mud plodders

I checked and it doesn't look like Geosphere is available for the Droid. However, it does look like there's an app called c:geo (http://www.cgeo.org/) that many people love on the droid. Give that one a try, it sounds like the feature set is very similar. I wouldn't recommend c:geo, since it is not approved by Groundspeak. Several people around here use NeonGeo. I don't know much about it, but they seem to like it. Good to know thanks. I didn't know that.

Why would I go searching for a cache that is clearly missing? It seems silly to say that unless I go looking for the cache I can't post a needs maintenance. If there are a string of DNF's on a cache that no one ever misses or people say "I found this last year, it's not there now" then I think it's right to post a needs maintenance so the CO fixes before people spend more time trying to find something that's not there.

I checked and it doesn't look like Geosphere is available for the Droid. However, it does look like there's an app called c:geo (http://www.cgeo.org/) that many people love on the droid. Give that one a try, it sounds like the feature set is very similar.

Not sure that logic, and a simple solution work for a cacher who won't listen and insists that his/her solution is what is needed. I do what you do. I select my area (all of New Jersey, and any cache within 65 miles). Sorted by date hidden. Twenty-five pocket queries covers that. Every few months I update my queries. I use GSAK to define the area I plan on searching this week. And load between 3000 and 400 caches on our GPSr units. It's easy to set up, and works very well. But some people are not interested in easy solutions. They want the world handed to them on a silver platter. Oh, well. One way to get around this limitation of caches not being up to date, if your using an iPhone (possibly droid also but I haven't tested) is to use the app Geosphere instead of the Geocaching.com app. You can very easily load your PQ's into it, it then puts the caches as "Offline" caches. You can then go into your "Offline Caches" menu and it will show all the caches saved on your phone (I currently have 3000 or so) and there's an option to "Update". Click this, then chose "Full Cache Data". It will then pull all the recent logs, TB info, etc from geocaching.com for all the caches in your offline DB. This way all you would really need to run on a weekly basis is the "Cache's placed in the last week" to get them into your DB. No other queries would be needed to update old records. When I update info for my 3000 caches it takes less than a minute. The other huge benefit of geosphere over geocaching's app is that as your driving around it will automatically move the closest cache to the top of your list, unlike the geocaching app that you have to do a new search to reorganize them. This helps a lot when driving around looking for caches. This feature itself is the main reason I stopped using the geocaching app.

Cool, that should work. Thanks Kacher

I started really geocaching this year and when I DNF a cache I then use my list of DNF's as a way of tracking if anyone finds them after me, etc. My question is; when I find a cache I had already DNF'd, what's the best way to log that? Should I edit my previous log, change the date, and change it to a Found It with the original DNF text still there. Should I leave the DNF log in place and just create a new log? I ask because I'd like to either remove my DNF log or edit it to a Find instead of keeping it there, because as I said I use my list of DNF's as a way of tracking which cache's I need to try again on However, I would like to log it the way it "should be" logged and follow what is good practice, thus why I'm asking Thanks mud plodders

There's no need to delete your NM log. It's part of the history of the cache and your experience. Besides, it won't make any difference if you delete your NM log. Until the cache owner either posts an "owner maintenance" log or removes the attribute, the red wrench will continue to appear on the cache page. Perhaps you could contact the cache owner or post a "write note" log to explain the process to him/her. I've posted a note on a cache page to explain to the owner how to remove the red wrench attribute and they've taken care of it. Some of them just don't know about it. Some think that the "enable" log should take care of it. Help Center → Geocaching → Beginner's Basics 1.3. Cache Log Types and Icons http://support.Groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=246 Help Center → Geocaching → Caches in General 3.8. Caches That Need Maintenance http://support.Groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=57 B. Cool, thanks to you both. I didn't realize the wrench would clear if they do an Owner Maintenance log. I'll let the CO's that I notice not clearing the wrench know that. Some CO's clear the wrench and my log is still there, I just didn't know it was the Owner Maintenance log that did that Thanks! mud plodders

I've been doing a lot of cleanup of caches around my area by posting needs maintenance notes on ones that have strings of DNF's in a row (when the hadn't been DNF'd before that) or have clear issues. Some of these CO's then resolve the issues and update the cache that it's fixed. One thing though is that the Needs Maintenance post I put up is still there and shows the red wrench on the cache page when in reality it no longer needs maintenance since it's been fixed. Should I delete my needs maintenance logs after it's been fixed if the CO doesn't remove the log themselves? Thanks mud plodders

Awesome, thanks to you both!

I know that's where my stats are, but how do I know what kinds of things are "official challenges" or is there no such thing? People just try to fill up their stats and such. Also, one other thing, I heard sometimes there are challenges to find 10 different caches types in a day or something like that...?

I know that's where my stats are, but how do I know what kinds of things are "official challenges" or is there no such thing? People just try to fill up their stats and such.

