Best Gifts for Geocachers

Garmin eTrex H Handheld GPS Navigator

Amazon Price: $99.99 (as of 05/28/2012)

This high-sensitivity, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver provides great performance in any environment. It's lightweight and waterproof, stores up to 500 waypoints and 20 routes with up to 125 waypoints per route, and features a high-contrast 2.1-inch by 1.1-inch screen with back lighting. There are five buttons on the sides of the GPS for one-hand operation.

No batteries are included with this unit. Any "AA" batteries will work in this GPS.

Garmin Legend H Handheld GPS Navigator

Amazon Price: $160.70 (as of 05/28/2012)

This is a step up from the Etrex H shown above. This GPS has a built-in basemap which shows lakes, rivers, cities, roads coastlines and landmarks. It has a USB interface for faster map downloads and 24 MB of internal memory, offering plenty of room for for maps, waypoints, routes and saved tracks.

The Legend has a high-contrast, backlit 2.4-inch LCD display, and a four-way cursor for smooth, one hand operation. The waterproof case gives added protection against the elements, and a pair of AA batteries provides up to 17 hours of use.

Magellan eXplorist GC Waterproof Geocaching GPS

Amazon Price: Too low to display (as of 05/28/2012)

This GPS is dedicated to geocaching, providing seamless connection to Geocaching.com, along with a bright color screen, rich graphics, and a simple user interface all packed into a waterproof device. It's powered by two AA batteries for up to 15 hours with a highly-sensitive SiRFstarIII GPS chipset that provides 3-meter accuracy.

The GPS is made for geocaching with the ability to sort and search thousands of geocaches. The user can mark the find and quickly add field notes, ten transfer the logs to Geocaching.com when they return from the day's adventure. eXplorist GC has a bunch of familiar graphics, such as smiley faces for logs and merit-based awards. Additionally, the product comes packed with common outdoor GPS features, such as waypoint creation, a worldwide basemap, active tracking, and trip odometer.

MTM Forest Green 50 Caliber Ammo Storage Can

Amazon Price: $8.36 (as of 05/28/2012)

This military-style ammo is made of rugged polypropylene plastic with a reinforced bottom and thick sidewalls, making it an ideal geocaching container. It has a heavy-duty, dual latching system and is O-Ring sealed for waterproofing.

Medium Camo Geocache

Amazon Price: (as of 05/28/2012)

This is a 4."x 5.4" x 2.8" tall container, camouflaged to blend into many environments.

Contents include the Lock & Lock box, a small logbook in a strong 4mil strong plastic bag, a pencil and anBison Carabiner for starter swag.

Nano Geocache Container (Cachemark) - Black

Amazon Price: $2.99 (as of 05/28/2012)

This container come with two log sheets, made with Rite in the Rain® paper. There is also an O-ring to help keep water out.

Cachemark Ready-to-Go Geocaching Geocache Container (Signal)

Amazon Price: (as of 05/28/2012)

This ready-to-go container is perfect for geocachers looking for a starter kit. This container kit includes a variety of items, both swag and trackable.

This kit includes: 1 see-through, water resistant geocaching container with a screen-printed label that won't wear off like a sticker; 1 water-resistant and tear-resistant log sheet, 1 geocaching pencil; 1 signal FTF micro geocoin; 1 signal football travel tag; 1 signal FTF Pin; 1 geocaching G-patch; and 1 geocaching wristband.

Osprey Kestrel 28 Backpack (Paprika ,Small/Medium)

Amazon Price: $94.98 (as of 05/28/2012)

This is my personal favorite daypack, made by the Osprey company. I find Osprey packs to be excellent quality, and many of their models have handy little zippered pockets on the hip belt, which are great for carrying small items you want to get to without having to take off the pack.

The Kestrel 28 is one of the Osprey models I use, and it's a perfect size for a day hike. It comes in two sizes--small/medium and medium/large.

4 Pack Travel Bugs

Amazon Price: $18.48 (as of 05/28/2012)

USA Flag Trackable Geocaching Tag

Amazon Price: $4.99 (as of 05/28/2012)

Micro Compass Rose Geocoin

Amazon Price: $4.99 (as of 05/28/2012)

The design of this compass rose came from a map made in 1558, outlining the west coast of southern North America, Mexico, and northern South America. Many old maps displayed several small compass rose designs in several spots to help mariners gain their bearing as they moved from one location to another.

This colorful geo coin commemorates compass roses from the past, made large enough to be noticeable but small enough to fit in 35mm geocache containers.

Geocaching Log Book: For Geocachers

by: Michael Sajdak

Amazon Price: $5.71 (as of 05/28/2012)

This 108-page log book is great for recording info about the caches you've done and plan on finding. It's a great way to keep all that information in one place and handy while on the trail in search of caches.

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

by: The Editors & Staff of Geocaching.com

Amazon Price: $6.83 (as of 05/28/2012)

This is a comprehensive, entertaining and easy-to-understand guide for getting started with geocaching. In this edition, two new tools of the game -- Waymarking and Wherigo -- are included.

Local Treasures: Geocaching across America (Center for American Places - Center Books on American Places)

by: Margot Anne Kelley

Amazon Price: $25.00 (as of 05/28/2012)

In the year 2000, a man in Oregon hid a box of toys in the forest, posted the coordinates of its location on a web site, and challenged others to find it. People accepted that challenge and used their GPSes to find the hidden treasure. Thus, a new game was born.

Today, more than a million people worldwide participate in geocaching, hiding containers full of trinkets in a variety of locations and then inviting others to find them, leave a note, and swap a treasure of their own. In "Local Treasures," author Margot Anne Kelley offers one of the first books on geocaching,exploring what compels people around the globe to participate in these treasure hunts.

The author traveled throughout the U.S. to chronicle the sites and stories of geocaching adventures, from the Maine coast to the deserts surrounding Las Vegas to the starting point of the Mason-Dixon Line. Each full-color photograph shows a glimpse of America quite unlike that presented in a traditional guidebook. These locations are truly off the beaten path. And Kelley's accompanying writings explore the world of geocaching communities, their rare ability to integrate new technologies with the natural world, and their complex and often ambivalent relationships to the surveillance technologies that sustain the game.