cerberus1
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Geocaching Culture in Different Areas of the World
cerberus1 replied to essap2's topic in General geocaching topics
Feel better now... Not one person here has ever asked what I'd do with a woodie either... -
"Other" size and it's relation to the Guidelines
cerberus1 replied to 173Carver's topic in General geocaching topics
IIRC, simply having a ziplock bag with the log inside and behind the magnet constitutes a "container". - We rarely see them last long, lots of maintenance, but if you don't mind that, there you go... Years ago we found magnetic labels all over. Sharpies, magic markers, Staonal crayons, or grease pencils were the writing instruments of choice. We found most never got permission, and pad mount transformers and utility pole hides finally died out around here. -
The rare time we worked as a "team" having one person sign the log was at events. - One fun one was in winter, and dozens of people walking in knee high snow a sight to see. We always said what "team" we cached with, but most didn't. Guess the COs knew about the event and all... Our understanding for "team finds" is only one space is taken by each "team", rather than a full log every time a group finds it.
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Can you place a cache in a national forest?
cerberus1 replied to alpinerabbit's topic in General geocaching topics
Did you look at the Geocaching Regional Placement WIKI for Montana ? Much info online is from 2004-2009, so most probably not good anymore. Wherever you hide, you need to ask for permission anyway, so a simple call or email to where you had in mind is a good start. -
Yeah... Just finished my third round of chemo (after the BCG) and between the urologist and cardiologist I'm getting one day a week, starting last week. A big improvement over walking a packed trail, small park loop every day. I was going bat-"stuff" crazy ! Still no lower body strength I need for pushing up rope, even ladders hurt like Hades. I'm probably gonna have to ask for help doing an OM. I don't get cystoscopy until June, so I'm working to it. But I can walk... One day a week... Hey, it's actually a big deal.
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Similar I think... I found two last week (pencil cases with a ziplock as the "waterproofing") and knowing the CO read logs, mentioned that both were soaked in my Found It log. A couple hours later both were archived (with no mention of picking them up). They were on the far end of my walking right now (as per the doc...) so I'm not sure when I can go check to see if they're there. A CO that used left-in-the-wild ammo cans would walk with me when she knew an archived leftover can was probably nearby. She stopped when I asked that we picked up any plastics as well...
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Most in my area read logs and fix, TD, or archive when a note about the issue is in with a Found It log. I do prefer they OM/NA if there really is an issue (one page side of a logbook isn't "full"...), but we act on notes in with Found It too. Often discussed at events, we find some will watch the cache page for mentions like "Full Log" or similar, weeks/months on end, and just leave it there in hopes that someone else may eventually fix it for them...
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I guess it starts with whether you consider this a hobby or a "game"... Games need points to continue play, and stats I guess gives one "points". Most of the "many tools" are on third-party sites, but yeah, we noticed that "friends" and other add-ons later made it competition here... We joined because it was an outdoors location hobby, the "Language of Location", and enhanced our other outdoor hobbies. - Confusing to people who see all the variations in a search online today (with any mention of "treasure hunt" the worst...), and now many finally say "Geocaching is the real-world adventure..." or "Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity". I'd prefer that caches are maintained. That means being sure their D/T and size remains accurate as well. Most of us have seen terrain changes when revisiting an area. I don't believe "most" members play just for stats....
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Keystone left a link for the 7-day free membership. You may not be "finding" caches because you're using the phone app. Using the app limits you, like igator 210 said, to 2D/2T and below caches, and (IIRC) none other than Traditionals and Events. Take at look on the map in your profile page. If you look at your profile, a search on all caches from your location shows all the caches you're missing out on (other than Premium Member Only). I haven't done it (I use a GPSr) but entering caches in manually will allow you to find some while you're waiting for your free week. Stop back if you have problems ...
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There's numerous articles in a search, but some of us might change up as time goes by... I'm a cargo pants guy, so I can carry a heck-of-a-lotta stuff without bothering with a bag. Sometimes a snack will be in a small camera bag. I don't usually do low D/T caches anymore, now that the other 2/3rds got hurt and can't play a while, so I have no need for tweezers, mirrors, magnets and other small stuff she used to carry. If I ever get well myself, I do like to boulder hop, climb trees and cliffs, so a rope bag and all associated gear makes a heavy but needed move. But my normal wear is an EDC pouch with bushcraft basics in woods, spare batteries (I use a GPSr...), a pen, pencil, and sharpie, tubed honey or candy, pocket or sheathed knife, dual-battery flashlight, and water. Won't walk further than sight of the truck without water...
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Yep. It's right in our guidelines. Another's extreme example would usually be archived by a CO here, as a "5" tree cache now on the ground isn't close to the same cache anymore.
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Maybe it's just me but I'm happy knowing my Trackables were safe in a cache. Much more comforting than yet-another "I was gonna go outta state, but things happened..." we used to get when I ask about our Trackables. Cache size helps, and we like caches away from the easy 1-1.5 D/T hides that get found by new folks often. No offense to new folks. Some are one-weekend warriors, little knowledge about the hobby, and that Trackable ends up a souvenir of their one-weekend outdoors. We don't like Travel Bug "Hotels". Many we found were a hoarder magnet or had an "excessively orderly" CO, but some people have had good experiences with them.
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Our ammo cans caches always had freezer bags, but they were simply meant to separate swag from the log n geocoins. Every time we went for maintenance, we'd find the bags sealed.
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That'd be one big birdhouse... I think the biggest I ever saw in a birdhouse was a 4 x 4 lock n lock. For plastics, we like the Plano Guide boxes, but we tested the "stowaway" models too and they held up just as well. But there isn't much better than a 30 or 50cal original military surplus ammo can.
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I haven't seen a "Helpful" or a "great story" clicked since it started, other-than the occasional gag after a TFTC log and either are clicked. I wouldn't be surprised if this was in "stats" somewhere, but it wouldn't mean much here...
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Offer: free unactivated geocoins, I have 10 to give away.
cerberus1 replied to ByronForestPreserve's topic in Trackables
Came in the mail today. Very cool ! Thanks! -
Yep, remembered that Isonzo Karst said Fundy Tides Earthcache (GC15114) was eastern-most.
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I thought I was gonna start to get back into the swing today. Got tired of the same loop trails nearby, and this is a souvenir day... Out solo (not supposed to be - shhh...) on familiar rail trail. A mile in, a half hour later, and I can't find the first cache. The other 2.3rds said a few times that I can't find anything smaller than a 30cal... Looked further up the trail online and folks are either finding lids and calling 'em a find, or they're not there. Guess I'm done. Got a nice walk though, and the mile markers are intact, so I have evidence for the doc this time. I am gonna cache this year.
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How do I search for only caches that have a trackable inside?
cerberus1 replied to Ice Tres's topic in Trackables
Helpful info from both. We haven't looked for caches with Trackables for some time. They're rarely accurate... So many errors that we often found Trackables not in the cache's inventory, and Trackables missing from one 's that said there was one. I'm kinda uncomfortable with Trackables showing on any that don't already advertise themselves as a "TB Hotel". I stay clear of them because of hoarders targeting them, and look for caches further away with not so easy access to drop one off. BTW, records show you still have another's from 7/2003, TB6A27... -
Same here. I tried my best to stick with email anyway. Lately it says my inbox is "disabled", and I haven't seen that yellow dot in a while...
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Offer: free unactivated geocoins, I have 10 to give away.
cerberus1 replied to ByronForestPreserve's topic in Trackables
Cool ! The other 2/3rds would be thrilled to have one if available. Thanks ! -
Building a Cache to Last a Long Time
cerberus1 replied to garretslarrity's topic in General geocaching topics
The container itself should be weather-resistant. We prefer real military ammo cans. This reminds me of years ago when we first started, with many "old timers" using cookie tins and wrapping them in black, plastic garbage bags. Every fold of plastic a home to earwigs and slugs, and held in moisture to where we carried putty knives to break the rust free. -
Does a geocache container need to be clear
cerberus1 replied to coumpter's topic in General geocaching topics
When you ask for permission (a requirement...) we like to ask the property owner what they prefer. One only allowed bison tubes... Our favorite containers are 50cal metal ammo cans in game lands. They aren't "clear". - They seem to hold up best with our seasonal changes, and woods. When we first put out caches, a park that wasn't completely sold on the hobby requested a "see-through" container. - We used Tupperware and tops weren't "clear". They were fine with 'em. We weren't, and were a maintenance nightmare... Later we got permission to replace those moldy science projects with 30cal ammo cans, and the park found it didn't matter. Since, some large park systems who worry a lot have asked that all containers be "clear", and lock n locks fit. -
We used to get them from a long-time member who claimed to be the FTF king. He'd call the other 2/3rds every time he couldn't find a new cache. Of course never mentioned that he called for a hint, nor say thanks to her after finding it... Finally one time the other 2/3rds gave the phone to me, and I said, "Gee (name wh...), I bet someone will be along to help you shortly..." - And he never did it again... I recently had a couple year member ask about Trackables in email. Gave them all the info, didn't hear back... - And we see questions asked in these forums all the time, and unless you hover over their name to see if they returned, you'd never know. Sometimes I'm tempted to go back a year later and say, "You're welcome...". I feel we just need to realize the world is full of instant gratification gimme pigs. consider the source n forgetaboutit...