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Thanks for the reply Hazel. I think I would do it over a number of weekends this summer, on the basis of if it is a nice day I could head up and to 20 or so, and ride back again, so I don't think I'd be caching myself out to complete the trail As long as I break itup into chunks, which is how I was intending to do it anyway, then I think it will lend itself to a biking cache trip Hurrah. Anberel, you up for this ? You're a biker

Hello gang, I am thinking of doing the Skeg to Ness 207 cache trail over this summer, but I'm thinking of doing it by motorcycle to make a good ride up there and back as I live in the Midlands. Is this a decent way to do it ? I understand that they are drive by caches, so is it feasible by bike ? Opinions welcome

Excellent, an event better price, and more local to me, thanks very much! Any more for any more, if you people keep finding enough links, someone might pay me to have one - hehehe. Cheers again for all the info.

Thank you to everyone who replied on this one, I really appreciate you all taking the trouble and its been very useful. I had formed the initial thought that the 62s might be the way to go, and you've confirmed it. Special thanks to Chris of the Blorenges, the info pages have been very useful indeed. Also the link to that handtec website from tt looms good, 25 quid cheaper than annything else I had found so far. Cheers all!

PS, I'm sorry for posting in the UK as opposed to the technology forum, but some of the query is UK specific as in the showing of public footpaths etc. Cheers!

I'm looking at getting one of the Garmin GPSMAP62 series of units so that amongst other things I can run the pocket queries and have caches on there . Then I can go "take me to the nearest cache" etc etc. I'm not sure of the differences between the models, I have looked at the Garmin site comparison page, and some if it doesn't quite make sense to me. I assume all the units can do the select cache from list and navigate to it, and they can all do paperless caching. I know that much. But do they all show the public footpaths and rights of ways etc for the UK ? I'm thinking of getting the 62 or the 62s, but am not sure what extra you get for the st model, it is just the topographical mapping ? Any advice is welcomed! Thanks Derek

They are beautiful, by far the nicest coins that I have come across...

Ikea pencils are good to put in caches, as the amount of times I have struggled to sign a slightly damp log I think pencils may be the way to go

Hang on, I thought I had until November 2011 to enter ???

Poundland have been doing that size, plus the next one down and the really small one in a round shape for a pound for the three. The two bigger ones make great cache boxes, and the third ones are good for bits in the fridge. Domesticity and geocaching combined - bonus!

I had a good listen to this last night whilst updating some found caches, really enjoyed it. Thanks for the hard work!

My favourite is a virtual because its such an obscure place - it is a churchyard in the middle of a field, which in turn is surrounded by an opencase quarry of some time, but there isn't a church in sight. Very strange place, and somewhere that I really didn't know existed so close to me. A cracking cache.

I agree that this new feature is pretty good. I have just been through my history and allocated my favourite points, and the caches that I have allocated to have generally already been nominated by others. I think as it develops, it will be a very handy feature as to which are "good" caches.

I buff everyday on the motorbike

Nano's un city centres and the like are fine. Nano's when disguised as shells, pine cones and small stones (all of which I have seen) are great too. Pointless nano's where a different kind of cache would work fine, not so good

Its a feature obviously for use on nautical GPS. We have this feature on both of our dive club boats. Its great for hitting in an emergency situation such as MO, when you can just return immediately to that position. Its also good for hitting in other situations where you may later need to relay that position to the coastguard or other agency.

Are you Spartacus ?

You are No. 6.... Or maybe 152043.

So, whats the verdict ?

Hmmm, so I am 3289712 then. Cool

I genuinely don't know, it has always been in the back of my mind, but it just took until earlier on this year to actually get off my fat backside and get involved. I am guessing that I saw a reference in a forum or something as thats where I spend a lot of my online time, but I really don't know for sure.

That Skeg to Ness series looks really good. Something to do over a number of days next summer on the motorbike I think - any excuse to get the leathers on and get out riding!

Thank you very much for the help there, all understood and sorted now

I have noticed that some cachers log trackables as visited a cache in order to help its milage tally. I have had a trackable in my bag for a bit waiting for a cache large enough to place it in. How do I log it on the system, I assume there is another way other than placing it in and retrieving it again at each cache, as there are other entries for "visiting", but I cannot see a way of doing this. All help appreciated, thanks!