+The Blue Quasar Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 Anyone wanna tip their hand and reveal any neat Geocaching goodies they got? Logger got me a Battery-Free Flashlight (crank for 1 minute gives 30 minutes of LED light.... very cool), and a pair of Binoculars (I plan on setting up a cache that needs Binoculars to find it). And also a 4AA battery charger for the car. No more excuses eh? Tae Kwon Dude got me a "insta-cache"... everything I need to put out another cache. Hope to put that out before New Year's Eve. So I think I'll tie them all together into a cache idea, along with something I got from Buttons and Beaux over a year ago.... What did you get related to Geocaching? The Blue Quasar Quote Link to comment
Curious George Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 I got an awesome solar charger for keeping me powered up while out in the field Quote Link to comment
+AV Dezign Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 (edited) I got two Beercoins and two green Selective Availability coins. Edited December 25, 2005 by AV Dezign Quote Link to comment
+TheGertridgeExplorers Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 I got Yak Trax. I need them for walking the dog, but I'm sure they will come in handy while geocaching too. Donna G Quote Link to comment
+StagsRoar Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 Some more pairs of socks! Quote Link to comment
+ElectroQTed Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 From my wife: Base layer top and bottom, renewed Bruce Trail membership (Toronto Club) with a new secondary membership in the Peninsula Club - guess where she wants me to take her caching , a donation on my behalf to the Escarpment Legacy Campaign. From my daughters: Smartwool hat, drinking bottle, picture frames for my geocaching photos. From my parents: Lined trekking pants, LED flashlight. Cheers to the supportive familes of geocachers! Quote Link to comment
+DNStephens Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 I too was blessed with some new GeoGear. A wool hat with ear flaps, mittens from daughter Duckie and I found some chemical heat-toe warmers in my Christmas stocking. My wife gave me the new Golden Horseshoe map book, which just happens to be where I need to go caching next. Happy Caching to all. Quote Link to comment
+AV Dezign Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 (edited) Some more pairs of socks! One year my wife gave me some really nice hiking socks by Wigwam, they were so comfortable, that now I actually request them on my birthdays. :-) Edited December 26, 2005 by AV Dezign Quote Link to comment
sarahbelle Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 My sister got me a new case for my Legend. I take it everywhere with me, so the belt clip will come in extremely handy. Quote Link to comment
QuigleyJones Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 A GPSmap 60C Quite unexpected. Much better then the 4 year old etrex yellow Ive been using. Quote Link to comment
+The Blue Quasar Posted December 26, 2005 Author Share Posted December 26, 2005 A GPSMAP60C.... wow! That's awesome! Although I do have one already, that is quite a nice gift to get. I still remember the joy of caching with the new GPS (I made the same upgrade you are about to do.. Etrx Yellow to 60C), it was like discovering caching all over again. I also say Gertridge Explorer's post... I forgot I wanted YAK-TRAX... hmmmm I guess I can get my own... probably the right thing anyway The Blue Quasar Quote Link to comment
+Swifteroo Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 (edited) I ended up getting a fantastic deal on Boxing Day on a Palm Z22 pda. 89 bucks at Staples got me the Palm, Connector cable, power adapter, software and two neat flexi cases that I will surely ruin on the trails! within an hour I had Cachemate installed and had caches loaded onto it with ease. Look out world. Swifteroo has gone paperless!!! Swifteroo Central Ontario Geocachers Edited December 27, 2005 by Swifteroo Quote Link to comment
+Hippie Kidz Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 I got a new Garmin soft cover for my 60CS, an awesome Ram (super solid) car mount for my GPSr and a Pelican hard case. The Pelican will make an awesome cache (waterproof with purge valve) but I am to scared to use it because it is so nice it could get muggled. A great christmas for me. Hippie B Quote Link to comment
+Amazon Annie Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 I got me a BFL and a ton of batteries from my brother-in-law and long underwear that I could use in the arctic and still feel warm from my sister. Santa also gave me a pulled calf muscle so I'll be sitting out on the sidelines for a while. Swifty - welcome to the Palm side! I have some games to get you even more addicted. Quote Link to comment
Makenna Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 I got a new Explorist 500 to help me discover Geocaching. Thus far I would have to say that this is extremely fun and another person is hooked on Geocaching. Quote Link to comment
+VO2WW Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 I got a 'space pen' and joy oh joy, 24 AA batteries, lets see, 12 x 30 hours in my 60C means over two weeks of non stop Geocaching or one hour a day all year!!!Also got $50.00 to get a new flashlight, now to pick one?????????? and a nice bottle of red wine to celebrate find 200 with. Oh yes, got 41 silver dollars to use as sig items or swag. Quote Link to comment
