LovellbirdAndScatter
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I second the Fisher Space Pens....I use the Sharpie pens for personal journaling, but IMHO there is nothing better than a Fisher for wet logs
Lovellbird
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Yep...the awards are kind of silly, if you ask me. But it's cute, I guess.
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I don't carry a metal detector, but my favorite tool in my backpack toolkit is my telescoping magnet. It looks like a pen until you extend it out. I am short, so if a buffalo tube is up where I can't see it (as in a cache I found recently), it helps. If it doesn't stick to anything metal on the container itself, it at least gives a satisfying sound when you use it to poke around.
Never would consider that cheating either
Lovellbird
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Team Cotati, I use a Magellan Explorist GC
Going from my old Garmin Etrex Yellow to that was a HUGE step up.....no more writing down clues or printing out pages for me 
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I have a Nike backpack that I found for 6 bucks at my favorite flea market. I fill it with:
My toolkit, in a pencil case (Telescoping magnet tool, telescoping mirror tool, old US Army pocket knife, pliers, tweezers, multitool thingy)...
My Brookfield Zoo boonie hat...
Deep Woods Off spray in a ziplock baggie...
Sunscreen in a ziplock baggie
A hand-towel to wipe sweat off, or clean something up, anyway...
A pair of gardening gloves to reach into dark places...
Some Clif bars to munch on if I'm feeling weak or hungry...
My Walmart fixed-blade knife, which I can clip to my belt instead...
A little set of Tasco binoculars...
A Snoopy first-aid kit, with mostly just band-aids...
2 GPS units, one for me and one for Scatter...
Extra Lithium batteries...
My digital camera...
A small amount of swag, but I don't usually take anything anyway...
Trail maps if applicable....
My old Streamlight TL-2 Flashlight...
An 8-oz flask of water, if it is a SHORT hike and not too hot (otherwise I carry a 32oz Nalgene)...
Fisher Space Pens!!!!
My little leather Cache-Notebook...
And purse stuff (Wallet, Keys, Sunglasses, Cellphone, Lip Syl)...
I don't always bring my whole pack with us....if we will do a lot of park and grabs only, I will just bring my toolkit, flashlight, and purse.
Lovellbird
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Doesn't this rule apply here???
"Caches may be quickly archived if we see the following (which is not exhaustive):
Caches that are buried. If a shovel, trowel or other "pointy" object is used to dig, whether in order to hide or to find the cache, then it is not appropriate."
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My GPS allows for fully paperless caching....no more index cards with notes all over them or trying to find a printer to print the info first for me.
But I do keep a little leather journal with me that I write in my finds/do not finds, and any details I might want to log....even TB numbers I might find. I bring a Fisher Space Pen for writing in wet logs too....
I pack my "toolkit" in the car too, just in case.
Lovellbird
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I use different sticks for different hikes....depends on what my mood is on that particular day.
I have a pair of cheapie twist-lock metals ones I got for 12 bucks apiece on Amazon.....
I also have one I sort of made, out of a neat-looking metal curtain-rod I found for dollar at the Salvation Army store (I glued a rubber foot on the bottom and put some athletic grip tape where your hand goes, and it already has a pretty crystal-looking thing at the top end)....
I've got a stick that someone carved an indian-head on the top of, and some other little symbols around it...I named the Indian Elmer, and sometimes I take Elmer with me out into the woods, because he has a nice carved hand-grip too.
Sometimes, I take my clinical-looking offset metal cane with me, to which I have attached a bicycle bell. Why not, right? Scatter uses the same type of cane (he has legitimate back trouble) with no bell, of course, or his wooden cane. He would rather keep his arm straight down and lean on it that way.
I don't think you have to spend a huge amount of money on this stuff, really. There are sooo many options out there...just find something YOU like.
Lovellbird
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My son "discovered" mine when he came to visit this past week....he said he spotted it where we had lunch, and explained that he was having lunch with me
He is the only one that has logged mine so far, but we are going to a caching breakfast event next weekend, so I am hoping someone there will log it
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I have a GC myself, and have used it about a month so far. Mine doesn't necessarily tell me "I'm there"...but it will tell me how far I am from the coordinates (within its accuracy range, anyway).
I have my map set with the orientation to "North Up", and I use the map only if I am driving and need a road near a cache in an area I'm not familiar with. If I am on foot looking, I use the dashboard screen--and the dashboard is customizable too, so you can fix it so you have the information YOU like to have on that screen.
If there is a specific question you have, I can try to help, as I have a pretty good handle on using mine now. There is also a forum (not on this site) set up specifically for GC users.
It is a great little machine
I hope you learn to use it well, so you can enjoy the benefits of paperless geocaching. 
Lovellbird
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I have one, and have had it a few weeks. I'm not exactly a "power-cacher" (meaning I have been around a long time and have precious few finds), but so far I like it. It is a little slow to update once in a great while, but the paperless functionality makes it worth it. 99% of the time it updates just fine.
