Sunday 30 March 2014

Debate: Limiting the number of Geocaches you can hide - OBGCP23


episode 23This week on The Oh Beep! Geocaching Podcast we ask should there be a limit put on the number of caches you can hide? What is the oddest thing you've found while out caching? Feedback, News & Events and Video of the Week...

Contact us at feedback@ohbeep.com, or go to www.ohbeep.com

Last Week...

Terrachache...3 days to find a sonic screwdriver

Doctor Who's Sonic Screwdriver by sfcchazLC7R4

Whats the oddest thing you've found when out caching? For us it was ladies underwear.  Some of the answers from social media:

UK Geocacher I have found two safes. Clearly taken to the wilderness to be ‘opened in private’ after their owners forgot the keys.  One was in Cambridge and the other in Reading. The only common denominator was me. They will never take me alive.

Lisa George A pair of manikin legs!

SangueG  lol, the mind boggles, but I found something very similar too :D ... What made our find funnier was what was next to it, what does Eore get up to? Was your find out in a wood? 

 

Because of Geocaching...

Feedback...

From Corey Stevens - Here's a question for Dr. D(uck). If you were to create a cache that is rated a 5/5, what would it be like?

From Scott Berks -

Hey Guys,

It's Scott Berks from the Chicago Geocacher Podcast, and one of the creators of going "full tangent" on a geocaching podcast. It's nice to hear (re: ep 22) that as we are on our way out, that tangents will continue on a geocaching podcast. Yes, you can steal that from us. The tangents made me laugh. Nice work!

Dr.D(uck) your voice is great. I meant that as a complete compliment on my podcast. Along with your accent, it cracks me up. Don't change a thing.

Question for Doctor D...

Who's your doctor? Mine's Peter Davison. Although technically, my first episode was Tom Bakers last (Logopolis). So who is it technically? Tom or Peter? Discuss.(see how I created a tangent right there?)

Great show guys. Sophie's absolutely adorable. Someone punch dad while on air for me.

News & Events...

Grub Over Yonder
by Jacaru & Wemnog | GC4XHX0 | 12/04/2014 - The Peak District, United Kingdom

Jacaru & Wemnog's Back To Basics Camping Event
by Jacaru Welcomes You To | GC4QM13 | 11/04/2014 - The Peak District, United Kingdom

Northants Natters Sweet #16
by gingermaceinuk | GC50V26 | 08/04/2014 - Northampton, United Kingdom

FERRY MEADOWS RUMBLE
by gladstone8 | GC4Z7YB | 12/04/2014 - Peterborough, United Kingdom

BBH#76 Bordering on the Careless
by Simply Paul | GC49CTP | 14/04/2014 - Aylesbury, United Kingdom

Anglo-Irish Meet & Greet
by sarahmur | GC4YX0Q | 13/04/2014 - Saffron Walden, United Kingdom

THE CUNNING CACHERS APRIL MEET.
by The Teddies | GC50YTN | 08/04/2014 - Newbury, United Kingdom

Other News...

Dr Who enthusiast erects full-size Dalek in his Muddiford garden

By NDJDawn  |  Posted: March 05, 2014

Story from The North Devon Journal

A full-scale Dalek has appeared outside a cottage in Muddiford, attracting the attention of Dr Who enthusiasts across the county.

Phil Stroud, 65, built the Dalek seven years ago as a project with Barnstaple Youth House and as an avid Dr Who fan celebrated the 50th anniversary by putting the character on display.

The figure currently looks out onto the road, which has surprised many passers-by and it has even been registered on a geocaching website.

"The Dalek has become like the camel statues on the motorway, I suppose it is a bit of landmark now," said Phil.

"I built it with the youth house years back; it took a couple of months to build. And when there was a commotion about the Dr Who 50th anniversary over Christmas, I thought this would be the perfect time to put it on show.

"I was a bit sneaky when I took the Dalek out of the garage, it was late in the evening and I had to bring the sculpture out in pieces and assemble it in the garden."

"I originally put it outside thinking it would just stay for a few weeks. Now it has drawn so much attention, I suppose I'm stuck with it."

Phil has been sculpting and creating props throughout his life and career, following his study of 3-D Design at the Guildford School of Art, he went on to create work for artist David Mach and even created a sculpture for the Imperial War Museum.

