 |
|
|
UER Store
|
|
order your copy of Access All Areas today!
|
|
|
|
Activity
|
|
703 online
Server Time:
2024-05-01 21:11:02
|
|
|
Poll Question:
Do you Geocache? | | Total Votes: | 91 | | 1. Yes! | 22 | 24.18 % | 
| | 2. Used to. | 16 | 17.58 % |
| | 3. Nope. | 33 | 36.26 % |
| | 4. I'm gonna start! | 20 | 21.98 % |
|
werewolfpoopoo
 
Location: Sachse, TX
Gender: Male
 |  |  | Geocaching
< on 2/24/2009 8:10 AM >
|  | | | Another hobby that has always gone hand in hand with Urbex.
Anyone else participate?
If you want to learn more: www.geocaching.com
The reason I am posting this in the UE forum is because, Geocaching is urban exploration. A lot of the places you explore probably have geocaches inside them! You'd never even know it! So many places; parks, buildings, abandonments, forests, even your neighborhood.
This is a great way if you want to explore your city or others, be introduced to places you had no idea existed, or even discover more about places you know.
I'll break it down for those you aren't interested in clicking the link. Basically a "cache" in terms of geocaching is a hidden item, usually containing a log-book to sign, or prizes for trade. These caches have coordinates of its exact location and a description of the cache and the surrounding area. You enter the coordinates in a GPS and find it, there you have it! GEOCACHING!
[last edit 2/24/2009 8:37 AM by werewolfpoopoo - edited 4 times]
|
|
Intrinsic
      
Location: Collingwood
Gender: Male
| | Re: Geocaching
<Reply # 1 on 2/24/2009 8:54 AM >
| | | | My GPS is meant for navigating streets by vehicle and is not very useful for Geocaching. That didn't stop me from guessing where a Geocache was, based on the description of its whereabouts. I didn't even require a GPS.
The contents were all out of the container and soaking in 6 inches of water. The logbook was useless.
The handheld GPS's are better suited for Geocaching because you just need to follow the arrow. The one I have shows decimal co-ordinates but still makes it very difficult (if not impossible) to find the precise coordinates.
So the long and the short answer is yes I've participated but only twice. I would think that they are hidden all around the places that I explore, and perhaps I've come within standing a foot of one or two. I'm generally not interested in the hobby though, it's more popular with parents and their children.
I've incorporated an option into my Ontario abandoned places website to search these out, because Geocachers often have an interest in ghost towns and abandonments.
[last edit 2/24/2009 5:03 PM by Intrinsic - edited 1 times]
|
|
Drooldog
Gender: Male
| | Re: Geocaching
<Reply # 2 on 2/24/2009 1:49 PM >
| | | | I use to letterbox...I HATE geocaching... All about the items and the boxes were damaged a lot...
|
|
G to the Race
Hi!
| | Re: Geocaching
<Reply # 3 on 2/24/2009 3:27 PM >
| | | | The idea is great, but I don't have GPS yet. I'm hoping to get a blackberry w/GPS on it. We do have a tom-tom but that belongs to my wife and she would beat me if anything happened to it.
You betcha |
|
uLiveAndYouBurn
Location: Beyond
Anarchocommunist
| | Re: Geocaching
<Reply # 4 on 2/24/2009 4:04 PM >
| | | | wheres the option for the folks that have no idea what you're talking about?
"Aint nothin' to it but to do it"
|
|
G to the Race
Hi!
| | Re: Geocaching
<Reply # 5 on 2/24/2009 4:07 PM >
| | | | Posted by uLiveAndYouBurn
wheres the option for the folks that have no idea what you're talking about?
|
Is in the link. Using a GPS unit you locate boxes or "caches" that have stuff in them. You may take something (I think), and you should leave something behind.
You betcha |
|
The FNG
Location: Lurking in the mountains
Gender: Male
Whoops, didn't see that on the way in.
| |  | Re: Geocaching
<Reply # 6 on 2/24/2009 4:52 PM >
| | | | Posted by Drooldog
... All about the items and the boxes were damaged a lot...
|
Yeah, that's part of the reason why I stopped, all about getting as many out there as possible, not quality of the hide. (There were a couple near my house that were pretty difficult but not that many.)
[last edit 2/24/2009 4:52 PM by The FNG - edited 1 times]
|
|
DiVaMoNKeY
Location: Grundy County, IL
Gender: Female
I pushed with all my might; I pushed with all my love.
| |  | | | Re: Geocaching
<Reply # 7 on 2/24/2009 6:35 PM >
| | | | i have a friend who's very into geocaching...some even go as far as to hide the boxes underwater and they do scuba geocaching.
i've been a few times and enjoyed it. i know there are some caches with some interesting finds. i always enjoy finding the ones with the one-time use camera in them. never know what yer gonna find.
I know more about blood than you |
|
ILJL
Location: Northern Ghana
Gender: Female
| | Re: Geocaching
<Reply # 8 on 2/24/2009 7:14 PM >
| | | | Looking on Geocaching.com or Waymarking.com have actually provided me with information on finding really amazing abandonments I would have never otherwise come across, such as this one, just out in the woods behind a bunch of offices:
[last edit 2/24/2009 7:15 PM by ILJL - edited 1 times]
|
|
Beautyin Dark Places
Location: Harrisburg area, Pa, USA
Gender: Female
Bitches get Stitches
| | Re: Geocaching
<Reply # 9 on 2/25/2009 12:10 AM >
| | | | Posted by ILJL
Looking on Geocaching.com or Waymarking.com have actually provided me with information on finding really amazing abandonments I would have never otherwise come across,...
|
Agreed. I've had a few that took me to rural abandonments/ruins I'd have never guessed were there in the first place.
