How to find caches before a drive interstate.

voogoo_fish · Post by **voogoo_fish** » 14 June 05 5:17 pm

Hello,

I'm sure there is a good way to work out where caches are interstate (and on the way) before you go, but I'm new to all this caching.

I am driving from Adelaide - Melbourne soon and wondered what others did to prepare for caching on the way (trip breakup activities etc)

cheers

Voogoofish.

Geof · Post by **Geof** » 14 June 05 6:01 pm

Get a map. Look for major towns on the way. Do a post code search. Check the direction arrows. Look for logs stating "found on the way from X to Z". Print pages or write a few notes (my choice). It's always easyer the second time

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A great way to break the drive. Be sure to be equiped with a in car power lead (saves remembering 30km past the cache

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Also helpful if you have them : Laptop / PDA GSAK Geotoad etc etc

sparkky · Post by **sparkky** » 14 June 05 6:14 pm

I search for caches from my home co-ords with compass filters eg: east, north east using GSAK. You can also use the poscode search and distances.
Then I load those caches into ozi-explorer and manually scroll through the maps to my destination marking down all the caches that I want to do on the way.

Team Piggy · Post by **Team Piggy** » 14 June 05 7:08 pm

If you have Ozi-explorer or the likes and the mapping it is even easier, load all the caches in and look at what you would like to do on the way.

Mix · Post by **Mix** » 14 June 05 7:44 pm

I would map them on my laptop but if you have no map software try
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http://www.geocaching.com/map/australia.asp

voogoo_fish · Post by **voogoo_fish** » 15 June 05 2:46 pm

Team Piggy wrote:If you have Ozi-explorer or the likes and the mapping it is even easier, load all the caches in and look at what you would like to do on the way.

Ozi-Explorer??? is that accessible to me from the site??? is it the same site as suggested already?

cheers

voogoo

Cached · Post by **Cached** » 15 June 05 3:10 pm

when I get finished with my Dubbo logging, I might create a bookmark list of caches to do on the melbourne - adelaide trip. There are several, but not too many.

Geof · Post by **Geof** » 15 June 05 3:19 pm

Ozi-Explorer??? is that accessible to me from the site??? is it the same site as suggested already?

It's not the same.

http://www.oziexplorer.com

Also check out:
http://www.gsak.net

http://geotoad.sourceforge.net/index.php

voogoo_fish · Post by **voogoo_fish** » 15 June 05 3:34 pm

Cached wrote:when I get finished with my Dubbo logging, I might create a bookmark list of caches to do on the melbourne - adelaide trip. There are several, but not too many.

I wait for your reply... that would be sweet!!!!!

Cached · Post by **Cached** » 15 June 05 4:44 pm

http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/vie ... 7ca297afb5

Here's a start. Theres a couple more coming into the outskirts of melbourne, round Bacchus Marsh and one near kryal kastle that I haven't added yet. Keep an eye on it for growth.

Plus if anybody knows any more that have popped up or are reasonable for the trip, please let me know and I will add them.

voogoo_fish · Post by **voogoo_fish** » 15 June 05 4:55 pm

Thankyou Mr Cached... I will wait for more and be ready in time for our footy trip... we are not leaving for 3 weeks or so so I have time to get ready! Thanks again

Cached · Post by **Cached** » 15 June 05 5:08 pm

That'd actually be Mrs Cached - but it's always p!$$ funny when people get it wrong.

Team Piggy · Post by **Team Piggy** » 15 June 05 5:50 pm

Cached · Post by **Cached** » 15 June 05 6:05 pm

Methinks I need to go to melbourne again.

Updated bookmark list.

Team Piggy · Post by **Team Piggy** » 15 June 05 6:12 pm

Hadnt used the bookmarky thing before, heres mine to replace the post 2 up!

I have taken the liberty of thinking your not going to be in a 4wd and have removed any of the more serious 4wd caches. (Only a couple).

http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/vie ... 4a46116510