For Christmas last year I asked Santa for a new GPS unit (Garmin eTrex Venture HC), specifically to try out Geocaching with my kids. If you have never tried geocaching, it’s basically a technology-enabled treasure hunt. It’s a great way to get outside and even 5+-year old kids can use the compass and distance counter on the GPS.
We also hid our first geocache for the first time at the top of Bretton Woods. Turns out we violated some of the rules for hiding geocaches (private land), so the cache couldn’t be registered at Geocaching.com. However, I was able to register it at OpenCaching, so others can find it.
Also, I had ordered some cache containers from the e-store of Geocaching.com. However, when I went to order some more the other day, I couldn’t find what I was looking for. There are plenty of micro cache options, but not small-to-medium size containers. So I found another source—food storage containers. These Kinetic Go Green containers are airtight, watertight, and come in various sizes. And much cheaper than buying the same thing from Geocaching.com.
Make sure to print out stash notes, log sheets, and a sticker for your storage container. You can find some of these at TechBlazer.
Happy geocaching! I’m a big fan of this new sport.
