Anno Lynke
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most places that sell jewelery making supplies have them
hobby lobby, michaels, walmart
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where you are standing and the conditions at the time matter also
we have this nice thing called signal bounce
I was looking for a cach downtown
with a friend between us we had 4 gps
I sat down and watched my gps say I was moving back and forth across the street
we had almost 100 ft circle we were looking in
the google map had it dead on where I found it
but the signal was bouncing off the buildings so bad i couldnt get a gps fix
Another time in the woods I was 60 ft away from the cach the leaves were messing with the signal
I found it using the clue. the person hiding it may have hid it in the fall when there were no leaves
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17.leaving a really short post in the log like, tftc or
I've got mixed feelings on this one. I guess I lean more in the camp of matching the effort in the log to the effort that was put in the cache. An involved cache will get a long response from me. A haphazard hide with a crappy container will not get much more than a TFTC.
I agree, I have found a few caches where I cant think of anything to say about the rusty tin on a guard rail, overlooking a dump.
I still try to make the effort. When I put the time into a tricky hide or container a tftc almost makes me think they didnt find it
I don't fully agree with this one. If it is a specially camouflaged container like a fake sprinkler head, rock, or something similar where a photo of the container will give away the hide, then yes, don't post a photo.
This was my thought exactly Brian
I think that is what he meant was dont post spoiler photos of the cach
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1. Logging a find on your own cache
2. Logging a find on a cache you didn't actually find
3. Not putting the cache back properly (meaning as well hidden as you found it)
4. Not closing the lid properly
5. Giving away spoilers in your log or gallery photos
6. Not logging DNFs on caches you couldn't find
7. Logging "needs maintenance" simply because you couldn't find the cache
8. Moving the cache to a "better" location or closer to where YOUR GPS says it should go.
9. Keeping a traveler (geocoin or travel bug) or waiting a long time (more than a few weeks) to move it along.
10. Leaving your own cache container there when you can't find the original.
11. Not trading relatively evenly
12. Sharing answers to puzzle caches or final locations of multi caches with other geocachers
13. Getting your cache listed before you've actually hidden it... assuming you'll have the time to get out there and do it before the reviewer publishes.
14. Not bothering to get GPS co-ords for your hide at the time you get it listed.
15. Asking where the cache is, or giving away where the cache is on the Forum.
16. Posting pictures of the cache container and/or the location of it.
17.leaving a really short post in the log like, tftc or
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a cach popped up in my neighborhood i went to get it
when i got there I had to stand in mulch to get
i started walking away and the owner came out and asked if i found it
I said no because i didnt want to step in the landscaping
he told me to grab it
if he hadnt been there i wouldnt have got it
I dont want to step into flower beds to grab a cach
if i can grab it from the grass fine but people put in alot of efford to thier yards and i dont want to mess it up even if they gave permission by placing the cach there
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the most disappointing finds are one you can spot from 50 ft away
much like a lamppost hide
I have found several in nice parks that were so easy it was like
hey look the gps is pointing right at the only tree in the field
and there are a bunch l sticks piled at the base
I wonder where the cach is.
a better spot is when there are several places it could be in the 10 ft circle
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what is illegal about these caches?
nothing is illegal about these caches
they are just really bad ideas
containers should keep the contents dry
most of these you will notice are full of water
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Last spring I found a racoon skull near a cach I was searching for.
so far it is still in my truck but I plan to put it in a cach as swag sometime in the furture
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sorry double post
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I have a similar question... I primarily cache alone and in an urban setting. I live in a rather large suburb, but it has a lot of "open space" land that is basically fields and trees, or protected wetlands. Being young and female, I'm constantly vigilant but here's my question: what kind of tools do you carry for safety?
Being vigilant is fine, but it won't save you should someone wish to do you harm. In many cases neither does a call to 911, especially if you're hunting off the beaten path. "Big tough guys" are good too, but they aren't bullet proof and a crazed meth-head isn't afraid of anyone. I'm not trying to scare anyone or anything like that, but people should know that it CAN happen to you - anytime, anywhere.
The best way to make sure you are safe in any environment is to legally carry a handgun ( if your state allows) and get some training on it's proper use and safety. You should be mentally prepared to defend your life, and know and abide by the laws in your state regarding the carry of a weapon.
