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We have a small container with a micro inside. We listed it as a small, since that's the size folks will be looking for. We wouldn't want anyone "turning every stone, lifting every branch" in a spot looking for a micro when it's truly a small they seek, with easier options and less damage to the area.

We don't use acronyms other than maybe TNLN. CJ writes "Thanks for the smiley" and I say "Thanks for the fun" at the end of our wordier logs.

Played around awhile on their P&R site and pretty-much everything has a fee. Puts 'em on the Do Not Visit list for me for vacationing. Did spot their geocaching history tour (course # 22819) scheduled for 2-4 PM on their community calendar. No links to Groundspeak, so does that mean the "event" is a separate thing?

If this was opened for Earth Day or similar "park day", to bring in new folks who didn't own GPSrs and wanted to learn GPSr usage and make "finds" it might be okay. Still not sure what a fee of ten bucks would have to do with rental GPSrs. Better to show your license or something and hand 'em out. Ten bucks isn't gonna cover loss. - But this is an event on Geocaching.com... New folks unaware of geocaching wouldn't even see this event page. Only cachers who (should) already own a GPSr or smartphone would be the only ones viewing it - and they'd bring them with them. Paying ten bucks for a history tour just seems lame to me. The cache page says it's sponsored by Parks & Recreation, with many mentions that the "Parks Service" will do this and that, but the "event cache by" link goes to one individual's profile page. - Guess calling the number might give you a time/place to "attend". "Pay me ten bucks and I'll show you around" No thanks. I see others (so far) are saying the same. This isn't the same as helping to pay for a pavilion in a park. We all understand the cash is coming out of the CO's pocket and we're glad to help defray the cost. In our area, it's usually holding a raffle to help.

You didn't say which end you intended to drill, but I don't believe a rotary hammer (impact) drill or a hand rock drill would work on that little 2x1/2" rock. Probably just shatter, since you wouldn't know what it's made of. Not sure you could find a 1/16 SDS bit anyway. You may be better off taking a rock (bring a couple) to a jeweler who makes their own bead/stone jewelry. Offering to pay for the bit may help. - Now you're out a few bucks. If you do it yourself, I'd still stick with jeweler's hollow diamond tip coring bits (buy a few, they wear quick), with a small drill or Dremel. Take your time, lots of water - and be careful of water and electrical equipment. There's actually a lot online on making stone jewelry. Might help on what you're attempting to work with.

Thanks ! Haven't spotted any with 4-5 equivalent difficulty/terrain in my area, but I'll keep an eye out.

Even with my limited knowledge of this stuff, I was able to scan everything but the Tshirt within seconds on a Windows phone. Fun, but I wouldn't want to use it as a replacement to a log. I can see a new QR cache type though, made for power trails and C&Ds, where "TFTC" is the most you'll get on an online log anyway. Look at logs after stickers have peeled away (and floated around GZ) and stamp smudges seep through the rest of the log. With many of these "power" cachers using stampers and stickers, it may be a cleaner alternative. Still challenge-free (where it's possible this code thing may end up). I'll stick to longer hikes and higher terrains and remain a bit wordy on both the hide's and online log. For me, caching's to get away from the quick-paced "modern" world we've become and for a while, get back to a simpler (and quieter) time. - If that makes me appear "behind the times" to a few people who don't get it, tough.

A visual dyslexic and sorta-smart phone user. Often, spell checkers make it worse than if I did't concentrate.

We have crossover (or hybrid) bikes. Many trail systems where we live are off-limits to bike use. We figured the cost, comfort and actual use of a crossover more to our liking. A true mountain bike seemed to be overkill on the many rail trails in our area. We use 'em for the few caches on rail trails that are more than a four mile hike and we placed a series on one. Sometimes we'll hit the Lehigh River trail with fishing gear, hitting spots that many won't/can't access due to distance.

I agree. Besides location, I stopped doing micros due to all their maintenance issues. One day I sent seven emails to the same cacher for seven separate hides. All said, "Replaced your soaked calendar page with a Rite-In-Rain strip. Want the original?" Never received a reply.

Most hides I go for are higher terrain or difficuly accessing. I'll usually carry things that folks who'll go after those hides might like or need. A spare low-end 'biner on a rope run is a Godsend. Backpackers TP is the one thing never discussed, but most grabbed from hides I drop mini rolls in. Received mails where a ponchos, led lights, or batteries for flashlight/GPSr saved their bacon. My other 2/3rds hits more 1-2 terrains, so she'll usually have the kid stuff with her. We've gone a bit cheaper with those hides, as they most lately tend to have poor quality swag to begin with.

Sorry, but maintenance of hides and swag condition are two different things. When/if our hides require maintenance we'll bring some new swag to fill it a bit. We won't however, visit any hide to see how much swag is left, or what condition swag is in until then. We maintain our caches. When you have more than one hide, you might understand the difference.

We're usually good at maintenance, having a problem (on home turf) once when on vacation in another State. If that rare time comes when we can't do maintenance within a few days, I'd appreciate a pencil (that another took as swag) or a replacement paper for the (rarer) full log. Most of the "full log" notes we get fail to mention there's another side to the log, still untouched. - But I don't want anyone replacing my containers for me. I feel an error was made in this latest newsletter, making it sound as if container replacement is the norm. Most of our smaller hides aren't going to be copied in the field, so we'd have to go out to remove the "replacement" to place another unique container anyway. That's what a NM is for and we respond, thank you. The rest of ours are mostly ammo cans. - "Couldn't find ammo can. No worries, please see pic of camo'd pill bottle with a NEW log! You're welcome!" No, I don't see this as a good thing either.

I agree. Seen many metal or composite reinforced work shoes made to resemble hikers, but know of no one who'd actually hike in them. They're simply a (sometimes) lighter weight, "stylish" alternative to the standard work boot. When I tell one of the younger crowd at work their new job requires safety shoes , they usually go to the "hiker" style. Safety shoes usually have an ASTM or ANSI rating on them. I saw on your stats that terrain is normally less than three. Your footwear shouldn't be doing you in at these ratings. Even a standard hunting boot would be an improvement. If you feel you need "hikers", any store carrying outdoor gear should be able to steer you straight.

I just did a search and it came up. Downloaded easily. Seems a little different. Will have to play a bit tomorrow after work and see what the hoopla is about.

Yep ! Now that cigarettes in many States require the crappy "fire safe" paper, it would no longer burn down like "timing devices" in old movies, just extinquish itself in a few minutes. "I think someone had to do some research to make this kind of device," the Police Chief said. - No, not really. Since it's so close to work, many employees know I frequent this trail (after-work stress break). Usually only had to worry of others stealing your lunch...

"when you have Symbian and Android siting at the top, followed by Blackberry and iPhone, I can't see a phone that does not rank in even the top 5 warranting any real resources." That odd, one of the reasons I went to Windows was it's ease of use and word that Nokia (I thought the last using Symbian) was canning Symbian, instead putting Windows in their phones. I believe they started with Windows last year, around October.

This is the "How do I...?" section. Your opinion probably should have gone into the general forums. Though some caches may be left by an inactive CO, others may be left due to cross-listings on other sites. They may still be active there. The only (real) way to tell is look at the hide's logs or enter the coords on another site.

Nope. A good question that's been asked before and I don't recall an official answer from Groundspeak. There was a question on fees in a survey once, but I believe it centered more on what you'd be willing to pay. - But there wasn't a "suggestion" section then, so maybe there will be an answer this time. I'm torn between doing my full year in October, or just the three months, since we may not be doing anything after December.

I'll look at logs after I found certain hides, usually higher terrain/difficult access and see who's hitting them. I like to see that not all are getting the numbers bug and curious if they'd hit my area, if they were presented with similar. Have to start asking. I sometimes read my old logs, usually from (by now) archived hides and have noticed I was wordier then. Not really sure what that means.

You posted on BUG REPORTS. Being harassed on cache pages isn't a bug. You should be emailing the contact@geocaching.com for help with the problem. - Which it appears they're doing, since any I've found have now been locked. Pretty competent in my book.

Along with a few standard bullet-type (two piece) Fisher Space pens, I have one that appears to be a spent bullet - a .338 cartridge pen. I believe you can still find them today. Curious if I could get busted for having a pen in my posession in some States. - Our tax dollars at work. I would like to see your idea as a sig item.

If the CO didn't place an attribute on it, didn't write in in the cache description and you didn't see a sign, how would you know the park hours? Another found it after you. However, reading the park's visitors page online does show the half hour before/after sunrise/sunset rules. A sour grapes post from an unprepared,frustrated cacher isn't an issue.

This could have all been resolved with a quick email and a GC#. No quotes from a creed or a humorous link, just a simple GC# to which cache you alledgedly had problems with. Instead you chose to create an issue here that now leaves you with perception of credibility problems in this and future threads.

Danielwest 76, can you check with the CO and see if the OP has sent a GC# for the "troubled" hide? Noticed they've been active in other threads, should have been plenty of time to do so.