cudlecub

We have one LED cache in my area that was hidden by Yellow Jacket. I have much respect for him with his method to our madness. Finding his caches have always been a learning lesson. I won't give away his very creative hide but maybe if you dropped him a line he could give you some insight. But one thing for sure is that Yellow Jacket ROCKS!!!

Love the name of the cache(s) in question. Imagine if someone came up with an original idea at a "country restaurant" that has rocking chairs out front and called them "Off Your Rocker." The hate mail would be flying there, wouldn't it? Geocaching can show you much fun and unhappiness, it's all in how you play the game and express yourself to others in actions and the logs. Take the mails with a grain of salt and enjoy the game. It's all about the fun....

I always relied on the logs and would check them while taking visiting cachers around my area. It's always fun seeing how others search for a cache and you also get to check on your cache.

I agree 4-leaf. If there's danger to a cacher getting into trouble, it should be brought to the attention of someone. But from looking at the recent logs, these appear to be parking lot micros. I had a micro in a parking lot and the cops were called on a cacher and I archived it. The parking area is for a store my best friend is the manager of and he begged me to put one there to possible bring his store some business. Why were the cops called? One of his cashiers thought a cacher was stealing a parking sign. We still laugh about it to this day.

Grab yourself a badge and be a geo-cop. We've got plenty of them in our area. If you're really good, you may move up to a geo-judge. For now, I'm just a lowly deputy.

There's one that exists on their land in my area and I understand they were welcoming of the cache. One of the most beautiful areas I've visited while caching was on Conservancy land. I would assume they were also able to obtain permission to place the cache relatively easy as well. Although their family had originally owned the property and donated it to the Conservancy.

I noticed this mentioned up in the thread but my reason for not liking caches near / imitating electrical items is because of the determination some cachers have but they rarely admit to. How many times have you pulled up to an area that was once beautifully landscaped only to find mulch pushed aside, rocks moved, land scaping timebers awry, and limbs broken? All because a cache was in the vicinity. I've seen it numerous times. I don't agree with it but such caches exist. Relating this to the topic of electrical outlet caches, how far will a cacher go if they think a cache is an electrical box? Hopefully no one will be injured or worse while messing around a live outlet.

I had stickers printed up with FTF at a local print shop that cachers put on their vehicles. I had 50 printed up and they were less than a buck each but the cachers love them.

I travelled 5 hours for a locationless (A merci train car) and received quite a history lesson. Other than Tube Torcher it had to been my greatest feeling of accomplishment. They kept my eyes open while travelling and sometimes gave me a history lesson. If only waypointing didn't seem so lame, but then again were the locationless lame and I didn't realize it? hmmm....that's something to ponder

With snow, who needs the gps?

In the game of life there's now cachers, waymarkers and forum hounds.

Thanks, I knew being in a hurry trying to rush would have me overlooking something and sure enough it did. Many thanks for the help.

I'm having one of those "I knew better than to do that" situations. To correct my problem and erase the topo maps on my gpsmap 76c I'm trying to find out how to do a system restart / hard boot of my unit to erase everything from it's memory. Does anyone know how to do this?

I found a lanyard at the military surplus store that goes around my neck and also has a quick release clip at the lower "fourth" of the strap.

I still enjoy finding them, it's the hiding part I'm finished with. Putting up with anal retentive logs, spoiler pics, and the aggravation submitting cache listings just isn't worth it. If you are in my neck of the woods when an event is being held, be sure to stop by. I will be offering my pre-made caches as door prizes. No, it's not a bag full of 35mm canisters or the like. There's an assortment of cache containers with log sheets/books and even swag. They're ready to be placed so I can claim a smiley.

I have one out there that's yet to be found. There's been a lot of people sending me e-mails about coming to do it but none have followed thru. Check it out here.

Since people whine and complain in logs, I've given up on hiding and in the process of archiving my caches. Why put out the effort even if it is a lame cache? If they spent half the time they do complaining contributing to the growth of caching, imagine what it would be like.

Springfield Armory XD-40 is what I typically pack on me and their 9mm in my trunk. Yes I have drawn while out on the trail when 2 teenagers asked what I was doing on a little used trail. Upon telling them I was geocachng they asked how much money I had on me and they started getting a little too close for comfort. I opened the backpack, chambered a round and told them I had maybe 20 buck on me but with this (holding out the .40) I could probably get more if I wanted. What would have happened if I hadn't had it that day? There's no telling, but I'm glad I did.

I've found many cemetary caches and haven't had issues with them. I do like to know if it's in a cemetary so if I'm making a cache run I know to go there before dark. There's much history that we can learn in a cemetary if we take the time to look around. One cemetary I visited in the DC area had people utilizing it more as a park. People were walking their dogs, children were riding skateboards down pathways, bikers were zipping by, and kids were riding down the hills on various riding toys. To me, those activities are more disrespectfull than a cacher making a quick run into a cemetary. But that's how I see it.

My mother was also in a chair and I can understand the frustration you encounter when you can't get where you intend to go. There's been numerous tips to find the caches that might be acceptable and I hope they work for you. I don't feel the site is discriminating, although I can see your point. The basic features are free and looking at the entertainment you get, you can't ask for anything more. The cost involved for the servers and everything else makes the minimal cost of premium membership seem like nothing to me. I went premium before having a gps I could download waypoints or a pda to simply support the site of something I enjoy. I hope that you can locate some caches that are accessible and come to see the premium features as a way to entice "hard core" cachers to pay for the additional services that will benefit them.

It's nice to try to find another type of cache container and you're also seeking info on this particular type. Last week I found one that looked like the box you are talking about and it was like an ice tray. I'm still baffled how water could enter it in the manner it was hidden but it was definitely water logged. I wouldn't suggest trying it for a container.

You forgot to reserve the right to remind people, using the forum, why preperation-h was invented. But otherwise I think you covered about everything.

Didn't it all start and end in that thread?

When going to the Clearwater, FL area for job training I started looking for caches and cachers nearby. I had a few hours a night free following class and couldn't really justify renting a car for those few hours. Two cachers in that area replied to my plea for caching partners while there for 2 weeks. I spent many evenings out with the most enjoyable people, sharing laughs and sometimes even tears when we found out we each had recent losses of family. They gave of their time freely and showed me how nice fellow cachers can be in showing me the various styles of hides in their area. Although they got to laugh at me numerous times in places I was looking for the cache. Many thanks to ya Yawuaza Kat and Berg Dad. I also had the pleasure of meeting many other cachers around that area and appreciate them taking the time to go out hunting caches and keeping their laughs to a minimum.

Smilies have meant multiple things to me: 1) A trip to possibly discover a spot I never knew existed in an area I've called home for many years or maybe make me, as a visitor, aware of a special place in a new town. 2) An enjoyable day out with friends that we spend the time with joking around and getting to know one another even better. 3) A lesson and / or reminder of the history of the area I live in. 4) They symbolize something someone has given to a "sport / hobby" I have enjoyed to make it grow. But lately it is the smilies I have decided to go after and not provide others the opportunity to gain them from me. I see other's smilies as a manner to criticize the efforts I or others have taken to expand caching, whether it be with a lame urban micro or either a hike into the woods. It's the variety that keeps it interesting and we shouldn't hunt it if we don't like it. . . . right???