Larry the pool guy

HAD a great time Thanks for the fun event.

West Covina is full of caches. If you like bike trails go to Puddingstone .

While I do not have many caches put out to finds I have found I have a Motto That works well. I try to think out side the box for hides what was what you rembered about the finds you found....You need to bring the cacher to some place nice for the view or some place that will make them laugh...Having a good time while finding a cache is the best answer. Most of my caches have a theme ....Willard could be a RAT....King of the throne was a Toliet Seat...Darth Vator was a mask that was darth...Not much harder to do ...I have some hard ones too, but I let them know with the rating system..Hope this helps you do not want to do what everyone else does just keep it fun....

Thanks that helped me too. I have a Colorado 300 and have been using my back up Legend for Multis and Projected waypoints.

But every visitor doesn't have the opportunity to move a TB. The people that don't already have a TB aren't allowed to move one. The ones that have a TB already had "the experience of finding a TB in a cache", so what's the point of the restriction? I think in most cases it's just the CO trying to compensate for a poorly located TB Hotel. You've hit the nail squarely on the head. "If a travel bug hotel is in a good spot for the quick and easy exchange of travel bugs, then an empty hotel won't stay empty long. People are always looking for a convenient place to drop bugs off. The owner of a well-placed hotel should actually be pleased if the hotel is occasionally empty, since it shows that the hotel is serving its purpose: to get bugs moving quickly. And if a hotel does stay empty for long periods of time without the cache owner continually raiding other caches to re-stock it, then it's not a good place for a travel bug hotel." - The Hermit Crabs, Dec 2 2005

It's no wonder he feels so strongly.... He just happens to own a "TB Prison". And not only is it a TB Prison, it's one that is available to Premium members only, even further restricting who can move a TB. LOOK -->http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...8d-129800dd5de0 I'm sorry, but I think you've misconstrued the intent of my question. Feels so strongly? I asked a question. Overreact much? My cache has a request on it. Logs that don't follow that request don't get deleted. No nasty emails sent. I simply put another GC in there. No biggie. The fact that it's Premium Members Only simply helps ensure that the cachers that find my cache are those of the quality variety. Too many people not willing to support the Groundspeak sites lose TBs, and/or get caches muggled in my area. However, you're welcome to think as you like. Quite honestly, I don't care. Too many rules, regulations, and big headed opinions will make geocaching not fun for a lot of people, and I have no intention of being a part of that problem.

But every visitor doesn't have the opportunity to move a TB. The people that don't already have a TB aren't allowed to move one. The ones that have a TB already had "the experience of finding a TB in a cache", so what's the point of the restriction? I think in most cases it's just the CO trying to compensate for a poorly located TB Hotel. You've hit the nail squarely on the head. "If a travel bug hotel is in a good spot for the quick and easy exchange of travel bugs, then an empty hotel won't stay empty long. People are always looking for a convenient place to drop bugs off. The owner of a well-placed hotel should actually be pleased if the hotel is occasionally empty, since it shows that the hotel is serving its purpose: to get bugs moving quickly. And if a hotel does stay empty for long periods of time without the cache owner continually raiding other caches to re-stock it, then it's not a good place for a travel bug hotel." - The Hermit Crabs, Dec 2 2005

Micros in the woods...You are worried that the rating will be to low....Some things bother me just my opinion if you have cachers walking long ways to find your cache would it be fair to have a micro looking like wood placed in a pile of wood after the cachers walked a mile to get to your spot I would say NO. If they are driving and you bring them a short distance that they can look more than once it might be right. Wait on the hint till you see alot of did not finds then you give a little at a time like candy. Some cachers are better than others and need a challege. Also a rating of a four to you can be a easy two for me so it is up to the skill of the cacher. Hope this helps...

I told them what i was doing and after checking my License they took off after the last cache that i found. One of my caching buddys is a police officer and he has everyone doing it. They are just doing their hard jobs.

I have my Dog kitzel who loves to go geo caching with me. She is still a puppy at a 16 months but because she is a german sheperd she now weighs 60 pounds. We both love to hike......... Geocaching just gave me a purpose to the hike.

