GPS Games, Geocaching, Kids Treasure Hunting

One of the fastest growing GPS games is Geocaching, there are over 836,000 caches world wide. Up over 50,000 caches in just the first six months of 2009. If you are looking for a GPS, check out the GPS Reviews, or to find out what a geo cache container looks like. Read on. Geocaching is a great addition to your family vacation. It is Family Fun with a capitol F.

Geocaching has a very short history. On May 2, 2000 the U S Government reprogrammed 24 satellites around the world to increase GPS accuracy, on May 3, 2000 Dave Ulmer placed the first stash, as they were first known, in the woods near Beaver Creek, Oregon> He posted the coordinates at a science newsgroup on the web, just testing the accuracy of the system. Within two days two people had found his cache. By September of 2000 there were 75 known caches around the world. The rest as they say is history.

GPS Kids is commonly searched by parents looking for a way to keep track of their children by placing tracking devices in their clothing or on their person some how. I have a different usage for the term. Kids love a treasure hunt. A geo cache gives them the opportunity to find treasures. If a Geo cache container is large enough you will find all kinds of trading items that kids just love. We hit the dollar store and buy little cars and all kinds of toys for the younger set, that we leave in the cache as we find them. We will trade out for something already in the cache and move that item along to another Cache.

There is a very easy to find cache close by this chimney. it is located quite close to Bassetts station. A good place for lunch and probably the best milk shake in the area.

GEO SWAG

As long as we are talking about treasures we might as well discuss some of the things we find in the larger caches. Geo swag is the treasure left in the geo cache either by the original hider or what slowly accumulates as the cache is found. For first time finders we have seen a five dollar bill, coupons for dinner at a local restaurant, and what ever other special rewards the hider can think up. There are usually toys for the young ones to trade for also. You always want to have some trading stock with you while GPS treasure hunting. Take something and leave something is the motto

GEO Cache Containers

Phyllis and I are new to this gps game, we have found around 40 geo cache containers. The containers that we have found so far range in size from micro to standard to large. A micro can be as small as the finger nail on your little finger, not any geo swag here but the challenge is the name of the game. For micros bring your own pencil to sign the log. A small container might be a Pez dispenser, or a small mint container. Plastic Rubbermaid containers are common finds, but don’t look for clear containers as they might just be camouflaged to match their surroundings. Another common find is a military ammo can.

A good starting Place to learn more about Geocaching is to follow this link to www.Geocaching.com this link will take you to probably the most comprehensive site for this GPS game, Geocaching.

Best GPS Review

Either you have a handheld GPS and have never played this GPS Game, or you are an expert and have found 6000 caches so far and are completely hooked by this game. If that is so Best gps review probably won’t mean much to you but if you are like I was about a year ago finding out what others have to say about GPS units could be very helpful. Two of the most common names in handheld gps units seem to be Garmin GPS, and the Magellan GPS. Join me over on my Best GPS review page and I will tell you what little I know then give you a web site that connects you to reviews of numerous handheld units.

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