power69
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Hello from England. I thought I'd give you a perspective from over here.
This morning when I filled up the car standard unleaded petrol/gas was £1.38 per litre. I think that equates to about $8.30 per US gallon. Yes, you read that right!
not shocking since you figure somethings paying for free euro healthcare!
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AWESOME find, Coldgears! You da man!
How did you get Pinehurst to show up? That's a MAJOR accomplishment
MAJOR? i think you mean MAGOR!
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Did some cache searches in washington state now my tablet allways loads there rather then home area
I have done searches here changed zip codes any suggestions would be helpfull thanks
Delete cookies.
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You would be better off getting a dedicated GPSr that can actually handle being on a bike mount. Even if you found a good solid mount that could hold the iPhone all the jarring around it will be doing could still break the iphone on the inside. Besides most mounts only hold the iPhone they don't have a good water resistant case. There are some good cases that will keep it dry and still allow full functionality in the of the phone but then can not be used in a mount.
I would invest in a good hand held GPSr. A Dakota 10 Hike and Bike pack would be a good choice since it comes with a bike mount.
I got a garmin that shuts off at the slightest vibration!
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I think the damage potential is over-rated. I've found several of these and pulled on some real ones while hunting them. You have to put some muscle into it to pull up a real one. The fake come right up with very little pull. If you have to try to wrestle it from the ground shame on you for not using common sense.
I've pretty much decided not to hide any more micros or I would get some of these.
I can't count how many times ive seen a flooded lawn due to a cache being hid where sprinklers are.
my opinion its just a bad idea in an urban setting.
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how about this idea ??
only one tube, and one top cap is needed,
and cache is now NOT in the water level.
is there a gate on your backyard? how are cachers going to get back there?
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And for overkill here's a video:
variation on the fence cap hide.
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OP didn't need to start a new thread, but has in another forum:
http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=294412
Definitely move it. Twenty, thirty, or even a hundred feet.
While it is not 'serious damage', the area is definitely being affected by your cache, which is something to be avoided.
Posting a 'Co-ordinate Update' log should be sufficient...but if you like, a follow-up maintenance log explaining the situation wouldn't be a bad idea.
100 feet offtrail would be against the 40 foot guideline
Link please to the "40 foot guideline".
B.
its a park ranger thing. if you hide in south mountain you not only need permission but they have a max 3 feet offtrail rule!
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GASK (gsak.net) is the way to go for that. my fav Macro is Google Map V3. It really a good one.
I believe that would be GSAK, not GASK.
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There is a CO in my area that is notorious for not maintaining his cruddy pill bottle hides. He ignores all NM posts until his caches get archived, but then he jumps right on them and gets them reinstated, usually within a day or two. This normally wouldn't even be a concern for me except there is a spot that I really want to hide a cache in but it is too close to one of his hides.
I know it's only a matter of time before it needs maintenance and gets archived again (it's been archived twice before) and I am a patient person. I know I could swoop in and hide one the next time his gets archived, however, since he is so quick to get his caches unarchived, I'll likely miss the opportunity when it arises, especially since I'm not premium and do not get the notifications.
My question has to do with placeholders. I know that unsubmitted listings can block new placements when they show up on the reviewer's proximity search (had it happen to me back when I was on a team). If I were to create a listing with my desired coordinates but not send it up for review, I know it would show up on a proximity search, but would it block his from being reinstated the next time it gets archived or would his automatically win out because it has a lower GC number?
I believe the holds are a couple weeks only. another thing is is the CO within the reviewers clique? if so, FORGET about ever scooping the spot!
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Someone want to pm me the M word, I thought PT were the banned word.
Power trail was last month. munzee is this month.
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Øh, well, as lØng as we're talking abØut Øutside IllinØis .. why nØt CalifØrnia? We have sØme very lØvli bike trails and yØu are far less likely tØ be bitten by a mØØse.
NØt really many pØwer trails in phØenix!
There's one coming your way from Apache Junction through Mesa.
Besides, the whole freakin' place is a giant bikeable power trail.
Thats a 4 hour ride from where i live. powertrails are all about numbers: i don't want to spend a better part of the day GETTING THERE only to have it getting dark after 10 or so.
Any PT's close to the light rail?
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sorry for late reply! and many thanks for all the hints. the container is a small lock n lock thats 3 and 1/2 by 2 inches in size covered in camo duct tape. Coordinates were taken with my Garmin 60CSx averaged to 100. If you're ever there at the coords, you can tell there's is only one place for it to be (general location).
I used to have it with magnets holding it up but couldnt find a glue that would keep my magnets attached to the vinyl/plastic the case is made out of. So changed to just regular "hide behind rock" type.
think maybe a spoiler picture might help but I dont want to put it so it ruins it for the people who dont want hints, how do u make spoiler picture w/out it spoiling the cache? just post up a link to it?
again many thx and mahalo for all the tips
Gorilla glue.
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Me (and just stating my own opinions) - I place caches where someone is taking me to a really unique or little-known cool spot, piece of history, scenic view. I always appreciate those that place caches like this as well. It's kind of like having a personal tour guide. I've never liked caches placed "just because there isn't one there". I've found quite a few of these by accident, and that was one of the main reasons I slowed down with caching.
In my weekly download of local caches in pocket queries, I routinely review every possible cache that might be loaded into my GPS after whittling down many other criteria. After I look at the locations in Google Earth, if they're parking lot caches or people's private property, they get marked as such in my personal database of caches, and they'll never get loaded into my GPS.
But if you really want to do it, I'm sure there are people that will come and find the cache.
There may be little that is remarkable about my front porch. (Or maybe there is, but I guess you'll never know)
But there is definitely something remarkable about a cache that can hold a bowling ball and a pair of inline skates at the same time.
