Author Topic: Geocaching - it's like treasure hunting (Read 6365 times)

Abe · « **on:** October 19, 2012, 10:00:09 AM »

Some of you MAY like to do this when traveling. Geocaching is looking for a cache of hidden goodies using your Smartphone or GPS, basically. We do this when going on holidays mainly. The main rule is the cache's must be in a public areas (no commercial or private properties). Once you have done one or two you get the bug, and the cache's can take you to places that you near thought existed.

You can set up your own hidden cache, SO, question, should Ozstoc members set up their hidden cache's for other Ozstoc members, other riders or public to find??. These cache's can contain Ozstoc business cards/stickers etc. as well as a notepad to write comments in. Once you have picked your hiding place for the cache you post the GPS co-ordinations on the web page below and monitor.

Read the website below for further details.

http://www.geocaching.com/

These are one's at Middleton, that I will find in March.

http://www.geocaching.com/map/default.aspx?lat=-34.8453&lng=138.62305

Cheers
Dave

Diesel · « **Reply #1 on:** October 19, 2012, 10:45:34 AM »

G'day Dave - seems like a lot of fun.

Can OzSTOC set up an account to show OUR caches only or something like that?

A few members once had a game of 'photo tag' going, where someone photographed their bike in front of a public location, then the first different member to photo their bike at the same location, got to move the tag to where they wanted, by doing the same thing - quite entertaining, and a great reason for a ride.

Cheers, Diesel

Abe · « **Reply #2 on:** October 19, 2012, 12:19:48 PM »

Hi Diesel,
It seems on a cursory view that Ozstoc members would need to join individually. Once a location is loaded onto the "Geocaching" website it is open for all to use. However, we could mark them like "Ozstoc - Sydney", Ozstoc - Queensland" etc for members (including public so to speak) to find easier when using the search function.

Also, Geocaching is worldwide, so if you want something to be sent to ST riders somewhere else in the world, you attach a "travel bug" which is like an army dog tag to the object you wish to send and post it's location on the Geocaching website, and then just monitor, as it moves around the world.

You will find lots of cache's around airports awaiting their trip somewhere in the world.

It is free to join and it is worth joining and go through the "FAQ" and "Geocaching 101".

Cheers
Dave

terrydj · « **Reply #3 on:** October 19, 2012, 01:13:06 PM »

"Just sounds too hard"
From memory and at a time when I was really bored and thought it fun to see how long I could sit on a motorcycle????????????????
Me thinks that the Fariders had a similar thing going where as a Farider sticker or something was hidden and then found by someone who hid it again and then posted its co-ordinates.
Now that seems heaps easier than registering, having to do it through a third party website?? and, and, and, and???????

Brock · « **Reply #4 on:** October 19, 2012, 03:13:09 PM »

Its not too hard, to ride to a start point, grab your GPS and walk off into the bush to find hidden treasure. I did a couple with my son some years ago, with a borrowed GPS.

The Geocaching site is just a convenient place to store a cache site for others in the area to find. The only problem with an OzSTOC cache is that, some one not ST interested is likely to trash the cache, it happens.

Poppy Dave · « **Reply #5 on:** October 19, 2012, 04:59:04 PM »

Couldn't we start our own and call it "STaching" ? Just post the co-ordinates etc on the OZSTOC members forum.

Just a thought.

Dave

Brock · « **Reply #6 on:** October 19, 2012, 05:16:22 PM »

Of course we could

Whizz · « **Reply #7 on:** October 19, 2012, 05:25:31 PM »

Hey Brock, this could become a pinned thread and people who are interested in that sort of thing could do their thing there! Sorry I can't see me getting into this as a pastime, but hey different strokes for different folks, eh?

Tipsy · « **Reply #8 on:** October 19, 2012, 07:12:37 PM »

py

Sounds good
but co-ordinates ..... I have trouble just coordinating myself most of the time

Tipsy

ST2UP · « **Reply #9 on:** October 19, 2012, 09:53:46 PM »

We dappled in geocaching for a while with the kids when on holidays.....found about 20 or so up the eastcoast.....some of the trinkets left behind had travelled more of the world than any 10 people I know.

sargent · « **Reply #10 on:** October 20, 2012, 07:51:06 AM »

This has caught my attention and will have a play with it on my way to and back from the

at hay...
I was hard this morning so this should be easy.

Whizz · « **Reply #11 on:** October 20, 2012, 08:09:39 AM »

Quote

I was hard this morning...

...dare one say "lucky chap"!

Sabie · « **Reply #12 on:** October 20, 2012, 03:34:02 PM »

Ah come on, this is a family site.....

sargent · « **Reply #13 on:** November 06, 2012, 08:44:41 PM »

Okay, so after 3 distance rides I have stopped at a few places and used the free time off the bike doing a bit of this geo thingy.

It is certainly interesting and a good way to pass some time, what amuses me the most would be what other people write and leave behind like trinkets etc...

Thanks for the new hobby.

ST2UP · « **Reply #14 on:** April 28, 2013, 09:21:06 AM »

Went for a run to Ebor over the weekend.....whilst in that vicinity went to a cache that i found a few years ago for a look....left a OzSToc card with a "speacial" message upon it

......lets see if one of you guys attending the Ebor RTE on the 6th July and into caching finds it

A beer on the bar for the winner who presents the card !!!

cheers

Chris

sargent · « **Reply #15 on:** June 28, 2013, 07:04:23 PM »

Love the Incentive.....

Pocket STocker · « **Reply #16 on:** June 28, 2013, 07:10:54 PM »

Abe is turning himself inside out in search of this cache, as he knows what's on the card !!

Abe · « **Reply #17 on:** June 28, 2013, 07:13:49 PM »

Oh, stop it girl friend.

ST2UP · « **Reply #18 on:** June 28, 2013, 07:49:06 PM »

Shouldn't even be a challenge for you mate.....although I haven't checked the cache since it was planted, that "special" Ozstoc card may well be in brazil now

Sabie · « **Reply #19 on:** June 28, 2013, 08:59:28 PM »

Quote from: ST2UP on April 28, 2013, 09:21:06 AM

A beer on the bar for the winner who presents the card !!!

You guys play for high stakes.....

ST2UP · « **Reply #20 on:** June 28, 2013, 09:14:20 PM »

Not one off those little things you call a pot Sabie.....at Ebor a middy comes in a 9 ltr bucket, a schooner is a kerosine drum.......

Marcus · « **Reply #21 on:** June 28, 2013, 09:33:10 PM »

I've been meaning to check this out some more.

Sabie · « **Reply #22 on:** June 28, 2013, 09:54:44 PM »

Quote from: ST2UP on June 28, 2013, 09:14:20 PM

Not one off those little things you call a pot Sabie.....at Ebor a middy comes in a 9 ltr bucket, a schooner is a kerosine drum.......

See... That's why you guys can't play football... You have an over inflated sense of size.......either that or your pissed all the time drinking beer from a bucket....

Abe · « **Reply #23 on:** September 04, 2013, 09:14:57 AM »

FYI


What is Geocaching?

ST2UP · « **Reply #24 on:** September 04, 2013, 12:21:27 PM »

Good find Dave, explains it in simple terms

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