new_dharma
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Most geocachers in Minnesota know KB (aka King Boreas) and his hide count is higher than his find count.
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one day on a flat???
find a new Bike Shop!!!
seriously...i like caching by bicycle, and had a day cut short from a flat...having 2 bikes I ride, i have 2 tool kits (different axle-nut sizes)...i grabbed the wrong one and couldn't get my wheel off! ended up walking 7 miles home pushing the bike (with a flat!)...
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From what I've read in these forum threads, most rest area caches are far from being nice. They usually end up near the "dope stashes," near the "pickle hunter section," near the bathrooms, or in the trashy areas.
This is a lame idea that should never be made into a rule.
"pickle hunter section"
I think I've missed those signs when pulling into a rest top...seen the "dog walk" area signs (people ignore them)...seen the "trailer parking" signs...never seen the "pickle hunter" sign
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Play-Doh and dog biscuit...the ultimate salty-fiber snack...
I like both...eaten both (not that long ago...and only Milk Bone treats!)...
There is nothing wrong with gluten (allergies aside)...that's what Mock Duck is...
Play-doh is a non-food food item...it's probably all the salt that preserves it...just Google (or Ask...or Yahoo) homemade play-doh to see what's in the stuff
again...Play-doh is food (and a nice salty snack)...SoyLent Green is people [among other things (Soybeans & lentils)]...MilkBones are good (dry, but good)...and most of this thread is way off topic...
and I like to use slightly-washed PB containers...with cat-dander and flower-pollen all over the insides...the milk powder i put on the OUTSIDE of the container...
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why not always claim FTF...FTF overall...FTF that week (month, day, hour)...FTF wearing flip-flops (you might be!)...FTF while naked
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Happy Hikers here,
My first impression is very negative. This is the sort of thing we stay away from, as well as grand kids .
Carl & Sharon
do your grandkids know you stay away from them???
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Happy Hikers here,
My first impression is very negative. This is the sort of thing we stay away from, as well as grand kids .
Carl & Sharon
do your grandkids know you stay away from them???
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A special interest user group in the Boundary Waters Wilderness and Quetico Provincial Park set up a forum topic covering the parks. Unfortunately only the Canadian Park participates but it has provided an great medium to exchange information. Ranger HQ posts local conditions and any new developments such as fire bans, proposed regulations etc and allows for a discussion on the topics by all concerned. At times it seems as though the NPS forgets that they are there to provide equal access. Sometimes it appears that the NPS can not figure out the difference between stewardship that includes users versus outright ban. Resources can be conserved and used, after all the parks are renewable resources and belong to all the people of a country, sometimes the stewards need to be reminded.
The BWCAW isn't managed by the NPS...it's managed by the USDA Forest Service (just an FYI)
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A question I have is what is the "value" of the items placed in the cache? Is it what the person paid for it? Or is it the perceived value of the item? For example I get alot of my trade items from dollar stores.For awhile I was getting a great deal on digital watches at a buck a piece. If you were to open my cache and see a digital watch that you liked and all you had to trade was a Sacagewa dollar you might pass on the watch even though it would be an even trade money wise. Another example is some people through their line of work are able to leave rather nice samples or promotional items from their companies that cost them nothing. What is a fair trade then? Don't get me wrong,crap is crap.Noone should be leaving dirty golf balls,random rocks and pinecones or pieces of Mctoys.i found 3 rusted bolts in a cache...took them out...when I later read the logs the person who made the trade noted: "took book, left bolts."
i like leaving promo items from work...don't cost me a thing & some are pretty cool
I like the "took ___, left rock" log entries...
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i usually have notebook paper cut into strips for TEMP replacement log sheets if the original is full/wet/gone (i forgot said paper this weekend).
I also have replacement Ziplock (freezer) bags and paper towels...i don't do full-blown maintenance on a cache if the owner is active, just enough cleaning to keep the cache going until the owner can get there.
small+ size caches are "easy" to do a TEMP log swap...the old one can go into it's own bag & the temp into a new bag...let the owner know what you did & all should be ok...i'll NEVER remove a log no mater what the condition...i've bagged one that was pulp (some might view that as trash, but if it's not my cache, i'll put it into another bag and the owner can decide)
just my $.02 USD ($.019328 CAD) worth
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hunting season...can't wear my deer-antler hat!
really...hunting season in rural areas (blaze orange baby)
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well...you can pretty much leave the deet behind.
i don't know...we've got some pretty hardy mosquitos in Minnesota
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so I just started caching this year and I have a good idea what to bring for the hot days...cool days...days with rain (or possible rain)...but I live in Minnesota...what about COLD days? What about snow? what to wear isn't the issue (i've been winter camping, downhill & cross-country skiing, winter hiking) it's more the GEAR. are we snow-bound (for a good part of the year) states partially exempt from the "Caches that are buried...If a shovel, trowel or other “pointy” object is used to dig, whether in order to hide or to find the cache, then it is not appropriate" because of snow?
thanks all
have fun!
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How about if you used a high pressure water hose to make the hole? :-)
it's not a shovel, trowel or other “pointy” object...you didn't dig, you eroded!
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I haven't eaten enough cachers to have a point of view on this one. Cachers with stalks? do you parboil those?
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it get's dark here before most parks close...i usually walk through during the day with my dog and get a general idea of where the cache might be...if it points to where there are kids, I come back later
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How would you calculate Michigan's (don't forget to include the Upper Penninsula!)
In Wexford County, 5 miles NNW of Cadillac (???)
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this site has a list of the geographic center of many/most states
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I like the dental floss (loose...used???), used chap-stick, rusted bolts, 1 used mitten (w/big hole in one finger)....these are a few of my favorite things
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I would like to make these functional with some sort of a gasket. I know there are gasket materials at auto parts stores and such, but what do I need to buy? It needs to stick to only the inside of the lid, and not the container where it will touch when closed.
Your best bet is probalby o-ring material. You can buy o-ring rubber "cord" in long lengths made to custom cut your own o-rings. So you could probably go to a local industrial supply store, and find what you need. They find out your length, cut it, and glue the ends together. we do this at work in a pinch if we cant find the exact right sized o-ring and it works find. You also probably need to glue the o-ring to the lid every few inches to keep it in the lid.
NAPA carries the "bulk o-ring" stuff...the one I work at has 3 sizes in stock...others can order it (if you go into a NAPA and they are confused, tell them, "it's in the PSA book under o-rings"
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mine is in my profile...
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done...
and I fall into the largest group
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so it's the container size, NOT the camo (no matter how big) that surrounds it...thanks all!
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when hiding a cache, do you use the size of the actual container (35mm film can, 1 liter Nalgene bottle, .50 cal ammo can) or would you list the size of the fake log/rock/branch/pinecone/tree/car that surrounds it.
You make a fake log that is 4'x2' and then put a film canister in it (extreme case here)...do you list it as a micro or large?
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A question I have is what is the "value" of the items placed in the cache? Is it what the person paid for it? Or is it the perceived value of the item? For example I get alot of my trade items from dollar stores.For awhile I was getting a great deal on digital watches at a buck a piece. If you were to open my cache and see a digital watch that you liked and all you had to trade was a Sacagewa dollar you might pass on the watch even though it would be an even trade money wise. Another example is some people through their line of work are able to leave rather nice samples or promotional items from their companies that cost them nothing. What is a fair trade then? Don't get me wrong,crap is crap.Noone should be leaving dirty golf balls,random rocks and pinecones or pieces of Mctoys.
New GPS game coming from Google
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i like the game...it's a little one-sided here in the Twin Cities, but still fun.