The3StoogesOfNY

Hello everyone, I saw the post about the baby birds nest webcam and I have to say, that is a great idea! However, I wanted to know how complicated it is to set up a outdoor webcam, the price ect... I was thinking of getting one for my cache by the Hudson River. Deer have a tendency to gather around the spot of the cache, and I thought it would be nice to see them anytime. Thanks for your input!

I actually have an autoimmune/MDA disorder too. Its called dirmatomyasitis (I dont know if I spelt it right.) and it is when my immune system attacks my muscle tissue making pretty much everything difficult. Right now, it hurts even to walk , so I am posting on the forums rather than caching with my family. I hope to get better soon, and I am curious to know, what is your AI disease? Even though I am 15, I have heard quite a lot of doctors tell me what I could have, so I might have heard of it. I took prednisone for 8 years straight, which resulted in a severe case of osteoporosis. I became so devoted to geocaching, that I even made a little blog for it.(I think it is on my profile). I think geocaching was what helped me feel better, and I tell my MDA and neuromuscular specialists about it all the time . I hope you guys will continue to be such a supportive group of people. I was thinking of making a event here in NY to benefit the MDA Foundation, so I'd like to know what people have to say. You know what, mine doesn't quite fit into any one known disease, so right now we're just not sure, which is very frustrating. It must be hard for you, having this through your childhood. But it sounds like you have a good attitude about it, and that's what you need. I'm just starting to learn to accept this, and work with what I've got! I can do a lot of things, and I focus on those things when I can. Physical ability goes up and down. Sometimes you can cache, sometimes you can't. I've needed caching so much for my mental health, that I've actually cached a bit more this year that I have my other years. Usually only when people take me to them. But then, the only caches I've gone to in the last month were when my husband took me to see a doctor in Seattle, and he brought the drive-bys to me. It's just been a hard hard month. When I can sit, I spend a lot of time in these forums! I love the people, and they help me to feel better. I know what you mean, Ambrosia. I was diagnosed with dirmatomyasitis when I was 5 years old. THey had no idea what it was, but I am glad that they found out and allowed me to go into remission, since there isnt a cure. My dirmatomyasitis is treated with PREDNISONE! I took it from when I was five until now, with on and off little spirts. The longest consistant high dose interval was 80 mg for 8 years every day, no breaks. Taking it for so long is what cause my severe osteoporosis. I am so glad to have my parents and my friends to support me, as well as people in the forums. Even though I am 15, many people treat me as and adult because of my "mental maturity". I now have dirmatomyasitis activly, and everyday life is difficult. I usually deal with the side effects very well(weight gain, mood swings ect.) but occaisonaly, I need people to support me, I still am a kid. I am so glad that other people on the forum are using geocaching to hekp with health. I hope that this post will recieve a lot of attention, and I hope to set up an event for the proceeds to go to the MDA Foundation Thank you all for being so supportive!!!

I actually have an autoimmune/MDA disorder too. Its called dirmatomyasitis (I dont know if I spelt it right.) and it is when my immune system attacks my muscle tissue making pretty much everything difficult. Right now, it hurts even to walk , so I am posting on the forums rather than caching with my family. I hope to get better soon, and I am curious to know, what is your AI disease? Even though I am 15, I have heard quite a lot of doctors tell me what I could have, so I might have heard of it. I took prednisone for 8 years straight, which resulted in a severe case of osteoporosis. I became so devoted to geocaching, that I even made a little blog for it.(I think it is on my profile). I think geocaching was what helped me feel better, and I tell my MDA and neuromuscular specialists about it all the time . I hope you guys will continue to be such a supportive group of people. I was thinking of making a event here in NY to benefit the MDA Foundation, so I'd like to know what people have to say.

I actually have been geocaching for about two years, and I dont think you are a lazy bum . Thanks for all your support guys!

Hello everyone My name is Tommy and I am 15. I have quite a few health problems (osteoporosis, and an MDA disease to name a few), and I just wanted to share my geocaching experiences with a few people. I was first introduced to geocaching by my grandpa, and was instantly hooked. All of my doctors say that exercise is the best way to get my bone density up and is good for my MDA disease as well. I began to geocache every weekend with my grandfather, then my dad came in, then my sister, and pretty soon everyone in my family was caching every weekend. Even my dog Sparky comes! I told my doctors about my new "sport" and they said that it should increase my bone density and help with my disease. I have a few travel bugs out now, and have been to a few events with my dad. I think that geocaching is a great way to help people who have bone, joint and muscle diseases to get up and out without having to do strenious activities. Hope to hear your thoughts... Tommy

I use the GSAK and CacheMate. I manually do the coordinates with my eTrex.

