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Howdy all, Is there a way one can list currently active travel bugs in order of total miles travelled? Say from most miles to least... Thanks!

I too would stick to Topo mapping on the Garmins or using a laptop with Mapsource. You would end up with a pretty heavy "New York Phonebook" of a map guide in paper version for just 1 state. I have not printed anything from Mapsource so I can't really report on that but I'll stick up for the mapping on screen!

I have noticed that there have been quite a few thefts of caches over the past months including one of my own. WHAT is the sensation that one can possibly achieve by doing this? I had a basic ammo box with little value at all of items inside stolen and 2 travel bugs lost. This cache was in such a remote area of the Wisconsin northwoods national forests and was not easily if at all seen unless you were really digging. Either someone watched other cachers there or someone is going onto Geocaching.com and getting coordinates to steal them. This is crazy. There's about a half dozen out of 30 I have planned for seeking for the winter months that have been stolen. What's wrong with people? get a life.. I would think if the US Forest Service confiscated it, they would contact me right? All the official geocache emblems and contact info were inside. Not sure why they would take it anyway. They gave full permission for me to do this 3 years ago and I don't think they changed their stance since?

Howdy everyone.. Been a cacher for a while but just got into the coins. I'm looking for a couple of 2005 Wisconsin Geocoins if anyone has 1 or 2 they would be interesting in selling. As I said, I am new to coins so I don't really have anything to trade .. I check eBay but they are few and far between and I get outbid when not around or by some astronomical amount. Thanks in advance! Mike

try geocaching naked. that way they will pay attention to that more than what you are doing. http://www.qsl.net/k9drx

Seller, Please check your personal email messages for a reply from me. Thanks! Mike www.qsl.net/k9drx

RE: WAAS and Battery Life... There is a noticeable amount of extra battery drain on my Garmin eTrex Vista when WAAS is on. I would say batteries last 50% longer with it off but who cares? Bring extra batteries! I would rather have a couple extra sets of rechargeables in my pocket anyway and get the better accuracy!! Mike http://www.qsl.net/k9drx

I would second both the WalMart.com and Amazon.com suggestions. The prices are about equal and the lowest around but the thing to watch is when one or the other has specials on shipping. Many times they will offer free shipping on certain order amounts or things like that. Another thing to keep in mind is if there is a Gander Mountain store in your nieghborhood, they will meet any competitors price if your bring in an ad showing same. Avoids the hassle of mail order. I have some links to specials on my web-site as well. Mike http://www.qsl.net/k9drx

Just a quick note on MetroGuide... I have both MetroGuide V5 and Roads & Recreation. I have loaded both into my eTrex Vista because both have advantages and disadvantages. Metroguide V5 offers very recent road and technical data while Roads & Rec uses 1980's circa outdated road map data. The downfall to MetroGuide is it lacks ANY water features, parks, campgrounds, etc. while Roads & Rec has every little pond and creek with points of interest and outdoor recreational interests. MetroGuide V5 is loaded with businesses, malls, strores, that sort of thing & even addresses and phone numbers. Some I would say are inaccurate but there is quite a huge selection of stuff in there. So you have to choose your version based on your interests I guess. I use Roads & Rec when Geocaching or travelling in the boonies because the water features and such are kind of important. While in non-rural areas, I turn it off and switch to MetroGuide. Thankfully the Vista allows me enough memory to do this for the entire State of Wisconsin and portions of bordering states! Mike K9DRX http://www.qsl.net/k9drx/

Get a Vista or something like a 60cs if you can.. the extra memory is well worth it.. I own a Vista and the power & memory of such a little device still blows me away! More GPS and GeoCaching Info at: http://www.qsl.net/k9drx/

just wondering if you checked what happens when you put it through the garbage disposal in the sink there? doh! Mike My Webpage

I highly recommend any cachers out there to check out some of the caches in the Chequamegon/Nicolet Forest areas in these counties in Wisconsin. I have been going there for years and these caches have taken me to areas that I never new existed. Quiet lakes and trails far from regular tourists looking for "the outdoors with city accomodations". This is life in the woods at it's best. "Timberline Echoes" has an Awesome series of caches that take you to some of the most beautiful areas of this state I have ever seen. Lil Otter's 52 Pick-up Water Falls tour is also an awesome tour of mother nature. Areas 2 miles from where I have camped for years and I never knew they were there!! Have fun! http://www.qsl.net/k9drx

Hello to the group.. I currently have an original print Precision Mapping V7 up for auction on eBay for a very good price. This was purchased just a few weeks ago and is like brand new. Free Shipping to USA. Please check it out at http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=5735000069 Thanks very much for your time.

oops, sorry about that. Didn't see that forum when I posted. My bad...

Garmin eTrex Vista here. The mapping is outstanding for such a small unit. The memory is more than enough for me to put the entire state of Wisconsin in using Roads & Rec AND Metroguide V5.0. Works well on my dash using a cell phone cradle. The extra memory over the lesser unit is well worth the extra cost.

Hello to the group.. I currently have an original print Precision Mapping V7 up for auction on eBay for a very good price. This was purchased just a few weeks ago and is like brand new. Free Shipping to USA. Please check it out at http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=5735000069 Thanks very much for your time.

Don't feel bad. I never got the email either. What I did was click the Contact Us link on the left of the main page and they helped me out. I would recommed that.

That was it! Thanks!! For whatever reason, I never got a confirmation email to follow orders on validating my account. Must be lost in e-mail space. Oh well.. Thanks again for the help, much appreciated!

Thanks Jamie.. OK, I re-did it several more times and I did change the drop down also. Still says it contains errors. All I am entering is about 20-30 words of plain text. I'm confused.

Hello everyone. I am trying to enter a few comments into the logs for the caches I found but after I click the (submit) button, it says "Your submission contained errors" or something to that effect and does not post my log. What's the deal with this? Thanks!