geocaching

[Notters]

I use the C:geo Android App which is free and according to many, is better that the official (paid for) App.

There are loads of caches in Sussex, some great series to walk on the Downs and on the Ashdown Forest. One of my favourite has to be 'Crowborough Cluedo', a long walk starting & ending in Crowborough, taking you to Groombridge, skirting T. Wells and back through Eridge. Based on the Cluedo game you have to work out whodunnit, where and which weapon then calculate the coordinates for the hidden bonus cache.

Yes, it's Geeky (and I don't care!), but if you like walking and finding out more than you think you know about places, it's great fun.

PS. There's a cache hidden outside the Amex (part of the Star Wars series) so you could even pick up a find on a match day!

Does C: geo have the same caches and link to the official geocaching website? I may have to give it a try as have just switched from iphone to android and don't want to pay again!

 

[Silk]

Does C: geo have the same caches and link to the official geocaching website? I may have to give it a try as have just switched from iphone to android and don't want to pay again!

It looks like you have to have an account on geocaching.com to use it

 

[Chinster]

Gave geocaching a go with the kids a while back. They were over the moon when we found one. Makes a walk a lot more interesting

 

[Lankyseagull]

Does C: geo have the same caches and link to the official geocaching website? I may have to give it a try as have just switched from iphone to android and don't want to pay again!

Yes it does link to the official site and enables you to search for all cache types.

As Silk says, you do need to have a geocaching.com account. You can set up a free account for limited caches and pay a membership fee at a later time which will unlock member only caches.

c:geo is not liked by geocaching.com who want people to pay for their app and they try to prevent it from accessing their information. The C:geo developers usually sort out the issues and publish updates to the app within a few days. It's not let me down yet!

 

[luke17]

Been caching a couple of times and found it boring although i do have a good mate (fellow Brighton fan) whos ranked 4th in the UK with finding 19552 caches
http://www.cacherstats.com/United_Kingdom1.html

 

[Lankyseagull]

Been caching a couple of times and found it boring although i do have a good mate (fellow Brighton fan) whos ranked 4th in the UK with finding 19552 caches
http://www.cacherstats.com/United_Kingdom1.html

I guess it's not for everyone.

I see your mate's name a lot, so not surprised he's up there. I have a fair way to go, currently at joint 6040!