Blackfoot17 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Do I need a GPS to go geocaching? Quote Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 No. Some use compass and maps. Some use Google Earth. Some just use local knowledge. Some use a variety of methods. Quote Link to comment
geomusic Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 To tell the truth, I'm still new to the sport, but I have found a couple geocaches without one. For the most part, a good familiarity with a given place in or around a city and a zoomed in map will do fine, but for cacheing where there aren't roads or lots of obstacles, you'll probably need one. After a while, I think you'll enjoy using one even if you don't "need" it. Quote Link to comment
alby87 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 No. Some use compass and maps. Some use Google Earth. Some just use local knowledge. Some use a variety of methods. Just a quick question please because I'm a newbie on this sport. If I use google earth or any other method instead of a gps, is that considered unfair??? Do i break any rule of the game? Quote Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 No. Some use compass and maps. Some use Google Earth. Some just use local knowledge. Some use a variety of methods. Just a quick question please because I'm a newbie on this sport. If I use google earth or any other method instead of a gps, is that considered unfair??? Do i break any rule of the game? No. The only guideline you have to watch is the one that requires the use of a GPS to place a cache and report the coordinates. A GPS makes it all much easier but nothing wrong with finding them any way you can. Quote Link to comment
+Miragee Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Nope. If you can find caches without a GPS unit, great. I have a hard enough time finding them with a GPSr sometimes. Using a GPSr is required for placing a cache however. Google Earth, or Google Maps, are just not accurate enough for that. Quote Link to comment
+Fotocacher Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 LOL, I'm having trouble finding a particular one WITH a GPS...get it anyway you can Quote Link to comment
+Trucker Lee Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Don't guess it is required. I just found one a few days ago that I didn't have coords for, just remembered approximate location from a peek at Google Earth. Walked around checking likely spots in the area. Quote Link to comment
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