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7ofclubs

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  1. I had the coin design for the Geocaching Widow approved in March, my version of the coin should be out in Oct this year, here is the links to the pix http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cupload.aspx?id=776758 http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cupload.aspx?id=776758 7
  2. While searching for a cache my GPSr led me to an open area that was freshly mowed. The coordinates took me no where. I called another cacher hoping for some information but he hadn't found it yet. Thinking that perhaps the coords were way off I started searching the area around the cache. A different cacher saw me off in the distance and drove up to say hi. Just as he drove up I saw a bison tube but 183' from the original cache. I offered him the find also and we removed the log only to find that none of the other finders had signed the log! After looking closely at the log we did find one signature by HarveyClan dated 10Mar07. We were really confused. I called the cacher back and he told me that he thought that there was a cache there but was archived over a year ago. I did a search for HarveyClan but couldn't find anything. I emailed the cache owner and was able to confirm for him that the original container had been mowed down and destroyed but offered to get him the coordinates for the old cache to continue it. First time I have ever found a cache that wasn't it!
  3. WOW! I had the same thing happen to me. When I was a Boy Scout I could never participate in any games that involved a compass because it would always point at my belly. At first I thought it was my belt buckle but it turns out that when I wear jeans all the energy in my body would pool in the metal snap on my jeans. I know its crazy but when have steel or iron in my hand and put it next to a compass the compass points right at it! Just messing around. I did have that problem as a Boy Scout. Have your husband check the buckle on his belt or the snap on his pants. Try holding the compass at his chest and see if that works. As for having weird energy in your body that disrupts a compass? I am a non-believer.
  4. I got 122 caches in one day on 22Mar08. There was a group of us that went out to see if we could do it. One person signed everyone on the log while we watched them do it. Usually the person to find the cache did the signing. The route was decided upon several days in advance. Our goal was 101 but we finished early and went after some extras. As for comments or thoughts about number grabbing or how stupid we were to do it I was compelled to try it. I had read an article about a guy that claimed 105 in one day and I didn't think it was possible. My thought was that it might be possible to grab an average of 10 caches an hour under the right circumstances; which is 240 in a 24 hour period. That is to say that you find the cache, log it, and get to the next cache within 6 minutes. Traveling at 10 mph, with a load of caches placed close by, it should be a fairly easy enough to maintain that momentum; especially if you had several people with you helping you search for the caches. Earlier this year I found a cacher that claims that he found 375 in one day. 375. He claims he did it all by himself, no group split up that went several different directions and logged everyone's name in the log; all alone, by himself. There is a group of four of us that will attempt to duplicate the feat this summer. We have found several patches of areas that are dense with caches and plan on caching on the way to/from these cache dense areas. We have compiled a list of 500 caches within a 20 mile forward operating area (AOR) that we will go after to see of we can do it. We will enter the AOR and setup at the first cache location, at midnight we will start the find, log it, and then move to the next location and finish at midnight the next night. We have two Tom Toms, four GPSrs, two coolers full of food and drinks. We have even mapped out bathrooms on the way from cache to cache for relief. I am sure that many cachers out there will point fingers and scream about number grabbing but so what? I have spent many days and nights planning this trip down to fine details, and guess what? I was caching the whole time. Geocaching is more than just running around and finding things to log, its planning trips, targeting a geocoin whos icon you want and then searching for it to discover it, hiding caches for others to find, solving puzzle caches with your best bro on the phone at 2am in the morning, or even discussing a new and interesting way to hide a cache with your spouse. I have a friend who is homebound, he is very ill and will be that way for the rest of his life; he spends alot of his time just solving puzzle caches around the world. I've told him to email the cache owners and get permission to log them but he doesn't want to. When it comes to geocaching there is a huge spectrum of possibilities. 1/1 LPCs all the way to 5/5 puzzles and I want to experience them all. Yes, I number grab and I solve and get some difficult puzzles. I have even hidden LPCs and created some difficult puzzles. Right now I am trying to get a cache a day for a year, that's 365 caches just to see if I can. We have a trio of retirees in the local area that hate puzzles and only want easy to find caches. There is another individual who only wants to find "quality" caches. All caches and caching attempts easily fit into the cacheverse. <soapbox mode> There is plenty of room for all the different varieties and types of people within this hobby and I can assure everyone in the forums there is nothing silly or idiotic about anything any cacher does as long as geocaching.com's guidelines are followed while they are doing it. </soapbox mode> -=7ofclubs=-
  5. Thanx for the info on the amount of tracking numbers you can buy at one time...I am checking on it at GC I am sure they told me that the numbers have to be bought in blocks of 100. 250 would be nice!! 7
  6. That's true but you can only order tracking numbers in groups of 100. They say 250 tracking numbers to order the icon but in reality its 300 tracking numbers. 7ofclubs 250 coins is the number you must have to get an icon.
