I have downloaded the app on my phone and am trying to get a friend to try find one this weeked... will update

 

[Dogtrousers]

I've not done any caching for a while, but I've recently got a new phone capable of running the app so I might give it a try again. I went off it a bit when micros (film cannisters) seemed to start taking over. Give me an ammo can any day.

I'm a fan of Geocaching's less popular and more nerdy offspring Waymarking. I'm forever screeching to a halt pointing gleefully "look! a Victorian postbox! a milestone! a village pump!" etc.

 

[Licramite]

we used to do something similiar long time ago on our orienteering marches, but we looked out for hambushes.

 

[Berties]

I've come across a few clues for munzee ,
Similar to geocaching,have got the app good for a afternoon off the bike with the family