Userzero

If I can get my vehicle within one vehicle length of the actual cache container, and if I sign the logbook, I consider that to be a dip, so I place the car TB in the cache, and retrieve it right away, just like a personal TB. Helene's CR-V Userzero's Jetta ST-1300 Userzero's GPSr Edit : Links are working now

Great suggestion. One of the rules is that the cache listing and the stages have to contain in one form or another, everything needed to find the final cache. In other words, it's all there. The problem is putting it all together. Maybe you could sleep on this one for a few days, try your hand on an easier one and come back later for this one? Good luck!

Well if Muggles can see the cache, obviously the cache is at risk of being muggled. Meaning that the cache can be stolen, vandalized, moved, emptied on the ground, filled with unmentionable bodily fluids, etc. So it is understood that some sort of tactics or stealthy approach have to be used in order to discover a cache and sign the log without being observed by the Muggles. You will find many threads on this forum about this subject, and about the merits of the various stealth tactics. It's only a matter of respecting the cache and it's owner. Good luck! Georges

The best power trail ever... How about this one?

On this side of the pond too!!! I am not familiar with your GPS unit, but since I am a newbie myself, here are a few tips that improved my success rate: Make sure that your unit is set with the same format as the coordinates published on geocaching.com If the caches are near a road and if your gps unit is in some kind of road navigation mode, it could be trying to place you on the road instead of on your actual position. Give it time to adjust, take a break once you are near the cache, and see what kind of precision you are getting. Get a feel for it, do not rush into the search. The cache could be anywhere within a radius of 15 to 25 feet of where the gps says it is. Even more than that if the cacher had a bad precision on the day he placed the cache. The cache could be very well hidden. Some cachers are pretty devious... Ask yourself where you would place it. Take your time, it will jump right at you. The caches you listed seem to be easy enough. There must be a small detail that's missing... Good luck

MOOOOOOving again!

The warning you got only means that you cannot change the type of log because there is an action associated with it. So if the log you want to edit is a RETRIEVED, you can't change it for a PLACED or a NOTE. But you can change the text to correct a typo for example. You can also change the date. The next person to take the TB will not be able to make a RETRIEVED log entry and will have GRAB the TB instead, since it will not be listed in that web page. You can sent a PM to the cache owner. Sometimes they visit their cache for maintenance and would be able to correct the history of the TB. You can also go back of course... But it's not that big of a deal, other than messing up the TB history and distance traveled.

The travel bug numbers seem to be computer generated, and you cannot predict what number you will get. I don't think you can specifically ask for a certain number.

The fact of the matter is that TBs dissapear. A lot. Once they are released, anything can and will happen. Sometimes, people quit geocaching and don't care if their TB is missing or not. Sometimes a TB is taken by a well meaning geocacher who then quits geocaching, and the TB sleeps somewhere in a backpack or in a drawer. Sometimes a TB will be taken as a collectible and not logged. Then it's as good as gone. Sometimes a TB is retrieved from a cache, but it takes weeks for the person who has it to log it. That's the life of a TB. Personally, I think once it's released, it's lost. And everything that comes after that is bonus.

These three red vehicles are Travel Bugs. We dip them if we can get them within 5 meters (one car lenght) of the cache container provided that we have found the cache and signed the log. Helene's CR-V Userzero's Jetta ST1300

This set of maps for Canada is nice, and free. There is no street data but they seem to be quite accurate. They work on my Garmin Etrex Vista. A student compiles them for free from data that is available from the Canadian government. Hope this helps. Georges

Because the earth is round, the grid that those coordinates are based on is distorted, so the significance of the last two digits depends on where you are in the world. Here in Saguenay, Quebec, Canada, the difference from 00 to 50 on the last two digits is about 310 feet in latitude (N or S), and 215 feet in longitude (E or W). In Memphis TN, a difference of 50 in the last two digits on latitude (N or S) is still about 310 feet, and a difference of 50 in the last two digits of longitude (E or W) is about 250 feet. So how about 5 feet for every time the last digit changes? Hope this helps! Georges

Sorry for the double post.

How about this for a power trail? Power trail in Quebec

I'm new here, but I have been lurking (and debating) on many forums for more than 15 years. For it's entertainment value, I give this thread (as a whole) a score of 6.5 on a scale of 10.

Maybe you got something there. If so many people make that mistake, then maybe it's not clear enough.

You did just fine, nothing obscene came out! You're way better than me, I use "tracking number" in french too Is it "le tracking number" or "la tracking number"? Actually, that would be "LE" tracking number... Seriously though, if you ever need something translated in french in order to communicate with a french only geocacher, I'll be happy to help out.

You did just fine, nothing obscene came out! You're way better than me, I use "tracking number" in french too

PM sent. Thanks for the help, Eartha

A very detailed and polite email, explaining how to discover a TB, and how to find the reference #, and how to edit the log.

I searched before asking... I noticed that an online cache log contained the tracking number (not the reference number) of a TB. Since we became somewhat attached to that TB (we don't own it) I sent a very polite email to the person who made that particular log, suggesting that he edit his log and use the reference number instead of the tracking number. He also wrote in his log that it was his daughter's first find ever. A week later, I got no reply and the tracking number is still there for all to see on that cache log. It's not really my business, and that cacher may be on vacation or something. It would be a shame to just delete the log because the little girl would lose her find. Can something bad happen to the TB because the tracking # is published, or is it more a question of principles. Should I try something else or simply let it go? Georges

After reading this thread, here's what I came up with. Four passports for famous androids, riveted (with real rivets, not pop) to their dog tag. Palm size, no commercial value, cute enough that they stay on the move, worthless without the tag, clear mission explained on the back, and an incentive to whoever places them back in caches. (We send a postcard to whoever sends his/her address with the TB tracking number after the TB has been placed in a cache. Not much, I agree, but still...) Bender B Rodriguez Data Soong R Daneel Olivaw R2-D2 Droid (spelling and grammar)

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