  7. You're welcome. Neither have icons at this time. To get an icon for a coin you must order 300 tracking numbers + pay for the icon. It was hard enough convincing my wife to let me invest in geocoins but I did convince her that if at least 300 geocoins of a type went I could get the icons. I like icons too, I can't wait to get my first icon on a coin. 7ofclubs
  8. I guess the way I wrote it is confusing. $10 total and that includes shipping, off the forums the total is $12.99 including shipping. Sorry for the confusion. So, please clarify . . . Will it be 9.99 with shipping included? OR $7.00 + 3 for shipping?
  9. My personal geocoin is finally here. Production issues, typhoons, and manufacturing problems delayed this coin almost 3 weeks! Coin description: 1.75" x 1.25". Black nickel finish, white enamel on obverse, glow-in-the-dark on the reverse with the tracking number that is big enough so that I can read without my glasses. I had originally posted the coin for $7 plus $3 shipping. Due to production issues I will have to price the coin at $9.99 off this forum. I will, however, honor the original $7 + $3, that I quoted in the forums earlier until 1 Jun 08. If you want the coin, you can email me at 7ofclubs2@comcast.net. You can also visit www.7ofclubs.us but the coin will be $9.99. 7ofclubs
  10. I was curious if anyone out there thinks there is a market for this. The coin would be 1 1/4" or 1 1/2" with a 3/16" hole drilled in the top of the coin. Different colors, different print. Basically the front of the coin would say: "NO FRILLS TRAVEL TAG" and "TRACK AT GEOCACHING.COM" with the tracking number. The coins reverse would say: "DON'T KEEP ME!" "I'M NOT A TRADE ITEM I AM A TRAVELER ON A VERY SPECIFIC MISSION" "IF YOU CAN HELP ME COMPLETE MY MISSION THEN LOG ME ON GEOCACHING.COM" I am targeting this travel tag at $3.25 each or $28 for 10. The coin will come with no chain and is designed to reduce the cost of getting travel bugs into the wild. Here's the kicker, the coin is made of hard plastic. Marketable? 7ofclubs
  11. I just approved the art today, the manufaturer tells me they will send me pictures within 2 weeks. Just to let you know I was geocaching Monday on the Bonneville Shoreline trail in Kaysville, Utah. I twisted my ankle and slid about 10' butt first down a 60 degree slope. Thank goodness for Motrin! 7ofclubs
  12. I was really stunned at the amount of emails I got asking me to create a personal geocoin after I posted the Geocaching Injury geocoin, so I made a personal geocoin. Some emails were very specific about coin price and shipping cost. I read the forum comments and emails sent to me, the price is lower with the new manufacturer. This coin measures 1.75" high and 1.25" wide. Finish is black nickel with white soft enamel on the front and light green soft enamel on the back. The picture on the web page is the art for the coin. I anticipate shipping this coin on or about April 25, 2008. This coin is trackable on geocaching.com. I know its real early for a coin announcement but I ordered the coin yesterday and I am really excited about it. You can see the coin on www.7ofclubs.us
  13. Just a few observations about Dutzig: 1) He is a "world traveler" and has been all over the US, S. America Russia, and Australia. 1a) For someone who is a "world traveler" he doesn't have that many caches, just 325. If I was a "world traveler" I would have found/placed caches everywhere I had been. 2) He is a platinum Earthcacher. 2a) I noticed that one of his FTF Earthcaches was in Alaska with no picture requirement. 3) On 12 October he logged a cache in Germany (GC3743), a day later he logged a virtual cache in Qatar (GCHTRV). I doubt the German cache was logged at midnight and the Qatar cache was logged towards the end of the day. I am in the USAF and have been to the Middle East several times. We always land in Germany and depart in the wee hours of the morning. If I remember correctly, after customs, we didn't get home until midnight. 4) On 1 December he logged a cache in Antartica (GCCFD9) which has since been archived by Groundspeak for being an armchair cache. If he logged that cache his integrity is way suspect. 5) Here's a very interesting series of caches: Germany 2Jun07 (GCQ6F1), Antarctica 3Jun07(GCDECD), Oregon 3Jun07 (GC10). GC10 appears to be extremely complicated because it appears in the middle of an ocean. Incredible how someone could travel from Germany to Antarctia to Oregon and back to Germany in 2 days because he logged another find in Germany (GCCOFF) on 4Jun07. I'm not saying he hasn't done what he said he's done but based on the fact that he is logging a coin he has never seen, and he has obviously logged armchair caches (you will even find a list of armchair caches) I don't think this individual has allot of integrity and is using, "its just a game." as justification. Just my three cents. 7ofclubs
