The Complete Idiot's Guide to Geocaching (The Complete Idiot's Guide)
They're hidden in city and state parks, outside of nearby buildings, alongside hiking trails and exercise routes, and even in local neighborhoods. This is geocaching, an adventure-based game involving intentionally hidden treasures, i.e. caches, and a standard handheld global positioning system (GPS) unit. The idea behind geocaching is for people to set up caches all over the world, and to then share the GPS coordinates of the caches via the Internet. GPS users can then use the location coordinates to find the caches, and once found, a cache usually provides its visitor with a wide variety of rewards available for the taking. Authored by a renowned expert on GPS usage and the editors of Geocaching.com, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Geocaching is a comprehensive yet easy to understand guide for getting started and having fun with geocaching.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Aug 31, 2007 Type: User Review |
Good to get you started.
We bought the book because we had never heard of geocaching until we stumbled upon it on the internet. It has a lot of useful information to get you started. We have gone out a couple of times so far and have enjoyed the hunt. Some of the info in...
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 3.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 10, 2007 Type: User Review |
anal retentive Amazon
I didn't receive it because Amazon refused to ship UPS or USPS and insisted on using DHL, Whom does not deliver to my residence
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 1.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 10, 2007 Type: User Review |
The Navigator
This guide takes you through the basics of geocaching and beyond. You'll learn all about navigating, using maps, and GPS.
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 5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 24, 2007 Type: User Review |
Worth the Money
I feel that this book is worth the money I paid for it. For someone that is just starting out, it answers questions in terms that you can relate to.I give it a Four because I don't have anything to base a Five on at this time.
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 4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 08, 2007 Type: User Review |
Excellent Introduction to the Sport of GeoCaching!
I was looking for a quick yet thorough introduction to GeoCaching, and found that, and more, in The Complete Idiot's Guide! (Guess that tells you something about me, huh?) TCIG actually covers a good deal more than the basics, while responsibly...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 05, 2007 Type: User Review |
Fabulous
This book is just fabulous. I was expecting a no frills basics kind of book and this book really goes into all kinds of information. It is just packed with information about navigation, geocaching, map and computer stuff. And the price is so...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Nov 10, 2006 Type: User Review |
Great for the beginner
Although I enjoyed this book, most of the material is available on the net, or is old hat to an experienced geocacher. For the beginner, this book will save you a bunch of web searches and cut down the time needed to master this entertaining "sport".
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Aug 24, 2006 Type: User Review |
Good Intro Book
A very good book foe beginners and those new to geocaching. Gave us some hints and good suggestions for creating and hiding our own cache.
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 25, 2006 Type: User Review |
Not for complete idiots
I have a Ph.D. in philosophy but could not follow the descriptions in this book of how to use a compass and topo maps in conjunction with a GPS. I also was as confused after I finished reading the book as before I started about such questions as...
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 2.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 29, 2006 Type: User Review |
Get Lost...or Having Fun While Getting Lost
My wife wanted me to become more active and knowing my desire to buy another electronic gadget, she suggested we look at geocaching. I had never heard of this activity before but since it meant getting a GPS unit, I figured "what the heck". Before...
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5.00/5 |
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