bluedoberman

If you fly into KCI (MCI), there is a travel bug hotel just north of the airport. IF you want to move some TBs, I would drop in there. If you review my events from the last week, you will find many good caches, but few with TBs. Most of mine were to the south, so may not apply to your situation.

I, too, was quite put off by the responses from my reviewer. After a few, I learned it was just a form letter. It is matter of fact, but a little general. I would get offended and pout. Later, I would email about something else and get a great personal response from the same reviewer. That is when I put it off to the form letters. They are great for efficiency, but suck at personal consideration. I work for the state, use many a form letter, and still don't like them. But, I understand the need. So, I just wait a while before dealing with the review. Of course, my reviewer ensures you read the posting rules. Many times, the reason for declining a cache is so general it requires me to comb through the policy and determine which one I may have violated. I also have had difficulty with the distance thing. I will use internet tools to determine the distance and still get blocked for having a cache too close to another one. But, that happens sometimes.

I have to admit I did place a piece of candy in a cache for FTF. It was a micro and an individually wrapped hard candy is about all that would fit. I would completely understand if the person just took it and tossed it. I probably would have. I was kind of hoping to see how long it stayed in the container. The FTF took it and enjoyed it.

These concerns are exactly why I posted this thread before putting it out. Now I have to figure out how to hide a new container. I had used a piece of tile that looked like rock and tucked it in the grass. That lasted all of 2 months. I need to get something out there soon.

I am one of those that gets it regularly. And, I breakout pretty badly. luckily, no airway restricting reactions. So, I regularly take the chance. That is one of my challenges; How long before I catch it? I am so used to it, I don't worry about it much. The only time it is a big problem is if it gets on my face. During the day, I have to facilitate group meetings. It is not the most professional image. My wife now tries to pull me back and go for the cache instead, if she is around. Otherwise, she just helps in the recovery, shaking her head.

In Oklahoma, there are a few birdhouse caches. They are mounted out in the open for everyone to see and not looking like a place for a bird at all. They are the coolest and most obvious caches I have seen. My father, the rancher, wants to develop a Cow pie cache. something about latex covering a real one. I saw a creative basic cache - a log, a magnet, all in a duct tape wrap. These are slipped in between double side road signs. I am working on a grass covered cache. I will post it if is looks good. That is what I was looking for when I ran across this one.

I have seen a couple of caches mounted to wood telephone/electric poles. They are plastic boxes mounted to the side. They look like power boxes, to the usual passerby, but have no wires running from them. Are these legal? I have a cache location that is limited in cache options, and this would be a great option.

I use Ezy Dose bags from the pharmacy. They are sturdier than regular ziplock bags and small enough to fit into most any micro. Unfortunately, I do not know how much they are. I always get them as easy gifts from elder relatives who are regularly at the pharmacy.

I have only been at it for 6 months and got one deleted. Of course, it was a request to ensure the cache was still there after about 6 people not finding it. Of course, there was never any log indicating they checked and it is still there. I emailed the CO to see if deleting my email meant they checked it out. No response. And, this is a long time cacher, but apparently does not want to deal with concerns of a relatively new cacher.

I love the treasure side off caching. Every other month, I get to clean out my kids rooms for cache items. I don't use anything broken or useless. Colors, books, action figures, CARS, pens, decorated pencils. Another thing we have been doing is when we go to chuck E cheese or any place that you get tickets for toys, we use those toys. It is something you would play with and move on, but now someone can be surprised with it. Of course, we tend to focus on more kid oriented caches. Also, I may be that person complained about in another thread about useless items in a cache. But, the kids still enjoy it.

I take my 4 and 7 year olds with me almost every time. They love it. They enjoy the urban hides the best. But, discretion is the key. IF the woods are pretty open, they are all into it. I have had a few that get really overgrown and that freaks mine out. Also, we once got attacked by some yellow jackets. We got hit pretty good due to inability to run through the overgrown thorns. It made for a bad trip and the kids did not go for a few weeks. So, make sure not to let the need to find the cache cloud your judgment. Also, they usually are not watching for snakes. So, remember to watch them closely. Last, many caches are designed for children around your child's age. They are themed and placed just for kids.

I also have a few micro containers and various colors of tape for an impromptu cache if a place is just begging for another hide or a cache needs a little maintenance. I keep the larger containers in the car. Extra logs and baggies are regularly needed.

I am a blue Doberman. I had a blue doberman and it made for a good anonymous name.