Anyone else know of any sites that incorporate the two hobbies? I'd love to see a site where the co-ords sent you to a sweet explore rather than a cache.
Mrow? |
|
Steed
Location: Edmonton/Seoul
Gender: Male
Your Friendly Neighbourhood Race Traitor
| | | Re: Geocaching
<Reply # 10 on 2/25/2009 2:59 AM >
| | | | Posted by uLiveAndYouBurn
wheres the option for the folks that have no idea what you're talking about?
|
http://letmegoogle....com/?q=geocaching
|
|
hilite
Gender: Male
don't destroy my sweater....
| | | Re: Geocaching
<Reply # 11 on 2/25/2009 3:40 AM >
| | | | yeah I geocache!:
username geodude++
I got only Around 100 finds, but I have designed a couple of caches myself, check them out if you're in the Greater Toronto area.
[last edit 2/25/2009 3:41 AM by hilite - edited 1 times]
And when you finally disappear, We'll just say you were never here. |
|
maxx233
Location: Redding, Northern California (CA)
Gender: Male
| | Re: Geocaching
<Reply # 12 on 2/25/2009 6:38 AM >
| | | | Planning on getting a GPS next month, at which time I want to start for sure. It's part of the justification of the GPS purchase to begin with. And the girlfriend wants to do it too! 
|
|
Waypoint15
Location: Terlingua
Gender: Male
| | Re: Geocaching
<Reply # 13 on 4/2/2009 2:48 PM >
| | | | Posted by Beautyin Dark Places
Agreed. I've had a few that took me to rural abandonments/ruins I'd have never guessed were there in the first place.
Anyone else know of any sites that incorporate the two hobbies? I'd love to see a site where the co-ords sent you to a sweet explore rather than a cache.
|
Are there rules in this forum that prevent members from providing the co-ords for abandonments? In May I am going to Far Out West Texas (Terlingua) and plan to visit some cinnabar mines and other ghost towns not on the map and "mark" the locations with my Garmin Colorado 400T. As an avid cacher I believe that this would be a valuable tool for this community. Any thoughts?
WP15 |
|
willskith
Location: Boston, MA
Gender: Male
| | | | Re: Geocaching
<Reply # 14 on 4/2/2009 2:52 PM >
| | | | Geocaching is lame, and most definitely not "exploring."
grit your teeth in the face of fear. self repression is the true sign of a coward, toss your inhibitions to the wind. |
|
Waypoint15
Location: Terlingua
Gender: Male
| | Re: Geocaching
<Reply # 15 on 4/2/2009 2:53 PM >
| | | | Posted by maxx233
Planning on getting a GPS next month, at which time I want to start for sure. It's part of the justification of the GPS purchase to begin with. And the girlfriend wants to do it too!
|
Check the Garmin GPS website, I have had geat success with the Garmin units.
https://buy.garmin...op/shop.do?cID=144 (non-mapping)or https://buy.garmin...op/shop.do?cID=145 (mapping units)
I normally do not "plug" anyone, but www.gpsdiscount.com is a great place to do business.
WP15 |
|
NAN
Location: rochester NY
bathroom expert
| | | Re: Geocaching
<Reply # 16 on 4/8/2009 11:38 AM >
| | | | there should be an option for I would like to but probably I'll never get around to it.
Through the darkness of future's past
The magician longs to see
Once chants out between two worlds Fire, walk with me |
|
trent
I'm Trent! Get Bent!
Location: Drainwhale hunting
Gender: Male
Not on UER anymore.
| | | Re: Geocaching
<Reply # 17 on 4/8/2009 12:29 PM >
| | | | I tried it once or twice...it's wasn't my thing. Boxes were always full of little kid junk like stencils and smiley face erasers.
I don't own a GPS, I'd just cheat and throw the coords into google maps/earth. It gets you somewhat close to the area, and then from there you can track it down by using some logic or opening your eyes.
He who rules the underground, rules the city above.
|
|
Avius
Location: Washington DC / NOVA
Gender: Male
Wow you guys!
| | | Re: Geocaching
<Reply # 18 on 4/9/2009 10:30 PM >
| | | | The problem with geocaching is, there's really no quality control. I've gone a few times with my brother, and sometimes it's pretty fun (creative hiding places and clues, fun swag), but a lot of the time, it's lame (boring locations, soggy or missing containers).
That being said, I've found a few geocaches by accident while exploring, and a lot of them deserve props for whoever set them up. Does geocaching = exploring? Not necessarily, but they are not mutually exclusive, and actually overlap nicely sometimes.
In places forgotten, tread where you will. -=- http://www.flickr.com/photos/avius/ |
|
CopySix
Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
Agent of the System
| | | Re: Geocaching
<Reply # 19 on 4/9/2009 11:56 PM >
| | | | I will eliminate with extreme prejudice any geocache nutbar I come across . . . (there is some bad blood up here locally with these folks . . . can ya tell).
'ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US'
URBEX - http://www.UrbExBarrie.Blogspot.com
Magic: The GAthering - http://www.MTG-Realm.Blogspot.com |
|
|
|
All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire.
To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site:
UER CONTACT
View Terms of Service |
View Privacy Policy |
Server colocation provided by Beanfield
This page was generated for you in 140 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 740094565 pages have been generated.
|
|
