For some reasons I was thinking about what kind of GPS device to use preferably for Geocaching. I use my old Garmin Forerunner, which I actually use for keeping a log of my jogging results.

This device however has no map capabilities and I use to think that this makes Geocaching more adventurous than using a GPS with map capabilities or even with spoken directions or other sophisticated features.

What do you think? What device are you using? Any comments are appreciated and warmly welcome!

We (my family) have discovered Geocaching to be a perfect hobby to get your kids of the TV and back out to nature.

Giving your kids the alternative to go out on a treasure hunt is obviously more exciting than going on a hiking with good old dad.

If you’re new to this, you can find a comprehensive overview on Wikipedia.org (English) or Wikipedia.de (German).

You might also want to have a look at www.geocaching.com, you can find me there under my alter ego mapese.

We’re a little infected by the Geocaching virus, so our next trip on the weekend will be a (hopefully sucessful) chase for GC15XNM, GCR5VG, GCTC73 and GCH8V8.

What about you – anyone out there who’ll be close to us on the weekend?