eagletrek
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OK, sticks work if you have 8 or 9 hours, but you must reverse the logic once you cross the equator. The wrist watch method takes just a few seconds and works the same both sides of the equator. (Plus your link even mentions the wrist watch method too, so backatcha!)
I don't know, maybe I'll just start taking a glass of water and a needle with me... or look for ants???
Eagletrek, JDSP is a motherlode of caches, somewhere over 60 there. I hope you like hikes in the woods!
Hikes are what I'm lookin' for!!!! Hence the "trek" part of my handle. Been seeing way too many PNGs in Central Texas lately.
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Sticks have a "12" on 'em?
Eagletrek, how close 'ya gonna be? My Email is on my profile, get in touch before you come "South".
When using sticks, there no need for numbers!!!! Find out how by checking out: http://www.learn-orienteering.org/old/nocompass1.html
I'll be in Jupiter and the surrounding area. I plan on caching in and around Jonathan Dickinson State Park. I'll drop you a line before I depart.
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Actually, YOUR WATCH CAN BE a compass for you. Try the following, it works! (Assuming it is daytime, and you can find the sun). Works best with an Analog Watch, but can be done with a Digital and a little imagination.
Point the Hour Hand at the Sun. Halfway between that hand and the 12 is SOUTH. Works AM or PM when the sun is out, Northern Hemisphere or Southern Hemisphere. Does not adjust for DST though!
Why use a watch at all!!!! You can just use sticks if you have a sunny day!!!!! But I believe the OP would like to determine north in a somewhat rapid fashion. That said, a GPS with an electronic compass, a pin-on/clip-on compass, or a wrist compass will work fine. While my GPS has an electronic compass, I always carry a low tech wrist compass at a minimum. It's that "Be Prepared" thang!!!!!
OBTW, Gator Man, I'll be in your neck of the woods in a couple of weeks.
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Instead of a keychain compass, why not try one of these on your watch band???? I've used one similar to this for years without any failure.
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In most cases a Gerber Multi-Tool will work but for those jobs that require something extra, this little jewel will do!!!!!
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I used to keep count but numbers don't matter anymore, right??????
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I was one who use to think that the puritans complained about certain logging practices because they were concerned about numbers. Finally some posters, particularly fizzymagic, set me straight. The puritans want there to be some consistency in what a find log means. It should at least mean that you found the cache. More extreme puritans may insist that you signed the log. Almost all puritans agree that you should only log found one time except for a few grandfathered moving caches and you shouldn't use multiple attended at events to keep track of caches which aren't "official" Geocaching.com caches. Many puritans feel it is the people who use questionable logging practices who are concerned about numbers. If you didn't think that having a bigger number wasn't important, what was your excuse for logging the DNF as a found when the owner said you could or for logging multiple times for temporary caches at events. So the puritans sometimes come across as attacking people for putting too much emphasis on numbers, when in fact these people are probably logging these caches because the find count only matters to them and they get some enjoyment in taking part in the event owners game of allowing temporary caches or a cache owners game of allowing finds on a missing cache. It's like a friendly game of golf where the foursome agrees to allow mulligans if someone has a bad shot.
I'm always amazed that some of the folks who claim that numbers don't mean much are the same folks who have all sorts of charts and graphs posted on their "profile pages" proclaiming their caching prowess. BTJMO
The only numbers on my profile page are to let the puritans make adjustments for finds I took credit for that they might not have.
Puritans!!!!!! What's all this talk about Puritans???
While your profile page "numbers" are interesting, those weren't the ones that I was referring to. I'm talking about those folks with the elaborate charts and graphs indicating everything to include types of caches found, days (hours and minutes) between finds, average difficulty, average terrain, etc, etc.. For those folks, it seems that "numbers" hold some sort of significance.
I consider myself more of a "Ninja Cacher."
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From one eagle to another.......... we curmudgeons are out here!!!!!! Stop by Central Texas and I'll introduce myself.
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.......or at least call up the Montana Militia!!!!!!!
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Sorry to hear that you got mugged and lost your GPS. This story is particularly scary for me since I was faced with a potentially dangerous situation this past weekend in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Here's a copy of what I posted in our local MBGA forums:
I was out this afternoon scouting locations to place a new cache and decided to check out the little park off River Avenue that I've passed by many times. I think it's called Fort Rouge Park. Seems like a nice little park with play structures for kids, and picnic tables and benches scattered about.
