[iPad]

I use an IPad 2 with 3G when I am in a city, and use a handheld GPS if I am in the woods. I find the IPad to be very accurate. If the IPad does not have 3G, you can buy a GPS accessory to plug into it. Bad-elf.com sells them for $100.

[iPad]

Any idea when we are going to see an app that is designed for the iPad?

 

(Yes, I know the iPhone app works)

 

ipads will require an actual gps to be installed in them first.

 

Quick Googling tells that 3G-model iPad has GPS but Wi-Fi model doesn't. At least mine (3G) finds my location with Wi-Fi turned off (3G off as well).

I wouldn't carry my iPad to the woods but it is convinient for planning caching trips and logging. Maps in bigger screen look nice.

[Nano's need for an icon ?]

Fully agree that nano should be added as a cache size. The great thing about nanos is that they can be placed on areas that other caches cannot. I like having caches that can be placed in the woods, but also ones that can be hidden in a city right near areas that should be visited. I used to hate caches that did not have tradables in them, but now I use geocaching as a way to find sites when I am visiting another area.

[Difficulty Rating of caches w/o hint or spoiler]

I did not see the answer in any guidelines. Should the difficulty rating of a cache be based on how hard it is to find when not using a spoiler or hint.

 

My thought is that the rating should be based on how difficult it is to find without using the hint or a spoiler. These are things to use when unable to locate.

 

I recently received a log posting for a cache that I rated at 3 stars. It is a nano, so GPS alone would make it hard to locate. The poster wrote that he did not believe it should be rated at 3 stars.

[camping and geocaching]

I would also suggest Lago del Garda. In Northern Italy, it is the largest lake. The southern part is about thirty minutes west of Verona. I believe that the northern part of the lake (Riva del Garda) would be the area to visit. There are plenty of caches nearby the lake and in the mountains.

[Best/most interesting caches in Brussels]

Short stay in Brussels, near Square Ambriorix. Looking for any significant caches in the area within trekking distance. Any suggestions are appreciated?