Anteaus, cnlson, ChrisOfTheNorthWest, and DarrylW4 talk about 3D Printed Geocache Containers for the two hundred forty-seventh edition of the GeoGearHeads. There's more than 80 objects on tagged with Geocache on Thingiverse with only some being containers. Anteaus and cnlson shared the following as some of their favorites;

• Mushroom container by mroek
• A-Mazing Box by wizard23
• guitar pick box by MikeT71 (printed as a prize for dsvmusic)
• But not not use Grenade Container by 2Bzki as a geocache!
• Centrifugal Puzzle Box by Maundy
• Container tube for 120mm film roll by gcardinal
• Geocaching container Mini – Watertight w. magnet by Emanuel_Stassar
• Geocache Container with text by Emanuel_Stassar
• Pragmatic Puzzle Box v2 by gruppler
• Secret Stash Box by jim_sab
• LEGO-Cache by Nr5Alive
• GeoCache Puzzle Container by Chris

Then for more durable geocaches, the new Dishwasher-safe nylon, PLA, and colorFabb_HT might be good options. jonnybgoode9 mentioned his &auot;Not Just For Kids" (GC41VE2) cache.

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For the two hundred forty-sixth edition of the GeoGearHeads LANMonkey battles for the GPSR against scottberks for the Smartphone to determine which is the ultimate Geocaching device. After the debate the panel discussed some questions from Laantje, but the show kicked off with discussion about adding the GeoGearHeads recordings to your calendar and feedback from TheWoodenRadio about OpenMapChest.org.

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For the two hundred forty-fifth edition of the GeoGearHeads we talk about loading free map options onto your Garmin GPSR. debaere , ChrisOfTheNorthWest, and DarrylW4 first talked about TheWoodenRadio's feedback on the junk hides and new Cachers, and about the new that Geocaching.com won't be shutting down their classic app this month. The shared some resources;

• GPSFileDepot
• OSM Map On Garmin/Download
• • GMapTool USA OSM Topo Routable
• Limax submitted the Maps4Me for Magellan Users
• Garmin MapInstall and MapManager for the Mac
• Trail Maps
• • Switchbacks.com Northwest Trails
  • The Ontario Trails Project (featured on GGH 060: Ontario Trails Project)

JerseyEric also asked about the routable maps and "Free maps for Garmin brand GPS devices from OpenStreetMap."

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We thought it would be helpful to provide links some of the other Caching Podcasts currently available.

• Cacher's Corner Podcast An audio show about geocaching in New Brunswick.
• Caching in the Northwest An audio show about geocaching in the Northwest U.S.
• Dansk Geopodcast A Danish podcast about geocaching.
• Dosenfischer A German language audio show with a casual feel.
• Geocache Radio A show for the Dutch Geocachers.
• Geocaching Podcast A general interest talk show recorded live through a Google+ Hangout On Air.
• GeoSnippits Reboot A talk show recorded live through a Google+ Hangout On Air.
• Oh Beep! Geocaching Podcast Geocaching experiences from a young family in the U.K.
• The Podcache Show A light-hearted look at geocaching in the UK through audio and video.
• Podcacher Podcast This is the most recognized audio podcast in the Caching world. If you haven't checked out Sonny and Sandy's show, you should.

If you have a new podcast to add please e-mail me at darrylw4@cacheamaniacs.com.

scottberks (of "What's Up Internet Podcast"), ChrisOfTheNorthWest, and DarrylW4 cover a bunch of subjects for the two hundred forty-fourth edition of the GeoGearHeads. Team MavEtJu e-mailed about Geosportz2016. JerseyEric asked about the lack of support for the Garmin Communicator Plugin. They also discussed the "A new bill called 'Pidgey's Law' aims to force the removal of Pokestops in Pokemon Go" article and the TBScan app for iOS.

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rhendy talks about some of his hides for the two hundred forty-third edition of the GeoGearHeads. Check his YouTube channel for more.

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DudleyGrunt and Mr.Yuck talk about blogging for the two hundred forty-second edition of the GeoGearHeads. They talked about the "OpenCaching North America Geocaching Blog" and their experiences on the sixth anniversary of OpenCaching NA. Outside of their blog, they recommend checking out the following blogs:

• The Geocaching Junkie
• Peanuts or Pretzels
• Only Googlebot reads this blog
• HeadHardHat
• LANMonkey
• The Bitchy Cacher
• Washknight
• Memfis Mafia
• The Gardners
• Cache Crazy

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The tech used to support events is the topic for the two hundred forty-first edition of the GeoGearHeads. cnlson, The Bad Cop, and DarrylW4 talked briefly about tools to help before the event, but referred back to "GGH 120: Working Together I" went into more depth. The also talked about tools like GSAK, GPS Babel, and Garmin basecamp for loading the unpublished or private geocaches on to GPSRs. Then they mentioned the "Unpublished Caches on Smartphones for Events" page Darryl created for the smartphone users. cnlson recommends the iDrive ONE as an option for WiFi distribution of the GPX files at an event. Glympse was mentioned as a way to track participants at events. More information about that can be had from the "GGH 126: Glympse" episode.

