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You might be a geocacher if you can point to a scar on your body, name the cache where you acquired it, and tell what you traded.

If I tell my best ideas, then they won't be of much use anymore - the cachers in my area will read my post, and already know how to solve.

As others have mentioned, it's not LPCs per se, it's uncreative caches in general, and too many micros, that I get tired of. The reason LPCs get picked on is because they are almost all very uncreative micros. If a lamppost is the only reasonable hiding spot in a cool place, then go for it, but at least make it a container big enough to hold a travel bug. You can usually cram a "small" cache, rather than a micro/nano, under a lamppost skirt. If you REALLY feel the need to hide a cache at your local Wal*Mart, at least do something unique with the container! Hide it inside a small rubber chicken, or something equally surprising.

I quit reading these forums some time ago because I got tired of all of the whining. This thread has reminded me why I don't come here much anymore. Groundspeak owns this Website. If you don't like their rules, go somewhere else. There are other places to list caches. This Website is not a democracy - it's a business. If you don't like the way they do business, then take your business elsewhere. If there are caches you think are lame, annoying, or stupid, then ignore them. If people would quit trying to circumvent the guidelines by creating objectionable caches in the loopholes, then Groundspeak wouldn't have to keep closing the loopholes. STOP WHINING! And people wonder why I chose to no longer be a reviewer...

I've done the majority of my finds without the GPS. I use Google Earth, USGS maps, and Terraserver aerials. I came to geocaching from an orienteering background, so not using a GPS comes very naturally to me. I use a GPS when I hide caches (ALWAYS), when I cache in a group, when I don't have time to download aerials or maps, or after I've searched without the GPS and struck out. GPS-less caching adds an additional challenge that I really enjoy, especially on those caches that are actually hidden in the woods.

I'm one of those oddballs who prefers to hunt caches without the GPS. About 70% of my cache finds (except finds with groups) have been GPS-less. In my area, Google Maps are quite good. In those areas where Google isn't very good, I can usually get by with terraserver images. In deep woods where there are few distinguishing features on the aerials, I also use USGS topo maps. For multis, often I can put a lat/lon grid on the aerial, then use the grid to locate the cache. I find that GPS-less caching is usually more challenging, especially outside of urban areas. I ALWAYS use my GPS when hiding caches - then verify with Google Earth. One of the things that's great about geocaching is that there are so many different ways to enjoy the sport.

I have a lot of coins in my collection that I have no intention of ever placing in a cache. I plan to keep them. However, it seems like a waste of perfectly good tracking numbers. To me, a released geocoin is just a TB with a different icon. I move TBs, coins, and replicas the same way. I've been considering creating home-made tags - not paper coin replicas, but something resembling a regular TB tag - and attaching objects like I would to a regular TB tag. If I decide to do this, I'll include the word COPY in the TB name. Comments?

I vote for NOLEFAN9399

We usually keep a collection of coloring books & crayons, activity books, and small toys for kids. Another idea would be to have a video available. If it's a larger event & you're expecting a lot of kids, draft someone to be in charge of the kids' activities for the event.

Multicaches do take a little longer, but if all of the waypoints are entered as waypoints and not just as a note, it goes much faster. Cache reviewers have lives, too. We try to review caches in a timely manner, but sometimes life gets in the way. On weekends, we have the same issues with server overloads as everyone else does, so the process can get bogged down. Sometimes we get sick, or our kids get sick, or we go out of town, or something else gets in the way. Please have patience!

If you don't want anyone discovering your coins, then don't release them into caches, and don't give out the numbers. If someone manages to find or figure out the numbers, just delete the log.

When I find a TB or geocoin in a cache or at an event, if I can move it in a way that will help it reach its mission, I take it and move it. If I cannot help it with its mission, or if someone else wants to move it, I generally 'discover' it. I saw the TB/coin, and would have moved it if it would have helped it, so why not log it? I only log TBs and coins I have physically seen. If someone has a binder with dozens of coins, I look through the binder, enjoy looking at the collection, then 'discover' the coins. If there's a list, it saves me the effort of writing down every number. I don't log lists of coins/TBs I haven't actually seen.

I'm working on creating a Beatlemaniacs group to manage a Beatlemania category. The Beatlemania category would include all things Beatles - concert venues, permanent Beatles memorabilia displays, sites mentioned in lyrics, places named after the Beatles, graves of people associated with the Beatles, etc. With a little help from my friends, I'm sure that we can work it out, and create this category. So, don't let me down, Help! Sign up now!

Both my 10-year-old and 8-year-old have had Geocaching.com accounts for over 5 years. Neither of them knows the password for their accounts, though. Heck, neither of them knows the password to connect to the Internet from home. As a teacher, I can tell you, there are a lot of little kids out there with free reign to do whatever they want with little or no supervision. The term for this is "neglect."

My 2 cents: ~ .GPX files! .GPX files! .GPX files! .GPX files! ~ filtering out owned waymarks from searches.

The .LOC files are a little bit helpful, but without any descriptions, it's still difficult to know what you're looking for once you get to the coordinates. I'm manually copy-pasting descriptions into GSAK, which is a pain in the backside. I'm still not going to do a whole lot of Waymark hunting until the pocket queries arrive. I'm still placing 'em, just rarely hunting 'em.

Similar idea: GCWA6C GC4E0A GC29DB GC4A2E GC2835

As a cacher who regularly hunts caches GPS-less, yes, you could hide one without a GPS and post very accurate coordinates, sometimes more accurate than coordinates obtained from a GPS. I listed my first few caches before I owned a GPS, and the coordiantes were all right on the money. I always confirm my GPS readings with GoogleEarth before submitting a cache for publication. As a reviewer, however, my answer is that under the current guidelines, a GPS must be used to obtain the coordinates for all cache hides. I won't publish a cache if I know a GPS was not used. If the hider doesn't own a GPS, just find a nearby cacher with a GPS to give the cache a test-run before submitting it for publication.

The page for the article has moved: NEW LINKY It wasn't a 'duct taped cylinder', it was a 'duct taped plastic vitamin bottle.' Click the link, watch the video. How could they think it was a bomb? Maybe a drop point for drugs, but not a bomb.

I disagree. Factual information (and the list appears to be pretty factual) is never a disservice. We need to be aware of this kind of possibility. Hiding this information from geocachers, now, that would be a disservice. How is this accurate? It's totally misleading! It leaves off the important facts that 1) the cache was on Historical Society property, placed by the Historical Society, 2) the cache has been returned to its hiding place, 3) the police even added some swag, and 4) the local news ran a positive report on the incident. If such a list is going to exist, at least report all the facts.

JZ0845 / 1947 / Y / N plus 3 DNF...

From the NGS Mark Recovery Entry page: When logging a find on the NGS website, this screen always comes up when logging a good recovery. How does one determine the suitability for satellite observations? The "general" rule of 15 degrees above the horizon is rather vague. Does this just include disks? Or do water towers, church steeples, and radio towers also count?

What about when there is an obvious error for the date in the database: JY1768 JY1763 Both are lsited as monumented in 1800 by GRW AERIAL SURVEY. I suspect there were very few aerial surveys done in 1800. Do these count as oldest in the county?

I have found the Dallas/Fort Worth area and Cincinnati to be excellent places to hunt BMs. Both have high concentrations of easily accessible active BMs.

0046 / 1938 / NO / NO