Newest & Most Popular Geocoins
Almost universally, everyone's favorite part of geocaching is finding a new or rare geocoin. Some of the most popular geocoins are designed and minted by individuals. Some of the more popular designs are created by Helen and Chris Edley from Landsharkz. They are based in Victoria, British Columbia on the west coast of Canada. Another popular geocoin, the Earth Turtle, was designed by TSunriseBey Designs in Helena Montana. Visit her website, it's quite interesting. Find the most popular and newest geocoins at our partner site, GeocoinVault.com. [phpbay]geocoin, 15[/phpbay]
Intelligent Geocaching – Use Common Sense
One would think that someone smart enough to use a computer, the internet and a GPS to searched for geocaches, would also be smart enough to avoid causing a bomb scare. The recent rash of bomb scares that turned out to be geocache containers, is a serious blow to the geocaching hobby. These reports not only give the wrong impression about geocaching, but could lead to a ban on geocaching. Some cities are considering laws and ordinances that limit, and in some cases ban geocaching because of the repeated bomb scares. Recent headlines: Geocache Causes Bomb Scare In New Zealand Charges not likely after ...
Purchasing Your First GPS
Garmin Oregon 550t GPS Checklist When choosing a GPS to use for Geocaching, it's important to find the right unit for your needs. There are so many different choices available, it can be difficult to choose the right GPS. Here are the basics to keep in mind: 1. Portability Any GPS can be used for geocaching, but a portable hand-held GPS is almost a necessity. A vehicle mounted GPS can get you in the vicinity of a geocache, but unless you can dismount the GPS and carry it with you, "close" won't get you close enough. The best GPS is a portable unit that fits comfortably ...
Geomate.Jr – Geocaching For Kids
The Apisphere Geomate.Jr is a basic, entry level geocaching GPS designed to be beginner and kid friendly. Cnet calls the Geomate.Jr the "Easy-Bake Oven of handheld GPS devices". The Geomate.Jr offers a basic and easy to follow user interface that allows the users to concentrate more on geocaching than on the setup and loading of the geocache coordinates. The good news: The Geomate.Jr comes pre-loaded with 250,000 caches and allows true out-of-the-box geocaching. The bad news: You have to constantly pay for "update kits" to keep the cache list current. With the rate that caches are added, moved and changed, the updates could ...
GPS Services May Be Interrupted
From DefenseSystems.com GPS constellations have outlived usefulness By William Jackson May 08, 2009 New satellites may not be ready in time to prevent interruptions The Defense Department's space-based Global Positioning System is essential to U.S. national security and critical to the success of our military operations around the world, the commander of the Joint Functional Command for Space told a House panel Thursday. "Clearly, the GPS constellation enables our forces worldwide to maneuver into a militarily advantageous position and then, through various GPS-aided munitions, exploit that tactical advantage," Lt. Gen. Larry James told the House Oversight and Government Reform's subcommittee on National Security ...
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