In tonight’s episode of the Geocaching Podcast:

Sarah wants to discuss what different tools of the trade we all use when geocaching. Thought that would be a wonderful subject to go over.

Be sure to check it out! Please share with other geocachers.

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The Video Version of our Podcast

GCPC EPISODE 525 Show Notes

GCPC EPISODE 525 – Geocaching Tools of the Trade – Past and Present

Some of our extensive list:

High power flashlight. The cheap low power ones’ just don’t cut it.

Extra socks

Diapers – if caching with a toddler/infant (http://geocachingpodcast.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/simple-smile.png)

Pens – lots of em. A sharpie also helps for those hard to sign logs. – possibly also a pencil (A write Fisher Space Pen – writes in the rain)

A towel. Always know where your towel is to be a real hoopy frood.ďťż

Carabiner… handy for tying up the geo-dog when you are in an area where she has to be on the leash, but you need to drop the leash to do a hunt. 

Great to put one on the belt, to clip the GPSr to instead of using a belt loop which can break.

Bug spray designed for tick repulsion! very important :)ďťż Pick one for your area.

Some sort of snack – jerky or granola bars – never know when you get hungry on the trails, and that stuff keeps for a while so I can store it longer term without issue.

First Aid Kit – you hope you never need it, but just in case…

A good (paper) map of the area – for longer trips.

Rope… bring rope, always helps

Gloves

Hiking stick has been employed as a long distance pokey device.

Pliers on my leatherman has been used many many (many!) times as tweezers or just a fing-longer.

A boat a couple times (http://geocachingpodcast.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/simple-smile.png)

Water. For those pesky “fill this tube with water” caches.

Log Roller – for those nasty nano logs. INfo – I’ve used a needle on occasion, or a safety pin to roll the log around

A fork or ice pick – is useful when a cache is in a recess as there is NO WAY I am going to stick my hand in a hole here in TEXAS. – You need to cowboy up and just stick your hand in there…

Letherman – A multitool chock full of handy options that fit quite nicely in any geocachers pocket or pouch. www.leatherman.com/

Tweezers – http://www.rei.com/product/407072

A space pen – www.fisherspacepenstore.com/

Battery Case -http://batterychargerz.com/shop/article_MHS-BH4AA/AA-AAA-Battery-Carry-Case.html

A Utility Mirror –

http://www.generaltools.com/Products/1-38-Telescoping-Utility-Mirror__70555.aspx

Head Lamp Light-

http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=3401361

30″ telescoping magnet

https://www.google.com/search?q=telescopic+magnet&hl=en&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=aZWGUOT2CK600QGJxoDwDA&ved=0CEIQsAQ&biw=1920&bih=955

2″ ‘snake’ mirror (so-named for more’n 1 reason!!)

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NEWS:

Info: A couple of interesting ‘bits and bobs’

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/dead-drop-stokes-croft-more-1170510

http://thepodcacheshow.com/latest-episode.html Episode 78 (Announces the side events between Piratemania 11 and the Yorkshire MEGA – and you thought I had an accent?)

And finally – This is a story about a TB owned by the son of couple of geocachers I know. (Scott’s like a bloodhound – I swear he can sniff out caches, he usually has them found before anyone else has even got out of the car).!

https://www.siku.de/en/news/news/article/ein-siku-auto-reist-um-die-welt.html

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