If you can't or won't carry a firearm, then pepper spray is the next best thing. I recommend one with multiple bursts. All thins considered, getting a little on you and having an asthma attack would probably not be the worst thing that could happen should some low-life want to do you harm. In my family, we prefer Glock's.
A Glock 27SF .40 caliber handgun. My wife carries the G26SF 9mm.
The 27 (with extension) carries 12 rounds and the 9mm carries 9 rounds. If you need more than that, you've got a problem a handgun won't solve.
lol These days, trouble can happen anywhere - and bad guys don't make appointments.
I have one question I ask people before I recommend a gun... Are you willing to kill in your own defense?
I had a friend that wanted a gun for defense she answered... I would try to shoot him in the leg... I got her pepper spray
If you cant say yes without hesitating, you dont need to be carrying a gun. You will just be arming your attacker. Get pepper spray, keep it handy.
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I had a traumatic out house experience
now there is one I never heard before.
she doesnt know how to use the 3 sea shells
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it is kind of hard to write a long post for a lpc, but otherwise i try to say something about the experience
which reminds me, I need to look at one of my last finds to see ifa question I asked was answered
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457 south east side of columbus ohio
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cell phones use the cell signal to triangulate your position
it is not true gps which uses satellite signals to triangulate
in areas outside city limits where you might not as good cell coverage
the phones wont work very well
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With a little spray paint the cache can match virtually any parking garage. They use pretty generic colors.
I like to remind people that not all camouflage is green
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for lamp post caches you arent going to get alot out of me
yesterday i went for a hike in a nice park looked for 5 caches
wrote a 3 line comment about why i was in the area
which i cut and paste into all the logs then added a line or 2 about each hide
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I don't know if there is an official quest on geocaching.com
but I know there are several groups out there that have quest.
Such as... find a cach in every county in the state,
a cach a day for 100 days, one for every difficulty rating.
So putting together a quest within your coalition shouldn't be a problem
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I dont like the idea of ftf prizes either.
In this area there are 5 or 6 ftf hounds
Any prizes would be going to them
If I wanted to give them a present I would
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yes these are common questions and you may get some snarkie responses
paperless is loading all the cach info onto your gps or other electronic device
it is nice to have the size, difficulties,description and hint while out hunting.
there are 3 ways to load info... 1 punch in coordinates by hand not recommended
2 connect gps to computer and click on send to gps from cach page or from map, my preferred way
and 3 run a pocket query which will email you a zip file of many caches the use a secondary program to load them to your gps all at once.
yes
the 60 is a good unit it wasnt designed to do paperless but there are ways using it that way
but you better have a little computer knowledge
i havent used the oregon but the reviews arent bad
useally both
error value on most all gps it 10 to 15 feet
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Maybe if we made the minimum size an ammo can people wouldn't hide it in high muggle areas.
Brilliant!!! lets see I have around 330 finds of those maybe 15 were ammo cans
so that means I would have quit geocaching about a day after I started because there were no caches left in my area
All cach sizes have their place... we are sorry that not all meet your high standards
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I use the term mugger
muggers steal your cash or in this case cach
and it is close enough to muggle it would be easy to get people to change
when you cach goes missing you have been mugged
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there are several ftf hounds in this area
90% of the time it is one of the same 4 or 5 people
they are nice people but if i want to give them a present I will no need to put it in a cach
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There are no bad times for caching.
oh sure some are easier.
late winter early spring is nice before bugs poision ivy, and vegitation starts.
summer is good for a nice walk in the park
fall when the leaves are turning is wonderful
winter can be difficult if the cach is under a foot of snow but easy if someone else has found it.
so there is no bad time for caching
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I bought a colorado.
I like it alot it has some nice features
the street maps arent real accurate but i guess you can fix that by getting a regional map instead of the us map
I might shy away from it because garmin has discontinued it
that is why you are getting such a good price on it
lol
What Should I Take?
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Alot of people carry a caching bag of some sort
In mine I have gps, pen, spare batteries, flashlight, bug spray, a multitool, swag, notebook, spare pen, some specialize retrival tools,
cito kit(grocery bag stuffed into a film canister) a few micro cach containers with blank log inside in case I see a good hiding spot while Im out
small first aid kit(mostly just bandaids), bottle of water
Just throw in whatever you think could be useful and add or subtract as needed