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Mike Warren

20/5/2015 at 4:41pm
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Hello there. Does anyone out there get involved with Geocaching? I am not a fanatic but find the activity very enjoyable and it makes a camping trip into an interesting 'treasure hunt' My two grand daughters have enjoyed many walks 'with a purpose'when camping. I download several 'caches' of the area we are travelling to and then we choose which to find when set up.For further information if you are interested go to Geocaching.com.It is a worldwide activity/community. I even found two when holidaying in Tenerife, (bit sad really!)

Davep

20/5/2015 at 5:19pm
Location: Prestatyn Nr Wales
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Geocacher since 2002.

Volunteer Reviewer 2006 - 2014,

North Wales 2016 Mega EventCommittee Member

GAGB Committee Member

The Worlds First and Only Human Travel Ddraig A4 sized Trackable Tattoo

Celestial Bar In The Dark Team Member[Geocaching Events, where we take Geocachers into Slate Mines and Caves] events have include 6.5 hours underground in a Slate Mine, and Cleaning Up a Cave

As part of the Weekend, we hold a Camping Event

Currently working on becoming the UK's most Extreme Trackable

I don't have a Geocaching Addiction

I have a Geocaching Life Style

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debs398

20/5/2015 at 10:00pm
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Yep we actively geocache wherever we go, on our fourth camping trip of the year this weekend, all specifically booked to incorporate caching.

I love Daves quote of not having an addiction but a lifestyle.... Fab!

Dave.... When's the next camping CBITD event?

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firstclass67

20/5/2015 at 10:16pm
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I've been interested in it for a long time but only started in January. My teenage son does it with me - but he is not as keen as me - the word he uses is 'obsessed' "You're obsessed, mother" he says. I'm not obsessed. I can stop any time I like. I really could. If I wanted.

After all, its not as if I think about it all the time... Or check the website several times a day... or buy maps and sit marking on circular routes in highlighters... or sulk if he wont go with me...

I'm not obsessed, just interested...

Just because I look for them everywhere now, and drive along pointing out places where I've found caches, or assess everywhere as good places to hide a cache...Is that obsession????

Well, maybe....

Kelper

21/5/2015 at 1:11am
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If you use the search button ... you can look at previous threads on this ... e.g this huge one

Davep

21/5/2015 at 9:53am
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Debs, we are looking at late September. We usually do 2 a year, late April and late September.

Currently we are looking at a Cave near Oswestry, once that has been confirmed, I can then confirm the camp site [I've already got a couple in my Virtual Brochure

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This time things will be slightly more extreme than a severe decent/assent on a Incline, and a Pole Walk over thigh high water [I was the one stood in the water providing support

] in that it will be a high Hand/Knee crawl, with a option for those insane enough

to do a belly crawl round trip

The Cave and the belly Crawl, are used by School trips, so are safe, unless like me, your on the large size

which might prevent the Belly Crawl

You can see past CBITD events Here

Dave

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debs398

21/5/2015 at 5:30pm
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Thanks Dave, no good for us this year as we will be on a caching road trip through Canada but I will keep an eye out for next years events

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Davep

21/5/2015 at 7:06pm
Location: Prestatyn Nr Wales
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Debs I'm guessing your attending the Essex Mega event, come and say Hi. I'm the bald one with glasses, pulling my shirt off

on the North Wales 2016 Mega Committee stall

due to the A4 sized Trackable Travel Ddraig Tattoo on my back

Henrietta Too FC has 15 Ddraigs and a Hobby Ddraig inside, as I'm Ddraig mad

Dave

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debs398

21/5/2015 at 7:59pm
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I sure am Dave, will try to find you to say hello.... We cache as 2 DG's - only camping fri and sat at Essex, plan on attending Wales mega too

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23/5/2015 at 7:09pm
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I'm a pensioner and love it. My grandson(age 9) started me off on it. I have just placed my first cache in a local park close to where I live. It has already been 'found' twice.

In the process of arranging a couple of others in the same large country park. Hopefully will be all setup for the school summer holidays.

Geocaching is great fun and children love finding the 'hidden treasure'

Can't wait to take the grandchildren searching for mine.

I just use my iphone but the battery soon runs down.

firstclass67

23/5/2015 at 7:26pm
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Does anyone have any recommendations for campsites near really good circulars? We recently stayed at Irthing Vale, Brampton, and my son and I did a few from the campsite itself, then did a circuit GC5BQM9 that's not far away.

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04/3/2016 at 5:10pm
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I have a facebook group that is for geocachers who like to camp. Its called Geocamping UK. Some useful info on there about where to find the best caches. Everyone welcome.

We like to combine camping and caching, it gives us something to do during the day, its free( almost) and healthy.

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