Geogearheads; The Weekly Show For Geocaching And Location-based Gaming

is our guest for the seventy-fourth edition of the GeoGearHeads to talk about his geocache hides. talked a little about his finds on several of the caches -- "" (), "" (), "" (), "" (), and "" () -- plus the "" () event. also submitted some audio feedback about the "."The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email:

joins and on the the seventy-second edition of the GeoGearHeads. He wrote the "" post for the "" blog after wrapping up more than a year finding a geocache each day. emailed his experience on an FTF-a-month caching steak and his use of the web site. called in his streak across multiple geolocation games. Three members of the GeoGearHeads audience shared their support of the show this week. RSWinter and left reviews on while emailed about the links he's included on his "" blog.The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email:

For the seventy-first edition of the GeoGearHeads joins us to talk Scubacaching. One of the caches mentioned in the show was "" (). Also mentioned was the ongoing "" and the opportunity for one of the great prizes donated by and ourselves. This show was dedicated to and Karl Witsman for their PayPal donations to support the show.The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email:

The Developer of joins and for seventieth edition of the GeoGearHeads to share some ways to get the most from the latest version. Those looking for more information should check the and . He was also on the for an overview of version 3.This show is dedicated to , , and an anonymous donor for their PayPal donations since the last show. Those donations have helped offset the hosting bill which is due shortly.The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email:

For the sixty-ninth edition of the GeoGearHeads we talked with about his creative geocaches. He only has six hides ("," ",&quot "," "," ",&quot and "&quot) but each is a high-quality cache with multiple favorite points.We also heard from several audience members. First weighed in on . We also heard from about a . and also commented in the during the recording about a couple more issues mentioned at the end of the show.The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email:

The topic for the sixty-eighth edition of the GeoGearHeads is the gear used by our audience members. We spoke like with who mostly uses his with some help from his iPhone/iPad and . also contacted us about his use of a and iPhone. , , and also talked about the (available through ), the and as to how they might change workflows for Geocachers in the future.Also mentioned in this show was the virtual discovery policy for Geocaching.com trackables (discussed in length during the ) and how it relates to "."The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email:

The sixty-seventh edition of the GeoGearHeads took a little turn from the Geocaching-focus to talk with Rich Harmon about the . The Program Manager at told us about the Smithsonian's "" and his concept. The was funded through a but is available to purchase and ship now. The beta version of the is available now, but Rich shared information about the redesigned version which they hope to bring to a Kickstarter project within 6 weeks and deliver about October 2013. He also talked about their special designed to be charged by the low, variable voltage of the tPod1. He also shared that a single teacandle in the tPod1 only yields about 700mAh – only about half a charge for most common smartphones. also talked about 's (formerly interviewed for "" and now co-hosting "") "" blog post on the . mentioned being honored by the with their 2013 MiGO Silver Geocoin Award (more information is available in his ).The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Me

John Robb (of who caches under and was last on "") for the sixty-sixth edition of the GeoGearHeads to talk about lights for Geocachers. Before that discussion began we heard from about her favorite weatherproof labels: (1" x 2-5/8") (2" x 4") (5-1/2" x 8-1/2") (1-1/3" x 4") 3M (1" x 2-5/8") (2" x 4") (3-1/3" x 4") also mentioned the "" video by and the now offered in the . Following some great information from John Robb he recommended their for more information about flashlights, headlamps, and more. For those wanting to get into a little more serious information the is his recommendation.The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email:

and tackle five questions from the GeoGearHeads' audience for the eleventh Randomize, and the sixty-fifth edition of the GeoGearHeads. The first question came from about the "." Next was who shared that he purchased the to have a rugged smartphone and avoid the dry bags mentioned on . shared feedback about his use of for his in response to our discussion of QR Codes on . Going all the way back to "," asked our opinion on two methods he used to recover wet feature phones in the past. The final topic came from who was looking for more quality in cache hides and whether a rating system might help. DarrylW4 mention the poor response for the ratings on and the availability of third party tools like .The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email:

For the sixty-fourth edition of the GeoGearHeads (of "," "," and more) joined and to talk about location-based gaming and its future. The conversation began with a question from previous guest (see "" for his episode) about the potential of location without GPS. Then Groundspeak's was brought up as an early attempt at a platform and and as alternatives to Geocaching. Some games currently available -- including , , and -- were mentioned, as well as some based projects ( and ). Options for control of objects in the real world like the , , and were briefly discussed. The potential for new technology such as Google's excited the panel as well as the possibility of apps like to motivate people to be more active.We also talked about the "" and its growing list of participants. There's still plenty of time to get more travelers into the race, share your tip, and have a chance to win a cool gift.The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media