First of all, I walked down to the river level to look for potential hiding spots in that area. This is almost a 3 tier park. There's the upper level with the play structures, then a middle level that is just a grass field, then the river level. There were a couple groups partying down on the middle level (remember this is the middle of the afternoon), so I decided that perhaps it would be better to stick to the upper level. I figured if I placed a cache here and warned people that it was not recommended for night caching, then it should be ok.
So here I am wandering around the upper level of this park and checking out some of the lilacs and other bushes for potential hiding spots, when I hear what sounds like a dropped case of beer nearby. I stand still hoping that who ever that was doesn't see me. Well, next thing I know, there are two native guys getting ready to sit at the picnic table right beside where I am standing.
The one guy asks me what I'm doing there in the bush. I replied "oh, just looking around". Then he asks if that's a radio in my hand. I'm thinking it's probably best to let him think that, than to tell him it's a $500 GPS unit, so I said "ya". Well, then he starts asking if I am some sort of security, or if I'm a cop, or what exactly I think I am doing hiding out in these bushes. I laugh it off and tell them not to worry, I'm just enjoying the lilacs in bloom.
So then they ask if I mind if they sit there and drink their beers. Sure, no problem - it's a free country (although I imagine that open liquor in the park is not legal). So they sit down and pop open their cans of Lucky beer. I tell them to have a nice day and try to go on my merry way. Well, not so fast - now they want to chat. They suggest that I sit with them at the picnic table because I'm making them nervous walking around (looking for my quickest exit). So I agree and sit down to chat with these guys.
The one guy introduces himself as Russell, but the other doesn't offer up his name. Russell mentions that freedom is the best thing in the world then tells me that he just got out after serving 6 years in the joint. That's apparently where he met his nameless buddy.
He asks me if I can imagine what it's like to be locked up for 6 years. I tell him I really can't. So he explains to me what it's like, and what you need to do to survive in there. He asks me if I've heard of the Manitoba Warriors. I told him I hadn't. He looked at me in disbelief and said "You've never heard of the f'n Warriors???" His buddy asks me if I just crawled out from under a rock in that bush (ha ha - sense of humour I see). So then I got a lesson on some of the gang activity in the city.
Apparently the one that didn't offer up his name is a captain of the Warriors with his own crew and everything. He showed me the tattoo on his back to prove it. Russell is just an associate (I think that was the term he used), but being friends with a Captain (even though he's not on his crew) means that people pretty much leave him alone. As far as I can gather, these two guys met in the joint and are now friends for life. There was certainly a lot of "I love you man" comments being exchanged between the two of them.
They asked me if I'd ever smoked crack, and I told them no. So then they asked me if I wanted to as he's reaching into his bag of tricks. I told him no thanks. He said "it makes your head f'n ring", so I asked "and that's a good thing??" Note: this is the 2nd time in a week that I've been offered drugs while geocaching.
Oh, and I also got to hear about their fun and exciting Friday night down on Main Street. They ran into some guy that owed the Captain money. It's all about the money you know, so he had to show him he meant business. The Captain grabbed the guy and apparently stabbed him 4 times in the back until Russell stepped in and told him to back off. Then he told the other guy to take off before he gets himself killed. Gee, what did I do Friday night? Sat around my apartment drinking margaritas with a couple of friends.
Well, my new friends finished their beers and had to go make a phone call. They told me that they respected me for sitting there and chatting with them. Especially being a white female and being alone - they were surprised I didn't run away in fear. Russell picked one of the lilac blooms off the bush nearby and handed it to me saying it was a gift from them.
Man, do I ever lead a sheltered life. Needless to say, I chose not to place a cache in this park
Looks like we'll have to erect a fence along the northern border too!!!!!!
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I have small out break of poison ivy on one wrist. Does anyone have any reccomendations to dry it out so it stops oozing?
If you can stand the pain, open the pores in the area contaminated with warm/hot water and then wipe it down with plain ole bleach. OUCH!!!!!!!! It will sting like hell for awhile, but the blisters will start to dry up within 24 hours. I've done this before and have suffered no lasting effects. Well, at least I think so.
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WOO HOO!
(It also helped some other cacher get within x degrees of you.)
If they were smart, they'd avoid me like the plague!!!!
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I'm always amazed that some of the folks who claim that numbers don't mean much are the same folks who have all sorts of charts and graphs posted on their "profile pages" proclaiming their caching prowess. BTJMO
Are they really there to proclaim their caching prowness or are they just there for the fun of it? I have the charts and graphs on my profile page and with barely 550 finds in 6+ years at this sport I'm hardly proclaiming any sort of prowness.
I do believe that I used the word "some" instead of "all" in my statement. I guess you don't fit within the "some" category.
