Cephas486

Oh, I forgot to add "and I'm a premium member because I want to help support this sport."

I guess I can reply as a Premium Member, at least until tomorrow when my subscription expires. I sent my $30.00 through PayPal on Dec 18th, and PayPal says Geocaching received the $$, but no subscription renewal number so far. As kayakingtwilbecks said, I figure 72 hours (or in my case 312 hours) is long enough to wait for my renewal. Is there something going on that I don't know about?

We use a similar set-up for sampling geotechnical monitoring wells, plastic bailer inside a deep well. When we occasionally lose a bailer down a well, we use a treble fishing hook on the end of some strong fishing line. If you happen to live near an area where salmon snaggers "fish" you may be able to get a weighted version of a treble hook. Doesn't get the prize every time, but it has a good track record for saves. Just run the hook down the well & jig it around some & it should snag some of the line on top of the PVC tube. Of course, the treble hook also snags anything else that may be in the well, too.

I have an eTrex Legend and found that the 8mb memory is a bit short for displaying topo maps. It will only hold about 1/4 of the state of Michigan. I'm not sure how it would handle a more urban area than where I live. I think I would opt for the Vista, or one of the newer ones with more memory. As for the compass feature, I wouldn't be caught dead in the woods without a magnetic compass.