  14. Let's face it, getting hurt is part of the geocaching experience. Around where I live we have many caches in the mountains, up trees, across steams, and along mountain trails. There are five level difficulty caches that test a geocachers ability and sometimes we get hurt. Just the other day I slipped on some ice and banged my knee on a fence and that cache was a one terrain! Several months ago my wife broke her finger while trying to get a difficult cache, cachers have fallen out of trees, and I even got an email from someone still in bed recovering from a broken leg that happened while geocaching! I know this coin is bound to cause some controversy because of its resemblance to the military's Purple Heart medal. I have been in the military the last 25 years and before Geocaching.com would approve the coin they asked me to talk to my superiors and peers about the concept. No one had any problems with the concept of this coin so I had it made. Enjoy the geocaching experience! The Geocaching Injury coin is a 1 1/2" gold heart shaped coin; it is purple on the obverse and white on the reverse with the words, "FOR SUSTAINING AN INJURY WHILE GEOCACHING." This coin is trackable on Geocaching.com and can be ordered from www.7ofclubs.us **Note this is a new web site, if you have any problems please contact me from my geocaching profile: 7ofclubs
  15. To be frank with everyone here, I have a purple geocoin shaped like a heart approved. I think I might be opening myself up to allot of bashing here, but I did some research on the issue first. I discussed this with my commander, first sergeant and other people that I work with and got smiles and nods. One of my supervisors has a PH and I approached him with the idea and his biggest concern was if he really had to get hurt to be able to get the coin, when I said no he told me to put him down for one. Not looking for bashing but I am willing to have an adult, lets discuss this issue conversation. I am a combat proven vet with 25 years experience in the AF. I helped open up Kirkuk AB and got shot at, mortared, scudded. I have been TDY to three combat areas and I know quite a few military widows and didn't get any negative comments from any of them. My father got a PH in Vietnam, and my grandfather was awarded a PH in Germany. My Dad thought the idea of a coin for an injury while geocaching humorous. I have been involved with the Boy Scouts for going on 10 years now and have seen many scouts get a purple cardboard heart taped to their chest for being hurt during scouting events. I also understand that everyone has an opinion and because of the diversity of our awesome country not everyone will agree. Believe it or not a friend of mine proposed geocoins based on endangered species and someone got angry and said that would cheapen the animals existence! The coin is 1 1/2 inches wide, 3mm thick and shaped like a Valentine's heart. The obverse is purple enamel with no writing on it. The reverse is white enamel and has the tracking number, the phrase "track at geocaching.com," and another phrase that says, "awarded for sustaining an injury while geocaching." I did not put the word, "wounded" on the coin because that is the term used to decide if a warrior should be awarded the PH. I have had some suggestions like putting a small bandaid on the front of the coin or making it a purple ammo can instead but I think ammo cans are being overdone. And, believe it or not, there are some in our geocaching community trying to get ammo cans outlawed as geocaches. I don't know of anyone contacting geocaching.com about ammo cans but I have seen articles about ammo can geocaches blown up by bomb squads and concern that that is hurting geocaching. No matter what the topic someone will object! Thoughts please? Anyway, I am totally willing to listen to mature arguments for/against the coin.
  16. Greetings Moose, I am a 25 year veteran of the military and almost got a purple heart. An insurgent with an AK47 did a drive by while I was walking toward a road in Kirkuk. Fortunately, he wasn't well trained and missed me even though he was less than 100 yards away. To answer everyone's questions, the injury must have occurred as a direct result of enemy action. A warrior, (note the term warrior and not soldier because the Army are soldiers, to talk only about soldiers makes the Airmen, Marines, and Sailors feel left out, and no, soldier is not a generic term for a person in the military) falls on his knife while fighting the enemy they are eligible for the PH. If the wound is self-inflicted the answer is no that warrior only qualifies for a court martial.
  17. Hey Dude, I looked at the code. The hint is the name of the cache.
  18. I've used two excuses: 1) "Utah P and P surveying earth shifting equipment. Its really interesting, you see when a car or vehicle drives within 1 mile of the survey equipment the Earth can shift almost a milimeter and can affect the reproduction cycle of the American Earthworm. When two Earthworms are reproducing a milimeter shift can cause the penis of the male Earthworm..." Usually by that time they leave. 2) "University of Utah Entomology Department. We've had reports that Elephant spiders have been found in the luggage of the military returning from the Middle East. I'm trying to see how many have gotten into the wild here in Utah. Nerve racking job, these things are the size of my head, I hope I don't find anymore today." -=7ofclubs=-
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