What is Geocaching?
It is like a treasure hunt, caches can be big or small, some micro ones as small as a button! They are all over the world. Steve made this video by way of explanation: What is Geocaching
Geocache spoilers is Steve's YouTube site, as Steve was keen to point out these were not really spoilers but a way of sharing good ideas on making exciting and unusual geocaches, however he was keen not to spoil anyone's fun so this is what he said:
"Dare I say, as the name suggests, these videos contain what some people may consider "spoilers". I showcase good geocache hides. If you don't potentially want to spoil future finds then don't watch this channel".
www.youtube.com/geocachespoilers
Also this may help with some of the terms in geocaching.
http://www.geocaching.com/about/glossary.aspx
Steve and Nicole also set off some 'Travel Bugs' these are a trackable tag that you attach to an item. This allows you to track it on Geocaching.com. The item is carried from cache to cache and you can follow its progress online. Learn more at www.geocaching.com/track/travelbugfaq.aspx.
To keep them going they have now been taken into the ownership of Steve's brother Chris, Geocache username Chrisluv.
Steve and Nicole's travel bugs are:
Name: "L"
Tracking Code: TB48NDG
Take me anywhere!
Bonus points for keeping to the "L" theme. Carried by someone who's username begins with L? Take me to a cache beginning with L? Take me to a place begging with L? Or all three! :-)
Move me!
Name: Long Way Around
Tracking Code: TB48NCR
Instructions are simple: Go east!
If you're a biker you MUST have heard of the TV series? Let this bug follow Charley and Ewan on it's trip around the world. Send it east(ish)
Name: The Counter
Tracking Code: TB49B66
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!
My mission is to count how many geocaches I visit - the mission is simple.....numbers! More = better. Please help me count. DON'T press the button unless you carefully follow these instructions:
- 1) I assume you've picked me up?
- 2) Take me to another cache.....
- 3) Are you going to "dip" me or make me "visit" another cache? Or drop me into another cache?
- 4) Each cache that you log on geocaching.com you must also press the button ONCE. Please remove the green stopper, press the button then replace the stopper.
- 5) Thanks, you're done. Smile strongly for helping me on my goal.
Name: Travelling Geocache
Tracking Code: TB49B5N
Treat this as a travelling geocache. If you like a keyring then take it, but please leave one in it's place.
Or if you have an old key you no longer need. This travelbug will take it off your hands.
Happy caching!
Name: Sven&Cup logger
Tracking Code: TB48NDH
No goal, I only exist to log miles for my owner.
Name: Around the world in 800 days (BOYS)
Tracking Code: TB48NDC
For his son - I'm in a race against my stinky sister. We both dropped a travelbug off on the same day in caches a mile apart. One is going around the world west and the other east. It's a race, I'd like to win. Please help me.
It's boys vs girls, help me beat my stinky sister by moving this TB to another cache.
Just keep it moving, even if it's no quite in the correct easterly direction, as long as it's not the wrong direction (west) it doesn't matter! You can go north/south to eventually get east!
Thank you for all your kind photos, comments and help :-)
Name: Around the world in 800 days (GIRLS)
Tracking Code: TB48NCN
For his daughter - I'm in a race against my stinky brother. We both dropped a travelbug off on the same day in caches a mile apart. One is going around the world west and the other east. It's a race, I'd like to win. Please help me.
It's boys vs girls, help me beat my stinky brother by moving this TB to another cache.
Just keep it moving, even if it is not quite in the correct westerly direction, as long as it's not the wrong direction (east) it doesn't matter! You can go north/south to eventually get west!
Thank you for all your kind photos, comments and help :-)
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