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I love quizzes and trivia but can't bear game shows, so unfortunately I've never watched it. Can you give a bit more info about the format. I'd love to help but want to make sure I'm not setting myself up for something tricky!

The Motorway Mayhem series is prolific, however there is no requirement for any of them to be at a service area and some (many) are often some distance away, down a teeny-tiny road with perhaps a bit of a walk after that too. I've never seen a bookmarked list of them either... I know where you're coming from though (metaphorically that is!). If I'm going on a long caching trip I'll be in a camper van so really have to plan very carefully any caches I'm attempting en route. I have been down those teeny-tiny roads with it in the past and it's no fun. "Caravan-friendly" or "camper-van" friendly isn't an attribute yet so you do have to do a lot of work with Google Earth Street view in advance! I also used GSAK and the County/State/Country macro to make sure which county any given cache was in. You could try checking out this bookmarked list from a CO who set this challenge to get 15 caches in 15 counties in one day. I've not visited them all, so can't personally vouch for them, but you'd think that the pre-requisite of getting to them quickly from an arterial North/South route would mean you wouldn't have far to walk. Creating a pocket query (or several pocket queries) based on your route would be a really good option, but you may have to come off the motorway network either by foot (out the back of the service area) or with your car and caravan combo. Is there an option to unhitch and leave a spouse with the van while you go hunting?

Merci. C'est exactement l'information dont j'ai besoin. Savez-vous si ce site est à jour ?

Y at-il un geocacheur français qui a une liste des caches 'défi' en France? (Veuillez accepter mes excuses pour mon mauvais français, ce n'est pas ma langue maternelle.) Merci en avance.

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Mario McTavish 1500 days

I have no data to back this up with, but at a guess I'd say 90% of cachers have a smartphone. This is a guess based purely on my own experience in caching with others and my own opinion. I don't have one though, and I'm in the minority. The important thing to make clear on the cache page is that you WILL need a smartphone to find the cache. It's VERY disappointing not to be able to find a cache when you're not expecting smartphones to be essential. That's happened to me a few times.

There is so much on this post that I agree with and it's very well written, that I laughed out loud at some points! Thank you for being the first disagreeing voice - I always have a lot of time for anyone who is brave enough to speak against the crowd. Not sure that I'm a fan of the term "cache police" though. I think there is always a need for some rules in any game. Without them any game is meaningless and if no-one monitors some things now and again, it can be the same as having no rules at all. Some people can and do take the p*ss - but then we all have our "Buttons" which we don't like pushed, don't we?). However, I take my hat off to anyone brave enough to (a) raise their head above the parapet, and say, "...erm actually, that's not necessarily the case have you thought about this alternative instead" and then ( "no that's NOT what I said and here, see me back up my point of view with facts and reason and some entertaining banter" As someone very wisely said to me on a group caching outing the other day, if you don't like the fact that caches are hidden every 0.1mile, then don't go and look for them. Walk past them and find every fifth cache, which will be every half a mile instead!

