Hi guys!

I had wondered if we should create a public board...
GT has now done it for us :)

Here is the TREASURE HIKERS website.

Break out those boots :)

Sweet! I love this idea. Really enjoying learning about the details. Count me in for Florida! :o)

I am so totally stooopid. i have read all the guidelines for my pathtag, numerous times. i was thinking its geared to make you do a hike of 1 mile or longer. As in: 1 mile in + 1 mile out (2 miles total) = 1 point. sheesh. i have more than enough miles when you add up the numbers the way you are suppose to.

All that miscalculation still didn't make my butt any smaller either.

deniserows
with Stoopid on her forehead

* Each hike must be a minimum of one (1) mile in length.

Can you see where i might have gotten the wrong idea in my tiny little brain?

deniserows
into Miller Time

Ah, like the confusion with some people not doing round trip for the mileage on their boxes, I see. :) That round trip thing in both cases is important.

my tiny little brain?

but it is big enough it gave me the destination for the next (very short) leg of my trip

Baqash, off to seek Kodiak Bears in the desert.

Does anyone have recommendations for pedometers to measure the hike distance?

I'm so excited! I've already found three other people interested in investing in the start-up for pathtags to get this started in CT!

A question for people doing this in other states--is anyone setting up trackers to easily get messages out to interested folks in your states?

Kit Kat

I got mine at the Dollar Tree- batteries included. It's not the tech-iest thing ever, but it works and the price was right!

Mama Fox asked this ? not so long ago so I just copied and pasted my reply here.

We use a pedometer from time to time but as a last resort. Here are some tips that I have learned but I am not sure they will help you but it is worth a try........

*Make sure that it is secure, snug, and upright during the walk or it will not measure correctly. I have to keep checking it during hikes in the mountains.
*Try wearing the pedometer in different places on your waist to figure out what placement will give you the most accurate count.You can do this by putting the pedometer on steps and walking 40 or 50 steps, if it does not read right try a different location.
*Also try this.....When setting the step length pour a puddle of water on some concrete and get the bottom of your shoes wet with it, step onto the dry concrete and walk a few steps at a normal pace, then use a measurement tape to find the distance between the wet prints of your right and left foot and that will be your step length.
*It also seems like each time I use it during a hike that it will go over the true measurement by .125 - .150 miles every 1.5 miles hiked . It took several hikes on trails that we know the length to figure out this one out. We now just subtract that amount each time. So maybe you could try wearing it during some of the hikes you take that you know how long the trail is and keep it down on paper so then you can average out the extra and subtract it.

Pedometers are a pain to try and use during a hike because you are going at a different pace, using different steps, and jarring the thing like crazy and that throws the count off. I would use it only as a last resort.

Hope this helps you some.

Denise

We use a pedometer from time to time but as a last resort.

If a pedometer is your last resort, what's your first?

If a pedometer is your last resort, what's your first?

A GPS. Most GPS's can record distance, speeds, altitude, times, ect. so long as it can get a constant signal. If they lose the signal it will just estimate "As the crow flies."

I'm actually having more luck with my pedometer, the more I use it, and learn it. It seems to measure accurate to slightly "longer" than the actual trail length. I've been using it on several trails where the distance is known, and with friends who also have pedometers. I've found mine measures "long" on flatter trails (i.e. - I walk 2 miles and it measures 2.2) but more accurate on trails with a more elevation difference (it was spot-on during a 2.6 mile hike with a 1400 ft elevation change).

Here's a post from GT about his experience with pedometers. I agree that they seem to work better over longer distances.

And just FYI, here is the pedometer I have, mostly due to a gift certificate from my brother, and I was impressed with the recommendations and rating on Amazon.

Like any device, it's a tool, and not magic - you gotta learn how to use it ;-)).

Mama Fox

A GPS. Most GPS's can record distance, speeds, altitude, times, ect. so long as it can get a constant signal. If they lose the signal it will just estimate "As the crow flies."

Not everyone can afford a GPS. I can't.

Mama Fox, living simply

is anyone setting up trackers to easily get messages out to interested folks in your states?

I didn't set up a tracker for getting the word out here in Washington. I posted to the Washington board and also blogged about it and posted the link to my blog. Here is what Washington's Treasure Hiker post looks like:
http://cflcreates.blogspot.com/2009/04/washington-letterboxing-treasure-hikers.html

Camp Fire Lady

I use a pedometer called "life track" and it matches the mileage that is on the park map on the money so I trust it if I don't have a trail map mileage. I was given this pedometer for free but it doesn't look very pricey I guess what I mean to say is to test your pedometers accuracy against something else to make sure its calibrated properly and if it is there is no reason why it should not be accurate.

Not everyone can afford a GPS. I can't.

It was an answer to the question, not a statement that everyone needs to go out and get one. Heck, I don't own one, never really saw a need, I know how to use a map.

If a pedometer is your last resort, what's your first?

To simply answer the question: GPS.

Nice hat, by the way.

*S

I have that pedometer, too. I really like it. I keep it clipped in the pocket of my backpack on hikes.

:o)
3H

And that's the same pedometer I have. So far, it's worked well. You'll need to wear it a bit to test where along your belt line it works the most accurately.

dancing pecan

I changed the point that confused you in the Wiki help article on Treasure Hiking so that it hopefully won't confuse anyone else. :-)

Knit Wit

Thanx. i figure its me when i can't figure things out.

deniserows
thru the 60's

Okay is it me???? Where the H E double hockey sticks do i find the wiki help page?????
i went to help. Not there. i went to Glossary, not there. Its not like i haven't ever been on the site before *duh*. i looked in the search and the advanced search. Is it me????

deniserows
and obviously needs her coffee

Here's the easy answer:

Treasure Hikers

If you want to find it yourself, it's under Help->Getting Started->What are Treasure Hikers?

Knit wit

Or go to Help, and put Treasure Hikers in the search box.

Thanks for all the advice. It should help when I get out to shop.

Thanx you guys. i would have never find it under getting started. lol

deniserows
from the starting line

Is there a contact for NH yet? What about Maine?

~Oceanwytch~

Looks like the Wiki is up to date - thanks Knit Wit the Wiki Master!! All the state motivators are listed there.

It's right here!

Mama Fox

Well, it was almost there. I just added Massachusetts with Choi as the contact. I don't know though what his start date for mile counting is.

Knit wit