Geocaching MB Prerequisites
2011 Advance Camp
To be able to
successfully complete your Geocaching MB at Advance Camp 2011
you absolutely must do the three items below
BEFORE arriving at Advance Camp.
·
Get an
e-mail account.
You will need to have an e-mail account or have free use of your
parents/guardian’s account. You need this to communicate with the
Geocaching MB consular and to set up free user account at
geocaching.com. Work with your parent/guardian to set this up. Good
options for free e-mail accounts include yahoo.com, hotmail.com, or
gmail.com.
·
Get a Basic
Membership (free) at geocaching.com.
Geocaching.com manages the worldwide listing of over 1.4 million
geocaches. You will not be able to complete your Geocaching MB without
a membership, and completing some of the requirements at Advance Camp
will be more difficult. More on signing up for you geocaching
membership is provided below.
Although not absolutely required, it
would be helpful to watch the two videos below. This will make
the MB class at advanced camp go much more easily. Combined this videos
are less than 5-1/2 minutes. These videos are as follows:
What to bring to Advance Camp
for the Geocaching MB
·
At least two pens
·
Your e-mail username and password
(Remember for your own security never share your password with anyone)
·
Your geocaching.com
username and password
(Remember for your own security never share your password with anyone).
·
Swag.
Swag is small tradeable items of negligible value. At geocaches you can
take something if you leave something. Good trade items are very small
toys, marble, polished rock, foreign coin, etc..
·
Walking shoes.
We will walk to find a few caches.
·
GPS unit ONLY if you already
have one and know how to use it.
Do not purchase a GPS unit for Advance Camp or do not bring your unit if
you don’t already know how to use it.
·
A stamped, self addressed
envelope.
What will be provided at for
your use at Advance Camp.
·
Loaner GPS unit to share.
·
Loaner Geocaching MB booklets
·
Geocaching MB worksheet.
·
A trackable Geocaching Merit
Badge geocoin that you will release into the “wild”.
·
A stamped envelope addressed to
your Geocaching MB consular.
What you will need to do after
Advance Camp to complete your Geocaching MB
·
After 30 days, go to geocaching.com
and log into your account
·
Either printout the page showing where
your trackable has been OR transcribe the (1) list and order of where
you geocoin has been and (2) what is the total mileage/kilometers your
geocoin has traveled. If your geocoin didn’t go very far, write that
down, sometimes that’s the way it goes.
·
Write one paragraph about what you
found interesting about your geocoin’s travels (or lack of travel).
·
Mail your notes, paragraph, and
blue card to the Geocaching MB consular in the envelope he provided.
The MB consular will mail your fully signed blue card back to you.
Instructions for signing up for
a Geocaching.com Basic Membership (free).
You absolutely MUST do this before Advanced Camp.
1.
Get an email account if you
do not already have one.
3.
Go to the upper right hand corner of
the screen, click on “Register”
4.
Scroll down a little. To the right of
"Show me the Difference", click on "Get Basic Membership".
5.
Fill out the basic membership form.
You will need to create a user name and password, both of which you will
need to remember and bring to advance camp. Read the limitations section
click the box that you read it, and submit. You will need your e-mail
account address to complete this form.
6.
A
verification e-mail will be sent to your email account.
Click on the link to verify you
account at geocaching.
7.
Bring you user name and password to
Advanced Camp, you will need it.
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