These questions will become easier for your to answer as you get to know your local COs. What one CO will find acceptable another will be annoyed at. As far as the RULES of the game are concerned, maintaining a cache is the CO's responsibility and you shouldn't routinely and always replace logs and caches you find which need maintenance. What you should always do as a finder of a cache in need or repair, is post a "needs maintenance" log with as much (non-spoiler) detail as you think the CO will need to get out and sort the problem. However, there is an unwritten "NON rule" that we all help each other where we can which is when it is SOMETIMES acceptable to replace a damp log and replace a damaged container. However, when you can do this varies from CO to CO. I've read stories of CO's taking the hump when a kindly soul takes out an old damp log and puts in a new one, as the log of course, is the only real proof that someone has visited a cache. If it's a rare D/T rating or difficult puzzle then removing that proof could get you in to trouble with someone who is making sure people aren't cheating. The best thing to do is read on-line logs before you go. If you spot a cache you're intending to visit is in need of maintenance, ASK the CO first before you visit. 9 times out of 10 they will be only to happy to have your help, but it's the getting permission from them first which will cover you if they are the 'stickler' sort. In 4 years of caching, I've probably done that 20 or more times! If you haven't been able to get and answer out of them and they are OBVIOUSLY not playing the game any more (no visits to the site for months, no finds for months) then I think you can safely maintain the cache yourself to any degree without getting in to trouble. That includes replacing logs and containers - I've done that a few times! If you haven't been able to do that prep work in advance, you also have another alternative. Replace a damp or soggy log and then post in your on-line 'found it' note that you have done so. Offer to keep the old log (after drying it out) for two weeks and invite the CO to contact you if they want it back. I've done this probably less than a dozen times and offered the "return" service in each case. Only 3 COs have ever taken me up on it, but the fact that they HAVE leads me to believe it was the right thing to do in each case. Only ever replace a container with the CO's permission unless you know them well. For a container you replace, you MUST be sure it has indeed gone missing and isn't just well-hidden. I've done it a dozen or so times with the CO's advance permission and you wouldn't believe how grateful they were! I've only ever done it once without permission and was bricking it in case they weren't happy. The situation was that there wasn't time to contact them before a large event in the area when two cachers had reported the area muggled the night before and which I saw only 30 mins before leaving home. I knew lots of cachers would be attempting the find that day. When I got to GZ, it was clear the original cache had been muggled as bits of it were strewn around. I was honest about my "throwdown" (as it's called) and offered to delete my "found it" log if the CO wasn't happy. I also explained why there wasn't time to contact them in advance. I wouldn't recommend routinely replacing a container without prior permission, though. As far as cleaning a container is concerned, always do that routinely if you can. I try to. There's no bother in doing it and it's a courtesy to the CO. Always tip out any accumulated debris anyway and get in the habit of carrying some tissue to wipe a damp or dirty inside of a box. If the inside of the box was particularly bad I might even mention the spruce up in my log, so the CO knows it isn't necessary for them to visit and do it! I'm sorry if the above has to cover lots of scenarios, but it's as well to be prepared. Ask in advance where you can, and cover your back by offering to return anything you take if you can't.

Add me to the list of users experiencing exactly that problem. It's been happening since Monday 8th July.

Log your visit from the cache page and choose "Did not find" from the drop down list. Write some details of perhaps how long you may have searched for it and where you looked. Over time, a collection of these "did not find" logs will alert the owner to the fact that the cache may be missing (or better-hidden than the difficulty rating calls for! ) Log your visit from the cache page and choose "Found It" from the drop down list. Then write a SECOND log, this time choosing "Needs Maintenance" from the same list. Write some details as to what's wrong with the container. Check out that "well-known social networking site" and search for the term essex geocachers... or look for a regular monthly event being held in the county and go along to say hi. Not brilliant, but you can increase your chances of getting the co-ordinates right by taking several readings over several days and taking an average of them.

Interestingly enough I've been caching for a few years and I'm actually, not (aware that is). Am I in the minority in my ignorance, I wonder? Would it help those of us who don't know why we have the GAGB to understand where this thread is coming from (and going) if we were to understand, say 5 specific things that the GAGB has done in the last 5 years? (apart from better sanitation and medicine and education and irrigation and public health and roads and a freshwater system and baths and public order...) sorry couldn't resist! Please understand this is not coming from a position of stirring or axe grinding, simply a position of ignorance! I actually DON'T know what you do! If a committee member could list say 5 things, then perhaps people would have a better understanding of the work you do. What a shame it is that the only experience I have of the work of the GAGB, is an incomplete list of UK challenge caches, which sadly doesn't seem to get updated.

There are a lot of replies to just that very question here!

It's not uncommon for a trackable to be carried from cache to cache like this and unless you've specified on the TB page that you don't want cachers to do this, I'm not sure it's fair to be cross with anyone for dipping it in to a series of caches. I you do contact them and ask them to leave it in a cache (which is fine to do by the way) make sure you thank them for being part of its journey so far.

Fwiw then, the method Opera uses is really, really straightforward - simply involves saving the js file in a specified folder and pointing Opera at it. No need for any other downloady things. Your techie might find that method easier to swallow. Thanks Mr/Ms Square. He's also very anti Opera so I wouldn't be allowed to go anywhere near that with even a 10-ft clown pole. However, it occurs, ... if Opera allows a download (rather than an install), does firefox? (I'm allowed to use firefox).

Heheh! If it WAS a work system, it would probably be fine! I actually house-share (and computer-share) with a self-emplyed computer-fixer and major techie who gives me the 3rd degree if I download ANYTHING! I've learned the hard way that I have to investigate anything I want to install otherwise I get no end of grief! Sheesh!

