cacheistregime Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 Hello there, I just ordered myself a garmin gpsmap 76s, and as I'm living in Edinburgh I thought I'd try a bit of geocaching. I see there's a bit of activity in Edinburgh, so I wanted the opportunity to introduce myself to any locals out there. I'm an Ed. Uni student, You'll see me hanging out in the JCMB cafeteria from time to time. I look forward to caching with you in the near future. The cacheist regime will prevail. long live the GPS. "yay! a GPS; I can now find my arse without an atlas" Quote Link to comment
+Paul G0TLG Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 quote:"yay! a GPS; I can now find my arse without an atlas" Only if you remembered to waypoint it Welcome to the hobby! Paul A member of the Geocaching Association of Great Britain Quote Link to comment
+Seasider Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 Welcome to the hobby. The Garmin 76S (used mainly by sailors/pilots) has a vertical internal antenna so be sure to hold it vertically when you are close to a cache as this will significantly improve accuracy. Cheers! Seasider We are not retreating - we are advancing in another Direction! Quote Link to comment
cacheistregime Posted October 23, 2003 Author Share Posted October 23, 2003 Cheers for the advice on the 76s- I was going to get an eTrex vista, but had heard it's antenna was pretty weak. The 76s had pretty much the same feature set, but had an external antenna connector. My point of view was that I'd be better off getting one I can add a more powerful antenna to should I need it. The cacheist regime will prevail. long live the GPS. "yay! a GPS; I can now find my arse without an atlas" Quote Link to comment
+Seasider Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 The eTrex is more than adequate for geocaching. I had both an eTrex vista & Magellan Merdian (which is meant to be better for reception) at one stage and saw no meaningful difference under trees or in town. With a vertical antenna (no matter how good the signal is) it gives a 3 times greater locational error if held horizontally (ie say 75ft instead of 25ft) - no problem for navigating - but it does make a difference for this game. Having said that the 76s is a great bit of kit so enjoy! Cheers! Seasider We are not retreating - we are advancing in another Direction! Quote Link to comment
evilrooster Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 Well, as one of the Edinburgh geocachers, let me just say WELCOME! There are a fair few good caches in and around town to do, plus some nice ones just outside. But the place is by no means crowded. So do a few, get the hang of it, and feel free to hide some of your own! If you find yourself stuck in any way, I'd be glad to answer anything you come up with. Email me through the site if you need to. You'll find the other Edinburgh cachers pretty friendly, but we don't always hang out in the forums enough to answer questions posted here. Again, welcome! evilrooster http://www.bookweb.sunpig.com -the email of the species is deadlier than the mail- Quote Link to comment
Silver fox Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 Another cacher in Edinburgh things are on the up and up. Same as the rooster if you have any problems just drop me a note will be only to happy to help. Forget about the T&j bears the best thing to find in a cache up here is one of the roosters famous hand made leather books. Quote Link to comment
cacheistregime Posted October 23, 2003 Author Share Posted October 23, 2003 Great to hear from you! I look forward to placing a few caches of my own for you to find; I've done a fair bit of exploring in edinburgh without the GPS, so I'll have fun now I've got one. With any luck it'll arrive tomorrow, in time for me to find a cache or two on saturday. Thanks for the friendly welcome, Happy caching! The cacheist regime will prevail. long live the GPS. "yay! a GPS; I can now find my arse without an atlas" Quote Link to comment
+Seasider Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 Has it arrived yet?! Good luck with your first weekend's caching! Seasider We are not retreating - we are advancing in another Direction! Quote Link to comment
cacheistregime Posted October 24, 2003 Author Share Posted October 24, 2003 Not yet It's coming by royal mail, so I guess I should have expected it to be a day or two late. Oh well, I might just hunt the local caches by old fashioned map and compass this weekend if it's still a no-show tomorrow. The cacheist regime will prevail. long live the GPS. "yay! a GPS; I can now find my arse without an atlas" Quote Link to comment
Rainwalkers Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 Hi We're also fairly new to caching. Mrs Rainwalker and I made the epic trip from Stirling through to Edinburgh last weekend and did evilroosters 'Up the Close and Down the Stair'. A really excellent multicache. Highly recommended. Have fun Rainwalkers Quote Link to comment
+Firth of Forth Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 Depending on the clue, some caches are possible to find without a GPS. I did about 20 of them before I bought one. I can recommend 'Billy Goat's Gruff' and 'Path to Arthur's Seat' as being Ok to do without a GPS. Also in the Pentlands, 'A hike in the Pentlands' and 'It hot and windy here' are good walks and provide good enough clues. Happy geocaching. Quote Link to comment
cacheistregime Posted October 25, 2003 Author Share Posted October 25, 2003 I'm actually surprised I've never found a geocache by accident- esp. the Arthur's seat one(s). I've been all over that hill, in various weather conditions, and as is the case with most students in Edinburgh, various states of inebriation It's funny to see how many caches have been placed in places I've been; I spent the first 19yrs of my life living below the cavehill park in Belfast, and that area is littered with caches. The cacheist regime will prevail. long live the GPS. "yay! a GPS; I can now find my arse without an atlas" Quote Link to comment
cacheistregime Posted October 27, 2003 Author Share Posted October 27, 2003 GPS arrived today (yay!) I'm going to do the "path to arthur's seat 2" immediately, wish me luck! I'll let you know how I get on. The cacheist regime will prevail. long live the GPS. "yay! a GPS; I can now find my arse without an atlas" Quote Link to comment
+Seasider Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 quote:Originally posted by cacheistregime:GPS arrived today (yay!) I'm going to do the "path to arthur's seat 2" immediately, wish me luck! I'll let you know how I get on. Congrats on finding your first cache! Seasider We are not retreating - we are advancing in another Direction! Quote Link to comment
flynns77 Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 Hello, My name is Barry Gordon, I'm a freelance feature writer for Scotland on Sunday. I'm going to be writing up a piece on Geocaching soon and I'm appealing to Scottish cachers (particularly in the Lothians) to help me with my feature: either as an interviewee or someone I can go caching with. You can contact me at: flynns77@hotmail.com Leave me your details and I shall buzz you back. Kind Regards, Barry Quote Link to comment
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