Geocaching Australia

Right now I can't afford to buy any GPS but am researching for when I can. It seems to me that the cheapest way to be able to have a GPS for caching and also for the car would be to get the yellow Garmin Etrex H on special for $100 for geocaching and then buy a Garmin Nuvi 255 or Tom Tom Start or si...

Newbie here needing some hints on how this site and the groundspeak site work with each other. Do Australians log their cache finds to one site or the other, or both? Also, is there a combined database for where Australian caches are hidden or should we check both sites?

Thanks for the replies. Happy Chappies - thanks for the google maps suggestion - wasn't sure it would get me close enough but probably worth a try. Thanks for sharing your experience Yurt... I have been trying to think of a way to come up with the $$$ but I'm a student and need to put most of my res...

I just found out about geocaching recently and would like to get involved but don't have and can't afford (any time soon) a GPS unit. I'm wondering if anyone here uses a map and compass to find caches? Mainly wondering if its a realistic option. And if so, wondering where I can learn to use a compas...