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  1. I am using an older (a couple of years old, which makes it a dinosaur in electronics years lol) Garmin e-trex legend hcx. Love it, save for the fact that when doing projections, the only unit of distance it will take is miles, even if I have the device set to read in metric. This wouldn't be a problem, except that in Canada, my fellow geocachers prefer to measure distance in meters. I carry a calculator in my bag to compensate.

    Overall, I love the garmin GPSrs

  2. I am from the same part of the world as you, op, and I find this attitude most prevalent around here. Most people don't want any type of religion colouring anything else. If the pamphlet bothers you, just quietly CITO it, or, better, trade for it and toss it when you get home.

    I have spent time living in other parts of our own continent where the attitudes are drastically different towards religion as they are in BC, and this has helped me gain a different perspective on the subject. When I find myself getting upset about religious content, I remind myself that the intentions of the person that placed it were not evil, in fact, they did it with love. I'll still ignore the religious message, but it helps me put it in perspective and not get upset.

  3. So I hid my first multi cache in a local park

    Not a physical Stage one, but it takes you to our towns Time Capsle

    Do some math and takes you to the pine tree (two hundred ft away)(I know, but its a fun container) for the final

    I took a bison tube and put it in a fake green apple and put that in the pine tree

    the hint is paeplinpe and you unscramble to get "pineapple"

    One find sine April 7 (published April 5)

    Lots of finds on the traditionals surrounding this multi

    And same with the multi on the edge of town, its avoided, and there is a traditional on the way to the Stage One of the outskirt multi that people grab

     

    So are Multi's not so popular??

    Racettes

    personally, i love a good multi, but I shy away from them if I have other things to do and I'm not sure how long they will take. I usually cache between errands and am on a time limit. I really like it when the CO discloses on the cache page how many stages/if they are close, or involve driving and any other info to help estimate how long I will have to devote to the cache.

    There are many multi's in my area that take days to find, I'd like to know going in how much of a commitment it is

  4. Did a cache yesterday. Great hiding spot. Coords spot on. Went to take the log out of the container and noticed loads of White power. Was a bit weary as I tried to sign the log. Someone had put a water balloon filled with 'whatever' powder that had burst.

     

    I'm fairly new to geocaching, but replaced cache put maintenance note up. The owner hadn't acknowledge it so sent a message to a reviewer who has disabled it. I was hoping it was talc, but it did make me wonder. I tried to empty it's contents in the bushes.

     

    Makes you think why someone would think that was funny, especially if a child had got to it first.

    When I was in girl guides (canadian girl scouts) one of our craft projects was to make a "stress ball" out of balloons and sand. Maybe this was a kids craft project?

  5. I don't like nanos. I don't like to have to roll them back up and stuff them back in that tiny little top. I can not do it without cussing out the cache. So, I do not look for them. I attempt to avoid them. But I don't rant and rave about the people who placed them. I'm sure some people enjoy them or else there would be none.

     

    Some times you gotta' remember the game wasn't invented to please everyone in every situation.

    For what it's worth, I love nanos. I get a strange satisfaction out of finding something so impossibly small.

    That said, there are some caches that bother me. Such as when I micro is placed, but not needed. I'd rather see a cacher get more creative on the placement of a larger container than to just throw a bison tube out there.

    There are some urban places where micros are the only practical option, but micros in the woods? come on...

     

    As for doorstep caches. I don't really like them either, for a reason already mentioned. It feels like I'm being ambushed. However, for the few that I have been brave enough to go out and get, they have been well worth it, as the hides have been very creative. As mentioned, there is more leeway when hiding on your own land.

     

    I try to remember the CO's motive for hiding caches when I find one that ticks me off... and that is to contribute to the community. I haven't met a cache hidden with ill intentions.

  6. Despite my other forum posts, keeping this one light and "happy" :-)

     

    Wondering what things geocachers bring with them for the unexpected cache. i.e. tweezers, batteries (there was one in denver that required this), pen, marker, pencil, etc. What other items comes in handy for those neat/unique caches?

     

    You forgot your GPS receiver. :lol:

    For the love of Pete, please don't forget your gpsr! lol

     

    I love my headlamp. Best caching tool I ever bought.

