Mark 42

http://www.piratehaven.org/~beej/pirates/#punish Why lock the thread? If it bothers you, why do you read it? No one is forced to read it, so why force others to stop the thread? Makes no sense to me.

Well, the Harbor Freight Brass Compass is different than the lensatic type (looks similar at a glance though) The LED Headlamp looks like it's usable. I ordered two of them (one for my wife & one for me) for $9.99 each. You can get them cheaper if you use the "Order from a printed catalog" link and order them by the part number 40182-1CTA. Check on eBay too... there are some that have eight LEDs on there. I might have to make my own super-duty headlamp with one of the sealed beam halogen car headlights I have (low beam burned out, but the high beam still works) and a backpack battery... you'll see me coming!

The High Tech Lensatic one is ultra cool! The Cheaper Lensatic looks like it's made of Brass, very elegant. The Clear Plastic ones are exactly like the one I gave my wife... it works really well, but is a little less intuitive to operate (IMO) I have seen the Brass one at Harbor Freight, and will have to look at it again to see if I want to order one (I forgot about it!). I'll post links to the Harbor Freight headlight and brass compass when I get a chance.

quote:Originally posted by welch:... Jeremy how about you ban/burn/still Knight's peg leg or whatever, lock this thread, and we can all return to actual caching? Why not just go read some other threads?Why stop the fun of others who are right in the middle of a good lynching or witch burning? Or do you feel compelled and unable to stop frm being drawn back to this message thread? Be strong, you can break free... (unlike me).

quote:Originally posted by Breaktrack:*Sniff* *Sniff*... I miss the pumpkins.......

quote:Originally posted by Xitron:CZ chill out the info they e-mailed you is easily found and is not some super hacker tracking you down. Yup. Try typing your 10 digit phone number in at http://www.google.com and click search

quote:Originally posted by El Diablo:...Apparently the only person in here that has any facts is Jeremy. Anyone else who starts rumors is going to hurt a lot of innocent people. What makes you so sure he has facts? (While I'm casting dispersion...What makes him so sure?)

Test Results (I'll have to try it again with false answers to see if the results change) Footsteps wlking away, then after awhile returning... Other Test Results And results of my Alter Ego

quote:Originally posted by sbell111:Never mind. I found Brian's synopsis on page 6. I'm up to speed. This may be helpful: http://www.piratecaching.com/ http://ubbx.Groundspeak.com/6/ubb.x?a=srch&s=5726007311&findw=geocache+pirate

When you park a car, pitch a tent, put up a treestand, tie up your horse, or place a monument, etc. it is still your property after you walk away from it, even if it is on public land. I can park my car on public property, give keys to several friends, allow then to use it, tell them how I expect it to be used and what is not acceptable, and it doesn't give anyone permission to take my car and do whatever he wants with it. And if someone I gave permission to use it abuses and damages it, I can expect him to pay for the repairs, and I can take him to small claims court and win if I have to in order to cover the cost of repairs. And if someone else uses the car without my permission, or vandalizes it, I can have him arrested. A cache is no different. There is an owner, and he has given permission for it to be used in a certain manner. If someone abuses it, he can go to the police station and file a report of vandalism. There are guidelines posted on this website, and in addition, each cache has a website which describes any additional stipulations. The caches are placed there to be enjoyed by people who get the information from the cache website, and they are expected to follow the guidelines. There is also a certain amount of courtesy and common sense to be expected, and that would fall under the portion of law referred to as "Tort". It is reasonable to expect others not to move the cache containers without permission, to take and leave items of approximately equal value, and to leave the cache in as close to exactly the same condition as it was found as possible. Unfortunately, some parents don't teach their kids about courtesy.

