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Opalblade

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  1. I just presubscribed. Looks promising
  2. I agree - cute cache description - a nice obvious one can be fun to find after a row of grueling micros - that's one the kids would enjoy finding with me - they would get a kick out of the photo. Too bad that car was in the way.
  3. There's a cacher who lives near me and puts out caches for her hubby as gifts from time to time. I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who waits until he's logged them before going out. They have names like "hubby's valentines surprise" . No way would I go running out w my flashlight for a FTF attempt . Neither does anyone else from what I've seen.
  4. Found a lot of film canisters today with dry logs in tiny jewelry size plastic bags.
  5. I was told it was an empty urn and a buddha, and the next person said it was two Eastern Religion statues. So probably noone's remains. I pretty much already know that I will be moving the cache, really just wanting to tell my sad (and unusual) story. My spot was very very awesome and sneaky, and barely over the 500 ft minimum to be able to be in the park. Wouldn't it be illegal to put ashes in a park? Presumably the urn would indicate that there are remains of a deceased loved one. If you move them you would be disturbing a grave and Buddha wouldn't look kindly on that, but since Buddha is a benevolent diety its not like you would be punished and sent to eternal damnation like some other dieties would do. What would I do? I would move my cache. What should you do? Well thats up to you and your conscience, and how much you worry about karma.
  6. I'm not sure how many people have tried to find my latest cache b/c they are not big on logging DNF's around here. I gave it a difficultly of 2 but may have to up it. First person that I know of that went looking found it after a hint from me (she called)...but she also found a bag under a big rock about a foot from ground zero with a buddha and an empty urn inside. Hiding my cache did not involve lifting really big rocks so I had no idea that stuff was there. I've now had a second cacher email me to ask if the two small statues from an Eastern religion are my cache even though there was no logbook or marbles to be found. I really really really really don't want to move my cache. I found the cutest clearing behind a big sign for the park and the perfect little hidey spot for my little cache. But obviously there is now this issue. Thoughts? And why would Buddha statues be hidden in a bag under a big rock in a park? They couldn't be stolen valuables could they?
  7. A laminator Will be using some Christmas money to get a gel pen that will sign most logs. Would get a space pen but the little cross gel pens are so much cuter
  8. I'm one of those complicated board games and dice kind of girls Geocaching is a real life quest to uncover treasure and solve puzzles while using stealth Love tools and gadgets and maps and crafts and making things and fixing things So many sister hobbies for geocaching out there but geocaching has it all! I would be in heaven if I were a bird/animal watcher type - because geocaching takes me off trail so often, and me and whoever I'm with are concentrating and therefore being fairly quiet, I have seen an insane amount of animals since I started geocaching a couple of months ago.
  9. I am very very fond of tools in general I currently carry a little multi tool on my keychain that has: Screwdriver Nail file Corkscrew Can opener Bottle opener Scissors Knife blade So two points to this thread. One is I'm curious what multitools others carry and which little tools on it they have used while geocaching or hiking and for what reasons. Especially if they've involved using a little saw or pliers Two is I'd love to know if anyone has found a multitool that fits all my requirements With all of the above tools and ALSO tweezers, pliers, and a little saw, WITH a keychain attachment. I never camp overnight or hike alone in remote areas or put myself in any kind of situation where a little saw would be needed but I just WANT a little saw My thinking I guess is you never know when a little saw might save your life (read a lot of Reader's Digest growing up hehe). Pliers and/or tweezers I can think of many practical uses for having handy, aside from geocaching. Being the mom of four boys presents interesting situations on an almost daily basis, and there is the occasional handygirl type stuff to do around the house. I do want my new multi-tool to still fit on my keychain - with the little keychain attachment, and not too huge to be attached while driving, or to fit in a pocket. I've found one that has absolutely everything my heart desires (plus way more I would prob never use) - the Swiss Army SwissChamp - but it looks WAY too heavy to have hanging off my keychain: http://www.swissknifeshop.com/Swiss_Army_S...p/saswchamp.htm Swiss Army Huntsman has everything I want except little pliers: http://www.swissknifeshop.com/Swiss_Army_H..._p/sas54755.htm Swiss Army Deluxe Tinker has no saw or nail file: http://www.swissknifeshop.com/Swiss_Army_D...x_p/sa53481.htm I love that the Leatherman multi tools have a full size scissors option, but there isn't any that has all the tools I want AND goes on a keychain. For example... Leatherman Juice S2 - no keychain thingy, no nail file, no tweezers - http://www.swissknifeshop.com/Leatherman_J...p/ltjuices2.htm Leatherman Squirt S4 - no little saw, no little pliers http://www.swissknifeshop.com/Leatherman_S...4_p/ltsqts4.htm So tell me about your multitools - why you love them, what you do with them. Here is what the Swiss Army SwissChamp has by the way The one I really want but looks too bulky to be practical: Swiss Army SwissChamp Features: Large Blade Small Blade Can Opener with Small Screwdriver Bottle Opener with Large Screwdriver and Wire Stripper Scissors Pliers with Wire Cutter Wood Saw Fish Scaler with Hook Disgorger and Ruler Metal Saw with Metal File and Nail File Magnifying Glass Reamer with Sewing Eye Phillips Screwdriver Corkscrew Hook Wood Chisel Fine Screwdriver Mini Screwdriver Ball Point Pen Straight Pin Toothpick Tweezers Key Ring
  10. That's a good thought. So far mine have been themed or unusual containers. This particular one was just a big ol white plastic bucket lying in the woods.