    In my caching purse I stock the following:

    GPS

    Notebook (good for taking notes on a multi, and also for ripping sheets out to serve as a temporary log book if need be)

    Pens

    Headlamp

    Batteries (for gps and headlamp)

    A small selection of trade items

    Water bottle

    Garden gloves

  7. That stinks. There should be a guideline to keep those that lack integrity from abusing the system.

     

    When a NA is issued the reviewer will take a look at it. If the NA is warranted it will be archived. If it is not warranted it will be ignored. The system works well as far as this is concerned. While people may abuse the system, their abuse will have no effect. Someone happened to post unwarranted NAs on several of my caches this week. Those caches are still listed.

     

    Same thing happened to me last week. I only have one hide and it's only been out for about 3 weeks now. But a couple of days ago I get a "needs archived" log. The guy who posted it only registered last week and is in Maryland (I'm in Louisiana) so how in the world would he know anything about my cache? He gave no reason why the cache should be archived.

     

    Of course, I'm willing to assume that he maybe punched in the wrong GC code while logging caches, and that it was just a typo.

     

    What should a CO do when such a log is posted? Just delete it? Because that's what I did because I know it's bogus. (I did go and check on the cache today just to make sure)

     

    I also noted that the cache log contains a couple of finds I didn't know about, i.e., they were never logged online. Judging by their places on the log, the finds were made a couple of weeks ago, probably. Is this fairly common, people who sign the physical log but don't log it online? Or maybe just a case of procrastination? :huh:

     

    Speaking to the not logging online matter, not everyone really cares to log online. Some of us don't care as much about the numbers. I used to live in Arizona, but you can't tell from my caching history. I never bothered to log online anything I found down there.

  8. Do you know what model GPSr it is? I thought all the Magellan Explorists were pretty much the same.

    Is there a serial number in the battery compartment?

    It's probably best not to disclose too much details about the GPS receiver here where it is easily searchable by others if the intention is to reunite it with the rightful owner.

    exactly my thinking. I have already received several emails from people trying to claim the gps, that obviously didn't lose it.

    I can tell you though, that not all the explorists function the same. They all look similar, but there are differences. (source, youtube)

  9. Could be a someone lost it and a non cacher found it and put it in the nearest cache to his home. Were the coordinates for the cache you found it in entered in the GPS? Or maybe someone got thrown out of the house and the spouse is getting rid of his stuff.

    It never occurred to me that a non cacher might have put it there. That might explain why none of the other finders have responded. Of course it could also be that this cacher hasn't logged this cache, possibly to do with the fact that they can't find their gps!

    I'd swear that lots of times, a PM around here never gets out of the servers (it's like a glitch or something). Or their response gets lost. One or the other. Either that, or 99% of cachers ignore their PMs.

     

    That's an interesting thought, that the cacher's just wracking his brain trying to figure out what happened to the GPS. And then forgot which cache he could have left it inside of. And having no identification on the thing, it would be tough to expect it to arrive on his doorstep.

     

    I think starting from the cache it was found in, with a little detective work, you can figure out what happened. And if you never find an owner, one option is to someday just drop it into a cache container, and not mention it. Oh wait, that wouldn't work.

    AHAHAH lol

  10. I just grabbed my Explorist GC to look.

     

    From the main menu (the 5 bubble icons) go to the one with the wrench and screwdriver (tools), click on it.

    Scroll to the last option on the Tool Menu and you will see "Owner Info".

    Click on that and if they entered any identification information it will be there.

     

    If there is nothing there, try getting the serial number (it is in the battery compartment) and call Magellan customer service at 800 707 9971. They are very helpful. They may not give you the owner info, but may contact the owner and forward your contact info to them.

     

    Good luck. And thank you for being a good person, trying to find the owner.

     

    This one is not the same model as yours, it takes a different cable. It is not a standard USB.

    There is no owner information, no waypoint called "home" or anything similar, and nothing on the gps indicates where it came from. It even auto-deletes found caches from the memory.

