Alligorpion

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When I first started caching in 2005 or 2006, just wondering what kind of goodies I would find in the next cache kept me wanting more !! It used to be fairly nice then, I usually went for the plastic dinosaurs or forest animals and had quite a collection !! I would usually go to the dollar store and find miniature statuettes of gnomes or similar to drop off..... There were gnomes all over Lee and Collier county !! lol Now it seems you find a decent item 10% of the time most of the other times its worn out key rings, broken beads, and I have even seen a single use flossing tool UNWRAPPED just laying in dirt in the bottom of the can. I surely miss the old days when folks took pride in what they left behind...... (rant off)

Ya shoulda been wearin yer aluminum foil hat... I tole ya soooo !!!

Suggestion: I noticed that the page doesn't fit on the screen at 1024x768 resolution. I'd venture a guess that the majority of cachers don't use a resolution higher than that. Perhaps the page could be formatted so that it fits without scrolling from side to side. I second the motion.. scrolling is a pain and my eyes wont work at any resolution above 1024x768

I have found a local club that offers classes and testing... soo it looks like I'm on my way !! Currently Im looking at handhelds and I really like the yaesu vx-170.. Are there any others in the $130 to $180 price range I should consider ? I remember the Yaesu name from my CBing days and always liked them

U.S. Army Aircraft Maint. 68g Sept 70 to June 77 Viet Nam vet

Survey done... Hope we can view results and Luck to ya !!!

I want to thank you all for some very helpful input !! It would seem that the gmrs/frs radios arent that reliable for what I do most.. Hiking in heavy cover and I'm also planning a trip in Sept to hike the Ocala forest trails. I will probably get the middle of the road frs radio for the times that I might be be near another cacher, But I am going to go for the 2 meter ham license for reliable communication in times of need. After reading Alabama Ramblers post I did a little more research on the 2 meter band and was surprised to see that the FCC has dropped the code requirement for the tech license. If it hadn't been for the code part, I would have gone Ham years ago when the CB radios were so popular. Again, Thanx for all the feedback here. It really helped me to make my decision

I started caching recently and have noticed through the forums that a lot of you cachers use 2 way radios. I have looked at quite a few on the store websites but I would appreciate any good or bad feedback from other cachers as to which ones do the job and which one to avoid. Also, is a license required ? I don't mind buying a license to use one if the radio itself is worth having.... Help keep an old man from pulling his hair out !! lol

tap...tap..... testing ... testing 1 2 avatar worked.. but I need a better quality pic to see details..