Hi just wondered if anybody had done geocaching and with children? We are hoping to do a few this year. We are a couple of mums with kids under 10. Can anybody reccomend any suitable ones or any tips thankyou . Oh and do we have to have GPS?

Thanks

waxonwaxoff

Hi just wondered if anybody had done geocaching and with children? We are hoping to do a few this year. We are a couple of mums with kids under 10. Can anybody reccomend any suitable ones or any tips thankyou . Oh and do we have to have GPS?

Thanks

waxonwaxoff


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this site should answer a few question's :thumbsup:

or it would if you didn't have two lots of http:// on your link ;)

www.geocaching.com :)

somehow I can't help feeling this facility should only be available with a large donation to mountain rescue :suspect: Does it boot up with instructions on equipment to take out with you or are the wilds of Britain going to be full of people in trainers and t-shirts getting pneumonia on hillsides with flat batteries? :rolleyes:

I've done something similar when I did some navigation training, but it wasn't the kind of thing kids would find fun! Most adults as well for that matter!

You know your kids better than anyone else, why don't you lay one out the day before? Then you can make sure its a reasonable location and they'll "find" things they'll like!

Just make sure it doesn't go horribly wrong and blow litter all over a moor or something!

B

I just use map and compass..but i was trained by the army to navigate this way...mag to grid..grid to mag etc..also dont forget magnetic veriations as well...depends on how old your map is.?

The above is for map and compass only..

john

Yeah I think with kids you're better off making it like a treasure hunt, give them clues to follow to the next cache.

If you tell a 10 year old to "follow a bearing of 12 degrees magnetic for 150 metres" you'll probably lose their interest!

B

I am suprised at the negative comments on here about Geocaching.... it's great fun for all the family, i take my nephews (aged 10 and 8 ) on a regular basis and they love it!

A GPS is recommended as it can be near impossible to find the cache if the clue is not obvious. I have one buried in Rivelin woods and it's pretty easy to find without a gps as i have given good enough directions.

It's also good for kids if they have a 'travel bug' theirselves, as they can then track it all over the country and even worldwide. We placed one at Christmas and it's now done 3800 miles and has made it over to America. It's fascinating really!

Anyway, I'm gonig shut up now as i'm sounding like a bit of freak! I am normal.... honest!!

Check out my cache @ http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=131823a6-1767-4810-8af2-1d9e5eb4aaa4

R :)

Hi!
You're not a freak - don't worry about the negative comments, it's usually people who have never been that are negative about it anyway. (& none of the comments are from regular walkers from this walking group - they all know they'd have me to deal with if they did.:rant:)
I do a lot of geocaching, it's great fun & gets you out of the house to walk with a purpose. I got a friend interested in it when she was having chemotherapy, & she found it was excellent therapy to get her out of the house, exercise & stay positive. She is now well & geocaching with avengance!

I would recommend sticking to parks to take children, rather than on the moors etc. We are lucky there are so many parks in Sheffield to go to.
Send me a pm if you know any geocachers that go caching during the day.
Good luck!:thumbsup:
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I am suprised at the negative comments on here about Geocaching.... it's great fun for all the family, i take my nephews (aged 10 and 8 ) on a regular basis and they love it!

They are a couple of years old though. Geocaching is now more mainstream and accepted.

I've done something similar when I did some navigation training, but it wasn't the kind of thing kids would find fun! Most adults as well for that matter!

You know your kids better than anyone else, why don't you lay one out the day before? Then you can make sure its a reasonable location and they'll "find" things they'll like!

Just make sure it doesn't go horribly wrong and blow litter all over a moor or something!

B

Oh how I laughed! To me, laying someone out means punching them so hard they fall over; a knock-out, if you will. I read that twice and couldn't figure out why you'd "lay out" one of your kids as an alternative to geo-caching... I get it now, but I'm still giggling. Very mature...

Hi!
You're not a freak - don't worry about the negative comments, it's usually people who have never been that are negative about it anyway. (& none of the comments are from regular walkers from this walking group - they all know they'd have me to deal with if they did.:rant:)


I think it's stupid, but if it floats your boat, hey, just get on with it :D

I think it's stupid, but if it floats your boat, hey, just get on with it :D

Mmmm - if you're looking for a reaction - forget it!:D
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Mmmm - if you're looking for a reaction - forget it!:D

I once risked my neck up a mountain in arctic conditions to recover a box that had...............drum roll........ a keyring in it (wow!) for you, and it didn't thrill me all that much. Oh, and I also remember spending 1/2 an hour looking for a rock that looked like a fridge to no avail, another thrilling experience. I suppose it's exciting for some, but not for me I'm afraid :(

I once risked my neck up a mountain in arctic conditions to recover a box that had...............drum roll........ a keyring in it (wow!) for you, and it didn't thrill me all that much. Oh, and I also remember spending 1/2 an hour looking for a rock that looked like a fridge to no avail, another thrilling experience. I suppose it's exciting for some, but not for me I'm afraid :(

The rock was supposed to look like a washing machine actually - & you recovered more than a keyring - you got your beloved the most fetching pair of sunglasses:suspect: But, as you quite rightly say it's exciting for some, but not others, that's what makes us so interesting- we're all different. Each to their own:)
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To be fair, I can see the attraction from the treasure hunt point of view, and you must get a sense of achievement when you find them, but I'd be scared of it becoming an obsession if I got interested in geocaching.

To be fair, I can see the attraction from the treasure hunt point of view, and you must get a sense of achievement when you find them, but I'd be scared of it becoming an obsession if I got interested in geocaching.

Oooh, quite a turnaround Scoobz!:thumbsup:
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I'm going to give it a try for the first time tomorrow. It will give me something else to do when walking the dog! I'm hunting around the house for something small enough to fit into the box today :)

I'm going to give it a try for the first time tomorrow. It will give me something else to do when walking the dog! I'm hunting around the house for something small enough to fit into the box today :)

Hope you enjoyed it Evei!

I've been geocaching for about two weeks now and me and my girlfriends son who is 10 loves it.

Hi!
You're not a freak - don't worry about the negative comments, it's usually people who have never been that are negative about it anyway. (& none of the comments are from regular walkers from this walking group - they all know they'd have me to deal with if they did.:rant:)
I do a lot of geocaching, it's great fun & gets you out of the house to walk with a purpose. I got a friend interested in it when she was having chemotherapy, & she found it was excellent therapy to get her out of the house, exercise & stay positive. She is now well & geocaching with avengance!

I would recommend sticking to parks to take children, rather than on the moors etc. We are lucky there are so many parks in Sheffield to go to.
Send me a pm if you know any geocachers that go caching during the day.
Good luck!:thumbsup:


Hemlocks the one to take note of,i was very interesated in what she was doing when i first saw what she was up to.
Im no expert but it seems lots of fun .

Any Geocachers out there. If you are going into Greno woods doing the Fairytale series. I lost my i phone whilst looking for either no. 5 Thumberlina or no. 4 The gingerbread man. If found would you please get in contact it has been barred but it has lots of photos on it i really dont want to lose