celticsun33

I would check with boat builders that finish boats. why couldn't you just use regular house paint?

When I spoke of the narrow mindedness of FTF hounds, merely meant the person in my area. If he is not the FTF, or does not have a chance for it he will not even attempt it. If he happens to be 2nd he usually leaves a post that is not friendly. Therefore, in my opinion, this person is narrow minded. If you want to play that way, it is your choice, but do NOT bash the CO. Especially if you yourself do not take the time, and great effort in placing a cache.

I'm with everyone else. Enjoy the cache, and not the status. Those narrow minded people who onlywant the FTF's, of which we have one in my area, don't worry about them because they don't really LOVE the game. You could also place a cache, and put it in an area COVERED in poison ivy, and see how badly they want that FTF! LOL

I have found a GREAT way to pick up guardrail, and other roadside caches. All you have to do is simply open the hood to your car. No one, and I mean No one will look at you. Actually, people will purposelly look the other way. I have also used my GPSr as a "camera" worked well. As far as the police are concerned, I downloaded, and printed copies of a Geocaching pamphlet from geocache university. When I have been stopped, I just show them the pamphlet, and all is good. These Pamphlets, I have found, are very nice recruitting methods for your friends.

love riding the Shadow. I just ordered the Ram mount for it! I'm tired of turnin down the wrong road. LOL Keep caching on the 2 wheel cachemobiles, and remember, it never rains when your riding a motorcycle.

As a CO myself, when I hide larger caches, I always put a large item in for the FTF. after that I fill it with toys from my kids toy box. This I do simply because my kids are getting to the age where trivial little toys mean nothing to them. I also keep these items in my pack, along with spare logs, and an assortment of plastic bags for the logs. I always here people talk bad about "McSwag" I don't see a problem with it, as it is better than junk. So don't be afraid to eat a happy meal or two! LOL

My "fat camera" that I use in the field is a nikon coolpix that uses...wait for it..2AA batteries, or.... wait for it...a CRV3 battery pack!!! LOL Therefor I can use the pack I have in either device. Making the bettery packs2x as useful. I didn't start this post as a catalyst for a fist fight. I merely was trying to throw out some info I stumbled upon. I'm new to this forum, and had no idea this was such a hot button issue. You may commence the debate.

My 5 hour runtime report is based on the time I actually have to cache. LOL! I don't usually get anymore time then that to be out. If you send me the site or address where I can get those Cab-bat from I will def. check them out. I merely bought the ones I bought because that is what I found. Being in the stelworkers union, I would much rather support an American then an over seas provider. Trust me when I say that I was a little nervous about the battery packs "cooking" my GPSr. For what it is worth, I had an old Nikon point and shoot that uses the same battery pack model, so I ran the packs through it first to make sure they were OK. Whether this was a true indicator or not, I'm not sure. I have fortunately had no problem with them though. I appreciate your info. As far as the warrenty? I purchased my Delorme from an ebay store, and Delorme doesn't honor the warraty anyway for whatever reason. HAPPY CACHING TO ALL!!!!!

I violently disagree. I refuse to support companies by buying rechargeable battery packs for GPSrs. I don't want to see these guys getting carried away and making "one-time use" units like the iphone, or forcing us to buy proprietary battery pack designs. I absolutely HATE the idea of rechargable li-ion packs, especially in GPSrs. Common AA type batteries are the way to go and always will be. I don't care how much a company tries to convince me otherwise. I won't buy into the hype of better battery life with rechargeable packs.... I know they DO get better life, but the cost of being reliant on them is definitely not worth it. That is your choice. I just don't see the point in "supporting" companies like duracell, energizer, etc. by buying 30 packs of their batteries to geo-cache either. not to mention the detriment on our enviornment. I am, as a cacher, an avide outdoorsman, and would like to have the land to live in. If I have to dispose of 1 battery pack every 1-2 years, as opposed to 75-100 AA's I will do so. Plus, as an amateur photographer, I carry my SLR as well as my geo bag. Doing so, I am not a real big fan of lugging the extra batteries just so I don't have to cut my hike short. I know that with 1 fully charged battery pack I am good for the day. I'm not a pack mule. Don't believe the hype, and have a nice day. Happy caching.

If you have any of the Delorme PN series, and are tired of carrying lots of spare batteries. Have I got the answer for you. I was really getting tired of going through battery after battery so I decided to check into Delormes rechargable battery pack. I weighed the cost of the pack to the cost of a crap load of AA's not to mention having the AA's all over my pack. At that point Delprmes batt was a no brainer. After going to Delormes website to get the specs on the pack I put that info into search on ebay. My search brought up something rather interesting. I was able to find 2 CR-V3 packs with 2000mah as opposed to the 1300mah packs from Delorme, and a charger (car, and wall) for around $25.00 Make sure you get the 2000mah batteries, as they hold more charge. That number has nothing to do with the voltage so don't fear getting them. I can also order individual pack for around $8 each now that I have a charger. I decided to give them a shot, and am I glad I did. I now have 2 battery packs that last around 5 hours each continuous run. I have NEVER even come close to running out of charge. I thoruoghly recommend these to every PN series owner. The fact that I have 1 extra battery in my pack instead of 20AA's is worth the money alone. When you search them on ebay, type in CR-V3 rechargable, and bid away. I just wanted everyone to have this info, so their caching time is not wasted changing batteries.

When you carry geocaching brochures, that explain our obsession, to show any muggles, or police that may bust you. You also use those brochures to recruit newbs. You call your geobuddy at 3 in the morning to tell him you finally solved that puzzle cache thats been running your life for a week.

I have found a large electrical panel box screwed to the back of a park building (with permission of course) the box was large, and looked like it totally belonged there. There was a screw driver velcroed to the bottom to unscrew it to open to the cache inside. I have also found a cocnut about 15 feet in the air. It was attached to a rope you had to untie to get it down. I own a cache that is a waterproof electrical box next to a park sign. The box has conduit, and everything. I also have a 4 1/2 star that has only been found 1 time in the month and a half it has been active. there has been no dnf's but I just think they don't want to admit it. It will be found, but it isn't gonna be easy. I wish I could tell you, but I'm afraid there may be lurkers on here. I want to do the dog lost sign, I just haven't found the right spot yet. It WILL get done though. I promise. I also have plans for an underwater cache, I just can't find a body of water to put it in. never fear though I will prevail.