Where do I find Tampermonkey and how trusted is it? (my sysadmin will throw a hissy fit if I don't ask)

Arrrgggh! What am I missing (something obvious probably). I use Chrome on my laptop (running windows Vista) and managed to add the updated extension, DESPITE Chrome's insistence that I : Download the extension file from the website and save it to your computer. Click the wrench icon on the browser toolbar. Select Tools > Extensions. Locate the extension file on your computer and drag the file onto the Extensions page. Review the list of permissions in the dialog that appears. If you would like to proceed, click Install. So far so good However, when I come to install it on my big PC (also using Chrome but running Windows 7), I can't see the option to simply "Download the extension file from JRI's website so I can do the remaining steps. I'm missing something somewhere, but the only option that the userscripts site seems to offer is "Install". Well I can't "Install", coz Chrome won't let me. I just want to "Download" but can't see that option. Help!

It is easier for us to recommend a cache to you, if you say what you think makes a cache "nice" or "interesting". Do you like nice views, historic monuments, a puzzle to solve, a clever box, a hill to climb? Or is it important that you can find the cache quickly as you will have very little time in each town? We call quick caches like this (which are very near to a car-parking space) "Cache and dash" in the UK. My most favourite series of caches is this one and I would recommend it to anyone: "The Devils Dyke Circular Series" (which starts here); a circular walk of 17 caches over about four miles around the outer perimeter of Devils Dyke. There is parking at the pub on top of Devils Dyke which is now a pay and display car park. It involves a steep climb at the end. The nearest large town on your list is Brighton. These are home-made, unique caches and are a LOT of fun. A lot of thought and craftsmanship has gone in to this series and they are well-maintained. You will need to bring: A medium phillips screw driver About 5 feet of string A key ring A metal nut Two 13mm or 1/2 inch spanners A small torch will help At least 1.5 litres of water. Something else you can look out for on your travels is any cache which begins "Church Micro...". There over 3000 of these caches all over the country. A "Church Micro" cache will be near to a church - most of which are interesting and picturesque buildings (check each church on Google to be sure). When you see "Church Micro" you will usually be taken to an interesting location.

Wow! I have no idea how to edit scripts either (I've never done anything like this before), but reassured by the knowledge that if I mucked it up, I could always delete the download and re-download it again, I had a bash! I opened the downloaded file in 'notepad' Searched for the text exactly as explained and deleted it Copied the new text from this thread and pasted it in ..... and VOILA!!!! It worked! Hooray! Thank you so much for your helpful explanation in advance of you being able to update it for us!

I upgraded to version 0.6.4 on Chrome this morning and am experiencing problems. While the map itself appears no geocaching icons are displayed on it Anyone else having problems?

That says "length of hike"..."from the most logical parking place" I'm not that worried, since the series has had a couple of hundred logs and this is the first who's raised this particular point (in fact, the first time I've heard of this being done at all - it's certainly not common down in Devon. The CCC in Dorset, 100 caches long, doesn't do this. kevham1's excellent long series in North Devon doesn't artificially alter the terrain, and they're both far longer than mine. I still think you're right to have the terrain rating count from the nearest parking spot. Otherwise, you'll end up with ground-level cache and dashes rated at 3 or 4 star terrain which is silly... With a situation like this where there are 2 possible approaches you have to pick one... so the sensible option seems to be to pick the lower one, and add a rider on the first bit of the blurb to say "The whole hike will be so-and-so miles". That way, anyone who uses the terrain rating as a guide for how far they may be walking is well-informed and anyone who does the Cache & Dash option, doesn't get a stupidly high (and unwarranted) rating.

I agree that it's the TERRAIN rating which reflects how long a walk you may have to do to each cache, not the difficulty rating. As a general rule, the difficulty rating reflects the mental exertion (how hard a puzzle is, how sneakily something is camouflaged, how tiny it is) and the terrain rating reflects the physical exertion (how far you've had to walk, how steep the hill is, how tall the tree). However, I do agree that using your principle of "can I more easily get to it in a car?" is a sound one. If someone chooses to make it harder for themselves by walking the rest of the series first, then that's the finders choice. You can't give the cache-and-dashers the benefit of a stonking terrain rating if they've only driven to it. I've used the same principle on my series. Only those caches which are NOT accessible by anything other than a lengthy hike have the higher rating. That's higher TERRAIN rating, of course.

I know there's at least one as there has been a cache on the ISS. When I last looked at it (some months ago), it hadn't been found) so my guess is 1.

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