okie-wan

My 60CSx is "accurate" 12-15' consistently.

Actually, you do want to spend a lot on one. Too, it depends on what you consider "a lot" to be. I do not think you should be afraid to spend $30 -$50 (or more) (equivalent) on a quality piece of equipment that could save your life. That's just my viewpoint. I agree with Gitchee-Gummee. I have more than 30 compasses. Also consider a very good book, 'Be Expert With Map and Compass' by Bjorn Kellstrom. $12.95 USD It's a great little book with quizzes and a practice topo map.

How. Me okie-wan. Come from hunting ground across great river. Many Tonkawah here. Welcome to our lodge.

ONNMA Oh No Not MORE Acronyms

When I was a young man many years ago, I learned that intelligent criticism was always followed by a suggestion. Why should anyone be disrespectful? Sure, in any group of people, there will always be that 10%. This is, after all, a game.

Thanks for your replies guys. I see I have yet more groundschool to complete. Gitchee-Gummee we want to see pictures of your pistolas. Wild Thing 73, Thank you for your service sir. We used to work with CV-43 Coral Sea and USS Kearsarge back in '69. Good info in your profile, thank you. Sgt. USMC '67-'71

Yes, fellow readers, I went to 'Search' first, and yes, I got my 'Search Error' message, so here I am. I am new and have a 60CSx. I keep reading articles about paperless caching. Is this for us un-tech, Cro-Magnon type people? My wife has had it for several months now and didn't know it has mapping/GPS capabilities. She is an "infidel" and has no interest in caching. I leafed through the manual and also found the CD that comes with it. My question is: Should I open this can of worms or just go merrily on my way in complete ignorance and continue to learn my GPSr? Seems that paperless caching is used mainly by the "old salts."

Not in my state. +1. This is why you always need to be looking around you and totally aware of your situation. This could happen anywhere and not just at certain geocaches. That Kimber sure will take a beating lugging it around all of the time. Kimbers are too nice for beating up. Knight2000, copy that on the Kimber. Our everyday carry guns are Springfiels Armory XDMs in 40 S&W. It's my first "tupperware" gun and it's a great shooter!

As an old veteran with a whopping 4 caches hanging from my belt, don't look for any cache smaller than a Peterbilt! Good luck and welcome aboard!

Not to mention they are nutritious and delicious! I've got an awesome bear marinade. Nothing quite like some bear's knees sauce on a good steak, either. In all my years of growing up in black bear country (U.P. of Michigan for much of it) and being very much an outdoors guy, there was only one time that I had a close call with a bear. I was doing some trout fishing in northern Wisconsin and heard a crashing in the brush behind me. Expecting a fisherman, or perhaps a deer, I was surprised to see a bear come out of the woods, slid down the bank, and started to drink from the river. She didn't know I was there (about 50 feet away, as I recall) so I just cleared my throat (a-HEM!!!). She looked up, sniffed the air, and ran back the way she came. Fifty feet is way too close to my likin!" Folks in Saigon would've heard me clear my throat!

While it's always a sad event to see a species go extinct, I was sure glad to see the pterodactyls go. They used to scare the be-jabbers out of me when I was a kid! (You guys started this. ) ClanRiffster, did I ever tell you about my Wooly Mammouth hunt up toward Wyoming way back in the day?

Clueless Two, Well done! As I am way too green to get tangled up in this mess, permit me........... Moderator?....Oh moderator........ I'd like to but the house a round please.

I took delivery of my 60CSx this past Sept. 22. It has the SIRF feature. When accquiring satellites it always fires up on 5 sats or more. Does not work at all in a metal building. Accuracy? 12'-15' consistently at GZ. I'm a new guy and this is my first unit. I have much to learn but am very satisfied. The "Elders of the Tribe" here say it's an outstanding GPSr and that's good enough for me!

I plunked my thirty bucks down before I even knew what a PQ was. I enjoy this site, the information, and especially the friendly and helpful people that hang out here. It's worth it to me to support this organisation. That's not to mention the free beer every Friday night!

Gideon-X, Sorry to hear of your loss. You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers.

As long as you are having fun.......makes no difference how you "Git 'er done!"

Hooray for MOM!

Surely, there must be a formula somewhere for lifetime memberships. I mentioned this on a thread once and it was not well received. I'm a Life Member in the VFW and, dare I say it?.........NRA!

Sorry about the double post........it timed out! American: Dad- Gum it! British?: Oh, dash it all!

