The Complete Idiot's Guide to Geocaching, 2nd Edition [Mass Market Paperback]

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Book Description

Series: The Complete Idiot's Guide | Publication Date: May 5, 2009

The ultimate global game revealed!

The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Geocaching, Second Edition is a comprehensive, yet entertaining and easy-to-understand book for getting started and having fun with geocaching-the high-tech version of hide-and-seek for global positioning system (GPS) users. In this edition, two new tools of the game-Waymarking and Wherigo-are included.

? The Geocaching website, which began operating in 2000 and is owned by Groundspeak, Inc., is the first and currently the largest website devoted to Geocaching
? Today, well over 800,000 geocaches are registered on various websites devoted to the pastime
? Geocaches are currently placed in over 100 countries around the world and on all seven continents, including Antarctica

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Alpha; 2 edition (May 5, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592578772
• ISBN-13: 978-1592578771
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #54,260 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #12 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Extreme Sports
  • #86 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Hiking & Camping > Instructional

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

45 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book about geocaching, July 4, 2009

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Da Vinci Man (Grants Pass, OR) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Geocaching, 2nd Edition (Mass Market Paperback)

Tells everything you need to know about geocaching. The "Complete Idiot's Guide" series is usually very well written, and this title is no exception. Written by the editors and staff of [...], the people who started the whole geocaching craze in the first place--who better to write a book about the subject? Well, ok, if they couldn't write, then they might not do a great job, but I think that the book is very well written and organized. It probably contains more information then you want; I skipped over some of the map stuff, but I know where to look if I ever need to find an exact GPS coordinate on a paper map. The chapter "Choosing a GPS for Geocaching" actually did help me decide which GPS to buy, the chapter "Geocaching Tips and Tricks" gives good advice from people who know what they are talking about, and the "Resource Directory" points you to lots of websites that cover every aspect of the game. Very comprehensive, you won't be dissapointed.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Learning geocaching, April 2, 2010

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Diane E. Wisgerhof "book girl" (Iowa) - See all my reviews
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For someone starting out geocaching this is a must have. It gives the rules and teachs you the lingo. A must have!

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Complete Idiot's Guide to Geocaching Second Edition, October 11, 2009

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Biggles (Western Australia) - See all my reviews

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This book gives a simplistic, direct and user-friendly guide to people who are interested in the relatively new sport of geocaching. It is written in such a way that one is keen to go out and try it, given the understanding of how it came about, the knowledge of who is involved, and the feeling of outdoor freedom that supports the environment in its pursuit. Also, knowing that there is a world-wide interest and support group to join in with, or that you can be as individual as you like with this sport, is refreshing, and this is reflected throughout the book.