kbraby

One way to tell the Orb weavers is that they stand on their web with their legs paired, trying to look like a four legged insect, not an 8 legged spider. I thought I saw a study that researched environmental influences on the zig zag pattern. I believe on of the things they observed was that the zig zag actually appeared to result in less prey captured in the web. I wish I could remember the direct observations, but they lead the team to believe that the zig zag was actually a defense mechanism, possibly to make them appear to large to be food for the birds that prey on them.

Using the built in geocaching features, you have about all you can fit. There is a way to get more, but it is more work, and each cache gets loaded as a set of Points Of Interest, instead of a geocache. If you are interested, it involves using GSAK and a macro to generate the POIs. One side benefit is it lets you go beyond the 1,000 geocache/waypoint limit, as the limits on custom POI's are much higher.

I think most of them are aluminum. I'm pretty sure I encountered one that was not a while ago. It was one where the skirt was a good 50% larger than average. It might have been steel, just to avoid flex and damage in the larger size. All I know for sure is that it felt denser than aluminum, and far heavier than the average lamp skirt.

How about (as a start) making it bigger than your average LPC? I've found this source for small containers: http://www.uline.com/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?model=S-9934 They are four ounce clear screw top jars. But you say they can only be ordered in cases of 36? So what? They are only $.046 each, so one case is only $17 for the case. Even if you want to stay cheaper than that, buy a case and split it up at an event. I don't think these would hold up directly exposed to the environment, but I think they will do well in a lamp skirt. I've got a couple in the field so far, in hides with similar to lamp skirt protection, with no problems. I suppose I should put one in a lamp skirt to see how they hold up in actual lamp skirt use. Of course, to take it to the next step, I already have one of these on a lamp post that doesn't have a skirt...

Put it near a perpetual road construction site, and it could be mistaken for the Texas state tree, AKA the highway cone.

I'm using Rite in the Rain paper with the cache note and log lines done on a laser printer. I was really glad that the log was done this way when one of my small caches got a NM log. It turns out that somebody had pierced the lid of the Lock N Lock container, and everything in the cache was wet. Once I got it back home, I set everything out to dry, including the log. By the time the new container was ready to go, (a couple hours later) I looked at the log, and could not tell it had ever been wet. I think I'll keep using it.

I believe those come with a pair of traditional tags also. So one could in theory log them in and right back out of any cache that one visited while traveling with the RV... Or one could just let it be discovered by those who see it..

I generally start my cache listing as unavailable when I have the location and hide nailed down. I may take a few days to finish editing, and finish up the cache and log book. I do put the cache code on the cover of the log book, so I can't actually finish the cache until I have the initial listing submitted. Then, once I am happy with the cache page, I go place the cache, and then activate the listing for review. As for the reviewers, logistically, there are so many caches published that I can't see them reviewing any substantial number of them in the field. Of course, they may actually visit a sample of them before publishing, but I really don't see how they could do any large percentage in an active area.

What colors? As far as I can tell, on my 76, the bars are all the same light blue once they are acquired...

When you look up those caches on line that had old last PQ update dates in GSAK, you can create a bookmark list that contains the ones that have been archived. (or maybe bookmark all of them, so those that are not archived get updated dates) Then do a PQ against the bookmark list, and import the resulting file into GSAK.. It won't delete them for you, but it will convert them to archived status, and won't download them to your GPS going forward.. You still have to purge your GPS to get rid of them.. But I seem to erase my GPS and reload it fairly often anyway..

It took me a while to figure out that there was no expectation of trading one TB/coin for another. I just recently informed another local cacher I was out with that there was no expectation of trades.. I'm trying to always place caches that are large enough for at least a few geocoins. So far I am 2 for 2. I am currently considering a modified ammo can for a future hide. Unfortunately, its intended placement is both in a paid entry park, and depending on time of year, a bit of bushwacking away from parking. The other thing to remember is that you don't have to find a new cache to drop a traveler.. I know one cache in an ammo can near my office that I can always log a note to, and drop of large travelers. And, I can always drop coins or TB's with small travelers into one of my caches near home.

I never thought I would want a vehicle with the code lock on the door. But by the time I found a truck with the equipment I wanted, the only one had that code lock.. I figured I would never use it, but it turns out that I do use it a lot... I've lost track of how many times I've intentionally locked the keys in with the engine running...

Here is one on a rather skinny man made island: GC18E6K http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...=y&decrypt= It is on a dam for a lake that has now been included in a newer lake, with a higher water level than the old one.. So the old spillway is under water, and there is a cut in the dam for the navigable channel between the old and new lakes... The rather large space in between makes for a long skinny, rocky island.. In a little over one year, the cache has 8 logged finds, but has only been visited by three groups... Of course, here, the lake never freezes, over, and nobody has rowed over yet... It's on my list to get sometime this year...