kissguy&frannyfru
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On 3/13/2004 at 6:45 PM, Volwrath said:
In my area, a certain person hid a street light cache in a relatively busy area about 20' in the air, in plain sight. I saw it, didnt make an attempt to get it and logged it a find. In the log I stated that if he had a problem with me not signing the log, I would delete it. He asked me to, and I did. I just didnt want to go through the trouble to get it down. hehe
Didn't want to go through the trouble? Really? Wow
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Just so everyone knows, A nail or screw does absolutely no harm to a tree, none what so ever. You really think a screw will harm a tree?
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I built one and it has been out about 4 years. I have never had to do anything to it but clean ants out a couple times. Build it tough and it will last.
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Here lately I have found a couple of caches that are a PVC pipe attached to the side of a utility pole by a bracket.
Those are 2 great caches, what's the problem?
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Actually, it was more like this:Thanks for the "bear bag" tip. I found an illustration that I think illustrates what you've described:
Sure, you can girdle the trunk or a limb. Or you can use a nylon strap in a responsible way, in a way that doesn't harm the tree in any way.Wrapping something around a limb can do a lot more damage then the nothing that a nail or screw will do.Or you can use screws, which don't harm the tree in any way shape or form!
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The newspaper and the authorities now know it was a geocache. It has been explained to them what they blew up. We will see what the paper has to say now, should be interesting. Thing that gets me is it was a old mailbox, in the woods with nothing else around. What would someone have been trying to blow up?
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I wonder why some Caches are for Premium Members Only. For my opinion this is not the meaning of Geocaching. What is the difference to "Normal" Members?!
Geocachers, who needs it exclusive, can open their own "Private Exquisite Geocaching Community"! Geocaching should be for EVERYONE who is interested in, not only for a few selected Snobs.
Are the people, who hides Caches for Premium Members Only, thinking that they are something better?! They pay not for exclusiveness, rather for a few exclusive functions!
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I recently made a batch of deer antler keychains, with the intention of using them as trade items, and then started wondering if some people might find this objectionable. What would y'all think if you found one of these in a cache?
Anyone that would have a problem with that...well, that's their problem, not yours!
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I miss the days when getting to the cache at the end of the trail was the accomplishment and "made it worthwhile". Chalk one up for the numbers crowd, I guess.
Nothing is different about the original cache. Anything you think makes it no longer worthwhile is entirely in your head. There's no one else to blame your disappointment on but yourself, so stop pretending it's all "the numbers crowd's" fault.
I admit that I can't sympathize with the OP, but what bothers me is the fact that they feel entitled to dictate what caches are placed in that area just because they placed the first one. Complain about power trails if you must, complain about bad hides or poor containers if appropriate, but I really have no patience for this "not on my trail!" attitude. I'm kinda surprise the consensus is so heavily supporting it.
He does not say he feels "entitled" to the area, and i really don't think he's complaining. He's simply asking others opinions.
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I just want to hear some opinions out there. I'm not quite sure how to feel about this. Breech of etiquette or acceptable? Imagine if you thoughtfully placed a geocache a mile or so away from the nearest parking area in a remote yet scenic area with a nice wide shaded path to the cache, with the purpose of getting cachers out for a nice leisurely walk in a scenic area.
Now imagine that someone else comes along and, starting at the parking coordinates, proceeds to place a cache every 600 feet (or similar short interval) to your cache, in order to "make the trip worthwhile" or "lure more cachers". I've had this happen a few times. Should I be letting this bother me?
Ok, i know the caches well, I have done them all. I am the offending party that placed 1 of the caches. I really didn't think about it like that when i placed it. Mine was more of a little jab at the other hider that she missed a spot,lol. Matter of fact we were planning to do your original one that same weekend when the others popped up. Personally it wouldn't bother me if a trail was placed to a cache of ours, it has happened and finds on the cache did pick up. But I can also see your point too. Like I said the single one I placed was really just a little poke. If you would like me to archive it I will without a thought. It would not offend me or cause any bad feelings at all. Now i just ask that you go tie a ribbon on the rock revenge, lol
A local has heard about the thread! I'm glad you don't seem to feel "called out", or being talked about behind your back. Your cache is pretty funny the way you call it "minus 1".
You notice I'm probably one of the loudest mouths in the thread. Basically, yes, I feel it's a breach of etiquette to create a "mini power trail" trail to someone's hiking cache. I think it would be proper to email the hiking cache owner and ask if they mind. Yes, they don't "own" the trail, but again, I mean proper etiquette. Pork King came here because he thought this was unusual, the fact the trails were placed specifically to his caches, and I think it is. I've never seen nor heard of anything like it in 11 years of caching. I believe it's a highly regional case. I don't know, who's the first one to do it in the area? Everyone else probably just followed suit, and rolled that way. That is AFTER power trails were allowed, that's only been 5 years at the most.No i don't feel "called out" at all. Some of the other hiders might, lol But that's their problem. I know Pork King and he's a stand up guy. I understand where he's coming from because this has happened on several of his hides. I guess i really don't have a opinion one way or the other. It wouldn't bother me on mine, but that's just me. Every man is entitled to his own thoughts. I didn't go in there with the thought of placing a cache. But when i saw the open spot she left, i couldn't resist. I guess to understand that you would have to be from around here,lol But i would archive it in a heartbeat if Pork asked me to.
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micros in the woods, so to speak. Cheap and easy. We don't even know what the containers are, maybe they're pill bottles (the new free micro container, since film canisters are becoming rare). They're not hiding 5 ammo boxes or lock-n-locks in the woods, are they?
Preform soda bottles.
These are about the best micro container there is.....indestructible and water tight.
That's exactly what they all are
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I just want to hear some opinions out there. I'm not quite sure how to feel about this. Breech of etiquette or acceptable? Imagine if you thoughtfully placed a geocache a mile or so away from the nearest parking area in a remote yet scenic area with a nice wide shaded path to the cache, with the purpose of getting cachers out for a nice leisurely walk in a scenic area.
Now imagine that someone else comes along and, starting at the parking coordinates, proceeds to place a cache every 600 feet (or similar short interval) to your cache, in order to "make the trip worthwhile" or "lure more cachers". I've had this happen a few times. Should I be letting this bother me?
Ok, i know the caches well, I have done them all. I am the offending party that placed 1 of the caches. I really didn't think about it like that when i placed it. Mine was more of a little jab at the other hider that she missed a spot,lol. Matter of fact we were planning to do your original one that same weekend when the others popped up. Personally it wouldn't bother me if a trail was placed to a cache of ours, it has happened and finds on the cache did pick up. But I can also see your point too. Like I said the single one I placed was really just a little poke. If you would like me to archive it I will without a thought. It would not offend me or cause any bad feelings at all. Now i just ask that you go tie a ribbon on the rock revenge, lol
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Don't folks read the post's. There is no "dirty" water or Mosquito infested water. You pour the water YOURSELF! It is fresh water you have with you that he is talking about here. As long as there is a warning on the cache page i think it's a great idea.
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I like the Blackhawk cargo/tactical pants. They are alot cooler than the 5.11 and i haven't ripped any yet. That and a t-shirt. Both sprayed with permethrin, one spraying lasts all summer. No ticks are chiggers since i started using it.
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I know of 2 caches that are on guardrails on a bridge, one at one end one at the other. They are about 60ft apart. They are both traditional,
Don't know how that happened.
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Why do people think drug dealers leave their wares out in random spots for someone else to come by and pick up? How is that a workable business model? Does it really happen that way in real life?
Every time I read about someone being concerned about a Geocache location being mistaken for a "drug drop", I have to ask myself the same question. Where do people get these ideas?
I can maybe fathom a scenario where a dealer might stash his goods a short distance away from whatever corner he's working, so he's not caught holding if the cops check him out. But he'd certainly be watching that spot like a hawk, or have a little thug-in-training watching it for him. If you got within 50 feet of that spot you'd know about it real quick.
But just dropping off drugs for someone else to pick up? Does anybody think drug dealers and users are that trustworthy that this system would work?
Yes they do. They actually will use pay-pal for payment and then leave coordinates for the drugs.
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I have a Galaxy S3 and it uses the GLONASS system. Sometimes it's more accurate than my Oregon.
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Is there anything about using inappropriate language in logs?
I ask 'cause there's one guy that keeps dropping the f-bomb in his logs in my area
(examples: http://coord.info/GLC47PQV & http://coord.info/GLC47Y7G )
Those logs would be deleted so fast your head would spin off!
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That would be cool. But what i'd like to see even more is a measuring tool on the cache maps. The one like google maps has.
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I have found several like this. I see no problem with them. Some folks will find a problem with anything. Geeshh it's just a 1 inch tube pushed in the dirt for cryin out loud.
Do they endure? If they're no longer viable after a couple of months, I see a problem. I bought some tiny centrifuge tubes and glued various items to the caps, but probably won't make caches of them. As someone once said, "it's just a 1 inch tube pushed in the dirt for cryin out loud".
There is one here locally that has been in place since 2007 and never been replaced,i would say it has endured.
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Hi, I have placed a micro cache which is essential a bottle top with a small container underneath that contains a log. Basically you push the container into soft earth - so I am not burying it. One of my visitors thinks that this may not be allowed. Does anyone have a view on this?
I have found several like this. I see no problem with them. Some folks will find a problem with anything. Geeshh it's just a 1 inch tube pushed in the dirt for cryin out loud.
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I've had a Oregon 450 for a while now. Still things about this thing i don't know. I have 2 questions.
Why is there a small and large compass on the "geocaching active"
on the dashboard. Can you change the small one to something else?
I've only had mine a few months and still do not consider myself an expert. Here is my experience. No, you can not change the Geocache Active screen. The small compass and associated info ALWAYS indicates where the nearest Geocache is. If you have Geocaches loaded, they can not be entered manually as such, both compasses operate in tandem lock step. Thus the small compass seems redundant. BUT, if you are navigating to a Waypoint they operate independently of each other. In Geocaching Active mode the only navigation info offered is direction indicated by the large compass. But that small compass stays true to it's mission of showing you where the nearest Geocache is, even if you don't care to know.
The way to display more than just direction to a Waypoint is to tap that name unknown (to me) icon in the lower right corner, and select and set up your desired fields for SMALL DATA FIELDS or LARGE DATA FIELDS. That removed the small compass because you are then no longer in Geocache Active.
Also in the settings under North reference,mine is set on true,is that the correct setting or would magnetic be better?
thanks for any help,there is so much to the unit.
That depends, but if you have to ask it probably doesn't matter to you. Set at True North the NORTH indicator will be pointed in the direction of straight up on a map. It has no affect on where the needle points if you are navigating to a specific destination. It only affects your perception of what direction you are traveling. Most of us leave it set to True North. If you have an actual magnetic compass, some can not be adjusted to compensate for the declination difference between True North and Magnetic North. Some can be adjusted. If you don't know if you should get an adjustable compass or how it should be set, you don't know how to use it. And since YOU have to figure out which direction you need to travel, that could be a problem. But if you have good coordinates to navigate to, a GPS will tell you which direction to go, no matter how you have the compass set. The short answer then is, if you don't know what is different between the settings, don't touch it.
Gotcha,Thanks a lot. Very helpful
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I've had a Oregon 450 for a while now. Still things about this thing i don't know. I have 2 questions.
Why is there a small and large compass on the "geocaching active"
on the dashboard. Can you change the small one to something else?
Also in the settings under North reference,mine is set on true,is that the correct setting or would magnetic be better?
thanks for any help,there is so much to the unit.
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You notice I'm probably one of the loudest mouths in the thread. Basically, yes, I feel it's a breach of etiquette to create a "mini power trail" trail to someone's hiking cache. I think it would be proper to email the hiking cache owner and ask if they mind. Yes, they don't "own" the trail, but again, I mean proper etiquette. Pork King came here because he thought this was unusual, the fact the trails were placed specifically to his caches, and I think it is. I've never seen nor heard of anything like it in 11 years of caching. I believe it's a highly regional case. I don't know, who's the first one to do it in the area? Everyone else probably just followed suit, and rolled that way. That is AFTER power trails were allowed, that's only been 5 years at the most.
Nails and Trees. Quick question..
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Someone may step on it?? Man you yankees think of everything! #paranoid