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The Ultimate Geocaching Kit: Essentials for Every Hide & Hunt
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items Whether you’re new to geocaching or a seasoned cacher filling your 1000th logbook, this list is packed with gear I swear by. From stealthy hides and quirky containers to navigation tools, pens that write in the rain, and all the fun extras (like swag...
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Official Site and App Links
Gadgets and Gear
Logging Supplies
Swag and Trackables
Cache Containers and Creative Hides
Stickers, Labels, and Patches
Official Site and App Links
These trusted resources come straight from Geocaching HQ. Whether you’re hiding your first cache or logging finds on the trail, these tools keep your adventures smooth, connected, and official.
Download the official Geocaching app to find nearby caches, track your finds, and navigate to your next adventure. Great for spontaneous outings and planning your route on the go.
Geocaching App – Hunt Caches From Your Phone
Stock up on logbooks, travel bugs, apparel, and everything else from the official Geocaching HQ store. It’s the best place for authentic gear and exclusive items.
Geocaching Shop – Official Geocaching Gear & Swag
Gadgets and Gear
Flashlights, UV tools, telescoping magnets, and other sneaky gadgets for those high-difficulty caches and out-of-the-box hides.
A compact, waterproof GPS that keeps you on track even in the most remote caching adventures—perfect for paperless caching or wilderness treks.
Lightweight Handheld GPS
A must-have for night caching or dark nooks—this bright, comfortable headlamp keeps your hands free and your path visible.
Energizer Headlamp
Cuts, scrapes, or bug bites? This lightweight first aid kit has your back for any trail-side mishaps.
Mini First Aid Kit
Need to reach a tricky cache in a pipe or hole? Need a long magnet? This telescoping tool and tools with magnetic heads helps retrieve tiny treasures, no matter how sneaky their hider was.
Best Caching Kit: Magnetic Tool & Mirror Set
Perfect for decoding UV puzzle caches or spotting hidden ink—fits in your pocket for stealth missions.
UV Flashlight
This lightweight, water-resistant crossbody bag is perfect for caching on the move. With multiple compartments, it keeps your logbooks, GPS, pens, and swag organized and easily accessible while freeing up your hands for climbing, digging, or decoding...
Hands-Free Geocaching Bag
Logging Supplies
Rite in the Rain notebooks, weatherproof pens, and clever logbook solutions that let you record every find—rain or shine.
Pre-printed and ready for tiny containers, these official log strips are waterproof and space-efficient. Perfect for your micro and nano caches without the hassle of formatting and printing your own.
Official Geocaching Log Strips – Ready to Use
Writes through rain, sweat, or mud—essential for logging finds in wet weather without a smudge.
Rite in the Rain Waterproof Pen
Durable, spiral-bound, and waterproof—perfect for field notes, puzzle solving, or documenting multi-cache clues on the go.
Rite in the Rain Waterproof Notebook
Tuck one in every bag or cache kit—these small notebooks are ideal for field puzzles or leaving stash notes.
Rite in the Rain Waterproof Notebooks (3-pack)
Swag and Trackables
Leave behind something fun or send a trackable across the globe! These goodies are perfect for trading or launching your own cache missions.
The iconic geocaching trackable! Watch your bug travel the world from cache to cache and log its journey online.
Official Travel Bug
I know this one is weird, but these are my favorite things to leave in caches, and they are small enough to go in most. They are perfect for swag drops that spark joy and encourage trading.
Bulk Tiny Ducks
Cache Containers and Creative Hides
From waterproof nanos to hilarious poop disguises, these containers are built to hide in plain sight and withstand the elements. Get sneaky!
Hide in plain sight! This fake rock stashes a logbook or small trade item while blending in with gravel or garden beds.
The Rock Solid Hide: Fake Rock Cache
Hilariously gross and wildly effective, this realistic fake poop container ensures muggles won’t go poking around your hide.
Fake Poop Geocache
Hide in plain sight! This fake rock stashes a logbook or small trade item while blending in with large rocks and stones.
Large Fake Rock Cache
Looks like a regular old fallen branch, but it hides a waterproof secret. A sneaky hide for any wooded trail.
Realistic Log Stash
Tiny but mighty! Perfect for urban hides or evil nano placements—airtight, waterproof, and sneaky.
Airtight Tube Cache with Logs Included
Tiny but mighty! Perfect for urban hides or evil nano placements—airtight, waterproof, and sneaky.
Airtight Tiny Tube Cache
Stickers, Labels, and Patches
Make your hides official, your swag fun, and your backpack proudly geeky with these geocaching stickers, iron-on patches, and log labels.
Label your containers clearly with weatherproof official geocaching stickers—great for visibility and legit hiding.
Geocache Location Sticker
Classic brown sticker design to mark your cache as the real deal—durable, waterproof, and ready to stick.
Brown Geocache Marker Stickers
A fun patch for your backpack or jacket—great for showing off your love of the hunt.
Iron-On Patch (Classic Design)
Rep your hobby with a fun embroidered patch featuring a GPS and logbook motif—makes a cute reward or gift.
GPS Sew On Patch