The Geocaching road trip is upon us and the most difficult challenge lies in front : Find a D5 or T5 cache.
Some of you eat risk for breakfast (I know – it tastes like beacon) so this is merely a challenge but most cachers haven’t even done one of these caches – where do you even start?
- For D5 caches there are some evil mind benders out there which can drive the best puzzle solvers to insanity. Mention Masonic Cipher or 1789 to people and you’ll get the vibe.
- On the T5 side there are also some equal insane caches out there.
However this is not about showcasing caches which are made not to be found or killing you along the process – this is about getting the souvenir which starts on the 17th July! In order to make it a bit easier here are some good caches for T5 or D5 beginners:
Easy D5 and T5 caches around Melbourne – Map View
They are all hand-picked in order to make your life a bit easier. You’re welcome 🙂
P.S.: Kayak caches are left out deliberately because at that time of year the can kill you … really fast.
Did you know that every GPS unit has a built-in temperature sensor? Although you might not be able to access this information it is essential for the accuracy of the system. In order to function properly your device needs a super accurate time signal. It gets it from the satellite broadcast and syncs it with an internal quartz crystal and that very crystal oscillates in different frequencies based on temperature. There you go – The device uses some fancy algorithm to compensate for that but why is the time signal so important? It’s pretty simple – if the time is off by only a microsecond (that’s a millionth of a second or 0.000001 seconds) , your location is out by about 300m!
physical and mental health benefits, it also shows our game in a good light. We’re not only take care for the environment when we go on the hunt, we sometimes even meet up to clean up ourplayground. This is called a Cash In Trash Out Event (CITO). It not only scores you an special icon in your found statistic but also bragging rights. So why not do something good and mark down the next CITO in your calendar on the 12 July 2015 – it is for the greater good after all 🙂 
pulation is around 6000 in South-East Australia (NSW, SA & VIC). In order to get 5000 caching-teams in one spot, you would have to mobilise over 80% of the whole community. Yes. For now that is a bit of a stretch 🙂 By the way – if you are a business owner, who was always wondering how large your potential customer base is: You’re welcome.
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