VAVAPAM
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1 hour ago, RobinsonClan56 said:
I always have chopsticks in my geocaching bag. I have found that particularly for micros I can use them to get the log out without damaging it better than I can with tweezers. They are also useful for getting the log rolled back up tightly enough to fit into the containers. I regularly use them for poking around into small spaces that I'm not sure are safe for my fingers and for clearing spider webs.
Gotta love a good multi-tool!
Looks like your dexterity with the chopsticks would render that a T1 for you! Thanks for that feedback.
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9 hours ago, psychpineapple said:
Can't tell if you are kidding or not... I meant that I climbed over some snow; no one was around. I was just wondering if there was any tips to warm up lpc's if they get ice around them. Is there an way that people have melted the snow/ice?
Search for "lock de-icer". (Lots quieter - and cheaper - than a heat gun.
) It's often used for thawing ski racks, garage/mailbox doors ... and locks.
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58 minutes ago, Ragnemalm said:
If the equipment is provided, it doesn't count to T. It is not a T5. If you go by a boat that regularly visits an island, it is not a T5, but if you must bring your own, it is.
Got it. Thank you.
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10 hours ago, Goldenwattle said:
I'm not sure which log you refer to, but there was a 1T up in the rafters, which I managed to get down with a long stick, but as I had nothing to stand on, and because it was marked 1T I hadn't brought anything with me to stand on, I had no choice but to leave it down low. In this case I didn't feel bad about not returning it to where the CO put it, as it was marked as a 1T ans should never have been found in the rafters.
I had a similar thing happen to a cache that was attached by magnets under a picnic table in a gazebo. It disappeared for a while, and when it re-appeared, it had been placed in the rafters. (I hadn't even thought to look there until I got a message from HQ about its disposition.) Why would they do that?
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7 hours ago, bflentje said:
Why do we all feel a need to invent more things that serve no useful purpose?
Oh, like geocaches? Silly, useless things can still be fun ... for some more than others, I guess.
7 hours ago, bflentje said:rate the difficulty and terrain appropriately and move on.
Thank you for the suggestion; however, that is exactly what I'm attempting to do - with a rating that seems "appropriate" to a sampling of cachers more experienced than I (i.e., the Forums).
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6 hours ago, barefootjeff said:
If the log is wet there's probably a reason for that, like a cracked container or a failed seal,
Or finders catching the baggie between the lid & container ... or just not closing the lid completely (how hard is it to screw the cap back onto a preform?)....
6 hours ago, barefootjeff said:The CO really needs to fix the actual problem
Yes, I've considered it, but I've heard it's considered assault to smack folks upside the head.
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Thank you for all the input; it's very helpful to see how the ratings have been interpreted by various COs and finders.
On 11/28/2019 at 10:35 AM, arisoft said:If you have a climbing gear on site then it is T4 instead of T5. If you have fishing rod on site then it is T1 instead of T5. But I can see possibility to leave both of them to T5.
Yes, one stage will have something like climbing gear already placed; one stage will have watercraft on-site, but not in place (hidden but ready to be used). "Boat" is specifically stated in the T5 category, perhaps I will go with that, although, to me, just because a boat is needed doesn't necessarily mean it's all that difficult ... once you have the boat. (But I grew up around water and boats.)
Having observed folks in this small town, use of chopsticks could safely be rated T5.
However, I've also observed our urbane grandson easily operating them at age 5. Perhaps I'll average that to a D2.5 or D3.
ETA: I'm thinking that the combination of stages' ratings might could have a "cumulative effect". If it were ONLY climbing gear in place it might have a different rating than climbing gear plus watercraft plus [other stuff] ... it might have a different rating for the whole activity.
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"Specialized equipment" in this case will be moving the cacher.
The other scenario with chopsticks ... would move a verrrry tiiiiny cacher - just kidding.
1 hour ago, DerDiedler said:Short:
Move the cacher = T- Rating
Move the Cache = D- Rating
So this is very helpful. Thank you!
