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

The Editors & Staff of Geocaching.com (Author)

Book Description

Release date: May 5, 2009 | Series: The Complete Idiot's Guide

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

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

The Editors & Staff of the official and largest global GPS cache hunt site, are uniquely suited to write this book, as they have been involved with geocaching since its inception and are widely recognized pioneers and custodians of this rapidly growing activity.

Product Details

• 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: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #168,376 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #41 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Extreme Sports

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

47 of 48 people found the following review helpful

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

By Da Vinci Man

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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.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful

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

By Biggles

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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.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Learning geocaching April 2, 2010

By Diane E. Wisgerhof

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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!