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    .10 Mile Rule

    in General geocaching topics

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      Cache Saturation

     

    The reviewers use a rule of thumb that caches placed within .10 miles (528 feet or 161 meters) of another cache may not be listed on the site. This is an arbitrary distance and is just a guideline, but the ultimate goal is to reduce the number of caches hidden in a particular area and to reduce confusion that might otherwise result when one cache is found while looking for another.

     

    On the same note, don't go cache crazy and hide a cache every 600 feet just because you can. If you want to create a series of caches, the reviewer may require you to create a multi-cache, if the waypoints are close together.

     

     

    I don't think there will be a problem because there are not two cache containers in the same vicinity.

    Geocaching Featured on "Law & Order"

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted · Edited by HalnJen

    Rather than wiring up a car to see what caches they went to, wouldn't it be a lot easier and provide less evidence if you just went online to see what caches the cacher went to?

    Then they wouldn't have been able to show up where ever she was and frame her for the whole "stalking" bit.

    Geocaching Featured on "Law & Order"

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    Hmm, where do you start picking this one apart. Buried caches. Etrex's that get reception while duct taped under cars.  Etrex's that transmit their location to nearby palm pilots. (I want one).  The line "She parked there so we know which cache she was at."  Huh!? With how many caches nearby?  And that was vastly understated.  I could go on. Sigh.

     

    You know, every time I see a TV show that depicts some real-life hobby or profession that I know something about, they screw it up royally.  Just goes to prove how much you can believe from what you see on TV. I should've skipped this and gone out and snagged a few more caches tonight.

    I don't remember them saying anything about it being a Garmin E-Trex being taped to the underbelly of the Jeep I do remember them saying it was a GPS transmitter! Can someone tell me if they actually did say a reciever or transmitter? I know it was a transmitter.

    I was waiting for someone to ask that. I was wondering the same thing. I don't think the yellow e-trex in her cache bag had anything to do with what was tapped to the underside of the jeep.

    South Carolina Legislation Meeting

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    I sent an email to my Rep. Jay Lucas and here is the reply I received.

     

    Hal:

    I objected to this bill yesterday. I plan not to support it. You made

    some very good points that I have heard from others.

    Jay

     

    Maybe we should try to get a tally of the supporters and opposers to this bill based on responses to emails so we can see where it stands with the ones we receive replies from. Does anyone have an idea of how to go about this?

    Non-geocachers And Tbs

    in Trackables

    Posted

    I was just wondering, is it "geo-ethical" to let a non geocacher carry a travel bug to one of it's goal locations? For example: I picked up a TB and one of its goals is to travel to the Statue of Liberty. I have a friend that is traveling to NYC. Is it ok to let her take the TB to New york for pics and return it to me so I can put it back in a cache? Thanks!

    Meridian Lanyard Anchor Point..

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

      I agree it could use improvement, but I couldn't tell from your post if maybe the earlier Meridians didn't come with a lanyard at all.  If not, I'm sure they'd send you one.

    I got my Meridian platinum for Christmas. Mine did not come with a lanyard. Was it supposed to? I really would like to have a way to hook something to it.

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