Geocaching Australia

I've been using Blackstar for several months now and love it! Pros: - It's free! - No need to convert to WPT through GSAK and OzE - just load up a GPX file - Doesn't appear to be any limit to the number of caches you can load. - All cache details, hints and logs are available on a second screen - On...

I have used many Sistema containers, and find that they are definitely NOT waterproof. You should only use them if the hiding spot is going to remain perfectly dry. They are also subject to condensation. Ammo boxes are excellent. Big and waterproof - hard to go past. My standard is a short length of...

I've tried Sistema's for years and they are not waterproof. They're OK if the location is dry, but if they are exposed to any moisture e.g. under a rock on the ground, or next to a watercourse they will leak. My standard container is now the 150mm drain pipe cache. Never rusts, leaks or cracks. I've...

I haved walked around the area near this cache almost every day for 5 years, and never seen a snake. However... http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?LUID=95388966-952a-4660-8c6a-4ed92a19e791 It's at about this time of year that I stop taking the dog into the bush. She's never seen a snake, and I'...

Looking at my records I was paying about on average about $1.15/litre for diesel in May last year. Now I'm paying about $1.45/litre - a 26% increase. I do about 50k kms per year, and average about 7L/100 km. Therefore total usage is about 3,500L. Let's say I paid 3,500L * $1.15 ~ $4,000 last year Th...

There's a number of ways to get around it:<br><br>

• - Make them for premium members only<br>
  - Make them more difficult, so only more dedicated cachers do them<br>
  - Put out micros (yuk!)<br>

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These days I mostly TNLN because it's all about the journey.

One of the competition items at our hang gliding fly-in at Tumut over Easter was to try and draw a smiley face of any size by flying it. At the end of the day they downloaded the track logs to see what they looked like. Needless to say, no one came close. Probably the best way to do it would be to p...

I can't believe that anyone could get that upset over a TB. It's only a game after all!<br> I agree with the sentiment that that we rely on the goodwill of other cachers. They are not our slaves. I say let the TB travel and let it smell the roses on its journey. <br><br>However I do understand if yo...

The problem with creating multis is that many people won't have a go at them, even if they are very easy. I have met cachers who don't load any multis into their GPS's because they think they'll take too long or be too difficult. Some of the ones they miss out on have been fabulous but simple offset...

Quoting bearings as magnetic is critical. I have two caches ("Need for Speed" and "Birthday Bridge Backdrop") that use bearings. One is a 100m away, the other is 150m away so it was important to state that it was magnetic. (Oops. Did I just give away some clues!) <br> Obviously I disagree with the s...

- you regularly risk your life (city parks at night, cliffs, snakes, spiders, tunnels, insect-borne disease, heat-stroke etc) just to find a plastic box full of worthless rubbish;<br> - you can't understand why your friends can't understand what all the fuss is about - even after you've taken them c...

Saw this article in the Mercury Times (Silicon Valley) today GPS researchers try to pinpoint accuracy By Dean Takahashi Ancient navigators once looked to the stars to find out where they were. Today, people are still looking to the skies for the same purpose, but they're getting the information from...

The things you find out if you ask...

Just have activate web access on my phone account I guess.
Although that costs money and in lots of caching places there's no signal.

Andrew

Not sure if this topic has been covered before but... I'm one of those cachers that takes printouts with me, and have been jealous of those guys that use Pocket Queries on their PDA. Since I don't have a PDA and would be worried about taking one with me into the bush, I've had a play with using Pock...