Your original Mine's Bigger! cache is still one of our favorites! We couldn't believe such a huge thing could be a cache.
We have had a cache in our driveway now for over seven years. 500+ finds so far and nearly 1,500 trackables. Seems to have worked out fairly well for us so far. 
How did your neighbors feels about this guy?
is that nudecacher?
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Would depend a lot on where you live.
If you to do this on you own property, you should be allowed to. On the other hand, I live on a street with a very vigilant "neighborhood watch" and often worry for the safety of any stranger walking down the road, day or night.
HOAs rarely approve caches so in HOA hoods they rarely have permission.
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can easily be used as a cache container
There's no mention of an o-ring seal -- maybe one can be added? [EDIT: One description of maybe the same thing on ebay mentions a "rubber gasket"]. I've seen a fake sprinkler that slid from a separate sleeve, this one seems to be all one piece (although the CO could have specially designed that sleeved cache container). If cachers pull it from the dirt, replace it in the dirt, that might create a maintance issue. As for using it as a handy Geocache container, it seems a little roomier than a match tube. So that might be useful somewhere.
Think Geek also has their "Bonzai Kitten" on sale! But the DIY Guitar Pick Punch is not on sale (actually that could make some very cool Swag or Sig Items).
put the log in a little ziplock bag
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Found one under a USPS drop off box yesterday. A big no-no.
How so?
USPS boxes are private property of the USPS.
The penalty for tampering with a postal mail collection device is a fine of $20,000 and one year in FEDERAL prison. Attaching any unapproved device to the mailbox is tampering with the mailbox.
Unlikely that you would get the maximum penalty just for hiding a cache, but I don't want to be a test case.
BTW, the penalty extends to anyone who knows about the 'device' but didn't report it, and you just signed a logbook to prove you were there?
Try $250,000 and minimum 5 years in federal prison.
Where did you find this information? I've found where it says that you can be fined but it didn't list what the maximum penalties were.
On the R2D2 box I put my electric bill into each month.
"Placing unauthorised items on or in this container are a federal offense punishable of fines up to $250,000 and or minimum 5 years in a federal prison"
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What is the maximum penalty for attaching one to a light post?
The same as attaching one to a USPS box. $0.00
If you can show me a case where someone paid a higher fine for sticking a magnetic hide-a-key to a R2D2 mailbox, I'll retract that.
I believe the difference in that on at least one occasion a postmaster wrote Groundspeak tell them that cache had been found on a mailbox and the it had been placed without permission. The postmaster apparently indicated that permission to place a cache on a mailbox is unlikely to ever be granted. Reviewers are probably told to assume that there was no permission when a cache is found on a mailbox.
It's likely that a utility company or property owner has written Groundspeak to indicate that a cache was found on a utility boz or lamppost that was placed without permission as well. However, unlike the postmaster, this time the property owners could only speak for their lamppost or utility box. In addition Groundspeak is aware of caches placed on these items with permission. So reviewers assume that the cache has adequate permission unless they here otherwise. Some reviewers may have knowledge of local utilities who have found caches on their equipment and indicated a permission issue and will not knowingly publish caches placed on that company's equipment.
utility boxes however aren't FEDERAL PROPERTY!
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ANYTHING that says "us mail" on it[even if you bought it at walmart is FED OFFENSE once installed]
How is that possible? Illegal to install a mailbox purchased from Walmart?
The fact it has US MAIL on it, probably only means it meets USPS standards to be a mailbox. You can't just build anything and make it into a mailbox - you have to get it approved by the USPS.
Here's a domestic mail manual in case someone is really bored and wants to poke around in there.
I mean placing something like a magnetic cache on a mailbox[even ones bought at walmart]
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Switch plates are commonplace. Instead, see that cover plate lower down, on the righthand side? Fake one of those up and you'll have something unique!
Do you think I should use one of these two places for the switch plate, or try hiding in the park a completely different way?
yeah and the plate sticks out without being painted brown.
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Today's moan: People who grab trackables before you can get home and log your drop.
AAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!
We not return to the previous scheduled program.
Trackable rants aren't a saturday subject according to the schedule.
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I do that too with tags on my video's to get more views.
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Does the rising cost of gas put a dent in your ability to go out caching? Personally, I try to find and area where I can park and wander in the bush for a couple of hours hunting caches. I'm trying to stay away from driving from cache to cache. As the wetaher gets nicer my bike comes out and I like getting into areas that a vehicle can't get to.
being bike only, i don't buy gas[unless someones taking me caching with them]
i've pretty much cached out the bikable caches around here.
no interest in caches that take 4 hours to get to, 15 seconds to find, 4 hours to return from.
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A while back I found a Geocoin that I really admired. I wrote in the log about how cool this coin was and the CO messaged me that I could keep the coin. They only requested that I have the coin "visit" other caches. I did that for a while but have since stopped. I would like to get this coin moving again but don't want to just dump the coin anywhere. I was thinking about finding someone overseas that wanted to trade geocoins and sending it to them. I wanted to know if it is legit to send an active cache threw the mail to someone else or do you have to put it back in a cache. What are the "rules" surrounding this type of trade?
If the coin is yours, you can do whatever you'd like with it!
its not theirs if the owner didn't adopt it to them.
We have had a cache in our driveway now for over seven years. 500+ finds so far and nearly 1,500 trackables. Seems to have worked out fairly well for us so far. 
Coins and pins dot com
in Trackables
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Are these guys up to snuff yet? couple years ago i was buying coins from them via presales
but their site was having issues for the longest of time
I'm the kind of person that expects good communication.[my last non C&P online coin deal was a haroing ordeal i don't want to have happen again]