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Okay, let's get back on track before MM closes the thread.
I challenge the detractors to say one good thing about the ODS project and divest themselves of attacking the teflon coated ego of the "moron" who started it.
For my part, I will try to acknowledge some of the negatives when I return from GW5.
Okay, the ODS cache that I found increased my "found" count by one!!! I guess that's positive!!!
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I'm always amazed that some of the folks who claim that numbers don't mean much are the same folks who have all sorts of charts and graphs posted on their "profile pages" proclaiming their caching prowess. BTJMO
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Micro-Maximus???
Is that an Oxy moron?
HEY! I resemble that remark.
Why, yes you do!!!!!
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Can somebody point me towards the enemy list?
My opinion, since it was asked for in the OP:
I don't like the spirit of this project. It reeks of advertising one's self and the need for ego stroking. It seems to have less to do with caching, and more to do with "look at me, look at me."
If somebody wants to hide a new cache, let that somebody go find a good location and then go find a good container to match that location. THAT is how I roll.
Cache on everybody, with your own containers!
SPOT ON!!!! I believe that's what many of us believe.
Do you now care eagle dude?
ODS: Prime: What's the big deal???? Frankly, who cares????Knowing the word of mouth on you from your local community and experiencing it confirmed first hand not too very long ago, I would welcome your well researched and eloquently delivered critique of the project. Living where you live, without even checking, I'm almost certain you would have first hand experience of ODS to accentuate the negative about. It's what you're known best for.
First, I don't really care about ODS:Prime and/or the concept. BTJMO.
Second, I thought MountainMudbug's comments were spot on. No need to say anything else!!!
Third, I can't provide you with a "well researched and eloquently delivered critque" of your ODS:Prime caches because I believe I only sought out one of them, but I'm sure you'll tell me if I've found more. Now the one I found was pretty unspectacular as to how it was hidden, the coords were so-so, and it was hidden on private property without the permission of the owner. I'm not blaming you for how the cache was hidden.
I sought out this cache to see what all the "noise" was about. What I found was something that resembled a "caching chain mail" note.
Fourth, I did take a seed container, but I can proudly say that I never "planted" it. It still resides in my center console.
Fifth, I'm amazed out how many folks I've never met, know about me!!! But then again, I shouldn't be surprized since I've really ticked off some "caching phenoms" in Texas by commenting on their "unusual caching practices." I guess if you plan to comment on something, you should plan for some "blowback."
Now does that answer your questions, Micro-Maximus???
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Can somebody point me towards the enemy list?
My opinion, since it was asked for in the OP:
I don't like the spirit of this project. It reeks of advertising one's self and the need for ego stroking. It seems to have less to do with caching, and more to do with "look at me, look at me."
If somebody wants to hide a new cache, let that somebody go find a good location and then go find a good container to match that location. THAT is how I roll.
Cache on everybody, with your own containers!
SPOT ON!!!! I believe that's what many of us believe.
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That still leaves the bulk of the protective responsibility right square on the "victim's" shoulders. (Victim is in quotes because if the "victim" is successful in hisher defence, heshe won't BE a "victim.")
And that's it in a nutshell; personal protection cannot be delegated. Modern citizens have been brainwashed into thinking that government, via police and military, are the only valid protectors. While that may be true of society as a whole, it isn't true for the individual. Each person is responsible, both morally and legally, for his or her own protection. The legal question has been affirmed in the U.S. courts time after time; the government cannot be held responsible for not protecting an individual.
BRAVO!!!! Couldn't have said it better!!!!
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Seems the OP will be in "high number" company if they do so!!!
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WOW!!!!!!! I'm stunned by the enormity of it all.
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ODS: Prime: What's the big deal???? Frankly, who cares????
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Do yourself a favor and start tracking your "addiction related" expenses today. In a year's time, see how much you've spent!
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There are stats on this subject, see the reference and quote below or in summary...
People with guns in the home are more at risk of dying from a firearm homicide or firearm suicide . <snip>
Which, as sbell111 pointed out, is likely much more a function of lifestyle than of gun presence. Correlation does not equal causation. Couples with children are more likely to divorce than couples without. Are we then to conclude that children cause divorce?
Spot On!!!!!!!! A man of logic. Truly a rare find nowadays!!!!
Geocaching as a "sport"
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When dealing with geocaching as a "sport", forget the exercise issue as that is not relevant. If geocaching is ever going to earn "sport" status it will have to have a clearly defined "set of rules" to operate by and from what I've seen over the years, not too many folks want to play by any rules!!!!