I'm sure your intentions are honorable, but we actually spell things differently. I think one of things we are actually talking about is the "Americanisms" that are creeping into our culture. Like Colour, Honour, Centre, Favourite, Metres and Aluminium I also agree with TDW - This sort of subject just brings out the trolls that seem to sit in this forum. The number of events I go to and people say "Well, I don't bother reading the forum. It's full of old f@rts who constantly troll" You could argue that by replying to threads like this, I've become one of them. I do try and use good grammar and spelling, but I also appreciate that there are people in the world who can't spell quite as well and they lead perfectly good lives with perfectly good jobs. I think that the quality of the actual caches is far more important than what's written on the actual page. I've seen some awful caches with tomes written well, lots of information about the local area and history. I've also seen some brilliant caches which have very little. A single line with no information in some cases. Crooks Peak is one of my favourite ever caches. The cache needs no description. Go up, have a look and you'll know exactly what I mean! My British Friends, Please help me understand: Americanisms creeping into your culture. I seem to recall a band back in the '60's called the Beatles. Big hit here, and shortly thereafter, all the young men quit cutting their hair. Personally, I liked the Dave Clark Five much better. Is this the same thing?

I'm sure your intentions are honorable, but we actually spell things differently. I think one of things we are actually talking about is the "Americanisms" that are creeping into our culture. Like Colour, Honour, Centre, Favourite, Metres and Aluminium I also agree with TDW - This sort of subject just brings out the trolls that seem to sit in this forum. The number of events I go to and people say "Well, I don't bother reading the forum. It's full of old f@rts who constantly troll" You could argue that by replying to threads like this, I've become one of them. I do try and use good grammar and spelling, but I also appreciate that there are people in the world who can't spell quite as well and they lead perfectly good lives with perfectly good jobs. I think that the quality of the actual caches is far more important than what's written on the actual page. I've seen some awful caches with tomes written well, lots of information about the local area and history. I've also seen some brilliant caches which have very little. A single line with no information in some cases. Crooks Peak is one of my favourite ever caches. The cache needs no description. Go up, have a look and you'll know exactly what I mean! My British Friends, Please help me understand: Americanisms creeping into your culture. I seem to recall a band back in the '60's called the Beatles. Big hit here, and shortly thereafter, all the young men quit cutting their hair. Personally, I liked the Dave Clark Five much better. Is this the same thing?

Scubasonic, Mr. Glock? I know him well. My wife has been known to "sneak" out and about with a couple o' fellers.......Smith & Wesson, under the cover of darkness, while I am touring the Springfield Armory! She will oftentime mumble in her sleep "Kimber, Kimber." Whatever shall I do?

Starbugs, I'm a new guy and maybe speaking out of turn, but I seriously doubt that anyone on this forum would intentionally insult anyone. Looks to me like your doing a fine job.

Americanisms? What Americanisms? Shoot!.........Y'all gotta' be joshin' us!

I like finding business cards. I like seeing who was there before me. I don't think of them as advertisements. Come on, what are the chances I'm going to be buying soy burgers anyway? lol In regards to religious pamphlets, I find them distasteful. It says in the guidelines: Solicitations are off-limits. For example, caches perceived to be posted for religious, political, charitable or social agendas are not permitted. Geocaching is supposed to be a light, fun activity, not a platform for an agenda. While it may not be the intent of that cache to be solicitating members to this church or that church (and I have no way of knowing if the cache owner put that pamphlet in there or if another cacher did unless they say so in the logs), I feel that a cache is no place for religious pamphlets. A cross, or a rosary, ok, fine, leave that. But don't try to get me to convert to a Jehovah's Witness while I'm out on my hike. Ring my doorbell on Saturday morning like a normal person LOL My daughter would love to find a piece of quartz. She is a total rockhound. We even BUY rocks. Yes, we spend money on rocks. It's her hobby, it is nowhere near "junk" to her. I'm not going to feel bad if we leave a cool looking rock or mineral in a cache. I carry in my geocaching backpack all the supplies I feel I need: a "swag bag" with swag to trade or just leave, which includes new pencils, stickers, bracelets and soon our signature item; a notepad and scissors to replenish log books if the current one is full; and ziplock bags. I try to leave a cache in better shape than I found it. It's my way of "paying it forward." Like most things in life, it will probably be back to bad shape in no time, but that doesn't mean I leave it in bad shape. I think it's a good lesson to teach my daughter, and if I made one kid happy because she got to trade for a Hannah Montana sticker that you (general you) might think of as lame, then, as the sayings go, "You can't please everyone" and "My work here is done" 'Ya mean I gotta' toss the 5,000 NRA window stickers I ordered? DOH!