josandgeo

I have had a coin made to commemorate the sad departure of one of our Chihuahuas but am afraid that if I place it in one of my new caches, it will be stolen by some unscrupulous coin collecting geocacher....I am fairly new to geocaching and have read on the forum that many go missing.......what are your thoughts Regards

Hi all, Having just read most if not all of the posts on this topic, I realise that I have made two very important mistakes..... No1.......I thought you had to log them all...... No2.......last month I climbed about 5 mts into an old oak tree.........what's the mistake you ask...........im over 70.....lol regards

Well im over 70 and still climbing trees to log........lol

You are the font of all knowledge........and as I have so many questions, perhaps I can come and visit some time and thx.....lol regards

Thanks for the reply....a little more knowledge before I go ahead. regards

Lesson learned........thx to all for comments regards

Sorry but what is a "50 finds coin"

As a fairly new member to the "Global Geocaching Community " and thinking about placing a geocoin, I decided to read up a little and have started here at the "font of all knowledge"....the forum. Im now concerned about the amount of geocoins that go missing...stolen or whatever and are not used in the correct manner. In my ignorance I pose a question....is the name of the owner stamped on the coin.......and if so, surely they become less attractive to collectors and if not, why not....just a question. Regards

Many thanks for your reply and nice no know that there is a "backup", somewhere here in our global "Gang". Just to update...I attended this morning and was told that I had made the initial mistake because the area where the cache was, was in fact owned by the local authorities and I had not requested permission to place the cache there...however the official told me firstly to remove the cache and find another hide but not to worry because he had previously "Geocached" and understood and liability for the accident was not mine. The area was signposted as " your own responsibility ", the general rules of the cache said be careful and obey all of the local rules and if you have worries about dogs, then come back when the area is free of dogs or... " DNF". All in all, a good outcome to what could have been a really bad incident. Regards

Hi all...first post and this topic is as near to the point as I can find on the forum. I hid a cache in a area where dog walkers go, sometimes allowing the dogs to run without a line. On the entrance is a board that says to be careful and be at your own risk. Also that any dogs within must be insured against third parties. We have used this area for a long time and always found the dogs off the line to be well behaved and the owners very friendly. Owners with dogs not so well behaved have, in our opinion, kept their dogs on the line and therefor safe. Stated on the cache description says enter with care, obey the rules as stated on board at the entry and if you are worried about dogs, either do not search or come back when the place is free of dogs......sense comes into play. Well it seems not, as a geocacher was bitten by a dog and now I have been called to attend a meeting with the local authorities and the police but just to add that the geocacher logged the cache. I will update when I have attended the authorities. Regards to all Josandgeo