+Globetrotter.uk Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 What do you pack when you go caching? As a carless not careless cacher I have to take a bag of stuff to see me through the day. Food and drink, first aid kit gps pda batteries and swaps/tb's Quote Link to comment
+walkergeoff and wife Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 (edited) GPSr, Palm Vx (sorry Moote!) spare batteries, swaps, pen/pencil, maps, Romer, compass, first aid kit, camera, waterproofs, water, food, mobile phone, locking penknife - these I take whatever length of time I am out. For a day's walking I would add: Trangia and full packed lunch. I think that that is all. Edited December 31, 2005 by walkergeoff Quote Link to comment
+Moote Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Depends on the Trip, usually 60CS, PPC + BT GPSr, Phone, 5*20p coins (Useful for telephone. Mountains Full mountain ware - you never know and I have seen enough people freezing on the hillside Long caching trips UK mapping on laptop with GPSr connected Quote Link to comment
+Birdman-of-liskatraz Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 1) First Aid Kit 2) IPAQ + Cables 3) Torch 4) Swaps Bag 5) Food + Water 6) Spare cache! 7) Cache repair kit. 1L Ice Cream container, ZipLoc Bags, Pencils, Notebooks, Pencil sharpener, 35 mm film containers and Logs for same. 8) Coat 9) OS Map and compass 10) Ham radio 70 cms Transceiver and if i'm going onto Dartmoor or Bodmin Moor then I'd carry a few extra bits. Quote Link to comment
+Moote Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Oh I forgot the most useful bit of kit I take one of these but without the helmet which is replaced by a head cradle for up 36 hours of bright light Quote Link to comment
+Gralorn Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Depends on how much I can get the wife to carry!! Quote Link to comment
+The Golem Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 (edited) Depends where the cache is, if I'm with the kids I tend to do easier caches with a fairly short walk so I don't really carry that much stuff, if I'm off, by myself (not very often ) on the fells I take torch, food, compass, water, survival bag, knife, lighter and fire lighters, whistle, spare batteries and so on... I also take a tupperware box with swaps in and a stash of spare pencils, pads and pencil sharpeners in case they need replacing - seems to happen quite a lot that! If I'm going for a really difficult one I might take the canoe! Edited December 30, 2005 by The Golem Quote Link to comment
lakeuk Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 GPS Digital Camera Spare set of AA's OS Map + compass printout of cache details + pen (tend to forget these) water Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 (edited) Depends on how much I can get the wife to carry!! Wives can carry things? Wow!! Chris - Mr B Edited December 30, 2005 by The Blorenges Quote Link to comment
+slimey Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Most of the recent caches I've done, it has been just the GPSr (eTrex Legend), and either the cache printout, or the palm. I always have mobile phone and leatherman with me, but they go everywhere. I've not really gone for long caching hikes yet, so haven't seen the need for a caching bag - but I'm sure the time will come. Simon Quote Link to comment
+mongoose39uk Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 pocket pc with memory map and tom tom GPSr Invertor sony vaio with mm, gsak, navigator and haicom usb GPSr Food and w***r, flask of coffee (fogot to take on the county run) spare footwear, and clothes cans of petrol for big trips for little trips me and my gpsr Baby wipes to clean of the dog poo Quote Link to comment
alistair_uk Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 My typical kit includes Yellow eTrex, Pencil, spare pencil, spare batteries, packed torch, cache printouts, camera phone, local map and gloves. Swaps depend on pocket capacity. Quote Link to comment
+Sensei TSKC Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 Simply Paul takes a banana to find caches with! Quote Link to comment
Moss Trooper Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 GPSr, Palm Vx (sorry Moote!) spare batteries, swaps, pen/pencil, maps, Romer, compass, first aid kit, loo paper, trowel, waterproofs, water, food, mobile phone, locking penknife - these I take whatever length of time I am out. For a day's walking I would add: Trangia and full packed lunch. I think that that is all. Well just about everything Walkergeoff has mentioned except that I use a peak cooker.. Brews up in minuets yeah.... plus a few additions.. Quad bike.. Direct telephone link to Boulmer (RAF ASR) just in case yer know.. But on a serious note.. you can not be to cautious... folks me scoff an think yer wimp.. better the warm dry wimp than the rough tough cold wet disorentated hypothermic wasick.. Ther are some places out there that look like an evening stroll that turn into a fight for survival.. I know.. over reacting.. yep.. all it took was a clump of grass to turn a days cacheing into a drama... Now did I tel yer about the time........ Quote Link to comment
+Simply Paul Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 Simply Paul takes a banana to find caches with! Just the once! I also tend to pack a dead and/or leaking pen, some flat batteries and the OS map for the area adjacent to the one I'm visiting. What it would be to be as well organised as the posters here! Other things I've been known to take caching: Mobile (it's with me all the time anyway) - 'Instant Sunshine' (my 1million candlepower torch) - LED head torch - A TB tucked in a pocket so that I forget all about it until I get home - OS map if I'm lucky (1:50k) - Pocket radio and/or MP3 player for entertainment on a long march - Mars bars and water (Ben Nevis/Snowdon) - CAMERA! (For cool caching pix, or to be robbed for its 4xAA) - Pocket change (for parking/phone) - Change of boots/socks (if I know I'm likely to get wet/muddy) - Caching buddy. Better than a mobile in case of trouble. Probably. - Cache swops (less and less so these days) and last, but not least, warm hat in this weather. A potential lifesaver. Quote Link to comment
+t.a.folk Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 loo paper, trowel, Too much detail. Quote Link to comment
+Pengy&Tigger Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 We usually have with us... 2 x pda`s, one with tomtom, other with memory map and GPX sonar. 2 x Gps`s C60 and Vista. Rucksags, with plasters, water, swaps, dry socks, mobile phone, note book, pens, money, camara. Long trips in the car usually have sandwiches, pop, and crisps. Laptop, power invertor for 240v hook up, more wires than a BT exchange. Spare dry shoes, pants and underwear (yep we`ve learnt that mistake.... falling up to your arm pits in a bog isn`t nice, even worse when you have no dry clothes). Most important of all, a list of possible caches we`ve planned, with notes on possible walking distance, to drop if time is getting short and we are on a mission. By hey it`s only a game we can give it up anytime we like.... er... maybe. Pengy Quote Link to comment
+John Stead Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 By hey it`s only a game we can give it up anytime we like.... er... maybe. Pengy Who do you think you are kidding!!!! Happy New Year full of good resolutions!! Quote Link to comment
+walkergeoff and wife Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 loo paper, trowel, Too much detail. You are right - I did wonder when I did the first posting. I have edited it out. Sorry if any offence was caused. Quote Link to comment
+CANTOR CLAN Posted December 31, 2005 Share Posted December 31, 2005 (edited) When I go out I take two important things with me my husband Paul he carries a rucksack filled with everything .spare batteries,cooker,spam (can`t go without fried spam sandwiches) ,flask,maps,coats,hats,gloves,cache details (a strange thing called a compass! it was due to this thing I brought him a GPS)and anything else he considers essential also a mobile for the phone a friend option. I however carry a rucksack with what I consider the true essentials 1 chocolate 2 sweets 3 more chocolate 4 water 5 pen Edited December 31, 2005 by CANTOR CLAN Quote Link to comment
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