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    Premium Member Only caches are elitist!

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted · Edited by Contra1971

    I just agreed and pointed out that I run into a problem with this in my fairly new geocaching hobbie

    so,

    if you have nothing constructive to contribute, without insulting, then please go away and let the discussion continue

     

    P.S. I was thinking about getting a Premium account, no matter if I agree with the POC deal

    but I find that too many people here (yes even the women)

    are just plain rude and insulting to others

    I can't pay and be part of a cummunity that incorperates such people

    Premium Member Only caches are elitist!

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted · Edited by Contra1971

    I have been geocaching for about 8 months, but only became a Premium Member about 2 weeks ago. I shelled out a membership fee to only support the activity and keep the site running, not because of the extra features that would come with a Premium Membership.

     

    After becoming a Premium Member I noticed a couple more caches in my area, then noticed that they weren't new, but for Premium Members only! I think these are a disgusting feature. I waited a week before I posted this, giving myself time to cool off and think about it more, but I still hate the fact that they exist on this site.

     

    I have no problem with any of the other features offered to Premium Members that make geocaching easier/more convenient/more fun. But to find out that regular (unpaying) members are excluded from some Geocaches is terrible.

     

    I have heard the argument that the site needs to make money, so they have to offer features that will attract people to paying to become a Premium Member. That may be true, but it is my feeling that this should be done other ways. They already offer many other features to Premium Members, so they should still have membership fees coming in, plus, there is advertising on the site. I'm sure the advertisers are paying well.

     

    I also argue that unpaying members are not just "freeloaders". I have several regular member friends that have placed many caches. Placing a new cache is not free: between the cost of a container, logbook, pencil, and some trade items, one can easily spend $20 to put out a cache. This site/activity depends on people placing new caches continuously, so should not be excluding those people from finding them.

     

    How upset would you be if you were a regular member that had just spent $20 putting a nice cache together, another $20 for gas to place it in a special spot that you would like others to see, but when you try to register it are told by a reviewer that your cache cannot be placed there because there is already one there? One that you are not allowed to participate in because you chose to spend your money placing a cache rather than forking it over to this site to join their "Premium Members" club.

     

    Am I alone here?

     

    no you are not alone, I agree 100%

    I placed a small cache in a wooded area and was told it was too close to another that was already there (a premium only cache)

    but on the map IT CAN"T BE SEEN by a non-premium member

    so I had no idea there was one so close

     

    so this is exactly what you are talking about...

    no I gotta drive back over there and find a new place for it farther away, but how will I know this?????

     

    I can't know if I place it most anywhere if it is too close to a POC or not, unless I check with a reviewer or

    (and here is my solution)

    they need to make them visible to all and just mask the coords or not allow a log entry without a password...but

    you are right completley

    Which older/used cheap gps should i buy?

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted · Edited by Contra1971

    I'd get a Magellan Meridian Platinum or Garmin 60 CSx.

     

    I actually have the Meridian Gold and the 60csx

     

    I like both and both are really accurate

    but the 602csx it in color and has USB connectivity

     

    with my Magellan Meridian Gold I have to use a USB cable and Easygps software to transfer to my GPS

     

    so I recommend either, the Gold has 1 really "rugged" or "outdoors" advantage, it is suppose to float

     

    I know the 60csx had many more features, but for geocaching (except for the geocaching app the 60csx has) they are about the same (almost)

     

    I picked up my 60csx for $150 last week...wahooo

    Caught in the Act

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    been seen a few times, but not too much came of it, I was muggled by a cop while looking for a cache just across the street from the headquaters of the small town police staton

    he just looked at me and walked into the building, for all I know he put it there...lol

     

    but placing a cache on private property or even in a park too close to hi traffic area is just the sign of an irresponsible cacher

    but near a building or on it is much, much worse, it is inviting the cops/FBI or worse, HOT LEAD

     

    so I try to only look for and place caches in the woods that are NOT private property, say parks, or just off rural streets

    Pictures - Cool Cache Containers (CCC's)

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    Being new to this I don't know if this has been done a hundred times before, but here is one we thought was cool. We didn't want to touch it at first, didn't realize it was the cache:

     

    2b12e29c.jpg

     

    I told the kids to stay away from it, lol! It's probably a good muggle-deterant. If someone were to spy us crawling into the bushes and followed in after we'd gone, I doubt they'd be examining the cache box.

     

     

    lol I like it, read the first 3 letters down kinda like a crossword puzzle (GEO)

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