I'm pretty new to Geocaching and I've read people say "DON'T find all geocaches around you in case you want to do challenges!". I've heard mentioned there's challenges for finding a geocache everyday in a year, month, etc. I've been looking around for more info than this and have come up empty. Can someone point me into the direction for how I can attempt something like this? Thanks mud plodders

Thanks AZ, maybe I'll start doing that Also, thanks on the pocket query point, I forgot those give you the ability to do finer tuned searches.

Oh very cool, these are even better! Is this just a standard item that people sometimes toss in a cache so I wouldn't know it's there until I see it? It depends - they're not tracked in the cache's inventory like TBs and geocoins are. But many times people mention when they drop them into a cache, so you can read the recent logs to see if someone has mentioned it. I try my best to remember to add it to my log if I put one of my pathtags into a cache. Cool, thanks for all your help!

Oh very cool, these are even better! Is this just a standard item that people sometimes toss in a cache so I wouldn't know it's there until I see it?

I had originally picked a different name, but when I started going with my daughters so I asked what they wanted our name to be, my 4 year old quickly said Mud Plodders, so that's what we are It probably helps that we had just "plodded" through a ton of mud to find a cache.

OK, thanks all. It does seem extremely strange that they aren't really meant to be collected but there's that little option on every coin on the website to "put it in my collection". I will just treat them as TB's (which is what I had been doing).

Terrain 5 indicates special equipment, i.e. a canoe, so searching on that should provide a few hits. There is also a boat attribute and if the CO used that you can search for caches that have the boat attribute. Can this search be done on the website or only on an app? The website doesn't seem to have this ability.

OK, so a coins page would actually read "this is a collectible coin" or something like that? The FAQ made it sound like any coin "could be" kept. I always add a log to the TB when it's missing, was hoping there was another way to "fix" these missing TB's. I feel like the only way that I would enjoy collecting coins is to find them in a cache, since that's what geocaching is, just trading them with other cachers doesn't seem as exciting, but maybe that will change as I get into this more Thanks for the response! mud plodders

I've recently started geocaching. I also kayak. I know there are many caches that can only be accessed by water (kayak/canoe/etc) but there is currently no way to only search for these. I would love a way to easily find all caches that are ONLY accessible using some form of water transportation. Either a new cache type, or just a searchable category so I can plan a kayak trip to find caches.

OK, so I did a Geocache in 2007 and had fun with it, then I had 2 kids and never had time to do it again. My girls are now 2 and 4 so now that I can bring them with me I have been doing it as much as possible this spring/summer and they love it. They come with me a lot and if I find a cache without them, I try to bring them something fun from the cache to keep them interested in going again. But anyway, this thread is about Coins and TB's, or at least to help me understand them a bit more. TBs - I find many many TB's are gone/missing/etc. I email the CO or the TB owner letting them know to mark them lost, but rarely get a response. Is there any way to mark a TB missing without the TB owner or CO doing it? It's very frustrating to go to a cache that lists 4 TB's only to find out that none of them are there. Coins - I read the FAQ on these but it didn't really help me understand the etiquette with coins. My understanding is TB's should ALWAYS be put back into a new cache, but coins can be kept/collected? What is the etiquette on how to know when to keep a coin or when to put it back into circulation. I see people keeping coins that have been out in the wild for years and it just seems odd to me. I would like to collect a few but I don't want to keep a coin only to have the person that put it out there freak out that I did. I also feel like if everyone kept their coins then there would never be any left to collect... Thanks! mud plodders

I'd also like the "Add Waypoint" to be a much easier to find feature. When doing multi's many people don't realize you can add an additional waypoint for each part of the cache after finding the initial clue. When I first starting using my iPhone I skipped multi's as I didn't know there was a way to add waypoints for the next part. Edit: One other thing that would be nice is to be able to set a waypoint as the default coords to go to for a cache. Currently if you add a waypoint, then back out of the map to read the description of the cache or something again, then go back to navigate, it goes back to pointing you to the original coords. You then have to go into the map and select the waypoint your on. I've gone backwards a couple times due to this not realizing what it was doing.

OK, I finally figured it out. When viewing the cache instead of clicking "View" like online states you have to click the "Menu" button and it will pop up with "View Comments", "View Hints", etc so I've now got it going well. Thanks

OK, so I got the GPX file, loaded it onto my GPS but it only shows the 100 GPS Geocaches with there titles. It doesn't show the description of the cache the user put on the site. For example; I'm going to find this one (http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=17000f35-0d2d-48af-86f9-92d742d25b91) today and would like it to show this part on my GPS... Parking is at N42 44.593 W074 07.715 This is a nature sanctuary located on Schoharie Turnpike. The trails are well marked and no bushwacking is required. It is a beautiful walk along the Bozenkill creek to a small waterfall. There are many different trails but no need to cross the creek. The container is a ammo box filed with trivial stuff.

BCProspecors posted the answer. Here is where you set them up. http://www.geocaching.com/pocket/ Here is a tutorial. http://www.markwell.us/pq.htm Sorry, my question wasn't about pocket queries but on how to get the GPX to my GPS as EasyGPS doesn't work. However, I found a program (Topo USA 8) that came with my GPS hidden with the other 4 CD's in the box that I'm guessing will do it. I'm testing now.