HumveeDad

I guess "K"itO is out.....

I don't know if this fits in this forum but I'll give it a shot.... I just bought the 76CSX (for three reasons over the 60, One, it floats, two it has more memory and comes with a larger memory card, three it was 50 bucks less with the rebate. I've had it a week, upgrading from a Garmin legend. I absolutly love it! It gets position lock faster, having a dedicated find button with Geocaching functionality is great, and best of all it beeps when a cache is nearby... No problems connecting to the PC AFTER initial problems on my work PC (would not install the driver without me using the update driver function in HW manager). I wish Garmin would cut a deal with GC.COM so Mapsource would talk to GC. I can see the day when logs will update right from a GPS download. Lord knows Garmin has probably sold 20% more units because of GC.COM....

I can't say much about the effect on battery life but I'll tell you this, If I can't find a cache, turning Waas on or off often gives me that extra level of encouragment to keep looking and 99% of the time if I didn't find it with Waas I do without or vice versa...

Pictures! We wanna see what the young lady looks like. And, of course, we all expect to be invited to the wedding. Hmm we may be on to something here. Make sure the wedding is listed on GC.COM. We can all sign the register and log a find!. Look at all the gift wrapped trade items on that table....

I am really happy to see someone posting this question and I hope many Geocachers read and give the question some consideration. I think the notion of leaving trade items is not well respected nor is it understood how it adds to the sport. Especially for those of us fortunate enough to get to cache with kids. I try to leave items that 1) I can afford, 2) Will interest people 3) are safe and appropriate for all cachers. Lately it seems that caches are filling up with business cards, old (not used) band aids, hotel soap, and just "crap” It takes so little time to pick up a few extra stocking stuffers during the holiday's to keep the cache kit well stocked. I try to carry an assortment of items with various sizes, Happy meal toys should be new or at least unused, music CDs should be playable and preferably no Barry Banilow, Small good items include foreign coins, foreign paper currency, lapel pins (not faded or bent), good trading cards (baseball, Neopets, etc...) Just the other day I was at a cache where someone had left a pin from Prague. I was fortunate enough to get to geocache in Prague last year and this pin was a real find for me. When I saw it in the Cache I said "Bonus". Have fun and welcome to Geocaching.

I do believe I've seen this model on various Jeep accessory sites in their toy sections - sure looks like the Jeep Rescue Concept model. (For those who feel a driving need to have one for a private collection, note that you can get them for $2.00.) Features (per Daimler-Chrysler) - note they're talking about the real vehicle, not the TB : Enough to make me Change from HumveeDad to JeepDad! Diesel - Sounds like they are going after a military contract....

Guess it's a good thing I didn't read this topic before my recent trip to Europe. While in Germany, Austria and France I had a great time caching and even ran into a fellow cacher in Austria. Sadly I didn't have enough time to log a find in France, I guess I'll have to go back and try again.... I diwdn't know there were potential issues with bring a GPS to europe so I carried mine in my carry on which was searched a dozen times no questions asked. Humveedad

I hope this isn't a stupid question but.... I don't see any TB icons on any caches when I click on Geocahing.com Maps. Is something broken or has something changed?

I understand flask's post but I think Flask and others need to undestand for many of us that our prior military experience become forever ingrained. Those without military service don't understand "you can leave the military but the military never leaves you". This is not about politics, who is right or who is wrong. "Civilians" need to know that soldiers are the last people to have a say in how our military is engaged. Some of us volunteered, some had no choice but to serve, regardless of how we came to wear the uniform, it changed us forever. I can't go on a long cache hike and not think about how it often feels just like pounding the ground. I was active duty USAF from 1983-1990 and served in the CA ANG from 90 to 95. I find this thread interesting not because of politics. It is nice to see that the USAF veterans clearly dominate the ranks of cachers with military experience. I imagine Air Force cachers have proportionately more finds then Navy cachers. OKAY OKAY NO FLAMES THIS IS JUST MILITARY HUMOR. BTW one of my last active duty (TDY) posts was Latitude: 76 32 14.06775 N. Longitude: 68 49 25.92708. Looks like no one has braved the cold to place a cache...

But of course a Hummer! Soft top H1 for the best GPS reception while driving, unless of course you have the built in satellite navigation system.... Oh to dream.....

Like several that have added their names to the list I'm a public employee and would be happy to help. My job requires that I attend bi-monthly board meetings and regulalrly respond to public comment. I have to be honest and say that most speakers during public comment are extremly boring and rarely armed with acurate facts. Should this group find themselves attending a public meting might I suggest the following: Research, research research. Understand the issue from our perspective as well as the boards perspective. BE BRIEF - public comment is normally limited to three minutes per speaker. Have one person speak for the group, get to the point and have a recomended action for the board. Don't go beyond three minutes, 2 and a half is even better. As a minimum request the board add the item to a future agenda. Understand who is on the board and why they are there. Are they elected or appointed? Know each board members personal "agenda / issues". Whenever possible get to board members in advance of the meeting you will be at. Give them an executive summary of your issue and offer to help them with thier issues.

Last Saturday I took the train from martinez to sacramento CA. I was riding all the way forward where the engineer was on a check ride with an Instructor Engineer. I overheard them comment that the Train speed sensor didn't match the automated mile marker speed sensors but they were unsure how much the error was. I pulled out my GPS and was able to show the instructor what the actual speed was (had to hold the GPS next to the window to get a good sat lock). Pretty cool...

Humvee is my favorite vehicle (Not curently an owner though )and I'm a happy father of two boys = HumveeDad My email is sfmike22@sbcglobal.net sfmike22 = San Francisco which is my home area (I live in the east bay) , my first name and 22, my favorite number. As you can see I'm not a very complicated person... (my son insisted the Ninja has to be here...)

I guess I'm a lurker. I would be a more active poster but honestly I'm on a bit of information overload (that is a good thing ). When I visit the forums I feel like I'm in the Home Depot of Geocaching. As soon as I find the "Obsessed with Geocaching personal adds section" I'll likely start posting more... Divorced WM, Father of 2 seeks female willing to climb obscure hills and mountains in seek of near worthless nic nac. Must be willing to endure cold, mud, rain, wind and insane heat. Bonus points if you have your own GPS, map software or can carry a 5 year old on your back while scrambling on scree.

three times a charm...

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I think the original poster thought they found a travel bug, what they are calling a tracking device. Man, too many Orwell fans here...