The Dalek figure is functional and has been used for fundraising events in Devon with the Barnstaple Youth House, and it was even entered into a dancing competition.

"I took the Dalek to a Dr Who themed dancing competition in Torquay a while back too and won a prize," said Phil. "We had the theme music and people saying 'exterminate', it was brilliant."

"So many people have stopped by the house and asked me about it, one man even offered to buy it; of course I told him it wasn't for sale. But then he showed me a photo of one he was building himself which is great."

"I will keep the Dalek in front of my house now for as long as I can."

Treasure hunt for the Wolds project

Story from The Louth Leader

The community heritage project Down Your Wold is appealing for volunteers to help lay heritage related geocaches at various locations throughout the Lincolnshire Wolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Geocaching is known as a modern day treasure hunt where participants use their smart phone’s GPS system to navigate through clues to find a hidden container.

Down Your Wold project officer, Sam Phillips, said: “The training sessions are open to people who would like to lay a geocache in their village or favourite Wolds walk.

“It is hoped that the hidden treasure will encourage people to enjoy the countryside, explore our wonderful Wolds villages and learn more about the fascinating heritage of our local landscape.”

Anyone wanting to be involved or interested to learn more is invited to attend one of four training sessions planned this April.

The two hour training session will be provided by Mike Eckersley, Chairman of Market Rasen Walkers are Welcome.

The session will include an introduction for beginners followed by an opportunity for volunteers to sign up to a location and become part of this exciting initiative.

The training sessions will take place on the following dates; volunteers only need to attend one session -

Wednesday April 9

Afternoon session in Walesby Village Hall at 1.30pm.

Evening session in Nettleton Village Hall at 6.30pm.

Friday April 25

Afternoon session in the Orchard Gallery at Gunby Hall and Gardens at 1.30pm.

Evening Session in Hemingby Village Hall at 6.30pm.

Parking is available at all venues and refreshments will be provided.

For more information on Down Your Wold please visit www.down-your-wold.co.uk or call 01507 609740.

The Lincolnshire Wolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is a nationally important and protected landscape, 216 square miles (558 sq km) was designated an AONB in 1973.

Website...

www.geocacherscompass.com - Created by Mark and Stacie Weber and Chris Farris.  You will not only find information here, but step-by-step instructions about how to Geocache and other related subjects.

Video of the week...

Cool Electronic Geocache - Geocachespoilers.

http://youtu.be/h_rDId45aLc

Limiting Cache Owner Hides Debate...

For:

  • Can help reduction of saturation in an area - allowing more opportunity for others
  • Someone else may have an idea that works better in an area that has been monopolised by one person
  • May make maintenance easier -  less caches to maintain could make it quicker and easier to do so
  • It may help improve quality - why waste your limited hides on bad caches/locations
  • If the limit is reached and the CO want's to put another cache out, then they archive one they already have out.  This releases an area for someone else.  It helps refresh areas for hunters.
  • For every person who leaves the game because of such a rule, more will fill the void

Against:

  • People should be allowed to hide as many as they want - its their time, money and effort
  • There are always ways around these things - multiple accounts, etc.  So, whats the point?
  • If one listing site imposes this rule, then people will move to another that doesn't
  • If its just about quality - finders can limit their search criteria (by favourite points for example)
  • Without people willing to hide caches, there is no game - they should be encouraged, not discouraged
  • Where is the evidence for reduced quality/maintenance resulting from the number of hides a CO has?

Feedback on this:

Tony Liddell Difficult one. I think not, provided you're prepared to keep up the maintenance

Mark Pickard Agree with Tony Liddell with out co's the game would die! It amazes me the number of ppl with a 1000+ finds that don't own a single cache, surely it can't be a case of take take take all the time? But that's a different topic

Karl Brydon Quality and maintenance is more important - no limit on good, well paced, interesting and maintained caches. All other caches should be limited to none

Mark Pickard But then on the subject of maintenence, how difficult is it to carry a few spare logs around with you? I'm amazed that a large proportion of folk don't, I know for a fact I have a full log in 1 of my caches but a certain thing called real life has meant I haven't been able to get to it to replace it yet, and I appreciate it when they do get swapped for me as it gives me a little more time to go caching myself

UKGeocacher Yes. Approx 10% of your total finds. This ensures that you know what makes a quality hide. Also 2 many maint becomes a problem

Sarah Clark: I don't think there should be a limit but I do think COs need to be responsible. If you can't maintain what you have then you shouldn't be making new hides.

the Monkey King: There shouldn't be a limit, otherwise there wouldn't be any more caches to find. On the other hand, if a CO is hiding really bad caches, then there should be a limit so as to improve the caches being hidden. More caches, better caches.