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Designing a cache that will have special equipment (not an everyday TOTT) to access it provided on-site at the stages where needed.
Should that have a Terrain rating of 5 - for specialized equipment? Or 4.5, since the equipment is there already (... and I guess it could, in theory, be done without it) ?
Also, [not the equipment in question above, but]: In the Western Hemisphere, would chopsticks fall into the Specialized Equipment category or just a TOTT ?
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4 minutes ago, DerDiedler said:
Why are you opening two threads on the same exact topic with the same exact content?
Different target audience (this one more specific), same mission.
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4 hours ago, Ranger Boy said:
My travel bug TB4BCE was last seen in GC29GF7 way up north in Canada. If you are in this area can you check it for my bug? The cache was archived since the owner didn't respond but it could still be there. Thanks for any help.
My condolences; I hate it when that happens.
You might try listing it on the TB Rescue Map on Project-GC's website. (Link.)
I usually edit the TB name to add RESCUE NEEDED, as suggested by some on the forums.
Looks like the CO was not responding. You might want to try contacting the cacher who dropped it there. ( jarlaxetherogue )
Or maybe one of the COs of a nearby cache?
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On 11/20/2019 at 10:23 AM, thebruce0 said:
How many old farts have you had?
On 11/20/2019 at 1:01 PM, The Jester said:More and more as I age...
On 11/20/2019 at 2:18 PM, cerberus1 said:As you get older, you pray it is one.
Oh, you guys!
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12 hours ago, Goldenwattle said:
For those that live in America. I'm not planning to visit there any time soon.
Cotter pins are basic hardware fasteners - not specific to America. You often see them holding wheels on wagons, wheelbarrows, motorcycles, etc.
First AU retailer found on internet. I didn't look to see how many constituted a "quantity purchase", but the price starts at 0.11 Australian Dollar.
As you say, not necessary, but I find it handy and lots quicker to roll up those pesky nano log sheets. (Bend one leg of the pin out just a hair to ease removal after rolling.) I keep mine on my key chain; slips right on and stays there until needed.
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On 11/10/2019 at 8:28 AM, JohnCNA said:
Didn't find it
Had to take off my pants and my shirt and i am now only wearing underwear and socks WAY TOO MANY BURS
Just be grateful there wasn't a "photo log"!
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13 minutes ago, Isonzo Karst said:
Only on caches where you have already logged a find. You cannot add a favorite to an unfound cache. Never have been able to.
Ok, the check-box is there; it just doesn't register. Sorry ... add this to the long list of my Old Fart moments.
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There doesn't seem to be any mention of day of the week restrictions in the Help Pages or on the application.
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On 11/19/2019 at 1:10 AM, Goldenwattle said:
I give favourite points for a variety of reasons; the location; the imaginative cache; one cache gets a favourite point for the whole series; the CO gave some assistance; it's the only cache for a hundred or so kms and I'm grateful it's there even if it's only a boring mintie tin...
12 hours ago, JL_HSTRE said:That's a curious reason to give a Favorite Point.
Not so curious to me. That may well be "above and beyond" the normal expectations for some, making the experience a positive and lasting one.
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10 hours ago, barefootjeff said:
"wow, that was a great experience!"
Quite simply: If I'm not saying that when I walk away, the cache won't be getting a FP from me.
Then again, I'm easily amused; I could never be accused of withholding FPs.
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On 11/18/2019 at 7:22 PM, msrubble said:
rechargeables are better in the cold than alkaline, and lithium is best in severe cold
I didn't know that different battery types performed differently in the cold. Thanks for that!
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17 hours ago, CAVinoGal said:
I don't see a way to add a FP until I log a find on the cache, unless I'm missing something. Write note or other logs don't give me that option.
Odd, I thought I remembered giving a FP for cache that I DNFed, but on checking, you're right: Adding a fave is not available for any log other than Found It. Hmmmm.
