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I too am technically a Newbie to the sport/game since I just got a GPS last week, but I've been a member since this time last year. I didn't own a GPS, but I spent a lot of that time just reading about all the different caches and ways that people hide them. With only 3 finds and 3 DNF's under my belt, I do NOT in any way feel I am ready to actually place a hide yet. But I do have "IDEAS" a plenty!! One of the better ideas I have is for a "Themed" multi that is going to encompass Micro/Virtual/Dead Drop throughout the multi and end in a really tricky traditional. Then that will only be found if you have the clues that you have gathered during the Multi to which you will then have to solve a "Puzzle" to be able to find the end cache. But all of them are going to be related in some form or fashion to every other one in the hunt. Hence the "Theme" of the hunt. Right now I have my starting point, 2 "hides" along the way, and my final cache spots nailed down. I plan on having "at least" 2-3 more hides along the way before I place it. Hopefully some time this summer. So, what I'm getting at, is when you plan a multi, make it "fit" together someway. Rather than just having multiple locations with no ryhme or reason. It will make it more enjoyable for the cachers. IMHO D-man

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EDIT: Uh...Yeah...What he ^^^^ said Sorry, I didn't scroll down to see you'd replied, before posting this ************************************************ I did a little searching after posting the questions and here's what I found. So, I guess that means the farther North (or South) you are from the equator, the smaller the distance between the Lon. is going to be? Bet that make for some hard zeroing in a coordinate in the areas closest to the poles. D-man [8D]

I was watching a special on the Science Channel tonite about the Tsunami Disaster and they told that the extreme power released from the 9.0 earthquake shifted the Earth's axis by 2.5cm. However, apparently this wobbles by as much as 10m anyway. Since I'm newly hooked on GCing and that is the direction my mind thinks nowadays on all levels, this made me wonder... What are the english/metric measurements that correspond to the Lat./Lon. measurements? Like what is the distance between N 35° 05.147 and N 36° 05.147 And so on, down through the numbers by changing to the next number increment. N 35° 05.147 to N 35° 06.147 N 35° 05.147 N 35° 05.147 N 35° 05.147

Another non-GC relate trade forum I belong to has the motto- BEEO Be Excellent to Each Other Lot's of responsible moderators help with the one's that get outta line, but in the end it is up to us as members to live by the motto! D-man [8D]

Why not just mount the permanent Micro & Log to the outside of the temporary breeder cache container. Then keep a close eye on it by keeping it maintained every few days until they are all gone. List it as a Micro, but explain in the description that for a short period of time, until they are all taken, that it is a breeder. Then when the breeder container is empty, undo the permanent Micro and leave it there and note it on your page that all the breeder micro's are already gone and that it is now just a single Micro? D-man

What about FNTNLNDSL? Found Nothing Took Nothing Left Nothing Didn't Sign Log I got exposed to Geocaching from a post on a totally unrelated message board about a year ago. I don't have a GPS. (YET) I've never been on a search. (YET) I've never hid anything. (YET) But I totally enjoy reading the post of everyone that is doing it. The adventures of a good hid cache and creativity of them is better than any ol' trinket I could ever hope to trade. I have been nothing but a lurker here on the forums also. (This is my first post) One of the things that I have observed is that the majority of people find more enjoyment in a well hid/creative/interesting historical location/rare nature formation(Take your pick) cache than the contents of the actual cache. The sense of adventure and getting outside into nature seems to be the main objective for most cachers. I will be changing my status as a non-participating observer to a actual participant in the "VERY" near future. Sitting before me right now is a Magellan SportTrak that I borrowed from my bro-in-law/hunter just last night (Now I gotta figure out how to work this thing!! ) I already have a loaded hunt log ready for my first 50 quest in my area. After finding a few and getting my feel of how things actually work, I have several areas in my area in mind for my first hide. Lots of creative ideas on how to conceal them so they are completely visible to even Muggles, but "coded" so us Geocachers will know what they are. Also, I am setting up a webpage on my website to post my finds, hides, and adventures in Geocaching. Also, have a plans of a multi-cache/puzzle cache using my website as the backbone for getting the location for the next cache from the answers to the puzzle found in the actual caches. (You will have to find the cache to get the next level's URL before you can proceed to the next cache.) May open up a whole new category of cache!! Already have two of those in the planning stages. One a local in-town only and the other will be one that cover caches hidden within a 50-100 mile radius of our city. These are going to be really fun I think! Gonna take some planning and time to do them. Not gonna be a run out and pad my "Find" quotta type either. I think that's what the finds need to be more than anything, Fun and Enjoyable. What's the big deal of finding a "MICRO" magnetic key holder attached to a light pole in a parking lot? Not that there is anything wrong at all with "Micros", I have 4 in the plans right now. But I guarantee they will NOT be the norm, but they will be fun and challenging. Two of them are going to be "DOH!"'s. I think some of the best hid ones that I have read about have been the ones that are "hid in plain sight" kind. Finding the actual cache is the best part of the search and I plan on all of mine to have that challenge and adventure. Have Fun!! Enjoy The Fresh Air!! Be Safe!! D-man