Rainbow Spirit
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Could you give us the GC code for this cache please.
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I used to add FTF prizes, but as they were almost always being claimed by the same cachers all the time, I don't leave prizes anymore. The blank log is prize enough...
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I suppose we southern hemisphere cachers need to get a move on and put out more caches!
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Here in Australia and New Zealand we have a version of L&Ls called Sistema that are made in New Zealand.
They are very popular here for cache containers, and in fact Sistema are going to be a sponsor for an up coming geocaching mega event in Wagga Wagga NSW, next Easter.
There has been some discussions on our local Geocaching Australia site to see if they could actually make a caching specific product, perhaps with a camo' colour built into the container.
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I have had an eTrex Venture HC for over a year, and it works just fine for caching.
A caching friend of mine has the base model eTrex, but as soon as you walk under some tree cover the base model drops out, and the HC keeps on tracking....
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Maybe the threads started around December, and they were originaly about hampers. Nowing how bad we cachers spel, it soon bcame hampsters!
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I supose if you knock a few holes in the container and leave some food and water, it can't be that bad for the hamster!
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Looked at my stats the other day, and I saw that I have a 5.5/1 FOUND/DNF ratio.
I have found 546 so far, with 98 DNFs, though I have been back to find a lot of these DNFs.
We have to remember that the co ords given for a cache are often inaccurate, and on top of that your GPSr can be off as well, so with a hiders accuracy of 15ft, and the same for you, at a minimum you can be up to 30ft off GZ. If you do find the cache well off its co ords, why not log something along the lines of 'I found these co ords to be better for me today' ------------
I always try the old tried and true method of 'if I was hiding it, where would I hide it?'.I also look for something that is not quite right, some rocks/sticks pushed into a gap that shouldn't be there, scrap and scratch marks on the soil/rocks etc. When looking for a micro, look for something made out of steel, as most are magnetic and will be stuck onto the metal somewhere.
I will use a phone a friend, but only after I have had a real good look around myself, and even then they tend to only give me a vague description on the location of the cache anyway!
Always log your DNFs, this helps the CO and other cachers, I for one will think twice about searching for a cache that has had a series of DNFs, until the CO verifies that it is still there, or someone with more optimism than me finds it!
I have had four DNFs on a micro, where others have said 'easy find, found it in no time!', go figure...
I also suspect that other cachers under estimate how long it takes to find the cache, and even when they say 'it only took five minutes' I bet it was a lot longer!
Please don't be put off by the DNFs, these can be so ego boosting when you go back and finally find them! As a hider, I will always give clues to those who log a DNF on one of my hides. Have you asked the hiders of your DNFs for some extra clues?
Happy caching.
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I have a pair of twist adjustable poles I bought at Aldi, don't know if you have that store in the US.
I find that on level ground I like to have my forearm/s horizontal to the ground, and I extend the poles a couple of inches going downhill, and reduce them by the same amount going uphill.
This seems to make it easier to use the pole/s to reach forward for grip.
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Having taken the family to find a cache at a cemetery recently, I must say we had no problems with the concept at all.
This particular cemetery had a number of graves from the original English settlers in our area, Sydney Australia, and it was more like a history lesson than being 'creepy'.
Personally I find it interesting to check out the birth and death dates of the 'residents', and some of their history.
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Here in Australia we have a Lock N Lock knockoff called Sistema, they are made in New Zealand.
I think they originated in Italy.....
Anyway, I have given up on the resealable plastic bag and use a small Sistema inside a larger Sistema for the log. I rarely get wet logs that way. Plastic bags are hard to reseal, and soon get tears in them.
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Knight2000, your link, this one, took me to a music video. Which I had trouble deleting.
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If I do manage to find a cache that is off its posted coords by a fair amount I usually log: 'I found these coords to be a bit better for me today, -- --.--- , -- --.---, good luck'.
This at least give the CO the idea that their coords may be off, and it gives the next cachers a better chance to find it.