Oh, hold up! By opting out of the "new logging experience", I see that in the old logging style, it is an option to add a FP for logs other than Found It.
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Loved this set of hints, particularly #2
& #6:
[1]Look for a Chamaecyparis
[2]A Chamaecyparis is not a dinosaur, it's a plant
[3]It's hanging in a bright yellow shrub, come on!
[4]It's not in the shortest one.
[5]Try the one facing the back of the property, not the side.
[6]Seriously, stop reading hints and start looking!I'm definitely of the belief that the hint should be just that: A hint, not a give-away. Example for my cache contained in/camoed by one of NINE identical items:
You do NOT need to handle any plants.
Don't be upset - no need to count to ten!No, that hint won't make sense until you get there, but when you're close, I do believe would make the difference between a DNF & FI.
As to not knowing what the hint means (for example, when I found the cache with the first set of hints mentioned above, only #s 1 & 2 where there), I have learned something from finding out what they mean ... and I enjoy it, consider it a bonus for caching. I now know what that plant looks like, how to identify an Ironwood tree, who Adrian is (heh heh), etc. They also might serve as a clue to the CO's background or interests, personalizing it a bit. Perhaps those hints that aren't commonly known don't bother me as much because I include hint-reading in my cache "presearch". I guess some might think of that activity as borderline cheating, but most times I use a GPSr that doesn't connect to the internet, and I commonly search for caches in areas where I don't get cell service so can't look up a hint while in the field.
But I will say that there have been a couple of times when I didn't even understand the hint for a tough puzzle. "Man, I'm screwed," is my first thought, then after finding a possible meaning, "How does that even fit?" In the end, most of the time it did actually nudge my thoughts in the right direction or at least give me a strong feeling that I was on the right track if the hint and my solution started aligning. "Yesss!"
I definitely tailor my hints to the Difficulty rating of the cache, and vice versa. I've also altered my cache hints to take into account the behavior of The App. Since the description is not front and center - and I often have hints couched within the description - I've finally decided that it's not too snarky for the separate hint to refer the cacher back to the description, but also include an additional one. In the following example, only the second hint was showing previously.
Example:
A) Description contains hints and intel.
[B)] PostedI am mulling over the fact that it may be no hint at all for folks from a different country or era. It's extremely rare that we have foreign cachers in this area. There's a German cacher that passes through from time to time; we do have a UK-based facility, but visitors associated with it aren't cachers ... so far. I had removed an additional hint (as I decided it was superfluous) that I now realize could fall into the "Hint=Not a Hint" category unless you happened to be alive during Larry Bird's heyday, or aren't a sports fan. ("The Hick from French Lick") The only one left of that sort (a reference to Miss Jane Hathaway) is for a cache that's so easy that only super-newbies wouldn't find it in a few minutes if not seconds. I'm gonna leave it, so new generations can discover The Beverly Hillbillies.
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Trying to delete a pocket query, I received an error message.
How I got there:
I had just created a Pocket Query about 15 minutes before, and realized it wasn't what I needed.
Went to my list of PQs; clicked on PQ name; scrolled down & clicked "Delete this Query" button.
New page appears with error message: [Invalid Resource Key: DeletePQ]
PQ error: https://www.geocaching.com/pocket/gcquery.aspx?guid=c7fcd84c-d366-4a06-ba6e-67e5cbc649b9
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9 hours ago, thebruce0 said:
GC could offer a "private profile" option - which is only private to viewers who are not logged in (not very good privacy, but thwarts search engines and gives a little bit of comfort at least).
I would take advantage of that option, minimal as it might be, if it were offered.
Looks like your dexterity with the chopsticks would render that a T1 for you! Thanks for that feedback.
) It's often used for thawing ski racks, garage/mailbox doors ... and locks.
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Specialized Equipment Needed but provided. T rating?
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You're going to need a big pocket.
12"; bolted down; nano at the bottom with next stage clue: