Johnnie Stalkers

So would catching a spouse cheating be a locationless cache? Maybe a multi for those really active cheaters. Understand what? My purpose? You know that. To find the Tower is my purpose. I'm sworn. -Roland, The Gunslinger

Bravo! Understand what? My purpose? You know that. To find the Tower is my purpose. I'm sworn. -Roland, The Gunslinger

****12 inches of pipe, 4" diameter or bigger. Cap one end and put a removable lid on the other. Paint it, stuff it, and place it. Looks nice, is water-tight, and will never rust. I think this may be a little off topic. I noticed some of the large coffee cans are now plastic. Anyone try those yet? Understand what? My purpose? You know that. To find the Tower is my purpose. I'm sworn. -Roland, The Gunslinger

Known a few people with bathroom issues. One guy I used to Mountain bike with wouldn't even urinate anywhere but his own house. We'd be 5 miles out and he'd suddenly say "I have to go home." Perplexing to say the least. Geocaching adds a new layer and purpose to the activities I already enjoy. This includes getting a little dirty. Come to think of it, some of my happiest memories involved being dirty in one way or another. Cast aside your illusions of isolation, dive headlong into the natural world. You may discover that the true wilderness is inside you. A conservationist wants to build a house in the woods, a developer already has a house in the woods. The soap box is now open. Understand what? My purpose? You know that. To find the Tower is my purpose. I'm sworn. -Roland, The Gunslinger

So the idea here would be to own only 1 REALLY uninteresting micro with a 5/5 rating? Understand what? My purpose? You know that. To find the Tower is my purpose. I'm sworn. -Roland, The Gunslinger

Seems to me that this is what the rating system and Cache descriptions are for. A well placed, well documented cache should give the seeker a good indication of what is a good cache for 'them'. If the cache is placed near a bee hive, peanut grove, pickle park, Charles Manson or a large group of angry rabid muggles.......shouldn't / wouldn't the cache owner make note of it? So far I have seen both excellent and poor examples of this. Everytime it makes me ask myself if MY cache is good or bad. What could I do to make it better, more responsible and fun. I am more concerned with having a few REALLY good caches than having placed 100 crappy ones. Unless the Bees and/or Snakes are actually in the cache or the area is so infested as to make it a REAL threat, I would say unarchive and make note in the description. We are participating in an outdoor sport, one that by its nature carries a certain amount of risk. I don't really care for bushwacking miles through mud filled, mesquito infested snake pits inhabited by infectious zombie ax murderers. But for a really cool FTF prize.... Isn't that part of the fun? Understand what? My purpose? You know that. To find the Tower is my purpose. I'm sworn. -Roland, The Gunslinger

I don't think the Easter Egg thing is a good idea. Our HERO doesn't like water, hot water seems WAY to much of a risk. And all that messy dye?!?!?!? NO WAY MAN! I suggest trying a 5/5, something involving cliffs or maybe a short pier. Just make sure you keep your eyes firmly fixed on your GPSr the whole time and take long strides. Understand what? My purpose? You know that. To find the Tower is my purpose. I'm sworn. -Roland, The Gunslinger

DoNoob? Understand what? My purpose? You know that. To find the Tower is my purpose. I'm sworn. -Roland, The Gunslinger

We are going on a cache / camp trip this weekend to Daniel boone NF in KY. We have camped there for years, but this will be our first trip since we started caching. I was surprised to find several Caches near where we will be camping. Thought I had better check their policy, I am pleasantly surprised. You can read that policy here: Daniel Boone NF GeoCaching Policy Understand what? My purpose? You know that. To find the Tower is my purpose. I'm sworn. -Roland, The Gunslinger

Hooked for life? Maybe he found some crack in that first cache. The real question is, which one fo you scared him away? Understand what? My purpose? You know that. To find the Tower is my purpose. I'm sworn. -Roland, The Gunslinger

Wow, just when I thought my wish list of Techy toys couldn't get any longer. Some of you have invested quite a bit of time and money into your flashlights. 4 D cell Mag has served me for years, can't recall ever wishing it was brighter than it is. Also good for wacking Fellow cachers on those FTF races. Understand what? My purpose? You know that. To find the Tower is my purpose. I'm sworn. -Roland, The Gunslinger

It just depends on what cache I am after. If I happen to be on my Vespa Scooter tracking down a cache from that 'other site' in a Pickle Park.................. Understand what? My purpose? You know that. To find the Tower is my purpose. I'm sworn. -Roland, The Gunslinger

Is it possible to be a redneck geek? I have played sports, hiked, camped, mountainbiked, kayaked and used firearms most of my life. I also HAPPEN to be a programmer. I must be some kind of mutant techno geek hillbilly. Geocaching: Giving geeks all over the world a reason to go outside. BTW, a TRUE geek would have 1 remote that controlled everything. Understand what? My purpose? You know that. To find the Tower is my purpose. I'm sworn. -Roland, The Gunslinger

