My new geeky hobby
 

No its not world of warcraft but.... I got turned onto this by a guy at work, I am sure there are some secret fans on here already.

Anyways, Its called Geocaching ( Geocaching - The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site ) you basically walk around finding caches other people have left, I know I know it sounds rubbish but seriously....You have got to try it, I bet you get hooked!!!

So is anyone else going to admit to it or is it just me?*













* Cue a load of "its just you responses :cry::cry::cry:

I've a friend who does it.

Modern version of postboxing

Different but better than train spotting :)

I have looked into it before but I got bored before trying it lol.

Is that like cottaging a la G Michael?

Some guy interviewing at work did a presentation on this (our recruitment process is a bit involved). It sounded fairly interesting, if a bit geeky - at least it will get you out in the fresh air!

its a short step from yomping and joining Anneka Rice' Treasure Hunt :D

This was as far as i got tbh....

Heard about this thing a good few years ago now - maybe 10 years ago?

looks kinda intresting and a little nerdy ;)
if there was money involved id be out now :D

sounds like a giggle and always up for some outdoor activity after hibernating through most of the winter :)

not on the nerdy scale of trainspotting and not quite as extreme as base jumping, so probably a well placed activity in my book :)

enjoy it and let us know what you find !

I just noticed you need a paid subscription for some extra site features !!

Its not run by IB is it???? :lol1::lol1::lol1::lol1:

I think kit williams had the right idea , this sounds like an exercise in 'whos got the best gps kit' ? :Suspiciou

looking through some of the "giveaway" location details i think you'd find most of them with a divining rod !!!

Some lunatic has hidden some geo-treasure across the road from work in a field, this was apparently in 2007 :lol:

put a free car wash voucher in there, that will advertise the business when reported back !! :thumb:

Been doing this for years - its a bit of a laugh and gets you out in the fresh air.

I thought she wasn't too bad, as long as you had earplugs!

Les ;)

Good idea, but how do you put a voucher into this hidden geo thing? Its not real ?

Maybe i have to bite my tongue and look into this a little bit more.

There are clues and GPS co-ordinates posted on the net. You use a GPS device to navigate yourself to the given co-ordiates, then hoke about in the undergrowth to find a sealed box which contains the cache.

You remove one item, and add another item. Update details over the internet, then move on to the next location. The more interesting the contents of the cache are the more activity it attracts.

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There is an app if you have an iPhone, I went to Farnborough today, needless to say everything had been nicked from the sites. But it burnt some time whilst the Mrs was in mothercare.

Thats a shame Tim, and i guess nothing much can be done about that :(

But i guess it makes finding an "untouched" cache more enjoyable....

i might have a dig about locally, but dont see myself travelling abroad for the pleasure, but i guess everyone starts off saying that !!!

enjoy it mate.... each to there own !!

..........................you geek ;)

:)

Ditto, they do it around here on Dartmoor, it's just a modern day version of post boxing, been around for donkeys years.

We did a bit last weekend. Looked at it before on a few sites, then when I got an iPhone a few weeks back looked into it a bit more. I realised there were 10 points within about 1.5 mile of my house. So last Sunday, me, the Mrs & two toddlers went for a walk in the fresh air, iPhone in hand and found 3. It then started raining so I turned around and walked home. Got us out in the fresh air for a bit of exercise! My mates dad reckons that he knows someone who was doing it 12 years or so ago!

I had a go at this weekend, I don't think it's too nerdy, I think if you have a flask of coffee and a backpack full of rich tea's it becomes nerdy.

Doing it for a bit of fun/exercise isn't that bad.

so what type of things are in the boxes ?

Sometimes it's just a log (piece of paper to sign) sometimes it's something like a pin badge, or a 20p, nothing exciting, and you have to replace it with something else if you take it.

Theres a couple near me i might put some porn in them to spice things up a little :D

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