Next Week...

The first Oh Beep! pub quiz...


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Sunday 23 March 2014

Finding WOW Geocache Hiding Locations or Avoid Geocaching Mistakes - OBGCP22


Ep 22 1400 x 1400This week on The Oh Beep! Geocaching Podcast we're discussing how to find those WOW cache hiding locations....

Contact us at:

feedback@ohbeep.com

Website address:

www.ohbeep.com

This week...

The Bean Trail in Packington by Gabbylamb GC4TGKF.  13 in the series.

Because of Geocaching...

Schnider from the U.S.

Feedback...

From Cache U Nutter...

Just listened to your latest podcast featuring geopaul (aka dr evil), excellent!.  Just to clarify the misconception

a) twas not a misspent youth

b) I never skived off school

I have found the location of my caches through close observations - mainly when out caching. Also have been known to scrutinise os maps and obscure historical publications.

I am a frustrated mountaineer and try to seek new adventures in the relatively cragless south east!

I started up extreme caching to feed my adrenaline craving and am really pleased to have wetted the appetites of so many others.

I have just moved up to the Midlands so watch out!  Once I get going you won\'t know whats hit you!

For information Paul mentioned 2 of my caches

Don't tell em your name pike GC49EMP

and

21 Century Schizoid Man GC39K6T

Keep up the good work

Andy

From Heather ask Cache On Wheels...

Happy Birthday Charlotte aka Horsey Mad Girl who is 14 on 28th March

I created and run a Facebook group called ‘Geocaching with Children’, now with the help of Rebecca, where we sharing our geocaching adventures with children, tips of caching with children, their opinions and comments of what makes a good cache and GC fun. Thanks to Rebecca, we also have a file on the group and a bookmark list on geocaching .com of caches that people recommend are great for children of all ages.

It’s really important for us to encourage our children with geocaching (GC), especially when they have ideas for creating and placing caches and wanting to arrange or host an event! It is great to see children so enthusiastic about GC and I think it is so important that we embrace and encourage their enthusiasm.

facebook.com/groups/GeocachingwithChildren/

Ask Doctor D...

The Monkey King asks:   Is it right to log a travel bug find if someone posted an image with the code on the internet without the intention of letting others discover it?

News & Events...

From Heather aka Cache on Wheels...

Please could you give a mention to our son's first event that was published yesterday?

Holton Lee Revisited GC50M9E - An event cache by Geo Oly. Event Date: 27/04/2014

In Southern England, United Kingdom

It's a CITO Event , on International CITO weekend - Our son Geo Oly, 10 yrs old, is hosting his first event on Sunday 27th April 1:30pm-4pm with a picnic from 1pm..

The event is at Holton Lee, Poole, a CITO focusing on the conservation side of CITOs. Lots of activities suitable for all ages and abilities, including cob making.

We hosted an event there last year and established a new wildlife demonstration garden by planting lots of native shrubs and trees. The Land Owners have named it Cachers' Corner, we just need some kind person to help out making a sign for it  Here's a link to last years event: http://coord.info/GC46AZE

CITOs are not only about collecting trash, but also about conservation and preserving our environment, which many people do not realise surprisingly. Here's a quote and link to Groundspeak's info: "Events might be focused on litter clean-up, removal of invasive species, revegetation efforts or building trails. Together, we make an enormous positive impact. Did we mention that we also have a bit of fun while we're at it?” https://www.geocaching.com/cito/

The 24 Hour Event by Jacaru Start point GC50G7P - End Point GC50G8B

Brummie Meet - Fools Rush out...
by Ruby Rat | GC4ZVV8 | West Midlands, United Kingdom

Makers Madness!
by Guiding Nutter | GC501FV | East Midlands, United Kingdom

Berkshire - Maker Madness - Meet The Makers! 
by JJEF | GC4ZM3B | Southern England, United Kingdom