+Old Sailor Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Don't know yet, my Christmas won't be till Jan.11th as I am at work, now heading to Thunder Bay to finish picking up the buoys, then icebreaking for awhile. Hope something nice waiting for me. Quote Link to comment
+dolfin61 Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 I was quite blessed...a new Palm Tungsten E2 (setting it up tonight for paperless as I just got home from the inlaws), some geocaching brand swag, a LED flashlight and a BFL headlamp. Looking forward to trying it all out soon!! Quote Link to comment
+Les Nomades Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Got a case for my LegendC and a case for my Ipaq. Just in case Quote Link to comment
bandgeek Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Snowshoes!!! Wool socks, LED lights and a toque. I love Christmas Quote Link to comment
+iflyrc2 Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 Got the better half a new Garmin Etrex Vista C. Did a series of caches (started with Micro cache in X tree!) until she found the GPS stashed outside in the RV. She then had to hunt down the last cache using the GPS and "found" her new flashlight & other neat goodies. She enjoyed the hunt. Quote Link to comment
+Couparangus Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 I finally got the chance to use the snowshoes I got for Xmas last year! Quote Link to comment
+Dave + Jen Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Jen along with Santa Clause in her never-ending pursuit to make my life happier and easier has supplied the ultimate geocaching Christmas. An eXplorist 600 with Canada Topo MapSend. Car charger and soft case for above. A 3 pack Tupperware. I have been out a few times already and all I can say is WOW. Thanks Jen I hope everyone had a great Christmas. See ya on the trails. Quote Link to comment
+bobbarley Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 I got Flintstones season 4. Oh wait thats not cache related. Sorry. Quote Link to comment
+Amazon Annie Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 I got Flintstones season 4. Oh wait thats not cache related. Sorry. Ah, not necessarily! Check out this cache: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...8c-af5f561aac7f Quote Link to comment
theonlyguy Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Anyone wanna tip their hand and reveal any neat Geocaching goodies they got? Logger got me a Battery-Free Flashlight (crank for 1 minute gives 30 minutes of LED light.... very cool), and a pair of Binoculars (I plan on setting up a cache that needs Binoculars to find it). And also a 4AA battery charger for the car. No more excuses eh? Tae Kwon Dude got me a "insta-cache"... everything I need to put out another cache. Hope to put that out before New Year's Eve. So I think I'll tie them all together into a cache idea, along with something I got from Buttons and Beaux over a year ago.... What did you get related to Geocaching? The Blue Quasar I received a gift certificate from on of my bosses and I went out and purchased a Garmin eTrex Legend. Now all I have to get is a car addaptor, recharger & battarys, and a bike mount for my scooter then I will be all set for a while. I found my 1st three caches and it's been a blast. I downloaded a couple freeware map programs that are quite interesting and work well with the eTrex (listed below) #1) "EasyGPS" the best one so-far found at http://www.easygps.com/offers.asp?rc=J95R4 #2) "GPS TrackMaker" the second best one so-far found at http://www.gpstm.net/index.php They both licked up with the Legend with no problem and work on my windows98 CPU. TheOnlyGuy Quote Link to comment
+stormcloud Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 (edited) Had been using a Megellan Blaze 12, My Wife gave me a new explorist 100. Wow this is an amazing step up for me. Have afound four geocaches in the snow with it so far. Ask me do i love my wife? Edited January 8, 2006 by stormcloud Quote Link to comment
+Deirdre's Explorers Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Lisa got me a BFL, I got her a BIG waterproof tote for our canoing caches. All three of us got more warm clothes for the winter caches. S'mores maker for the camping/caching weekends. Deirdre wanted her own GPS, but we thought 7 was a little young! Maybe next year. We split 50-50 on a PDA. Woohoo - Deirdre's Explorers are finally upgrading and going paperless. Yup, Christmas was great! Quote Link to comment
+TheBadger Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Leaving a cool FTF- Can we give a Premium Member and leave that in the cache? Quote Link to comment
+The Blue Quasar Posted February 2, 2006 Author Share Posted February 2, 2006 That's an interesting idea. I've thought about giving a Bruce Trail membership... but your idea is even better... Everyone can use a Premium Membership (you best make the cache worthy of it I think you would do better posting that question in the Groundspeak Web Site area.... or somewhere higher up the Forum pyramid. The Blue Quasar Quote Link to comment
QuigleyJones Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Leaving a cool FTF- Can we give a Premium Member and leave that in the cache? Why not? just leave a note saying that you will pay for it for them. http://store.Groundspeak.com/ProductInfo.a...uctid=GSPANNUAL Quote Link to comment
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