There has been the two times when my hides have had some incorrect coords listed, but once I started getting logs mentioning this I changed them as soon as possible. In fact one cacher went to the trouble to do an averaging on the coords after finding the cache, and I used that information to update the coords.
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Zeroing in on my 500th cache, (only 17 to go), and I still get a thrill when I find a cache, although I am starting to favour the more difficult caches and the ones hidden in hard to access places.
Yesterday I had a DNF at an ocean cliff cache, with waves crashing about the base of the cliff, and a hard climb down to it, despite the DNF I still thanked the hider for a great cache.
As we all really know, caching is what you make of it, who knows whether the thrill will still be with us in the future, lets enjoy it while we can. I always appreciate a complimentary log when I get one, so I try to return the favour if I feel it deserves it.
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I know the thread is getting a little off topic, but here goes anyway....
Could we please see some photos of the caches before placement, and afterwards, so as we can see them in their natural habitat. Even a polar bear will be easy to spot out of its enviroment, so lets see all these wonderful camos actually in place.
If I had some photos of my own caches and knew how to post them I would!
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Wow, forum rage at its best! Some of the remarks made by other posters had me laughing my head off!
OK, back to the topic.....I think that some of the best cache containers are PVC plumbing pipes, you can get a myriad of different sized tubes and fittings and screw on lids, and if you seal them properly, they are almost 100% waterproof. When I use the larger ones I also use a small clip and lock container for the log, this doubles your chances of keeping the log dry.
I have an underwater cache that uses a stainless steel thermos flask, and the log is in a 35mm film canister, sad to say it leaks a little, but all the trades are waterproof.
I always carry some ziplock bags to replace any torn ones I come across, and I would recommend that you never keep a pen or pencil in one.
Happy caching...
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To get the maximum number of finders to your multis I would suggest that you give a time and distance estimate to complete the cache.
I tend to like the difficult and adventurous caches, be they multis or otherwise, though I am happy to do almost any type of cache.
I wouldn't be put off by low find numbers at your multis etc, it just means that they are considered to be too hard for the average park and grab cacher, and the cachers that do go out of their way to find them are a more determined bunch!
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The theme to this thread seems to be that caching is what you make of it.
If group caching is your thing, so be it. Only like solo caching, or a combination of both, it's your choice!
A bit like Calvinball really, you make your own rules for caching, so long as you find the cache and sign the log, the rest is up to you.
I used to cache a fair bit with my family, and occasionly with friends, but I like the thrill of a solo find, knowing that I did it all on my own, without any outside help, (apart from a phone a friend once!).
I have been looking at a 5/5 recently, and that is one where I will forgo the solo frill and opt for some safety in numbers.
Happy caching to all....
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I have left scratch lottery tickets, AA batteries, and small tools as FTF prizes.
Lately around here only two cachers appear to grab all the FTFs, so I have stopped leaving FTF prizes, as I might as well give them the prizes directly!
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Check out the thread, Injuries or Accidents while Geocaching, sorry don't know how to link it!
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I cache in the Sydney area, Australia, and have 427 finds, and have crossed paths with nine other cachers will on a cache hunt.
While looking for a sneaky micro two days ago, two likely cachers showed up, sans GPSr, which threw me for a while. Seems they had been there before for a DNF, and didn't need a GPSr, and yes we found the cache together.
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The Rainbow Spirit is the Dreamtime Spirit in Australian Aboriginal mythology that created all the features of the world.
It is also the name of my sailing boat, and I have always had a deep appreciation of the seven colours that make up the rainbow, I even have a rainbow coloured tandem bicycle..so it made sense to me to call myself.....
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Here in Sydney, Australia, we have a wordsmith who never fails to get a smile with his logs. His name is Tangles, and his log on one of my caches, GC1EAM1, All Steamed Up, is a classic...
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adding and subtracting from coordinates
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I agree with the others, and would have it at S32 11.597 E116 01.085.
This appears to be halfway between GC1C9HD and GC1D82A, along what appears to be a firetrail off the South Western Hwy, just north of Waterway Farm Rd.