Maker Madness Midlands
by BenandJules | GC4ZPBT | East Midlands, United Kingdom

Milvus-Milvus Maker Madness
by milvus-milvus | GC4ZEVH | East Midlands, United Kingdom

Swanning around at Fradley Junction 5
by The Mighty Shark & Magwai | GC4ZRRN | West Midlands, United Kingdom

Maker Madness and Mayhem
by Evil Edna | GC4Z9HT | Southern England, United Kingdom

Mercian Makers Madness
by sharant | GC509BC | West Midlands, United Kingdom

"Maker Madness" Event - The Soup Kitchen.
by Printerfixerman | GC4ZFC7 | Yorkshire, United Kingdom

“Maker Madness” – Wirral
by Sir PhilPamAndRob | GC4ZJPH | Northwest England, United Kingdom

Maker Madness- Lincolnshire
by Tentmantent | GC4ZV4B | East Midlands, United Kingdom

Swindon CW-08
by Slogger007 | GC50ANY | Southern England, United Kingdom

Maker Madness - Knowle
by Blue Nora | GC5019W | West Midlands, United Kingdom

Maker Madness - Bulkington
by Enilu & Mr GB and mjb343 | GC505QZ | West Midlands, United Kingdom

Video of the Week...

Duracell battery geocache! Very clever by geocachespoilers

http://youtu.be/V7h0lKB1yK8

Finding That WOW Geocache Hide Location...

Use your own local knowledge - think about those great places you explored as a child.  What about the places you've discovered as an adult?

Word of Mouth - you may find that others know of those great locations.  Do you have parents/grandparents you could ask for tips from?

Jacaru “They usually come about just from walking the dogs and seeing something that grabs my attention. Or word of mouth or a recommendation. Cold War was because I mentioned caching to a policeman and he said he knew somewhere that would be good for one.”

Research - using the internet or resources in your local library.  Even the smallest of villages have a website now - they can be useful for finding things you may not have known about.  Most local libraries have a section for Local Studies where you can find books, maps etc relating to an area.

the Monkey King - I actually use the cache map from Geocaching Australia that shows caches that are hidden from groundspeak and the Australian sites, and look for where no caches have been hidden. I then take a trip to a potential area and do a recce looking for something above and beyond. I refuse to make an obvious pile of stick or stones, so there must be something at the site to make it worthwhile, otherwise I don't hide a cache.

Do a recon of an area - There are several approaches to this

  • take note of interesting places when out walking your dog (like Jacaru) - or just out in general.  Be observant of things around you when out and about
  • go out with the sole intention of finding a great place
  • look at areas with no hides or with low hide numbers and go out to see if there is anything of interest that may deserve a cache hide (like the monkey kind).

    The GCDoc - for me it's a lot of recon walks through areas with low hide numbers

Once you’ve found an area - check for cache saturation (Groundspeak have a page to tell you how to do this https://support.groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=199)

Geocaching Mistakes to Avoid...

Don't forget your pen

Don't forget your GPSr or mobile phone

Make sure your device has caches loaded on to it for the area you're caching in

Don't forget to check the cache type/description etc.  There is nothing more frustrating than getting to GZ and finding that its a puzzle cache and you thought it was a traditional.  Or the description may hold clues as to gear you may need, or possible hiding place.

Don't forget water/food if you're planning a long caching day

Don't forget spare batteries

Make sure you know where you parked the car


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Sunday 16 March 2014

GeoPaul Interview - OBGCP21


1400 x 1400This week on The Oh Beep! Geocaching Podcast we're interviewing GeoPaulVlogger.

Because of Geocaching...

None this week

Feedback...

The Old Soldier came through with his Geocaching police story...

24 Hour Event Police Saga

Well as most people have heard various bits of the tale it may be best to let you all know what happened and hopefully save others from the fun and games.

We had entered into the first 24 Hour Caching Event set up through GEM by Jacaru. It all started off so well with a quick nap and then off to Lincoln picking up some caches along the A46 before doing a couple of cycle routes we had planned which pulled in quite a few caches and worked up an appetite so we headed into Lincoln looking for somewhere to eat and still picking up Caches as we went. We found a “Clown” that would do us some fast food so after filling energy levels up we thought we would grab some caches showing close by before heading back to Event HQ.

