It's a Treasure Hunt! Geocaching & Letterboxing [Spiral-bound]

G & R Publishing (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 23, 2007

Geocaching and letterboxing are all the rage! These two new pastimes offer a modern twist to the age-old scavenger hunt by combining a hike in the outdoors with the technology of a GPS unit and the joy of gift-giving and receiving. This user-friendly book captures the ins-and-outs of the geocaching and letterboxing world and gives tips for finding and packing a cache or box, using a GPS unit, reading a compass and carving a signature rubber stamp - plus, there is room to record memorable hunts. Treasure Hunt is a must-have book for all the fortune-seekers and adventure-loving families!

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 128 pages
• Publisher: CQ Products (July 23, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563832682
• ISBN-13: 978-1563832680
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #167,013 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #71 in Books > Travel > Specialty Travel > Family Travel

Customer Reviews

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64 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PERFECT FOR NEW CACHERS!, December 11, 2007

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Steve in Abilene (Abilene, TX) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: It's a Treasure Hunt! Geocaching & Letterboxing (Spiral-bound)

This book is perfect for people new to the hobbies of Geocaching and Letterboxing! We wish that we would have had this book when we began a few years ago. There is a ton of helpful information (to include acronyms, special types of hides, how to make a rubber stamp, etc.) all in a very easy to read format. In addition, there are areas to document your finds and other achievements. We bought a few copies of this book to give as presents, but will be keeping at least one and ordering more very soon. HIGHLY RECOMMEND! VERY PLEASED OVERALL!

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Treasure, August 14, 2008

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drebbles (Arlington, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: It's a Treasure Hunt! Geocaching & Letterboxing (Spiral-bound)

"It's a Treasure Hunt!" is a guide to get people started Geocaching and Letterboxing. Geocaching is a treasure hunting game where players use a handheld GPS and try to find containers that are hidden outdoors. Letterboxing is a mixture of treasure hunting, art, and clue solving. Players go online to find clues to where a Letterbox is hidden and once the Letterbox is found, players use his/her homemade stamps and inkpad to stamp the logbook in the letterbox and uses the stamp and inkpad in the Letterbox in his/her personal logbook.

"It's a Treasure Hunt!" fully explains how both Geocaching and Letterboxing work. The book gives detailed instructions on what supplies are needed to do both activities and what supplies to pack while hunting for the Geocache/Letterbox. It also gives you tips on how to find the hidden "treasures" and what to do once you find them. The book also explains and illustrates the different types of Geocaches and Letterboxes (micro, small, mystery, etc.). There are also tips on how to carve your own stamps for Letterboxing and space to practice stamping. There are also a few pages to start your own logbook. Finally, there is a glossary of terms used in both activities.

I've wanted to try Letterboxing for a long time and found "It's a Treasure Hunt!" to be very useful in getting me started. While I did extensive research on line, I found the pictures of the Letterboxes and stamps, as well as the sample logbook to be very helpful. While I wasn't initially interested in Geocaching, this book got me interested and I plan on starting Geocaching soon.

After reading "It's a Treasure Hunt!" I went and found my first letterbox and look forward to finding more. Well done.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Book, July 31, 2008

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R. Wagner "Rich" (Harrisburg, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: It's a Treasure Hunt! Geocaching & Letterboxing (Spiral-bound)

This is a nice little book to take the average muggle and turn them into a geocacher. If you've been caching awhile it probably won't be much use to you. It covers finding your first cache and terms often used, filling out logs and even selecting items to trade. Also has good info for the new cacher to create their first cache. Good book for the new or want to be cacher.