  11. Thank you So I guess my only option is to wait until it's archived and then post a new cache using the container my fellow cacher placed last week.
  12. 1/ Can I adopt the cache of someone who is no longer active and not answering emails? 2/ Can I change the name of an adopted cache? The cache has been temporarily disabled due to the container lid being broken. When I found it I added a ziploc with paper for logging and more recently another cacher brought in a new container, now placed under the old one which is flipped upside down. I let her know it was now disabled and asked if she wanted to adopt it but she says she lives too far away.
  13. I was planInng to ask a similar question. How exactly do you secure a cable to itself after you've wrapped it around a branch and ammo can?
  14. Thank you all I ended up moving it just 27 feet away so Mrs. B's link to how to edit coordinates was very helpful When I went to check on it today it was completely uncovered - I put it right next to a frisbee golf goal doh. Now it's under a big geopile in a clump of trees.
  15. My poor reviewer will be pulling his hair out. I just got a cache of mine published after I originally had placed it 430 ft away from another cache (oops). It turns out it is in a huge muggle area that I'm told has seen lots of caches disappear from in the past. I put a bit of effort into my themed cache and don't want it smuggled away. My plan is to put a smaller cache in its place tomorrow and move my regular sized one to a better spot about 1000 ft away. What would be the sequence of events to accomplish that without driving my reviewer too crazy? Disable first cache? Write him email first or just post reviewer notes to both after the fact? Email about one and reviewer note about the other? It won't mess up the logs already there if I move it right (four finders so far)? TIA
  16. Wow very impressive Definitely a labor of love
  17. I've come across some logs saying they helped hide the cache owner container and are now logging the find (not as a FTF, just later). Is this common? And would your opinion differ on a very easy to find big old regular cache (anyone would find it) versus a difficult to find tiny cache?
  18. I'm not sure. I recently found a key holder with a key hidden in a stump about 100 ft or so from a cache. Would you jump to the conclusion that someone was using it for anytime access to someone's home or that it was part of a multi cache for geocaching.com or some other site? Others who have found the nearby cache have talked about being yelled at by a homeless person that used to camp in the area. It's in a park. I wrote down the coordinates but not sure where they ended up in the midst of all my notes.
  19. I came to the forums for guidance after a reviewer asked me if my terrain 1 cache was worthy of the handicapped attribute. I was nervous about giving it that attribute b/c while a wheelchair can reach the spot, the cache is at ground level and I wasn't sure if someone could reach it from a wheelchair. Anyway...I found this great website handicaching.com that lets you rate your own or others' caches in great detail including at what height the cache is located (ranges are given so it's not a dead giveaway), what the terrain is like, etc. You can also add notes. Also an attributes icon generator called The Selector which includes an icon called "Handicapped Accessible" with a link to handicaching.com It has some fun additional attribute icons not found on Groundspeak. For example icons for Cache In Trash Out and Trade Up Trade Even or Don't Trade. Below are links to one of my caches (where you can see the html generated by The Selector and Handicaching.com), a link to The Selector webpage, and to the Handicaching.com webpage: My Cache Page The Selector Handicaching.com
  20. How to improve the odds your travel bug survives - durability, waterproof-icity, ways to tightly secure the travel bug to the item (drilling holes, zip ties, etc), information to include with the travel bug (laminated photo of travel bug etc), high quality ziploc for the travel bug to travel in with a backup bag...
  21. I like muggler - a naughty muggle Sorry... you had a couple of typos
  22. First off, I LOVE your videos I'd like to see one on painting plastic containers - sanding, cleaning, the flame method I've read about, diff spray paint effects, etc I've painted several now but would have loved a video tutorial Also one on different things you can glue onto containers to camo them, recommended glue for different types of materials - outdoor fabric, silk leaves, plastic, metal, rocks, twigs, dry grass, etc. Videos covering different categories of geocaching-helpful gear would be AWESOME. Perhaps you could partner with a place that sells such items to be able to get a wide representation on your video - for example - lots of diff kinds of multi tools, hiking sticks, backpacks, flashlights, etc A video on the use of really out there (not found in outdoorsy stores) helper tools. Some I've read about on these forums - a grabber, a retractable pole with a magnet and/or mirror, a plastic fork for removing burrs A video on attaching caches to objects for hiding or anti-muggling purposes - e.g. clear fishing line, etc for hiding little bison tubes, securing ammo cans in a camo natural looking kind of way (assuming that's an ok practice) - chains, clips, pulleys, etc. I like the above poster's idea of a video about doing maintenance on caches you find that need help - draining water and trash, replacing or providing baggies, replacing the pen, etc - and examples of what would be in a maintenance first aid kit For example, I carry post its and little notepads in mine so I can leave a dry place to write if needed, and baggies.
  23. I wouldn't risk it. When women DO get in trouble you often hear they were walking or jogging alone in a park. Normally the worst that will happen to a guy walking or jogging alone is a mugging. Find your local geocaching group - perhaps if you post your city people can help connect you with others in your area. Also try meeting hikers or other walkers through a meetup.com and then introduce them to geocaching . Try doing a search in your area (on meetup.com) for hikers or walkers. Or start your own geocaching women meetup - no gps needed, you will show them what it's all about. And meet in a public place There's a lot to be said for peace of mind. I'm getting myself some pepper spray this week. My family encountered a huge wolf sized coyote by a cache this past wknd in the Dallas area. It wasn't aggressive at all but was also not scared of us at all. I've cone across lots of unleashed dogs (my pet peeve since I have small children). A pack of feral dogs can be even more dangerous.
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