The few caches we had spotted were around an industrial estate so we thought they would be easy cache and dashes before the drive back. It started out OK with a couple of quick finds but then at another cache we spotted a car drive slowly passed with two men in it. We quickly re-hid the cache and headed back to the car, noticing the car that passed us was parked up at an industrial unit further down the road. Thinking nothing of it we headed around to another cache, Denise waited in the car while I nipped into the bushes (To get a cache!!). While signing the log the same car appeared again this time parking a short distance behind our car. This left me with the dilemma of what to do next, Denise was safe in the car with the doors locked but I was stuck in the bushes with two strangers sat in a car with the engine and lights off. I gave it a few minutes to see if they would move on but no joy so with time pushing on I decided to just head back to the car and head back to Event HQ. The two guys did nothing until we had taken the first turn when I noticed they had been following but with the lights off!!

Now starting to feel very uneasy we realised we either had some sort of security/police on our tail or someone that was hoping for a better place to rob/attack us. Seeing as the best place to do the latter was behind us we realised we had police following us for some reason, the chance to test this arose at a set of traffic lights as we headed for the A46 which I slowed for and then went through on yellow and the two guys tailing us followed us about 5 cars back but decided to run a red by going around other cars! We definitely had police following us.

As we got onto the A46 and went around an Island I noticed the unmarked car had been joined by two marked vehicles and as we got onto the dual carriageway the road behind lit up in a sea of blue lights and sirens as we had a marked car shoot in front of us joined by one to the side and the unmarked behind us also showing off his pretty lights. Rather than blocking the A46 I pointed at a sign near us saying parking 1/4mile and motioned for the police to move down to it with us. Once in the Parking area we proceeded to have a chat with half of Lincolnshire’s police force and found out we the suspects of metal theft in the area. Something I found funny as we had the bikes on the back so loading up would have been a slow job! When the marked cars were happy with our status and stories they were happy to let us carry on our way, not before they mentioned one of the guys in the unmarked was a cacher so should have known better. Having a chat with him got to the bottom of the problem as he said he had the app on his phone and that area didn’t have any caches, he was a bit shocked when I showed him the GPSr with all the caches in Lincoln as it turned out he was a not a premium member thinking the official phone app showed him everything and knew nothing of Premium membership. At least he was now more aware of all the caches he could get and may leave some other cacher’s alone.

As can be expected we were late back to Event HQ and being fairly new to GEM we did not have any contact numbers so arrived to a multitude of questions from those that had waited for our return.

Thankfully it has not put us off at all but we do avoid some places after dark and thankfully have learned about Phone A Friend lists, something that would have been very helpful on that fun evening. This year’s event we will be more prepared with contact numbers to hand and a caching route that keeps us well away from Lincoln!!

Ask Doctor D...

Andy "HeadHardHat" Smith - While geocaching and you come upon only a travel bug tag and a broken chain. What should you do?

News & Events...

E mail from Karl, Group Scout Leader, 4th Lewes Scouts aka 4th Lewes Scouts aka KAB1972

I would like to thank Ken, aka Martlestman and publicize the "CITO Seven Sisters Country Park 2014", GC4YZXJ which he has organised for the seventh year. This CITO event takes place on the Sussex Coast, near Seaford, on the morning of 26th April, 9.30 to 12.30 and coincides with the International CITO  Day, gaining both an icon and souvenir. Historically the event has attracted a good number of cachers to help clear the litter from this picturesque area and have a good morning among friends, old and new; this year should be no different. This year Cubs, Scouts, Leaders and families from the 4th Lewes Scout Group will be attending, helping with the litter-pick and providing Tea, Coffee and some cakes to reward all of the participants for their hard work.

The Dragonlady Invites You #21
by fly2live2fly | GC4ZPZP | East Midlands, United Kingdom

Nutters' Birthday Bash
by Beeston Nutter | GC5011A | East Midlands, United Kingdom

Makers Madness Event
by Jacaru | GC4Z8HH | East Midlands, United Kingdom

KT 34 Holmes Chapel.
by Johnboy-A1 | GC4YM9G | Northwest England, United Kingdom

Not a BAD year for the roses
by N0hope | GC4XV1K | Southern England, United Kingdom

Any Excuse for a Get Together 5 - Maker Madness!
by AJ The Sheep Doctor | GC502J8 | Southern England, United Kingdom

Maker Madness 5th Lambourn event
by Pebbles&Co | GC502A9 | Southern England, United Kingdom

Other News...