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The Bad Cop, DarrylW4. scottberks, and shortyknits talk about geocaching with a smartphone for the two hundred fortieth edition of the GeoGearHeads.

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For the two hundred thirty-ninth edition of the GeoGearHeads The Bad Cop and DarrylW4 talk through several smaller topics. First up were a couple of tips from Cedar & Co. Then of all the stories about Pokémon Go, there were a few interesting ones the guys mentioned;

• iMore: Nearly 4,000 show up for Pokémon Go launch event in Toronto
• Engadget: Robbers used 'Pokémon Go' to lure their victims
• Gizmodo: No, A Man Didn't Cause a Major Car Accident While Playing Pokémon Go
• iMore: Police mistakenly identify three Pokémon Go players as drug dealers
• iMore: Pokémon Go can be a huge security risk here's how to play privately!
• iMore: Pokémon Go parents guide: What you and your child need to know!

Astronut sent in the very interesting article from Space News Feed titled "Seeing the satnav for the trees." Another article titled "Australia's latitude and longitude coordinates out by more than 1.5 metres, scientists say" submitted by Team MavEtJu talks about the movement of the earth. The iMore article "Best iPhone bike mounts to withstand the toughest trails" was shared as a good resource to check out bike mounts and Engadget's "The best USB battery packs" for selecting a good external battery for the field and travel. But the "I accidentally broke the super-rugged Cat S60 smartphone" article generated some discussion about how fragile even the most rugged devices can be. Then there was the news that " iOS 10 warns when your Lightning port gets wet" which sounds like a good idea. Finally, the "US government agency calls for the end of SMS authentication" article looked at a report which might change the was we log-in.

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Tragedy struck during the recording of the two hundred thirty-eighth edition of the GeoGearHeads when DarrylW4's internet connection went out. This audio is only the first portion of the intended debate with LANMonky and scottberks. The show will be rescheduled for a later time – hopefully early September.

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We're honored to have Rock Chalk back for the two hundred thirty-seventh edition of the GeoGearHeads. We started by talking about the Mission GC souvenirs available in July and August. Rock Chalk shared a little about the increased interested in Geocaching thanks to the release of Pokémon Go. Then the rest of the show was talking about Challenge Caches.

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We talk with lullabye4u for the two hundred thirty-sixth edition of the GeoGearHeads about her puzzle boxes and other favorited geocaches. She sent a PDF of some puzzle container designs for other Geocachers to check out and talked through the containers she and kaput360 designed and built for "Battle with the Jabberwocky: AIW #12" (GC6DZXK), "Down The Rabbit Hole: Alice In Wonderland #19" (GC6J61F), "!Amazeballs!" (GC5VCRF), and "It's All Fun & Games until Someone Divides by Zero" (GC5ME15).
Lee! also sent in feedback about limiting a Pocket Query to a state, province, or country.

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For the two hundred thirty-fifth edition of the GeoGearHeads we have a collection of smaller subjects to discuss. gslinkandslinkymama (of "Geocache Talk"), LANMonky (of "Caching in the North West"), The Bad Cop, and DarrylW4 kicked off the show with a correction by Team MavEtJu on the speed of Bluetooth. Next was coverage of Garmin's press release on the new Oregon 700, 750, and 750t. Nighthawk700 provided some insight to the Connect IQ apps (now on handhelds with the new 700 series) thanks to a posting and discussion in Garmin's Developer forum. Sherminator18 is probably a little disappointed as her eTrex 30x doesn't due the new wireless transfers but she's looking for a way to get the caches from her phone to the GPSR. Stevenw54 e-mailed after attending "Cachin' the Bay" (GC5Z4XF) thanking us for the information in "GGH 168: Attending Megas." He then added the tip to load and test Wherigo cartridges you might need before heading to the event. Also on Wherigo, Snowy1 e-mailed about doing Wherigos from a tablet. DarrylW4 provided links to WhereYouGo and whereIgo from the Google Play Store and the WhereYouGo app did the trick. We also heard that Cachly is loosing their offline tile provider in the coming weeks. JerseyEric shared that someone Periscoped their find on his "Northern Boards" (GC6HMRA) cache. In other news coming on the day of recording, Google announced through their Maps blog the arrival of multiple destinations in the Android version of Google Maps app (iOS will follow soon). Then they wrapped up the conversation with the news from GPSWorld about the launch of GLONASS satellite 53 to replenish their constellation.

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Ben of Geocaching.com (caching under benandjayme) talks about the new search tool on Geocaching.com for the two hundred thirty-fourth edition of the GeoGearHeads. He updated us with the work done since "GGH 160.5: Geocaching.com Advanced Search Preview," talked about where the product is now, and some of the places they're taking it. Feedback from Gjhimages, Limax, and Sherminator18, Wet_Coaster were also covered in this show.

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Alex and Reid talk about the Geocaching International Film Festival on the two hundred thirty-third edition of the GeoGearHeads.

