BadAndy

On my honor, I will do my best..... to not derail this angst free thread by commenting any further on your post. After many years of being away from Scouting, I'm now an assistant den leader for my nephews Wolf den.

I'd hit it.

Has there been any answer to the firetack vs nail issue?

Good advice too. I dropped my Nikon D100 onto a rock. It landed right on the lens, ruining it and and the body.

I found one of those at this cache. I was wondering where I left that bike.

I'll be very interested in a reviewers ruling on firetacks vs nails. They both cause the same amount of harm to the tree (none), but they both deface the tree all the same. The digging a hole issue was solved by not allowing the use of even a "pointy stick" Seems to me their are only 2 choices left to the reviewing staff. 1. No fire tacks allowed or... 2. pretend firetacks were never brought up.

After reading this thread, I went into my yard a pounded a nail into a 15yo cottonwood tree and 3 nails into an oak sapling. I'll get back to you in a few years with any findings.

I'm not sure when I hit 1000. I pretty much stopped logging online 2 years ago. My best guess is that it took about 4 years or so.

Convicted?? Never. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?LU...b8-f499b7c8b35b

I'd hit it.

We better all get used to permits. I believe it's the way the game is going everywhere. Why is it you ask? I think there are 3 major causes. 1. Irresponsible geocachers placing questionable caches or hunting legit caches in a questionable manner. Cemetary caches with logged photos of drunken cachers hanging from headstones..... that sort of thing. 2. Overly zealous cachers contacting public property land managers trying to get permission to hide a cache. Most of us do not speak the language of politics. When a regular cacher tries to do the right thing and get permission it triggers the political process which usually ends up in a caching ban outright, or some other permit policy. 3. Self appointed caching cops contact public property land managers asking if they require permission to place or hunt a geocache. If they do, the cache cop is more than willing to assist in facilitating a policy to ensure the safe placement of the flood of impending geocaches.

I hate yard caches They can make me feel creepy Feels like trespassing

AEtoys is a reliable and safe outlet for geocaching items. I know these folks personally and would trust them in any situation.

Why is it that it's acceptable to bash Christians on this forum? If I were to start bashing Atheists, Jews, Muslims, Gays, Minorities, Rich people, Poor people, etc etc.... My posts would be moderated very quickly. By not moderating the Christian bashing, is Groundspeak sanctioning the practice? Personally I could care less what your religious/non religious beliefs happen to be, but to see Moderators allow it and even actively participate in it sucks pretty bad. Whats the deal. Is it ok to bash someones beliefs or not?

Wait...what???? You actually tossed the cache back onto the ground without any attempt to conceal it?

I agree that these situations are over the top, but the NM log is still an important tool that I wish was used more often and not taken as a personal affront by some owners. It means a cache needs maintenance, that is all. Not really true. What a NM or SBA has come to mean is that the cache didn't meet the cachers expectations for the hunt. I rarely see a NM or SBA log thats actually valid. All to often they are posted by armchair cachers or n00bs that couldn't find the cache. The intent of the NM and SBA flags are good, but in practice they've become a nuisance.

Dude.......Sweeeeet!

Best find was a nice Leatherman folding knife. I once spent over $100 in materials making a cache.

It depends on if we are caching in town or out in the boonies. In town... I'd comment on how much fun vandalism can be and discuss the finer points on the way back to the cars. When we get to his/her car, I'd key it good and yell "Yippy!!". In the boonies.... Recent studies have shown that geocachers know best where to hide the bodies......

If it's an urban pq, I filter out the micros. If it's a suburban pq, I filter out the micros. If it's a rural or boondocks pq, I don't filter at all.

Keep in mind that it isn't just a .1 mile guideline, you also need to be concerned with the raw number of other caches in the area. This number can't be defined as it tends to fluctuate widely depending on who the hider is, how many caches they've placed in the area and whether the reviewer feels you've already hidden too many. I've heard that as few as 200 in a 14 mile radius is too many, but have seen areas with over 1000 in a 14 mile radius and still growing.

It depends on how you define geocaching. Urban settings - I'm about a 0.5. There are some creative hides, but they are lost in a sea of lame micros. Rural settings - I'm about a 5 or 6. Theres still plenty of lame micros, but things are getting better Boondocks settings - I'm about a 9.5. No sprinkler heads to snap off, lightskirts to lift, neatly trimmed hedges to assault or electrical boxes to test for power.

170 is 85% of 200 so you own 85% of the caches in that 14 mile area. If one person owned 85% of the caches in that 14 mile radius around Groundspeak then yes I'd call that over-saturation. Again, over-saturation should only be an issue in urban environs. This is entirely different. I'm the first to shun microspew but greywolfs caches are not a dash along a greenbelt or a long row of lightpoles. He's also one of the only active cachers in his town. Besides...it isn't like we have nearly the cache density here as in a concrete jungle. We appreciate all of greywolfs hides and it kinda tweaks my &%$ to see him shutdown because of an arbitrary call from an out of state reviewer. He followed the rules, was slapped down and kept in the dark. I challenge all of you to do a search of active caches 14 miles surrounding your home coords. Got Saturation? Yeah...I'd be a bit pissed myself.

In fairness to greywolf, most of you are not familiar with the geography these caches are located in. 14 miles is a long ways in Idahos Gooding county and incorporates vast stretches of lava and desert complete with pictographs, caves, lava tubes, crevasses and the like. Over saturation may be a problem in the urban environment when muggle contact and related issues can cause harm. It shouldn't be an issue in the wild desert where 100 yards can be quite a bushwhack. Regarding his geocide, I'll be sad to see him go but can't give it more than a 2.5. I've known Dennis for years and hope that he changes his mind or at least converts them to Terracaches. The Fellwalker issue isn't surprising. I personally have not found him/her to be particularly responsive.

It all depends on how you look at it. I'm perfectly content to ignore caches that I'm not interested in. It's a good thing that I'm not into the numbers because most of the caches around me are those that I'm ignoring.