Treasure: A Feature-Length Micro-Budget Film

Happy Birthday Jacaru and Tracey from The Amasons...

The GAGB website has had a makeover. gagb.org.uk

Video of the Week...

Treasure - find them at treasurethemovie.com.

http://vimeo.com/88031212

ABOUT TREASURE:  Treasure is a feature length family-oriented coming of age comedy-drama. Shooting will take place in and around Orlando, FL during May and June of 2014.

Our hope is to create a film that will capture the wonder, beauty, difficulty, and inspiration found in life and nature. We grow through interaction with others and daring to explore new experiences and places.

Making Treasure happen will be a story unto itself and you can be a part of it!

We’re planning a crowdfunding campaign next spring so that we can get our audience involved in getting the movie made. We’re already pretty lucky to have access to really nice professional cameras and equipment but it’s nice to be able to feed the cast and crew, get permits, and create the perfect setting for every shot in the film too!

GeoPaul Interview...

YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCufcuCziCFJX0_xiiAXD2_Q

Twitter - @GeoPaulVlogger

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/GeoPaulVlogger

The Geocaching Network - https://www.youtube.com/user/geocachingnetwork


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Sunday 9 March 2014

OpenCaching ft DudleyGrunt & Mr Yuck


1400 x 1400 ep 20On this episode of The Oh Beep! Geocaching Podcast we're interviewing DudleyGrunt and Mr. Yuck from OpenCaching North America

Our very own Cache Zilla (aka Sophie) appears on the latest Night Light Stories release.  The story is Terrapene Ornata, Part 2, a story about Haver a young boy new to Geocaching.

Haver, a bit of a neat freak, heads out to find the first of the 21 caches hidden by expert geocacher, Babatoochee. Unfortunately for Haver, obtaining the cache isn’t as easy as he had hoped.

Thank you to Miss Mel, from Night Light Stories, for inviting Sophie.

Night Light Stories is a podcast featuring original children’s stories. These stories were all originally told by the friendly glow of a child’s night light.

You can find Night Light Stories at the following places:

iTunesFacebookTwitterPinterest

Because of Geocaching...

LJ from The UK Geocaching Podcast

Feedback...

Ask Doctor D...

Chad Chapman asked... Dr. D, what is your favorite thing you have found in a cache?

News & Events...

The Happening 28
by emmaw | GC4YT86 | Eastern England, United Kingdom

Sunset on the Spring Equinox 2014
by The Imp | GC4WX2Z | East Midlands, United Kingdom

Bottoms Up Event
by Great T'Phon | GC4YE2Q | Southern England, United Kingdom

Northants Natters #15
by mcaddy | GC4YTHT | East Midlands, United Kingdom

£2 needed, March Equinox event
by trebor nosnwot | GC4W7EX | Northwest England, United Kingdom

TwoEds For Breakfast
by Jacaru | GC4WNNT | East Midlands, United Kingdom

Hot dates 😉
by Beach_hut | GC4Y6W4 | Eastern England, United Kingdom

Sweet 16 - Look at you now
by angellica | GC4Z7TK | East Midlands, United Kingdom

Hop and Controversy
by Simply Paul | GC4XD3M | Southern England, United Kingdom

Other News...

For listeners in the UK, the Britain On Foot website is a great resource for people who enjoy the outdoors.  They have quick guides for how to get started in several different activities (including geocaching) and events calendars.  www.britainonfoot.co.uk

Video of the week...

Geocache in a creepy house by TheEvilGeocacher

http://youtu.be/vxt1FrypHAE

Opencaching Interview...