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zedsaid – the Developer of Cachly – joined scottberks, The Bad Cop, and DarrylW4 for the two hundred thirty-second edition of the GeoGearHeads. The newest iOS Geocaching app has created a new fan in scottberks and convinced The Bad Cop to buy it while DarrylW4 continues to use it more with each update. Check out what zedsaid had to say about the development of the app, the app itself, and even how the app was responsible for less than half of his finds being logged on Geocaching.com.

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Doc Firewoman, The Bad Cop, and DarrylW4 share tips and tricks for Geocachers on the two hundred thirty-first edition of the GeoGearHeads. Some of the tips came from Axeman22, Giraffe015, Dogliest Cache, Lullabye4u, JR and Juju, Stevenw54, Team Pugatch, coon&bud, Limax, and Sherminator18.

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For the two hundred thirtieth edition of the GeoGearHeads Sherminator18, shortyknits, The Bad Cop, and DarrylW4 discussed planning for geocaching trips. The web site furkot came up several times, as did Project-GC.

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Rock Chalk joins The Bad Cop and DarrylW4 for the two hundred twenty-ninth edition of the GeoGearHeads. The first story was "SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE; GPS registers most accurate signal yet" followed by "GPS World: SpaceX awarded GPS III satellite launch contract." Next, Starkacher asked about a listing of smartphone geocaching app. We pointed him to GGH203 and Darryl's list of GPX compatible smartphone apps. JerseyEric asked about sleep modes on modern Garmin GPSRs and mounting one to his bicycle. Garmin's own Bike/cart Mount and the RAM Mounts were recommended, plus GGH176 for more about gear on your bike. butrflygirl asked about accessing offline lists in Cachly and Wet_Coaster asked about centering maps on the Geocaching® apps. Team Dastardly sent in audio about issues in his area with someone stealing or vandalizing caches. Finally Dogliest Cache wanted opinions on territories. Before we wrapped up Rock Chalk shared a little about the Celebrate Get Outdoors Month 2016 which will be open to all cachers on June 11th.

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The Bad Cop, debaere, LANMonkey, and Sherminator18 talk about the world of podcasting for the two hundred twenty-eighth edition of the GeoGearHeads. The Geocaching Podcast Profile series has been talking with various Podcasters about their experiences. LANMonkey suggested looking at Samson USB microphones or a Blue Yeti for Podcasters looking to get started, then Audacity or Garage Band for recording and editing. DarrylW4 left the recommendations of a Sennheiser PC 8 USB headset or Audio-Technica ATR2100-USB micro and Audio-Technica ATH-T200 headset for the solo podcast host. For those looking to do multiple hosts in the same room, something like the Sennheiser MD 46 microphones, Mackie 802VLZ4 mixer, PreSonus AudioBox interface to the computer, and Sony MDR-7506 headsets to build out the rig as needed. LANMonkey talked about hosting through Archive.org and Libsyn. Podcast Producers will want to register their show with iTunes through iTunes Podcast Connect. Some of the means for live connections mentioned were Google Hangouts on Air, Blab, Ringr, and Skype.

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For the two hundred twenty-seventh edition of the GeoGearHeads we get a little view behind the scenes at Geocaching.com thanks to Rock Chalk. LeofricH emailed about the Block Party and Lost and Found events. Sherminator18 asked via Google+ if there was anything planned for 2016 like the Road Trip last summer. We also talked about the Challenge Caches and process undergone during the moratorium. Then Limax and Sherminator18 asked about search features. Plus there were plenty of comments in the Live Q&A throughout the show.

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debaere returns to talk with The Bad Cop and DarrylW4 about several smaller topics for the two hundred twenty-sixth edition of the GeoGearHeads. The discussion started with an email from Lafitefl about using stickers and any news about the Challenge Cache Moratorium. Wet_Coaster also emailed wanting to know about trip planning. Next up was Phone Scoop's article "DeWalt Debuts MD501 Rugged Smartphone."

Congratulations to Loontrackers for the winning iTunes review and to Limax for the live drawing. Thanks to CoinsAndPins.com for their donations of this week's gifts!

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randallh talks about multi-day kayaking trips for the two hundred twenty-fifth edition of the GeoGearHeads. The Happy Hodag! sent in feedback about the Attribute Icons. randallh started off with information about the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 and water trails (like Black Canyon National Water Trail and Lake Tahoe Water Trail). He also mentioned finding caches like "Horseshoe Bend" (GC1VHEK), "Devil's Tower" (GC1PA1F), "Hot Spring Petroglyphs" (GCB3A4), and a DNF on "Kayak 10 --- Paddle-Portage-Paddle" (GC2CCKT). He suggests the American Whitewater site for more information including the ratings on the trails.
Also check out the "Geocaching Podcast Profile" series for interviews with the hosts of several shows, including this one.

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For the two hundred twenty-fourth edition of the GeoGearHeads we're talking about the new features added to Project-GC. Just before the show the new Advanced Search was released in beta. The majority of the show was dedicated to talking about the TB Rescue feature. There were also questions from Limax, StridentUK, and Wet_Coaster.

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