I have a couple here that have been given people all kinds of heck, including me. GC1NKNX Awww Crappie seems to be a hard one in the area. only been there 10 months It has about 14 finds and 16 dnfs. The owner has to keep going out there to assure people it is still there. GCX9XB Catch You on the Flip Side is one that if you get it, you get, if you don't, you don't. This is the one I discovered people do not always log their DNFs. The number of DNFs is listed as low, but if you read all the logs, many have been back many a time before finding. I am on my 4-5 trip for both.

I have had some photos that may be viewed as leading to the hide. So, I have actually put in my post that the photo may contain a spoiler. When I go to look at the photos, I have already found it or need a spoiler.

Believe it or not, many people actually enjoy visiting, and even living in rural locations. I believe he is referring to where some people would have a longer drive. Where I live every thing is a long drive. I would simply decide for myself if I wanted to waste my time make an effort for a possibly missing cache. I am not a country hater. I come from a family of ranchers. I also enjoy a nice country run, but get disappointed if I wasted an hour drive for no find. Also, these are grouped in areas that people would set together. So, you go to one and nothing there, you would try the next one because it is about 20 minutes away. After no find, you try the next that is 30 minutes away. After 5 of these, you have wasted a good part of the day. Then, nobody else really thinks to put some caches out there, because the site looks as though there is at least some representation. But, not really. It could easily turn off a newbie.

Well, I have about 5 caches I looked for that I simply listed as needs archived. I did list my did not finds, but I also see previous maintenance requests and over a year of DNFs. so, I felt the other steps were not necessary at this point. With this type of history, why is it taking over a month for the reviewer to address these caches? These are rural caches that would be a great waste of time for people to come out for nothing.

When I started with this obsession a whole 3 months ago, I avoided this term as well. I got the singular opinion that I was the only one who disliked the term. Good to see others out there. I have recently become more comfortable with the term, but would love a better option. There just does not seem to be one. I have written non-cacher, normal person, and citizen (from another movie) depending on my mood. Mostly, I don't label, just describe behaviors. When I mention there were several people watching me, suspicious of me, curious about what I was doing, most everyone knows who I am talking about.

it may be what people are calling track back, but my zumo has a feature that defaults on to log your route. there is always a little purple line showing me where i was. if i got rid of that, there is a travel log that would show me my previous route. i have had to use it once in a situation like yours.

I found this and thought it was a travel bug. I now see how official everything is. When I entered the number, a TB pulled up, but the number was different. I went ahead and retrieved that one, but am now checking to see what I need to do. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Not that I suggest the Zumo for everyone, but it works well for both car and hiking. It is designed to sit on a motorcycle handlebar in 100 MPH winds and in the rain/oil/grease or anything else you could imagine flying at you on a bike. It is water proof tested. So, it is very rugged. It has decent grips for holding and a good battery life. It also has the compass feature as people have noted with the Nuvi. My and the wife tag team some of these caches. This GPS has been tossed around several times. Ironicallly, the most damage it has received is from falling inside the car. Of course, not everyone wants to spend $500 for their GPS, but for some, it may be worth it.

I use two Garmins for my searches. I have a Nuvi and a Zumo (due to motorcycle riding). I like the Garmins. You can download caches straight from the Geocach website. I am doing it right now. there is no information. Just the name and coordinate. Anyway, I prefer my Zumo over the Nuvi. The nuvi, at least my model, reportedly uses less satelites to reference. Therfore, there is a lot of changing and inconsistency. But, it should get you within 20 feet or so. I have been amazed at the ease of using a car GPS for foot work. You do have to switch from fastest route to off road in your navigation. If you do this during the hunt, you will have to re-map to your destination. Just some things I learned in the process. Unfortunately, I do not know the differences with a tracker GPS. I hope to hear from someone too.

I was curious what to do when encountering non-geocachers (I am somewhat hesitant to using a term from a book for adolescents). I just searched a cache in a residential area. There was nobody out there when I started, but as I was leaving, the resident across the street was watching me closely. His interest was beyond the wave and go on your way. My thought was to be straight up with him because I will probably not be the only one there. So, I explained what I am doing and to check the site if he is concerned. I stopped short of telling him where the item was stashed, but this one is easy to find. I attempted to alleviate any concerns of destruction or ill will. Not sure how well it went. I am waiting to see if he removes the item. So, if you have had good interaction with locals, what worked for you?