About OpenCaching North America

 

Free geocache listings for the United States, Canada, Mexico and other North American territories. We are part of the (mostly European) world wide OpenCaching network, which was founded in 2005. We predate, and are not affiliated with, the Garmin Opencaching.com website. The vast majority of our users, including the site Admins, all use and supportGeocaching.com, we simply provide a free alternative, on a volunteer basis. We accept, but discourage cross-listed caches, and most of the caches found on our site are unique to our site. Visit us at www.opencaching.us and the Country top level domain names opencaching.ca and opencaching.mx also point to our website, as well as opencachingnorthamerica.com andopencachingnorthamerica.us. Jim, AKA Mr.Yuck on most Geocaching websites, as profiled in the very first blog post of March 13, 2013, is the primary blogger. We also post the content of the HikerJamz Geocaching Talk Show, and The GCDoc YouTube channel as guest blog posts weekly.

Links mentioned in the interview:

Where to find an OpenCaching listing site in your country www.opencaching.eu

Opencaching compatible smartphone apps page: http://www.opencaching.us/articles.php?page=apps

Blog post comparing Opencaching North America vs. Garmins opencaching site: http://blog.opencaching.us/2013/03/our-opencaching-vs-garmins-opencaching_26.html


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Sunday 2 March 2014

The Countryside Code - OBGCP19


countryside code 1400 x 1400jThis is the Contryside Code episode of The Oh Beep! Geocaching Podcast.

If you have any feedback, a because of geocaching story, or have a question for Dr D you can contact us at feedback@ohbeep.com or through our website ohbeep.com.  You can also leave audio feedback via our website, by clicking on the Send Voicemail tab on the left.

Because of Geocaching...

This week is The Geocaching Vlogger...

Feedback...

Ask Dr D.

E mail from DarrylW4:  This is a question about your personal caching habits; Were you to happen across a geocache torn apart (perhaps smashed as it dropped from its hiding place by a storm) and the log destroyed, what might you do?

For Charity...

Keith Stewart - London to Amsterdam Football League Challenge 2014. Between the 6th and 8th of June 2014, Keith is riding from London to Amsterdam to help raise money for Prostate Cancer UK.  To send donations go to www.justgiving.com/nottsfan.

News & Events...

The first event this week is one sent to us by Daniel Bull, on Facebook...

The Great War Mega Event An event cache by TGW14 Event Date: 31/05/2014

Apollo Ferret's 5th Hot Pot & Roulette Evening
by Apollo Ferret | GC4XPXG | Northwest England, United Kingdom

BBH #75 Bordering on Old Age
by happy_hunter_hp20 and Alibags | GC4XGA5 | Southern England, United Kingdom

THE CUNNING CACHERS MARCH MEET
by The Teddies | GC4Z2F0 | Southern England, United Kingdom

2014 Events Event
by Jacaru | GC4TPX8 | East Midlands, United Kingdom

BAD Timing
by Boggin's Dad | GC4Z8PK | East Midlands, United Kingdom

Pi Day meet at the "Pi"geon Tower
by The Magna Defender | GC4TBCC | Northwest England, United Kingdom

Mad March Meet 2014
by Team Bentley | GC4XE3Q | Northwest England, United Kingdom

A Fifty:Fifty Chance Of A Centenary Celebration
by The Amasons and Jacaru | GC4YB79 | East Midlands, United Kingdom

Meet and greet
by oluffar | GC4YJ0V | Northwest England, United Kingdom

Mat med venner
by Foggy46 WP | GC4YZBW | Northwest England, United Kingdom

Brew with a View - Mar 2014 - Pendle Hill
by Jurassic Parkinsons | GC4Y446 | Northwest England, United Kingdom

Other News...

This isn't a new site, but we thought it was a cool one for people who like to plan their caching and walks.  www.geocachetrails.com

Video of the Week...

The Island Cache by Geo Paul

The Countryside Code...

What is it?

From the Natural England website:

"The Countryside Code applies to all parts of the countryside. Most of it is just good common sense, designed to help us all to respect, protect and enjoy our countryside.

The Code, which applies in England and Wales, makes it clear what the responsibilities are for both the public and the people who manage the land.

The Countryside Code started life in the 1950s as the Country Code. It was updated in 2012."

Respect Other People...

  • Consider the local community and other people enjoying the outdoors
  • Leave gates and property as you find them and follow paths unless wider access is available

Protect the natural environment ...

  • Leave no trace of your visit and take your litter home
  • Keep dogs under effective control

Enjoy the outdoors...

  • Plan ahead and be prepared
  • Follow advice and local signs

You can find more information on the Countryside Code at www.naturalengland.org.uk


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