geocaching

Anybody going?

So proud of myself, found my first geocache (green bison tube)! Found two others today as well and ready to go hunting again tomorrow :)


Anyone near-ish to Collingswood/Cherry Hill area of NJ? Would love to meet up with fellow chachers and see what we can find :)

I just heard on the radio that someone found a "suspicious object" in a tree near a local recreation centre. They called the police. The police took pictures of it and sent the pictures to the bomb squad. The bomb squad said, "Well, it doesn't LOOK like a bomb, but better safe than sorry," and advised the police to call the military. (We don't have a bomb squad on our Island, so the military takes care of most explosive things.) The military came out, took a look and said, "That's not a bomb. That's a geocache."

I'm wondering what that geocache looked like to make someone mistake it for a bomb.

ETA: Link http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Treasure+hunt+package+sparks+bomb+alert+Colwood/6612573/story.html

I always carry AA batteries around with me for my GPS, my digital camera and my iPod charger. The problem is, I don't know what to store them in. I tend to toss the used ones in the bottom of my purse or backpack till I can either recharge them or dispose of them, but the problem is that when I buy new ones, as soon as I open the package the batteries fall out, and then I don't know which ones are new and which ones are used. Does anyone have advice on a good container for storing batteries?

Second question: have you ever found something unusual (non-cache-related) while out caching? I've discovered a few small, hidden parks that I didn't know existed before, and once I discovered a different type of cache -- a cache of stolen items. There was a pile of iPods, digital cameras, CDs, DVDs, and a few television remote controls(?) all stuffed in a spot in the bushes. I went to try to hunt down a security guard from the nearby museum, but they wouldn't leave the museum and the stuff was gone when I went back.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/biggest-solar-storm-since-2005-underway-will-peak-tuesday/2012/01/23/gIQAivH6KQ_story.html

This article says that a solar storm could disrupt satellite signals for the next coupls of days, including GPS, and some high-frequency radio communications. So be aware of this if you're out caching!

I just ordered all of this stuff on Amazon -- I only got this many to get the free shipping, so a lot of them were pretty much free.

Any creative ideas of what to do with this many bison tubes? I don't think I'll ever in my life get around to putting down this many caches.



Also, each of these has the smaller little plastic tubes inside.

Hi folks. I just posted the first episode of my new geocaching vlog, The Cache Diaries, yesterday. I'd love if some folks visited the video and let me know what they think. I'm hoping to commit to keeping this project going through 2012, but I need some people to actually watch the videos or I'll probably get discouraged. I hope you enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzqnIZoweio&feature=plcp&context=C36c9a65UDOEgsToPDskKBajMM5eCiTPnn9Jq0oijA

I have discovered that in my town there are at least a couple of caches that are, or at least appear to be, indoors. One of them actually requires you to go inside a coffee shop and ask the proprietor where it is. He's the one who actually "hid" the cache. It's sitting on a table in the coffee shop. To me, this is less like geocaching and more about promoting a business and getting people to buy coffee. Is this ethical?

Then there's another one that I'm not sure about, but my GPS keeps pointing at the building and telling me that the cache is 20 to 30 feet away, and that distance would take me inside the building. The building belongs to the Canadian Armed Forces and is open to the public only during specific times. Do people actually hide caches inside buildings? This is a VERY large building (about a square block in size) and I thought that GPS units didn't work indoors.

With both of these caches (assuming the second one is indoors and it's not just my GPS getting confused by all the buildings) you can find the cache only during business hours, which doesn't seem right to me. Not everyone can go out caching between 9 and 5 Monday to Friday. I'm on holiday from my job right now, but when I go back I'll be limited to caching on weekends.

Don't suppose there are any other Alaskan cachers here?

Just found this comm, so I thought I'd say hi.
I've been caching on and off since early April. A friend turned me on to it. So far I've found 8 caches- not a lot, I know, but I hunt as my schedule allows, and I've been working without a GPS.
I downloaded the official app today. Think I might go out and try it. I hear it's supposed to work offline, which is good for me because I'm totally reliant on WiFi for internet. No 3G here! ^^;

Anywhoo, I've said my piece, so that's it. If anyone wants to look me up on the website, my username is Runa Roma. Happy caching all! 

I have some rechargeable (nickel-metal hydride), but there life is too short, and my Geocashing partner do not like to have to change out the batteries so often. So I end up using alkaline.
I don't know if my charger is a bad one (Energizer universal charger).
Can old alkaline batteries be recycled? I have a lot of old ones.