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Neat! We're using Arduinos in our class and that's how I intend on making my Simon Says cache when I get around to it. It is good to know there are some caches that are using the same technology already, too bad they're so far away from me. They're all > 1000kms away but maybe one day I'll get out there. If and when I get my Simon Says cache working I will post it.

I nearly have my degree in Computer Science so I'm quite familiar with binary and how it works, I was hoping for some inspiration on types of ideas people would like to see done. Weatherproofing, muggling and bomb threats aside, doesn't anyone have any ideas?

The problem is the iPhone. I used to use my iPhone for caching and my find have gotten a lot more frequent since I bought the Magellan eXplorist GC. The iPhone does not have a good enough GPS inside of it to get good enough accuracy to be terribly helpful. You can keep trying with it and see if you make some finds, but if you turn out to like it then a starter GPS may be worth the investment!

I had this problem when I first got my eXplorist GC. You have to go to the main menu then select waypoints, then press the Menu button > Add new waypoint. Then select Coordinates. Once you put them in you can save the waypoint and navigate to it!

I wish I had the chance to find that one Chrysalides! I like it. I also hope that the geocaching community is more controlled in their enthusiasm than to get inside the box that way. I would love to do my original idea, and I might eventually once I have a better grasp on this type of technology but for the purposes of this class I think it is a bit too simplistic. I hadn't heard of that Don J but that is a little concerning. I'm hoping here in Canada a well hidden and well disguised box wouldn't be considered too much of a threat. I've been mulling it over and have come up with a few ideas that I don't know if people would like to see or not. Opinions are welcome. I was thinking perhaps: A microphone is built into the box, you have to sing or play a note at a certain pitch to open it. The box resembles some sort of die and you have to change the orientation in the right order for it to open. other suggestions?

Yes, I believe you are referring to The Reverse Geocache. I am using similar technology and microprocessors so we're on the right track. I am hoping for something a bit more traditional if there are some ideas that some people would like to see put into effect.

I'm a computer science major and I love to geocache and I want to merge the two fields in new and interesting ways. I've already done so in once cache if you want to check out GC2XXX7. I've also been working on the blueprints for a geocache which is a solid box which is locked and has 4 LED lights and 4 buttons on the top. You have to solve a simon-says type puzzle in order to gain access. I'm now taking a class where our instructions are to build an interactive device, I want to stick with the geocaching theme but I think I need a more advanced idea for the class. Any bigger, nerdier projects you can think of along the same lines?