Genes Posted November 9, 2010 Posted November 9, 2010 JK Jeep wrangler, try to combine trail running and geocaching whenever possible. Quote
+pnwxbcat Posted November 9, 2010 Posted November 9, 2010 It's not the ultimate geocaching car, but I drive my '06 Scion xB. Works pretty good, so far... still use my 4x4 for off-road caches. Quote
+MoonCatKDT & Peanut Posted November 10, 2010 Posted November 10, 2010 We have a 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee if we need it, but moreso we use a 2002 Ford Focus, because, well it's cheaper on gas! A lot of the caches around here you can drive to the trailhead, hike for the day and make it back to the car. We also have a Travel Bug Decal for our Focus, named Focus Buggie Quote
Andronicus Posted November 10, 2010 Posted November 10, 2010 Bad pic, but here it is Chevey Equinox leased for us by....Tupperware (my mugglewife sells Tupperware). It isn't 4by, but so far have only been stuck once (in deep snow on a mountain). Quote
+E = Mc2 Posted November 10, 2010 Posted November 10, 2010 Here's my personal cachemobile, a Honda Fit. I've also found a couple of caches while driving one of these: (and no, that's not 'shopped, they really did misspell the name) To answer your second question: The best Geocaching vehicle is someone else's 4wd! Quote
+kevcco Posted November 10, 2010 Posted November 10, 2010 2009 Chev Aveo great on gas and I'll take almost anywhere. Quote
+GeoBroke Posted November 10, 2010 Posted November 10, 2010 Currently use a 2002 F150 FX4 & a 2008 Volvo XC90 and for serious off road a 2001 Honda Recon & 2001 Honda Rancher past vehicles include: 1993 Nissan Hardbody 4x4 1969 Ford Bronco 1993 Nissan Pathfinder 1999 Mustang 2004 Chevy Aveo 2004 Toyota Corolla man, I go through a lot of cars Quote
+QuiltinNana Posted November 10, 2010 Posted November 10, 2010 (edited) We use either my daughter's 2003 Ford Explorer named "Dora the Explorer" or my 2009 Mercury Mariner named "Star." Both are 4WD, but we haven't really needed it yet. Great to have the big back area to carry jugs of water both to drink and to wash off with. Edited November 10, 2010 by QuiltinNana Quote
+mblatch Posted November 10, 2010 Posted November 10, 2010 Most of my caching is done using my 2008 Jeep Patriot. Not the best choice of vehicle for serious off-roading excursions, but it gets the job done in most situations. Sugar sand...no problem. Deep mud ... a little more of an issue (which gipsie can verify since she had to yank me out of the mud in the NJ Pine Barrens once haha). Quote
+gnjeepn Posted November 10, 2010 Posted November 10, 2010 07 Jeep 4dr Rubicon with a warn 9500lb winch. If that won't get us there I fall back on my 93 Wrangler with 6 inches of lift and 37 inch tires. Quote
+FloridaFour Posted November 11, 2010 Posted November 11, 2010 I live in flat, urban Florida and have 2 kids. So my answers are minivan and minivan. Quote
+Avernar Posted November 11, 2010 Posted November 11, 2010 2010 JK Rubicon Unlimited. It's amazing what you can turn into a drive-by with one of these. Quote
+JohnnyVegas Posted November 11, 2010 Posted November 11, 2010 It depends on how far I am driving, close to home I use my 2002 Nissan Fronteir, For longer drives my 2010 Mustang Quote
+PLMerry Posted November 11, 2010 Posted November 11, 2010 Toyota Matriz XRS is my primary geocar. Small zippy little manual 5 speed with front wheel drive that can get into small places and is good at maneuvering within traffic. It comes complete with a removable security system as visible in the picture below. When the situation dictates though I do also have a Ford Expedition with full tow package to pull the matrix out of the mud, snow, ..... Quote
+buzzy_cacher Posted November 11, 2010 Posted November 11, 2010 (edited) I cache in style Just kidding.... Edited November 11, 2010 by buzzy_cacher Quote
+Castle Mischief Posted November 11, 2010 Posted November 11, 2010 I cache in style http://blog.juno3.com/wp-content/images/ga...9/nice_car4.jpg Just kidding.... You might want to look at some other image source options... Quote
+TeamRiesenberg Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 I use a 2003 jeep liberty. Goes everywhere I need it to go. Quote
+WMDan Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 Ha ha I drive my 2003 Pontiac Grand Am! Not to great for off roading... Quote
+hzoi Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 Why, a 2003 Honda Cache Retrieving Vehicle (CR-V), of course. Quote
+tz2008u Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Just wondering what kind of vehicle do people drive while Geocaching. Do you have 4x4's for the off-road cache's? Are there road warriors that mainly stick to the ones that you can drive right up to, or hike back? Quote
+Running Crazy Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 1998 Chevy Z71 ext cab. Sometimes a Monte Carlo. Quote
+jon.hemlock.Chantal Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Mazda 2010, Celestial Blue. Zoom! Zoom! Quote
+Team LaLonde Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 2006 Hummer H3 - Here it is parked at Marquette's Lower Harbor Marina with the old ore dock in the background. Quote
+TerraViators Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 Camry or Volvo, whichever one the wife doesn't have. Quote
mresoteric Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 (edited) I drive a Toyota Tacoma 4x4. Edited February 25, 2011 by mresoteric Quote
+LizLake323 Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 Our feet - we haven't owned a car in 5 years. We rent every now and then, if we HAVE to. Quote
