Have an outdoor family adventure and go geocaching! Geocaching is an outdoor treasure hunt using GPS. A geocache is a small container holding a logbook and trinket stashed in outdoor places, such as a under a bush, park bench or inside a log. Geocache coordinates are posted on geocaching.com; seekers use a GPS unit to find them. (Note: geocaches are never buried.) With this starter kit, your family can go geocaching right away. It provides everything you need--including a Geocache Jr. GPS unit made by Apisphere. The unit is preloaded with 250,000 geocache locations all over the U.S.
Contents: Geomate jr. GPS unit, translucent Lock & Lock Box with geocaching marking, first-to-find prize, 12-piece treasure pack so you can leave prizes in geocaches that you’ve has found, pencil and log pad, guidebook and 30-day premium geocaching.com membership. Needs 2 AAA batteries (lithium recommended), not included. Ages 8 and up.
Unit specs:
High sensitivity SiRFstarIII receiver; Tracking - L1/CA code; update rate--1 Hz.
Covers 50 U.S. states; cache capacity--250,000; updateable database; provides size, terrain, difficulty & ID of caches. 2 AAA replaceable batteries, battery life over 12 hours. Weighs 3.2 oz with batteries; 1.9 x 3.7 x 1 inches. Splash proof.
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—Small parts. Keep away from children younger than three years.
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