madonenm Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 Just figured that I would say hi. I read an article last week in the online version of Wired magazine that pointed to geocaching.com and made the mistake of looking. Last Firday I bought an ETrex Vista (I went in for a Venture) and started playing with it, just what I need, another hobby. I have not gone looking for my first cache yet but have been playing with the GPS first to get an idea on how it works. The only problem is that I keep finding uses for the thing ;-) So far I have used it to track down my rockets (One of my other hobbies), Measure how far away from the pads my rocket landed, as a very fancy mapping bicycle computer, as a mapping device to map out a trail I was thinking about for next years Socorro Fat Tire Festival and I still have yet to go out and try to find my first cache. It also has driven around with me a bit (altough I need to stop playing with it while driving :-( I have the waypoints to two caches near me entered in ("Lorenzo's Loot" by The Earwoods (GC310) and "Arroyo de Tajo" by dazderaz (GC4E64)) which I hope to try and talk my wife into trying with me soon. I figure that it will be a good hobby that we can use to spend some more time together. Unlike me, she could use another one to help unwind a bit from work and school. Anyway I have been reading over the postings for the last couple days and thought I would say hi. There is a loot of good information hiding in here and I am trying to absorb it all. I already know that I am hooked so you will probably be seeing some questions from me in the future (as well as some new Socorro caches after I get my feet wet a bit). Happy caching Quote Link to comment
+Zartimus Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 I read a post here about a guy who used his while mowing the lawn to analyse the cutting pattern with the tracklog. Cool! I was looking at the Vista too, but managed to say no to the Barometric Altimiter and built-in compasse and stick with a Legend. Quote Link to comment
+MrGigabyte Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 Welcome to the addiction. Yup, your going to get it real good! Don't hesitate to post your questions. We have all been there. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment
+clatmandu Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 Don't hesitate to find your first cache either. "What's taking you so long?" hehe Welcome to the addiction. Quote Link to comment
+Scout65 Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 Madonenm, Welcome. I am by no means an *old timer* to this activity, I’ve only been at it for a couple of months, and only have 9 finds (I think), but I guess I’m qualified to welcome you. You sound like the outdoors kind of person so I have a feeling this will pass up some of your other hobbies. Going with your wife will be fun, but if you have kids in your family wait till you see their reaction when they find a “hidden treasure full of goodies”. Good luck and have fun. Scout65 a.k.a Rick Quote Link to comment
madonenm Posted June 18, 2002 Author Share Posted June 18, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Scout65: Madonenm, Welcome. I am by no means an *old timer* to this activity, I’ve only been at it for a couple of months, and only have 9 finds (I think), but I guess I’m qualified to welcome you. You sound like the outdoors kind of person so I have a feeling this will pass up some of your other hobbies. Going with your wife will be fun, but if you have kids in your family wait till you see their reaction when they find a “hidden treasure full of goodies”. Good luck and have fun. Scout65 a.k.a Rick Well I don't have any kids (yet) and I promise to make sure the beagles don't tear up the caches ;-) Once I get this stuff figured out I was thinking about setting up some temp caches at our larger two and three day rocket launches to give the kids somthing else to do. I figured I could hide a couple differnt rockets kits and motor packs around the field and let them find them. At this weekend's launch I was letting them try and write their name or draw a picture with the tracking feature. The only problem was I had a crowd of about a dozen kids and only one GPS. As far as tracking the mowing of the lawn...I don't think I will ever be able to do that in good old dry NM (at least not at my house) but I guess I can use the altimiter to measure the height and grotwh rate of the weeds :-) Quote Link to comment
+unclerojelio Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 quote:Originally posted by madonenm:So far I have used it to track down my rockets (One of my other hobbies), Measure how far away from the pads my rocket landed Rockets and GPS seem to be a natural fit. Some guys around here have GPS/APRS in their rockets to get real time GPS updates from launch to recovery. ... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took the one less traveled by, ... unclerojelio Quote Link to comment
+unclerojelio Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 quote:Originally posted by madonenm:So far I have used it to track down my rockets (One of my other hobbies), Measure how far away from the pads my rocket landed Rockets and GPS seem to be a natural fit. Some guys around here have GPS/APRS in their rockets to get real time GPS updates from launch to recovery. ... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took the one less traveled by, ... unclerojelio Quote Link to comment
+Scout65 Posted June 18, 2002 Share Posted June 18, 2002 What a great idea with the rockets and the kids, they’ll have a great time. Sort of takes me back to my own rocket building days. Yep,, like it or not you got yourself a new hobby, and my prediction still stands, you’ll be spending more of your outdoors time on geocaching than some of other hobbies. Quote Link to comment
+Zartimus Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Scout65: What a great idea with the rockets and the kids, they’ll have a great time. How many kids can you fit in the rocket at one time, and how far away can you propel them? Quote Link to comment
+Mr. Vic Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Zartimus:How many kids can you fit in the rocket at one time, and how far away can you propel them? Well, based on my experience, one. And not far enough. Will cache for food Quote Link to comment
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