Why does someone always try to turn these threads into a gay rights discussion? Anyone who goes to a park looking for sex with a stranger (male or female) has pretty low odds of being someone I want to see naked. I think a one night stand in a hotel has about 1000 X more class and meaning than this activity, gay or straight / male or female. The habit of 'hooking up' with random strangers in a public place is sexual deviance and socially irresponsible. I don't have to like it or approve of it, and I surely SHOULD NOT have to worry about my son witnessing it in a PUBLIC PARK. The issue is about GAY MEN because they are the ones CREATING an issue. You want to campaign for gay rights? You want to help the HETRO community understand and accept the homosexual lifestlye? Do something to get the sexual deviants of the gay community out of the public parks. May not be fair, but the GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT has an uphill public relations battle. Just my .02, plus change. Understand what? My purpose? You know that. To find the Tower is my purpose. I'm sworn. -Roland, The Gunslinger

We have a park where I live where the same sort of thing goes on, I have heard these places referred to as pickle parks, uhmmm, yea ok... My friends and I have mtb'd there for years and it is an ongoing joke between us. I have seen more 'pickle activity' than I care to share or that would be appropriate. Even had a very similiar experience to yours while waiting for my biking friends to show up. OK, so as a straight male it makes me uncomfortable to be hit on by another man in a park. But beyond that I think these guys are 'harmless' to anyone except themselves. (another topic, but would you treat/assist a strange injured hiker in one of these parks?) What I will not do is take my son into these areas. Explaining to a 4 year old why 2 men are uh, doing things in the woods isn't real high on my Fatherly TO-DO list. I think if a cache is going to be placed in a park where this activity is going on the cache owner has a responsibility to communicate that to others in the cache page. Part of the fun of this sport is finding NEW parks with my family. Parks that may or may not be 'Pickled'. Took: McToy Left: My son's innocence. Understand what? My purpose? You know that. To find the Tower is my purpose. I'm sworn. -Roland, The Gunslinger

We have had a tough time finding caches all weekend, must be the sun spots. Oh wait, maybe I'm just a noob. Understand what? My purpose? You know that. To find the Tower is my purpose. I'm sworn. -Roland, The Gunslinger

There are 3 types of people, those who understand binary and those who don't. Understand what? My purpose? You know that. To find the Tower is my purpose. I'm sworn. -Roland, The Gunslinger

I found a cache this week, or should I say remains of a cache. It was a jar with pennies in it from the 60's. Very good hiding spot that I seriously doubt anyone would find by accident. the pennies where missing and the jar broken, but in its rightful place. Might I mention that the hiding spot was in a hallow tree branch almost 6 feet off the ground. What did the pirates do? I wasn't around then. Understand what? My purpose? You know that. To find the Tower is my purpose. I'm sworn. -Roland, The Gunslinger

The problem is the word OBJECTIONABLE. ITs relative and there is no panacea. I am not offended by religious material, kinda tired of seeing broken WWJD bracelets in every cache, but they do not offend me. But they offend someone. Personally I find the color yellow repulsive and I refuse to visit the cache of anyone who has yellow in their Avitar. I think the 'Yellows' (as I like to call them) are horrible, thoughtless, self centered cretans who only wear and use that color to offend others and forward their own cause, happiness. The solution is obvious, we paint the world grey, we all wear grey and most importantly we all trade the exact same piece of grey crappy geoswag over and over, that way no one gets their feelings hurt by very hardcore lesbian Aleutian islander midget horse and kitten jello loving propaganda. Understand what? My purpose? You know that. To find the Tower is my purpose. I'm sworn. -Roland, The Gunslinger

We are fairly new with 15 finds. There are 2 caches that I have looked for without success (2 times and 3 times). the 3 timer I actually logged as a Not Found: In my dreams it lurks, the clue just out of reach. Am I slow or overthinking, IT IS Somewhere on this beach!!! Stupid cache......... Understand what? My purpose? You know that. To find the Tower is my purpose. I'm sworn. -Roland, The Gunslinger

I this one of those "You won a free TV" then when I show up its really the cops with a warrant for my arrest? I ain't fallin' fur that again, again. Understand what? My purpose? You know that. To find the Tower is my purpose. I'm sworn. -Roland, The Gunslinger

Here is the response that I got from Cobra on the cable for the 500. *** We have almost finished the roll out of the GPS 500 to the retail market. As this stage is completed we will begin to offer the interface cable and software. The target date is mid November. *** Time will tell. Understand what? My purpose? You know that. To find the Tower is my purpose. I'm sworn. -Roland, The Gunslinger

Here is the response I got from cobra via email regarding the cable for my cobra 500. **** We have almost finished the roll out of the GPS 500 to the retail market. As this stage is completed we will begin to offer the interface cable and software. The target date is mid November. *** I did find the cable and other Cobra GPS accesories at www.cabelas.com If it is any help, we are pretty happy with the 500. Understand what? My purpose? You know that. To find the Tower is my purpose. I'm sworn. -Roland, The Gunslinger

We have had the Cobra 500 for about 6 weeks now. The "Arriving at Destination" issue was a hassle at first. Now when I get the message I switch to map screen, use a manual compass to determine my position from the waypoint and keep moving. So far this has wokred great. Understand what? My purpose? You know that. To find the Tower is my purpose. I'm sworn. -Roland, The Gunslinger

We have had the Cobra 500 for about 6 weeks now. It is the only GPSr I have ever used so I have nothing to compare it to, but it has worked fine for us. New, out of box with batteries it acquired in about 90 seconds. I'd say you've got a problem, make sure the batteries are in correctly then send it back. Understand what? My purpose? You know that. To find the Tower is my purpose. I'm sworn. -Roland, The Gunslinger