I think making it private does make it more "seedy"... make sure you invite me! "I'm not Responsible... just ask my wife, She'll confirm it"

Bedevere: Does wood sink in water? ... Bedevere: What also floats in water? Arthur: A duck! Crowd: Oooh. Bedevere: Exactly. So logically... Villager 1: If she weighs...the same as a duck...she's made of wood... Bedevere: And therefore? Villager 2: A witch! ... Bedevere: Who are you who are so wise in the ways of science? Arthur: I am Arthur, King of the Britons. "I'm not Responsible... just ask my wife, She'll confirm it"

Hey... you skipped me! Make sure you copy the latest version! Mark 42 Prime Suspect cachew nut sept1c_tank Team GPSaxophone Stunod geospotter beckerbuns Doc-Dean carleenp BrianSnat Gorak Mark 42 Planet scoobie10 Team Og Rof A Klaw SLCDave clearpath Team Geo-Remdation Tsegi Mike and Desert Viking Pantalaimon BrianSnat enfanta Jeepers_Keepers JoeCthulhu Mark 42 Micqn Woodsters Outdoors Strapped-4-Cache StarshipTrooper umc RuffRidr Seneca CT Trampers WildGooseChase The Cache Couple southdeltan Pluckers Team Tecmage Btouch SirRalanN mtn-man Bull Moose breaktrack Sissy-n-CR Mark 42 [This message was edited by Mark 42 on September 23, 2003 at 03:27 PM.]

$45 is an awful lot, especially since it has only thre LEDs. I've seen some with 8 or (I think) even 12 on eBay. I think I'd be inclined to get one of the ones on eBay and carry a flashlight at that point (yes, I'm a tightwad). I'm not sure how many LEDs the Harbor Freight one has... I'll have to email them and ask. I have noticed the one's on eBay claim to be similar to the Petzel headlamps, which tells me that the Petzel must be good (and I seriously doubt the quality is even close, but remember, I am pretty cheap). I'll give it some thought. I wonder if I shouldn't just go with the Krypton headlamp and spend the savings on extra batteries (I could steal the batteries out of the kids' powerwheels...)

cachew nut sept1c_tank Team GPSaxophone Stunod geospotter beckerbuns Doc-Dean carleenp BrianSnat Gorak Planet scoobie10 Team Og Rof A Klaw SLCDave clearpath Team Geo-Remdation Tsegi Mike and Desert Viking Pantalaimon BrianSnat enfanta Jeepers_Keepers JoeCthulhu Micqn Woodsters Outdoors Strapped-4-Cache StarshipTrooper umc RuffRidr Seneca CT Trampers WildGooseChase The Cache Couple southdeltan Pluckers Team Tecmage Btouch SirRalanN mtn-man Bull Moose breaktrack Sissy-n-CR Mark 42 [This message was edited by Mark 42 on September 23, 2003 at 02:53 PM.]

I'm looking at one of the Headlamps that has white LEDs with a Krypton incandescent bulb for situations where more brightness is needed ($9.99 at HarborFreight.com). Also, I have a lensatic compass, and a map compass. The map compass seems pretty accurate (I intend to compare accuracies using my GPS as a reference to lay out a couple of direction lines), but I gave it to my wife to use. The lensatic is easier to use (card type vs. needle type), but lately it seems to be sticking or something. Also, I'd like a decent one for in my truck. If ya'll have any brand / source recommendations, I'd appreciate it. And Also, if anyone else want to ask for equipment recommendations, feel free to use this thread for it (maybe not GPS units though... too controversial and lengthy of a discussion).

I just spent 10 hours last Saturday helping someone set up a rather elaborate cache. If I or the guy who I helped actually caught one of the pirates in action, we would probably use very harsh words... repeatedly, without mercy. I have an idea... If you have placed caches, and you think the pirating is harmless fun, why not start a list of caches that it is okay to mess with. You could list all of yours, and others who are okay with piracy could list theirs as well. Go ahead, start a thread. But, I say out them to everyone, and let whatever happens as a result be the responsibility of the people involved. Now, if there is a privacy policy, I suggest modifying it as necessary to allow for outing those who do not respect the hard work of cache owners. Sure, a micro cache is easier... that's what makes a well thought out, placed, and maintained cache something special. We don't need some bunghole discouraging people from putting a lot of work into truly interesting (sometimes extravagant) caches. Less than ordinary people should stay away from the work of exceptional ones.

quote:I read "The vision of him dancing ... "

Enquiring minds want to know.

Did you eat it anyway? "I'm not Responsible... just ask my wife, She'll confirm it"

If so, was it rotten?

Did you find a peanut?

Why would he close it? [This message was edited by Mark 42 on September 19, 2003 at 03:25 PM.]

What are you talking about? [This message was edited by Mark 42 on September 19, 2003 at 03:25 PM.]

If you've half a mind to try Hashing... that's all it takes!