| Geocaching, if you are unfamiliar with the phrase, | | | | your database. |
| is the word used to describe the sport which | | | | Next step is to organise your database. Download |
| utilizes billion dollars worth of military hardware to | | | | a program call 'Geocaching Swiss Army Knife' also |
| find tupperware boxes in the outdoors! | | | | known as GSAK. This is where the fun begins! |
| Like some kind of modern day treasure hunt, A | | | | You can do an incredible amount of database |
| 'geocacher' will hide an object (usually a small | | | | organising with this program as well as exporting |
| tupperware box) in an interesting location, then go | | | | to the TomTom, which is what we will focus on |
| online and post the grid reference on a website. | | | | here. |
| Fellow geocachers will then download the GPS | | | | Once you have your database, GSAK will export |
| co-ordinates and locate the hidden object using | | | | all your caches as TomTom POI files. You can |
| their GPS receiver. They would then log their find | | | | then copy them to your maps folder on the |
| in the included log book, and possibly take an item | | | | TomTom. I have my TomTom to warn when a |
| from the cache and replace with another of equal | | | | cache is in my area, so when driving I get an alert |
| or higher value. Once home, they would log their | | | | if one is nearby, it saves stopping and looking at |
| find on the website. | | | | the map all the time! |
| Now, a TomTom is not really designed for finding | | | | Another great tip is to export the database to |
| these caches but with a little know how, it can be | | | | the TomTom. First you export the database as |
| put to good use. | | | | HTML, then copy the directory generated to the |
| The first step is to build a database of caches. | | | | Docs folder on the TomTom. This will enable you |
| The largest online database is at You will need to | | | | to look up information on the cache while on 'the |
| register as a 'premium user' to take full advantage | | | | ground'. Very handy if you are having trouble |
| of this site, but it is well worth it, as well as being | | | | finding the cache, you can look up any hints and |
| inexpensive. Once registered, you can search for | | | | also read other finders reports for clues as to |
| and download cache details in the GPX format. | | | | where to look! |
| This is a fantastic format as it includes a ton of | | | | So, grab your TomTom and head out caching! |
| information on caches which will be very handy in | | | | |