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    Geocaching demo help?

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    I run I website called Geocaching For Beginners and I've been asked by a scout group if I could introduce them to Geocaching, and I was wondering if anyone would help me do a demo?

     

    The scout group is in North Walsham, Norfolk

    And I live in north Norfolk

    Anyone want to help??

    ps .. I'm a 15 year old kid

    Suggested Garmin GPS's For Beginners

    in How do I...?

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    A good one to start would be eTrex 10 or 20. The Etrex 10 retails for $110 in Canada, and I have seen it on sale for less. If you are on a tight budget, you can likely get a used older eTrex for $40 or less. Just try to get one with an H in the name (eg. eTrex Legend HCx).

     

    Edit: Or if you have a smart phone, it may work fairly well. If you have one, what phone is it?

    I Recommend the etrex 10

    Geocaching Names?

    in United Kingdom and Ireland

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    If you want to see a map of the location there is a very useful link to Streetmap which shows you Ordnance Survey 1:50K scale maps (the Landranger series). You'll find the link on the UK Geocaching wiki - it's the one at the bottom of the map list, "Ordnance Survey Maps". Just enter the coordinates of where you plan to put the cache (in any format).

     

    Chris

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    Volunteer UK Reviewer for geocaching.com

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    Thank you i'll take a look in a bit :D

    Geocaching Names?

    in United Kingdom and Ireland

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    You could simply name it after the wood, with no further adornment.

     

    For example, if your cache was in the woodland that the A1082 runs through (just south of Sheringham) then you might call it

    • Sheringwood

    (as listed on the OS 50K map) ...

     

    ... or one of

    • Broadwood's Dale
    • Eastwood
    • Maddis's Dale
    • Old Wood
    • Pretty Corner
    • Sheringham Wood
    • The Plains

    (for the relevant patch of land as described on higher-resolution maps).

     

    Thanks I might call It Sheringwood

    But could you put the link of the map so i can see each patches of the woods

    Geocaching Names?

    in United Kingdom and Ireland

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    The cache will be placed in the woods near a tree

    The cache is a small container

    The cache is a new one

    Do these woods hold any special significance for you? Is it somewhere you like to walk yourself or go with your dog? If so, how about something alliterative like Woodland Walkies, or Woodland Wander.

     

    If you want to start being a bit clever, something like "You Can't See The Wood For The Trees" which implies searching for something well-camouflaged (what your finders will be doing) in a wooded area.

     

    Quite often people like to refer to a book or film that the location reminds you of. Is it a bit like Narnia or a Grimms Fairy Tale location that someone like Little Red Riding Hood would have visited? Does the shape of the tree remind you of anything like a number or letter or hands or fingers which you can use to help you think of a name?

     

    Is it a big Oak tree ("Ye Olde Oak Tree Cache" wouldn't look out of place), or it there lots of holly and ivy about like the song "The Holly and The Ivy"? Are the woods quite spooky as it gets dark so you could call it Spooky Woods Cache.

     

    Tell us a bit more about why you chose to place it there and I'm sure I can come up with more.

     

    i chose to place it there as it is a nice area for people to walk around

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