Archives for March, 2008
The coat conundrum
Deciding and purchasing outdoor clothing seems like a straight-forward activity - until you find out the range of items available. Waterproof or not? Gore-tex? Hooded? Fleece lined? The list goes on.
Personally - I’ve found the best thing to do is buy two different coats - one for when it’s absolutely freezing cold, and one for […]
Night-caching: Do’s and don’ts
Night-caching can be great fun - but can also be very dangerous. I’m going to list down some of the do’s and don’ts that I follow.
Be prepared
One of the first things about geo-caching is you should always go-prepared for a range of eventualities. It’s probably a good idea to have a first-aid kit in your […]
GPS Reception - how to improve
One problem that geocachers encounter at some stage of their new hobby is GPS reception. There is nothing worse than being 3 miles into a walk - to find that the geocache you are trying to find can’t be because you’re GPS just won’t lock on!!
GPS Reception can be a bit of a black-art - […]
Caching and batteries
One of the problems with geocaching with devices like the Garmin Etrex is that you tend to go through lots and lots of AA batteries. I’ve found that my yellow etrex with a black and white screen can last for about 24 hours on a pair of AA’s - whereas my Garmin GPSMAP 76 lasts […]
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