dorqie
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I HATE mosquitos. If I am struggling to open a container while being eaten alive, I get really grumpy.
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Someone made a topic about dead drops (USB's plastered to walls and such) a few days ago, because they are sort of similar to geocaching. Now I've stumbled upon this:
It is basically like a geocache, except instead of a logbook, you use a QR code that a smartphone reads. Could this have a possible tie-in to geocaching?
First thought, "Hmmmmmm, that IS kind of interesting."
Second thought, "Oh dear, do I have to learn something new? I feel like after two years we are just getting the hang of THIS!"
Third thought, "It DOES look intriguing..."
The thing is... how would the app work in places with no cell phone signal? It seems like my favorite caches are WAY the heck out in no man's land... so this probably won't be for me. Unless GPSrs start being compatible, that is... and with only 720 players I just don't see that happening any time soon (I could be wrong).
--Momma Caswell
You don't need service to scan a qr code. If for some reason your phone didn't work at all, you could always take a picture of it and scan it later, but as stated before, you don't need any bars to scan a qr code.
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Someone made a topic about dead drops (USB's plastered to walls and such) a few days ago, because they are sort of similar to geocaching. Now I've stumbled upon this:
It is basically like a geocache, except instead of a logbook, you use a QR code that a smartphone reads. Could this have a possible tie-in to geocaching?
I like the idea. Perhaps like a letterbox hybrid, a munzee hybrid?
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Does anyone know of any list of compatible gprs out of curiosity?
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I like the idea of putting it inside something else.
maybe find a bigger plastic containter to put the chest in.
you could always temporarily swap the chest out for a lock and lock during the winter, that way you wouldn't have to disable it.
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the last time i checked, there is a multi cache that straddles both sides of the border near where I live. I haven't found it yet.
As for crossing the border... I ALWAYS get stuck. I eventually get through, but if you ever travel with me, add extra time at customs...
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They go in a box with my other geocaching mementos, like sig items.
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Got a log on one of my night caches (now archived) a few days ago saying that there was forest fire damage in the area. Now, I knew a fire had come through a couple of years ago and the cache survived just fine so I assumed the log was referring to the old fire scars...not so much.
Today I archived the cache because I learned that the public land was recently sold to a private party. This evening I went out to collect my Firetacks and retrive the cache. This is what I found:
You can see that the log book survived in a somewhat recognizable form. Other then that, everything was charred to dust. You can also see 3 springs...the only survivable remains of the pens.
So...what sort of natural destruction has killed your caches?
During a lunar eclipse one of my caches was washed away due to record high tide.
Just curious, how did you find the container?
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Credit card size magnifier with cache name added. Come in a variety of colours.
I've seen those in caches! Last time I saw one was out in Sidney, but I had nothing to trade for it at the time.
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Just be sure you don't put an extra 'E' in there.
where would the u come from?
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If I go out intending to look for a particular cache, but don't end up looking for it for whatever reason (parking lot full, cranky geokids, phone rang, sudden craving for pizza, whatever) I won't log a DNF, even if I turned around on my way to GZ. Reason, I didn't look for it, so of course I didn't find it
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GEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO............JEEENNNNKKKKIIIIIINNNSS
to the tune of Leroy Jenkins
ROFLMAO
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If I looked for it, but didn't find it, I will log a dnf. If I got close, but didn't look, I would only log it if I thought it was something others would benefit from knowing (ie, the trail was closed, or there is construction at gz)
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How do you get from cache to cache?
here's mine...
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Hi Loggers,
I have different devices to find a cache.
Normal MAC (access via Firefox)
IPhone (access via iPhone-App)
IPad (access via iPhone-App)
But when I log the caches it didn't show the log on the other devices.
What is wrong there?
On the iphone app, sometimes it takes a while to show up. There may or may not be a "refresh" button on the cache page, I know there was with c:geo, but it's been a long time since I've cached on a phone.
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You also need to bookmark geolex.
Do we really need two threads on this today?
Ruh-Roh, no "QEF" there. Nothing with a Q at all, as a matter of fact. And from this thread I'm told it's used Central Ontario, The UK, and California? I for one have seriously never heard this before today.
I'm not in any of those places and I see it every day.
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You need to bookmark geolex
the point of this thread wasn't to ask for help figuring out the acronyms, it was to talk about ones that we just couldn't make sense of at the time, but thank you.
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"Phone a Friend" I believe.
Yep, I know now. After hours of googling, and ironically phoning a friend...
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Only if whomever has access to the cache page adopts it over to you.
what she said.
The CO needs to approve the adoption, otherwise it will be archived.
If the NM attribute doesn't bother you, you could unofficially look after the cache. Put it on your watchlist so the logs get sent to your inbox.
If the NM's are driving you insane, then I'd be inclined to wait for archival and then place a new listing at the old cache site.
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Another thread got me curious...
What were some acronyms that people left in their logs that had you stumped?
I couldn't figure out "PAF" when someone logged that on one of my caches.
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In my area QEF is quite common, and yes, it does stand for Quick Easy Find.
I pondered over PAF for the longest time when someone logged that on one of my caches. Turned out to mean Phone A Friend.
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Amazon.com wont ship to canada
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It's not the cold I'm worried about... it's sticking my hand in holes where there are likely to be prickles.
In that case the cheap work/gardening gloves with the rubber palms should be sufficient. They are only about $3.
That is what I have found best here in snow country when I have to dig through crusted snow for the cache. They don't do much to keep my hands warm, but the rubber fingertips hold up very well.
But, back to the OP... to avoid needles and natural stickers, I suppose you could do a lot worse than kevlar, if you have the money: http://www.blackhawk.com/catalog/kevlar-gloves,1497.htm
those are not as pricey as I'd have thought... however I have a habit of losing things, so I'm not to be trusted with $50 gloves.
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It's not the cold I'm worried about... it's sticking my hand in holes where there are likely to be prickles.
Or maybe some chainmaille.
some of the prickles here would make it through. Plus, I need it to be light, and foldable into my pocket.
I'd cache in a full suit of armor if practical.
Munzee: Tie in to Geocaching?
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I did not like this either. It doesn't feel like a community the way geocaching does... but perhaps this is because it's still new, and there aren't that many players yet.
I would log them if they were tied in with geocaches, the same way I do letterboxes.