Does this above link apply to all Zires eg 31,71 ect. All the batteries I've seen have been for the 71 not 31, which is why I'm asking for help Hope you can help

I've actaully checked eBay. Im not sure where else to look. I love the Zire line, but dont want to have to buy a new Palm because my old battery died. If anyone has any other suggestions, that would be great Cache You later The3StoogesOfNY

Hey again guys. My Palm Zire31 was the best thing I ever had to paperless cache with, plenty of memory, and available SD card support. I have had it for about three years, and it finally will not take a charge. I wanted to know if anyone knew if a retailer such as CompUSA, BestBuy ect. has batteries for it? If not, I would appreciated a push in the right direction. Thanks for all your help Cache You Later The3StoogesOfNY

I got it to reigster . What I dont get is how to log on my Palm via CacheMate. and use the quick log feature.(I read the article at FGA) Also, this is a little off topic, but my Palm battery is dying and wont hold a charge. I have a Zire31. If anyone knows how to replace the battery, that would be great! Cache You Later The3Stooges

No thanks, I do not need the disk I registered CacheMate and downloaded the free version of GSAK. They work a lot smoother than Plucker did However, I cannot get my Palm Zire31 to accept the registration . I was wondering if anyone else had this problem, and if so how did you correct it? Thanks Again For All Of Your Help! Cache You later The3StoogesOfNY

So basically, all I need is CacheMate and GSAK(both of which are free) and I'm good to go? I just dont want to have to have MOUNDS of cache print outs anymore I had to do cache that way for 8 months! Thanks for the help Cache You Later The3StoogesOfNY

Hey again guys! I just recently lost my entire PC(I do not want to get into the 8 month long revival process ) and I lost my copy of Plucker Desktop and Plucker Palm, as well as GPX Spinner. I found that Plucker was the easiest way to PC, spin the file hit the index, and HotSync my Palm. Recently, Plucker's webiste is becoming really messed up, and I cannot download it. I tried iSilo, but was not sure if it was free or not. Everyone at my last convention was talking about CacheMate, but I am not sure how to use that either. If someone could please help me get Plucker back, or explain CacheMate, I would be so grateful! Cache You Later The3StoogesOfNY

Hey everyone! I just tried a cache at night, and found it to be VERY interesting! I live in the NY area and very close to the Hudson River. I checked my Palm, and sure enough there was a cache right on(or overlooking actually ) the Hudson River. I soon set off with my dog Sparky and my sister, and did the cache as we normally do, but then found that people actually visited it at night. We decided that we would give this a shot later that day, since we had already been to the cache and knew the terrain, there was a less chance for injury. We'll sure enough, we arrived at the cache without a problem, amongst the chatter of deer, owls and the occaisonal cricket. We arrived at a small cliff that jutted out over the river and took in a breath taking view of the moonlight Hudson River. I hope that every avid cacher has tried this, and I encourage them to do so.(With the proper saftey precautions of course Cache You Later The3StoogesOfNY

Hey Guys, I have been reading on the forums that a lot of people have been having problems with paperless caching and stuff like that. Im not gonna be like all the other people who spam you and say that I "happened" to come across this site. I made it! I made this site to: A: Help New Geocachers B: Help Old Geocachers C: HAVE FUN DOING IT! So if you are confused about the game or just need a place to see some cool geocaching stuff go to www.geo-nut.com PS: Sorry Geocaching.com moderators if you think im spamming, I dont mean to! Happy Caching

I have a site that I made that deals with this issue: www.geo-nut.com Hope it helps!

Hey everyone! I am reviseing my last post with this new one so here it goes: I made a site that you can learn how to geocache on and buy some of my stuff to put in caches and stuff. To be more to the point I would like to see more traffic and revenue generated from my site so if you could give it a look that would be great! Thanks Tommy

OK, I made a geocaching website that I would like to get more traffic on.... I DID post a revised edition to this one but Geocaching.com closed it because they thought I was spamming. I am coming out right now in saying that I made this site, and all of the stuff on it and would like you guys to visit it. Bottom line is I am apologizing, and coming right out by saying that I want people to check the site out. Geocaching.com moderators, sorry if I am spamming. If you guys like the site please leave comments at the staff address Sorry If You Think I Am Spamming, Or I Made You Mad I am being up front about it now(See Above Post..I can't Quote Something For Some Reason!)

Hey everyone, I found this great site for geocaching. It has resources, "how to" section, and even paperless caching tutorials! You can even buy geocaching stuff on it! Check it out! www.geo-nut.com

I just dropped off my bug at Hotel Wacquasgeeks in NY (N 41° 02.647 W 073° 50.394) and when I went to log it there was no "Dropped Off" in the log part just "Note" what do I do??? Here is a link to the bug's page. (Edited by moderator to remove secret tracking code and to add link.)