Geocaching Australia

Just as there was the episode with the sock puppet logging caches that "should be archived" a few weeks ago, we will also have a minority element within the geocaching community that think it fun to create a "bad" cache. How long before we have cacher vigilantes cleaning up the town?! :shock: :wink:

Geocaching has evolved and will continue to evolve, from what was probably an original "stick a tupperware container under a bush somewhere that's kind of interesting or in an area that hasn't got one yet"... I was thinking about this, it started out as hiding a container and posting the coordinate...

I thought this was a resurrection of an old thread from years ago. :shock: I reckon there were probably people thinking the same thing back in, oh, 2003?! :cry: I do agree though, I was out caching with a friend on the weekend and we got to thinking that perhaps we were getting to be grumpy old men....

nomad_penguin wrote:I am posting this from my iPhone

I was posting from my Nokia N95.

True, but if you're wanting convergance, why not replace your hand held GPS while you're at it?

I was informed today that there is now a geocaching application for the iphone. It's available from the iTunes store for $17.99 apparently. I don't have an iPhone but that could change if this app turns out ok. Combining phone with paperless caching means 1 less gadget to carry. http://www.ayefon.c...

That's an amazing response, what a great bunch of people we are!

Done, wish it was more, bit of a change in financial situation since that poll, spouse suffered a redundancy and now suffering baaaad morning sickness!

And if you can't find your unpublished cache again when you go to edit it, it's on your "Account" page under "Draft".
http://geocaching.com.au/my/#cachesdraft

You can put PDF files on the cache page now, so that might be an option.

I like finding caches, don't much like looking for them, bending down and peering in logs and under benches etc, but as soon as I find it those thoughts are forgotten. On to the next!

Most odd, I have not tried it out, but was under the impression that most units had a disable feature that rendered them useless above a certain speed/altitude, so as the units could not be used in guidence systems for less savoury activities....or is this an urban myth? My yellow etrex worked at >...

There was one of these put out in Sydney, the owner backed down when it was pointed out the cache would forever be annoying people at the top of their unfound caches list.

Now if only we could set it up as registered charity so it would be tax deductible, then I could afford to donate twice as much :D Actually, applying for grants might be a possibility, via the Incorporated State bodies. Woolworths does a Fresh Food Kids Community Grant to community groups that enco...

I'm using it with Trimble Geocache Navigator on my Nokia Mobile. Doesn't let me do any actual field notes but makes it easier to log them. Certainly a handy feature that saves looking up each cache individually.