jacob501
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This sounds like letterboxing:
From Wikipedia:
"Finders make an imprint of the letterbox's stamp, either on their personal notebook or on a postcard, and leave an impression of their personal stamp on the letterbox's "visitors' book" or "logbook" — as proof of having found the box and letting other letterboxers know who has visited. Many letterboxers keep careful track of their 'find count'."
In geocaching you just sign the logbook in the cache and then you log it online. In letterboxing, you stamp the notebook in the box with your personal stamp and you also stamp your own notebook with the box's stamp.
Are you sure you are in the right forums? Do you letterbox or geocache?
If you are new and have a question, feel free to ask it in the "Getting Started" Forum.
http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showforum=5
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This mount cost me nothing and holds my Magellan Explorist GC on my handlebars.
Nice mount! I was thinking about getting an Explorist GC. Can you tell me what you think of it (how well it works, what you like and what you don't)? Thanks!
I really like it, though it is a one trick pony.
It does Geocaching and nothing else.
If I were shopping today, I might look at one of the higher end Explorists.
Ok thanks! I know that I probably won't use a gps for something OTHER than geocaching and I also don't have enough money for a higher end unit. So if you think it is good, then I will probably get it! Thanks again!
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This mount cost me nothing and holds my Magellan Explorist GC on my handlebars.
I fashioned it from a reflector bracket off a kids bike that was going in the trash.
It would not fit right away, but after a little grinding with a Dremel tool I had the shape correct.
I used a Velcro strap as insurance to make sure it does not bounce off.
Nice mount! I was thinking about getting an Explorist GC. Can you tell me what you think of it (how well it works, what you like and what you don't)? Thanks!
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Hey Jacob, I like you Site, good job. Have you made an progress finding folks to cache with? I hope things are going better for you.
Thanks! Yeah, my mom has started caching with me more and a reviewer in my area offered to go with us. Everything's a lot better! I'm glad you liked the Site!
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I bet the site is totally messed up, based on how slow it was. It could be a few hours or a day...
Or a few minutes ...
Dang that was fast!!! The website is way better now! How'd that happen??
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I bet the site is totally messed up, based on how slow it was. It could be a few hours or a day...
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The site has been sooo slow. I've been wondering when they were going to do this!!!
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wow...way too much money for me...not that thats your fault..
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Don't buy it! I have one now and it has no cable so basically it sucks for geocaching...thats probably why hes selling it!
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If you have them pay, at the most it should only be about 5 dollars. Anything higher is pretty ridiculous. If you work hard enough to pull off an amazing event, then I'm sure most geocachers won't have a problem paying a little fee to support you.
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Why don't you just ask Knowschad???
:unsure: 
:lol: Mtn-man can speak for me in this situation. But thanks. By the way, I have this little itch behind my left ear... would you mind?
Oh dang, I forgot to go buy a flea collar this morning while I was at the store! Oh well...
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The only reason they still talk about it is because they are afraid the aliens might get mad at them for removing their caches!
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Being creative, can be all well and fun, but begging for BIG trouble! Be honest, and tell them you're looking for a Geocache, and explain what geocaching is. If you give them some kind of made-up story, You're asking them to check the story, and when it doesn't pan out, they'll be back to see if they can find what you were doing, or worse, Bring the authorities! (read BOMB SQUAD!)
Then, it's really gonna raise havoc.. To say nothing of a bill a local cacher has, for a call from the squad, for his cache. (since is email address was in the log book, which somehow survived the disarming.)
Yes this may be true but this is all hypothetical for laughs. True, you will nearly always tell the truth. This is just for fun but i guess everyone thinks I'm asking for real suggestions. I just want to hear some clever hypothetical responses.
Oh! Then I suggest that you dress up in full Star Trek costume, stare intently at your gpsr, and mutter about "unusual tricorder readings" and "rifts in the space/time continuum" whenever someone is in earshot. You won't have to answer any questions--everybody will stay WELL away from you!
Nice...but I still like my idea better:
This is what you always do:
"AHHHHH!!! Run everybody, its a muffle!!!"
This way they definitely won't think you are weird or up to something!
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Why don't you just ask Knowschad???
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A couple months ago I posted 3 "Needs Archived" logs in ONE DAY, simply because there were three-four DNF logs on each one and the cache owners hadn't been on the website for the past 4-12 months. I had also emailed each of the COs several times with no responses. I bet my reviewer thinks I am a jerk, but not me!
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Also...the new Blogger Template Designer (the nice one) will not work on IE9 running on Windows 7. This is stupid...
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I am Having the same trouble I am using IE9
yay! someone who understands my problems!
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check EVERY SINGLE THING in your query. if you've already done that then something is wrong with the cache...
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If you know there is a new cache why do you need a PQ?
I'm not trying to say your question is dumb I was just wondering...I know it seems stupid but when I found out that there where a new cache and my query said it wasn't
I had to ask around what I did wrong!
oh ok!
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If you know there is a new cache why do you need a PQ?
I'm not trying to say your question is dumb I was just wondering... -
I went to Moab with my family a couple years ago!!!
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don't understand your question!!!
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So I'm curious as to what people think about increasing a cache's difficulty rating based on muggle activity. I've seen LPC's difficulty listed in the 1.5, 2 and 2.5 range due to being in a higher muggle visited parking lot... I don't believe any LPC should ever be over a 1 difficulty even if the pole itself is growing out of a muggles head (well maybe then it could be necessary). According to the Geocaching.com Glossary "Difficulty relates to the mental challenge of finding a cache." If Google Maps places the magic dot over a Light Pole, it doesn't take any more mental capacity to wait out the muggle eating his happy meal next to GZ in order to find that mystical film canister under the hood. I didn't rack my brain scheduling out my visit the next day or later that night to avoid the muggles. And on that note if we don't up the difficulty when a cache is harder to find in the pitch black of night then the reverse should also true during the day with all the muggles. End of rant, let me know what you think.
Just use the "Stealth Required" attribute!!!
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Lots of times we come across caches that are just filled with 2nd hand junk. Some common examples would be dead old/used happy meal toys, old worn weathered books, wet/destroyed items, unrecognizable pieces of something, old coupons, other stuff that belongs in the dumpster. Sometimes I feel I go hiking to find an ammo-box-looking trash can.
in considering the "leave equally to what you take" etiquette guideline, I still think it's perfectly fine to remove these trash items when caching, even if I don't leave anything (I always leave something for the kids anyways). In fact, I encourage others to do the same.
I'm not talking about trinkits, we always have party favor trinkits we carry to leave in all caches that will fit them. I'm talking about stuff that is clearly trash, or became trash due to weathering (wet paper/books).
But I was wondering what others thought on the subject of trash in caches and what can be done.
If trashcaching is what geocaching is going to turn into, I have an excellent cache idea: I'll make the coords my front side walk. The cache conatainer is about 5 feet tall, and is available for trading items every monday morning before 10am. I'll be sure to fill it full of swag during the week...
wow...way too much money for me...not that thats your fault..
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I'm not trying to say your question is dumb I was just wondering...
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don't understand your question!!!
paper format log book
in General geocaching topics
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Oops! I posted right when you did, so I was confused! I have never heard of anybody doing this...