I have seen some great stuff out there. I have one cacher who had his cache inside a bell of a alarm resting on the building. Then I had another who built a 6 foot Scare crow and put a Pumpkin head on the cache and named it The Great Pumpkin head Charlie Brown. The weirdist thing that I have done is carried a Toliet Seat up into the hills and placed it over one of my caches. I called it King of the Throne. Most of the Cachers tell me it's a crappy cache. things you buy at a store people have seen them before. Just need to look outside the box thats what will make some ones day. It also needs to be water tight and resisted to weather to make your job easier as cache owner.

I will only by it if I get the first copy.

Not sure if it is really there...The cacher owner never found a cache and this is the only log....Inside Joke I would say.....The rest of us just didn't get it...

We all get the notices about the same time some get it to there phones while some just get it to the web site. First to finds are competive in my neck of the woods. You can get five or six Geo cachers at your cache within a hour of posting. Comes down too who is closest . Most of the cachers who do this are now my friends as well as my competition. We did this my playing my the rules. I want to be first because I earned it. At the end of the day you need to look at yourself in the mirror and say you played my the rules.

I was geoing at night in not the best part of town. It was around Ten PM when I went for this bush hide . I had my whacking stick in one hand and my four battery flashlight in the other. When I noticed another flashlight on the other side of the bush. Hoping I had help for this wicked hide I look up to see the Police wondering what I am doing at this time of night beating up a bush. I do not lie to the police so I told him about GEO caching. He was fine with that he wanted to check my ID. Then another car pulls up for back up. The first guy is running my license for wants and warrents while the second police officer talks to me. He is intersted in this game and asked if I have found any tonight. He writes Geo Caching . com on his wrist. By this time the first officer comes back with by ID. Another car pulls up...Now I have Three. I tell the second officer about my last cache location I found it is a bus stop cache hidden with a hidey key under the bench. They tell me to have a nice night and all three Cop cars take off. By this time I am so raddled I just want to leave and go home and have a very strong cocktail. As I am driving home I drive by the Bus bench I told the police about all three cars have the bus bench surronded with there flashlights blazing. Better the bus bench then me.

I was geoing at night in not the best part of town. It was around Ten PM when I went for this bush hide . I had my whacking stick in one hand and my four battery flashlight in the other. When I noticed another flashlight on the other side of the bush. Hoping I had help for this wicked hide I look up to see the Police wondering what I am doing at this time of night beating up a bush. :0 I do not lie to the police so I told him about GEO caching. He was fine with that he wanted to check my ID. Then another car pulls up for back up. The first guy is running my license for wants and warrents while the second police officer talks to me. He is intersted in this game and asked if I have found any tonight. He writes Geo Caching . com on his wrist. By this time the first officer comes back with by ID. Another car pulls up...Now I have Three. I tell the second officer about my last cache location I found it is a bus stop cache hidden with a hidey key under the bench. They tell me to have a nice night and all three Cop cars take off. By this time I am so raddled I just want to leave and go home and have a very strong cocktail. As I am driving home I drive by the Bus bench I told the police about all three cars have the bus bench surronded with there flashlights blazing. Better the bus bench then me.

Found the cache at the bottom of the hillside in a wash area. I gave up on looking for the cache and saw something that could be a cache container in the wash 150 feet from ground zero. I am always looking for stuff I can make into a cache while I am out geoing. This time turns out I found the cache. It was muggled and thrown into the wash area. My Geo Buddy and I replaced it with a new baggie and paper close to ground zero. We also reported it to cache owner with our logs.

Seen That before sometimes you just need to get to the spot or area and look around. Your geo senses will kick in and you will find the cache. 50 feet is a lot if it in the thick of the woods not so much if it is urban cache. Besides you have alot of Nubies out there with there new toys thinking it would be fun to place a cache. Right now nothing is place for when you can start placing caches and I think that should be addressed.

A large dose of angst and whining. Well then, I've come to the right place. Puzzle Caches are not for everyone some are easy some are not. If you are good with Google it will help you figure them out. Each cache owner is different so some will answer questions some will not . I think it rude not to but that is only my opinion. They may have there on reasons on why they don't. That is there right. Vandalism has not been a problem other than a Red Tail hawk thinking my Plastic Rubber rat was next on his meal menue when he grabbed my cache and took it for a joy ride. Never trust birds of prey. If you have vandalism problems you might want to re think where you placed your cache.

You might want to check with the cache owner. Before doing anything he could be the one giving you a hint.