     

    Out of my own miscieviousness, and frustration with the whole thing, I have set the "personalization" to a Mr. Frank N. Furter from Transexual Transylvania, hopefully when I find the owner and they go to put their own name in so this doesn't happen again, they will get a chuckle out of that. If they don't, at least i got a chuckle out of it.

     

    I am combing craiglslist now to see if anyone has placed an add in the lost and found, failing finding a lost ad, I will post a "found" ad.

  11. I've read cache pages where the CO will put a GPSr that they no longer use in a cache as swag. But in those cases it's because they've upgraded to a better one, & in this case it seems that the OP is talking about a really nice one.

    How would you trade for that? Trading up or even with what you brought in your cache bag would be difficult, unless you came prepared after you priced out that particular GPSr..

    the thought that it might be a trade item crossed my mind, but why leave your sd card, and caches and whatnot all saved in it? And why not include its connector cable?

  12. Admittedly, I don't know how to work all of the member features yet. I am heading out on a roadtrip, and want to move lots of trackables both to and from my destination. Is there a way I can search for caches with inventory, and exclude ones that don't have trackables listed?

  13. Are there any waypoints other than caches? All of mine have one called "Home" that will lead you to my door.

    There are other waypoints, but none called "home" they are all numbered. I don't think I have the time to plot all 40+ numbered waypoints on google earth and look up which ones are houses.

    You dont have to plot them. Load in to http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/map_input?form=google

    Would that not require having the correct usb cable? the magellans take a funny shaped one...

  14. Are there any waypoints other than caches? All of mine have one called "Home" that will lead you to my door.

    There are other waypoints, but none called "home" they are all numbered. I don't think I have the time to plot all 40+ numbered waypoints on google earth and look up which ones are houses.

  15. Or maybe someone got thrown out of the house and the spouse is getting rid of his stuff.

    I think it'd go into the dumpster in that case :)

    Personally, I'd have pawned it in that case ;) Regardless, I hope someone emails me about it soon! The suspense is killing me!

  16. Could be a someone lost it and a non cacher found it and put it in the nearest cache to his home. Were the coordinates for the cache you found it in entered in the GPS? Or maybe someone got thrown out of the house and the spouse is getting rid of his stuff.

    It never occurred to me that a non cacher might have put it there. That might explain why none of the other finders have responded. Of course it could also be that this cacher hasn't logged this cache, possibly to do with the fact that they can't find their gps!

  17. I try to say something nice about each cache that I find in the log. Such as "I really enjoyed this park, thanks for bringing me here!" or "Awesome job on the camo!" Sometimes though, the cache sucks, and there is nothing nice to say... in which case "Thanks for the smiley!" ;)

  18. They said there was a sign, but they didn't read it. They claimed it was unreasonable because the sign was too small, and there were no bullet points making it hard to read.

     

    In my area, all parks are open to everyone, but I have had trouble with caches near playgrounds. People don't like adults "creeping" around where kids play. One lady famously told me to "get the f*** out of here!" while I was caching. (I was the only one in the park until she showed up, also childless herself)

  19. My caching buddy found a gps (a nice magellen explorist) inside a cache. His first thought was that someone forgot it while geocaching, or perhaps ditched it die to it not functioning (it didn't turn on, but all it needed was fresh batteries)

    there was another cachers card with a picture of the same model gps on it in the cache, and our first thought was that it must be that persons. However, this turned out to be a coincidence, the cacher that left the card is not missing his gps.

    We have emailed the CO and several of the other recent finders asking if anyone is missing a gps, or if they saw one in the cache. So far, nobody has answered.

    The GPS works great, and has a number of caches loaded, and some field notes stored. If someone was meaning to "trade" the gps, I would have thought they would have erased it's memory, instead of leaving all their waypoints on it. There also was no usb cable, also leading me to believe it was not intended as a trade item. The unit had an sd card, and a topo map loaded, more valuable add ons that point to the fact that someone was actively using the unit.

    None of the logs mention anything about a gps.

    We have no idea what we are going to do with this thing if nobody claims it, we are contemplating just putting it back where we found it.

    Can anyone think of another motive for leaving behind a gps in a cache (other than forgetting it)? Has anyone else found a lost gps?

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