For the sixty-third edition of the GeoGearHeads and talk about some of the tools they carry as they go Geocaching. Some of the favorite items mentioned were the , , , and the multitools. Referring back to the batteries on shows and , they talked about using the , , , and . Dry bags/cases were also suggested, including those from and . A couple of bag mentioned were the (reviewed on ) and . They wrapped up with some accessories to take care of some minor pest issues on the trail; , , , and . We also talked about the "" and its growing list of participants. There's still plenty of time to get more travelers into the race, share your tip, and have a chance to win a cool gift.The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email:

joins us for the sixty-second edition of the GeoGearHeads to talk about his hides and why they might be favorites of many Finders. The discussion began talking about last year's "" () event and the by . Then we lead into his Earthcaches with the most favorite points; "" (), "" (), "" (), and "" (). Next up for discussion were a couple of multicaches; "" () and "" (), followed by the "" () puzzle cache and "" () traditional cache. We also shared the of the travelers in the . If you've not had the chance to enter a trackable in the race you still have time to get that in and score points. The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email:

and take on for the sixty-first edition of the GeoGearHeads. They covered before moving into feedback. First was talking about the use of QR Codes in the 's event. Next was an email from about a cool use for a puzzle cache at the "" (), and to describe it for English Speakers. contacted us about creating a QR Code based hunt in his backyard for the children using . The last bit from our audience came from who mentioned a few things and asked about issues in his area. That was followed up by some discussion of the new . weighed in on that topic through . Back on Geocaching, DarrylW4 talked a little about his long-overdue "" blog post. For ease, was suggested as the easiest recommendation for a QR Code reader as it supports many common platforms. The following tools to generate QR Codes were listed in that post: Android iOS Linux Mac OS Windows Windows Phone Free, Web-based Options The " started on the first. As of the recording a dozen Geocachers (plus the hosts) ha

joins us again (he previously joins us for ) to talk about the "" the sixtieth edition of the GeoGearHeads. We also talked about the start of the " which starts on the first. The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email:

and are back for the fifty-ninth edition of the GeoGearHeads and the tenth Randomize show. We kicked off this show with a voicemail from about and his attempt at his first UV cache -- "" (). We also heard from previous guest about an . Next was more discussion about the "" which starts on March first. are now posted so get your travelers entered early so they can get out early and earn more point! , host of the "," talked about the new Garmin format. We also read the from , previously on "," on the . The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email:

On episode fifty-eighth of the GeoGearHeads we talk with John Robb (of who caches under ) about geocaching with UV lights. For more about UV and IR caching check the "" on their blog. For those looking to get into night caching, check the hosted by the . and the "" were also mentioned as being the first entry into the traveler race. You can add your traveler to that race through (quick tip; login to before clicking through links). Our thanks go to for their donation of prizes for the race. The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email:

For the fifty-seventh edition of the GeoGearHeads our hosts ( and ) talked about using technology to support Geocaching events. For loading GPSRs during events they spoke about "" (check our show ) and "." We also talked about getting the information to smartphones including use of services like "" (check our show ). DarrylW4 generally recommends attendees use "" or "" for iOS (though he prefers "") and "" or "" (check our show ).We also received word from Groundspeak related to our topic of show . Thanks to and his question for kicking off the conversation in this show about the use of NFCs in Geocaching. We also talked about the traveler race starting next month. You can add your traveler to that race through (quick tip; login to before clicking through links). The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email:

For the fifty-sixth edition of the GeoGearHeads we're joined by , for . The Geocaching app for Android devices is available from the Google Play Store as a or in a . AZtech provided several screenshots used during this show's recording and we suggest watching the for the visual as he talks about the features. He also answered questions from and in the 70 minute long show. The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email:

For the fifty-fifth edition of the GeoGearHeads we spoke with about and his "" cache. He recommends Android users check out the "" ("" for reading) and "" apps. More discussion about using NFC can be found in our previous and shows. We also heard from on last week's discussion of wool socks. The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email:

Our ninth Randomize edition played out for the fifty-fourth edition of the GeoGearHeads. We started with the news from Garmin of their . GPS Tracklog included some video in their post. Next we covered options for who was looking to read a GPX file on a Mac. We mentioned running (her usual program on Windows) through Apple's included virtual machines (e.g. , , and ). We also mentioned loading through (featured on ). Then there were two options through the Mac App Store; () and (). We also heard from UnNamed Mike asking about Geocaching.com Reviewer tools. Then we wrapped with a question about hiking boots from and a response from . The live video session from this Google+ Hangout On Air can be found on . Subscribe to the feed: Social Media: Email: