Roving Rangies

I think competitiveness in any sport can be fun? Jon All depends if its done light heartedly or deadly serious though. I, personally do it light hearthedly!

That's not competing, that just goes to show you are a normal caching nutter. We did our 1st FTF a few months back...and oh boy did it feel good!

I have concluded that many cachers are caching not for fun, but at a competitive level. I cache and also visit here for information and also to give my view but most of all have fun about cache related subjects! How do you cache?

We cache as a team and also post as one! Gary = M Vivien = F Pickles = m Saffron = F Kind of an even balance really!

A see there was little gentle persuasion on that reply?

Be carefull, or it may be miss interpreted as you being a SATAN lover! You know, I now remember why I stop about a year ago, from visiting the ENGLISH geocache website! Some people just don't know how to have a laugh or have fun!

Rose, I just think there are too many people that think that Geocahing in the UK is a serious competition, and that have a "pop off" at anyone who enjoys themselves! Its the competitors that can't have fun, that are determined to spoil it for others!

Ok, I think I can speak for most ladies here. Its men in general that do not use there brains.. the problem is, they see a nice place to hide a cache.. Yes that will do! regardless of where it is. Its only after us ladies have tried to find them that they realise WE have a problem but blokes don't! If you are out on a walk, say a wooded area, and you see a suitable place for a cache, first in the back of your mind is... can the cache be accessed easily? or do you have to climb through stingers the size of Giant pines to get to it? Next will probably be.. is the cache save out of sight and hidden well enough not to attract wild life or farm stock? How big can the cache be Is the track to the cache suitable for users, Is there any suitable comfort stop places on route etc..etc... Men just go into placing a cache. Arh! thats a nice place, usually dumping an oversized cache for the hole, amoungst stingers, brambles and in area's where limbo'ing is a great advantage, or in places where you wish you had a grab hand thingy that extends into the depths of a rampant wild lifes home. (I am not talking rabbit holes here, I am on about spiders webs and other horrid bug places) I agree to making the cache destination interesting and well hidden, but honestly, men just do not have good imaginations! We have a cache near where we live. Gary placed it initially, I then and fine tuned it! OK, so its still a pain to find, but at least you shouldn't get any unpleasant suprises. Honest, just look at who the cache owner is before you do the next cache! Then look at where the cache is..its all clear then!

As much as Nobby is a good cyber friend, I certainly DO NOT go into strange terriory alone anymore. I have been attacked by a stranger on a motorbike, who tried to rape me on a fairly quite country lane whilst I was riding my bike. That was over 13 years ago, and even today I still have my eyes out on stalks looking at what everyone does, even when I am in a crowded place like a supermarket. Please consider how you would feel if someone tried to attack you! Do try to take a freind and a dog with you. You will be less of a target..honest!

This Saturday - North Wiltshire. Wow, these jeeps look good civilised You did that on suppose didn't you! You knew I had arranged to go out for the day! Oh Well! Will have to wait for the next one Its like waiting for a London Bus....wait for ages then 2 come along together, but both are full!

Should get up earlier then It will be in Wiltshire - and soon. civilised Its not me that can't get up in the mornings, its the old man! Give us a clue where and when? Vivien

You tea leaf...you took it from under my nose! Are you going to release it in North Wiltshire? Come on....I need to know! Vivien

I got mine from Lidls, I think I paid about £10 and it came with a pack of sheets. Can't live without it. They make natty personalised place mats for pressies!

There is a white jeep in Buckinghamshire waiting release approval.

Hang on a minute! One thing everyone has forgotten up till now is: Language! Yes! Just think how many languages the UK uses! (I mean national ones, not the imported type!) Perhaps we should be using the reginal names like, Gaelic, Manx, Cornish etc!

Sounds a bit exposed to me... Mrs Blorenge Not on Blorenge, I hope! Yes the place was exposed for a comfort stop! We had to walk quite away to find a rock big enough to hide behind. (Alright for men, they just use the wheel arches! ) No! it was on a mountain in North Wales! We had just driven across a bog, stopped to gain comfort (If you get my drift) when one of the group came back after finding the box in a rocky crag. That made us curious and the rest is history.

We started in August 2004, after returning from a off roading holiday in Wales and stumbling over a cache on top of a mountain during a comfort stop. We have got 51 caches under out belt and own 1. Slow but sure is my approach!

...isn't this an oxymoron? Yep I agree! When have men ever had any logical thoughts?

.....I sincerely hope not or the big reviewer bogey man will archive his cachey-wachey as being contra the guidelines Now you see... if the male orientated guide lines were worded and written as you have, many caches would be in the right place! but! as they are written in manesse what can you expect?

Rose, I just read your profile....us ladies should stick together! Look at the GPS and think of it as: A piece of electronis wizardry, designed by a man, for a woman to use and complain about! Seriously, the logical thoughts of a man are reeally illogical to any woman! Its because we look for the obvious, we have trouble with men orientated things in life. My theory is, when out caching, unless the cache was placed by a lady, you really MUST think at a childs level! Example: Did the male cache put the lickle boxy wox in the bunny wabbitts house? and when the men scratch themselves on thorns...Would you like me to kiss your poorly better den?

I would like to comment about your reference as OFF ROADING being on the WRONG side of the law! I wish that the moderators would place a link at the top of the Forum, which clearly states that if caches are left on or near a RUPP's, by way's or unclassified roads with vehicle access, then they can be LEGALLY approached by those who use off road vehicles. Off roading is certainly within the law! and if anyone thinks otherwise, then they are in for a VERY big surprise!

We have done the same 3 caches so many tines now, we could write a book about our adventures. We have came in from different approaches, taken people with us...you name it, yet we still have not managed to find them! What is frustrating is you return home and THERE! someone has just posted a find on the ones you can not find.

There is only one words for that kinda of dedication.. N U T T E R ! The weather has been dreadful here in not very sunny Wiltshire. All I can say is: Well Done!

7.24 am, blowing a gale and drizzle, dreadful sound of husband still snoring after he watched the very late night film, last night. So doubt whether it will be us first found by us! Best of luck by who ever does

Busy here, trying to get the water pump sorted, blew just as we were about to leave. Other Range Rover locked in barn and the farmer is away for the weekend, The other one needs gas, so if not found, maybe tomorrow! Its also dark, drizzly and cold here!