I don't know about back-country stuff on the maps, but I have used it a lot in-town in Warrensburg, MO and Sedalia, MO, and the road maps have been great for me. So...roads, yes...trails, lakes, rivers, etc, dunno. That said, I am not sure if it has the capability to accept any map software to it. (I certainly won't need it myself.)
Yes, you can put in coordinates to save a waypoint and customize that how ever you like. I put in coordinates for work, my kids' homes out of state, and my home....just in case I ever need to "navigate" there.
Hope that helps--I love mine
Lovellbird
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I went to one a couple of weeks ago that appeared to be in the midst of a crowd under some bleachers at a ball game. Sometimes you just have to come back another day
It is part of the game.... -
OH and a little Snoopy first-aid kit hahahah
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If it is in the woods, I have a backpack....in it is a flask of water (but I might carry a nalgene if it's really hot or a long hike, a hand towel, snack bars if it is a long hike, gardening gloves, little pencil bag with tools (leatherman, pocketknife, tweezers, telescoping magnet-ended tool, telescoping mirror-ended tool, pliers) camera, two GPS units (there are two of us) and some of my purse stuff just in case.
I'm kind of like a pack-mule
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Someone can correct me if I am wrong, as I haven't hidden any myself. But I believe you would need to find out who the park land belongs to and get their permission.
Does the city own the park? (Maybe find out who mows/picks up trash/etc. and that should give you a clue.) Maybe the city's park & rec board?
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TC, looks like a good Wiki you've gotten started....no Magellan goodies on there though.
If I knew a little more about wiki sites and how to write stuff, I'd give an overview of my new Magellan for it. I'll keep an eye on the site, myself....thank you!Lovellbird
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I'm katyjeanmachine on Twitter...I'm not the most exciting
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I use a "jotter" that I bought off http://www.plannerpads.com ....essentially, it is a little leather holder that holds a stack of index cards in place and has a slot to hold a pen. I use a regular F-series Zebra pen, because it fits well in the slot. To sign logs though, I use a Fisher Space pen...fits easily in the pocket an will write on wet paper
My Magellan Explorist GC is due to arrive any day now, so I will finally go paperless. Right now I write all the cache info I feel I need on an index card to take with me.
My name is lovellbird, and I'm a nerd. *sigh*
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Ok...at the risk of sounding nuts, I will tell you what I have used.
1. Leki poles, at one time....but I somehow lost track of those in a divorce/move. No big deal.
2. A curtain rod that I found at the Salvation Army Thrift Store for a dollar, to which I glued a rubber foot on the bottom and wrapped athletic grip-tape around where your hand goes....my kids love this one, because it has a pretty decorative glass doodad on the top.
3. A hefty wooden stick I found at a flea market that someone carved an Indian-head to, with full headdress, on the top. The Indian is affectionately named "Elmer".
4. And then I found the one I love....an offset cane (metal, and painted in a bronze color) like you might find at walmart near the pharmacy, made for old folks, I guess. It has a foam handle, and has a nice locking system with a little tab that you can push and adjust the whole thing. I mounted a bicycle bell on it, easily reachable by my thumb and very loud, just in case I need it. This is the one I use the most, as my knees and ankles can use a little more stability!
Lovelbird
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That's quite a HILL, Seth. Almost fell on my fanny!!
But it is a nice cache!!
Lovellbird
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So.........
My too-smart-for-our-own-good six year old son wants Santa to bring him his OWN GPS.
I was thinking Santa might bring him the cheapest-model Garmin Gecko. Anyone have much experience with Geckos? Do you think it would be a worthwhile one for him?
He would be using it for caching with Me (I have an Etrex Legend) and his Stepdad (who just bought his own Etrex Vista). Also, he won't take a walk without us bringing mine along. He finds it fascinating to know how fast and how far he has walked, along with how long it will take him to get home or to the river, etc.
So how are Geckos? Pretty easy to figure out?? He is a smart cookie--had my legend figured out within a few uses.
Please let me know. It will help in our negotiations with Santa this year.
Lovellbird
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Seth--I have this one printed out
)))I will be visiting it soon.....congrats!!
Lovellbird
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Beardstown, IL here (West-Central IL about an hour from Springfield)
Hubby just bought his OWN GPS off Ebay---look out Guys!!
Lovellbird
Going from my old Garmin Etrex Yellow to that was a HUGE step up.....no more writing down clues or printing out pages for me 
It is part of the game....
If I knew a little more about wiki sites and how to write stuff, I'd give an overview of my new Magellan for it. I'll keep an eye on the site, myself....thank you!
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Anybody with a Magellan Explorist GC....how do you delete cache's?
in GPS technology and devices
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Yep....what he said. When you are viwing the cache you want to delete, hit menu and scroll to where it says "delete".