+Bundyrumandcoke Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 Our aforementioned 05 Nissan Patrol GU. I have once cached while driving one of these, it was a DNF as I only had avery short time stopped at the red. And I have recently bought a 3.2 metre Aquilla Inflatable, with 9.9 Yamaha on the back for the very wet caches. Quote
+tango501 Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 Mercury Mystique Chev Silverado shorty 4x4 Kayak Mongoose mtn bike feet Quote
+MoonCatKDT & Peanut Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 We just traded up our 02 focus for a 2010 Mitsubishi Outlander. It's now our TB - Sharkbite! All of our geocaching is being done from this now Quote
+gelfling6 Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 Let's see.... There's my bus..... a 2004 International FE-4300 (Don't laugh, You should see the faces of cache owners who suddenly got hit with a group caching! ) Then, there's Suzi, my 1996 Isuzu Rodeo, my main caching vehicle. Quote
+Tazicon Posted February 26, 2011 Posted February 26, 2011 Jeep 'nuff said. 3 Jeeps and like was stated above, nuff said. Quote
+E_ZIG_A Posted February 26, 2011 Posted February 26, 2011 Nissan GU Patrol, 4 inch lift, big chunky mud terrains, steel barwork all around, spotlights, radio antennas, onboard GPS system (which is totally useless for geocaching!) - that's my only car, so it does all the offroad stuff with ease and it's fun manoeuvering it around in tight city alleys and streets ...... ok that sucks, but we generally park in the vicinity of a few caches and then wander around sniffing them out - the more walking for the Geo-Beast and I the better! Quote
+E_ZIG_A Posted February 26, 2011 Posted February 26, 2011 Nissan GU Patrol, 4 inch lift, big chunky mud terrains, steel barwork all around, spotlights, radio antennas, onboard GPS system (which is totally useless for geocaching!) - that's my only car, so it does all the offroad stuff with ease and it's fun manoeuvering it around in tight city alleys and streets ...... ok that sucks, but we generally park in the vicinity of a few caches and then wander around sniffing them out - the more walking for the Geo-Beast and I the better! Quote
+Frowny Face Society Posted February 26, 2011 Posted February 26, 2011 Two choices for us also: For most caches we use a 2003 Ford Ranger Ext. cab 4x4. If we think we need more than that, we take the 2006 Ford F250 Crew 4x4. Its nice having both for Idaho's mountains and deserts. Quote
+isjustus4 Posted February 26, 2011 Posted February 26, 2011 I used to primarily cache with my wifes 09 Camry Hybrid. Great on gas, and I really liked the comfort of it. She decided recently that it was time for a divorce, so no more Camry for me.... My cache retrieving vehicle was an 02 lifted Avalanche, but that recently got traded for an 11 Silverado Crewcab Z71 4x4. Don't think I'll be taking it down any tight trails like I used to with the Avalanche. The AV, at least had plastic trim to prevent scratching the paint. Don't want any scratches in the new truck!! Quote
+CruiseGuy Posted February 27, 2011 Posted February 27, 2011 (edited) Walk, ride a bike, take the bus, take the train, 2003 Subaru, 2006 Charger, or 2000-something Durango. Not restricted to a particular mode of transportation. Oh! Did I mention... Take a Cruise Ship! Edited February 27, 2011 by CruiseGuy Quote
+Team LaLonde Posted March 13, 2011 Posted March 13, 2011 These are the vehicles we've owned and used for caching in the last 5 years. Quote
+simpjkee Posted March 13, 2011 Posted March 13, 2011 I drive a 2011 Chevy Cruze. I haven't driven it off road yet, but it's gotten me to the caches I've seeked. If I'm planning an off road excursion, I'll swap my car for my folks Jeep or truck. Quote
sabrefan7 Posted March 13, 2011 Posted March 13, 2011 Works great for park~n~grabs and tree caches Quote
+cerberus1 Posted March 13, 2011 Posted March 13, 2011 My other 2/3rds traded in her '07 4dr Jeep for an '11 (I believe she just liked the color.) She's got the mountain/rock vehicle. My last died way too soon and I just picked up an '11 Dodge Ram 1500 4wd (w/ a hemi ) This one has power inverters built in, so "staying over" at distant spots is as simple as pluggin' in the coffee pot. This one'll be the road vehicle when we're together. We also (both) have Harleys (hers is a T.B.) to save a bit on gas when in warmer weather. Quote
+Galaad Posted March 13, 2011 Posted March 13, 2011 I've tried real hard to drown my 2001 Honda Civic going through washed-out road and mud holes on forest trail. It's a good tough little car, easy on the maintenance and the gas. I now drive a Subaru Impreza (which I really like to drive) but I was reminded by close family that it doesn't float either... Quote
+Oxymoron Posted March 14, 2011 Posted March 14, 2011 In the UK, small is usually best. There are few areas where you would go off road and lanes tend to be narrow. We use a Toyota Aygo. Turns on a sixpence, can park in the smallest of spaces and is light enough to lift if we get stuck! Quote
+The Zachalope Posted March 15, 2011 Posted March 15, 2011 Mainly use my Subaru Legacy (which replaced my Escape) But have not been afraid to use this a couple times. Quote
+Shaved Ewok Posted March 15, 2011 Posted March 15, 2011 Now I use my 2006 Jeep Liberty. Roomy and has never got me stuck yet, knock on wood. Before that it was my beloved 1989 Jeep Comanche pickup. That thing could go anywhere...until the frame snapped, lol. Quote
GaRocketMan Posted March 15, 2011 Posted March 15, 2011 Whichever one has the most gas in it... Quote
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