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Eeewwwww!!!

Remember the old TV show, F-Troop? He was Corporal Agarn. He was a funny man, back in the day. (might still be, haven't heard of him in quite a while)

Mine's a Canon C-750. 10x optical zoom and 4x digital zoom. It's a 4 megapixel, and uses four AA batteries. For the money, and the lens, IMO this is the best bang for the buck.

The ones I own, 100%. The ones I've found, I'd guess 75 - 80% are currently under a layer of white camoflage.

Do you know how hard it is to find a Finnish - English translator? "Good Geocaching" to you, too! (that's what I got for a translation, anyway.) Welcome to an activity that is as challenging as you want it to be - no matter how much or how little you want to be challenged!

Other than dress for the weather, I don't do a whole lot differently than I would at any other time of year. When the snow is deep you have to think a little harder about where the cache might be. Having a stick along to poke into snowy places is a little more efficient than pawing through the snow, but the stick works for leaves in the fall, too. Up north of me where the snow gets really deep, I know some folks who use snowshoes, but I've never used any. If the snow's that deep, I go do some urban micros.

If you plugged the tip, you'd never get the plunger out, unless it was just barely stuck in the end, in which case it wouldn't be very weatherproof or secure. But I wonder if there would be a way to cap the tip in such a way that you could remove the plug or cap before you pulled the plunger out? Maybe you could use an appropriately-sized wire nut or something?

I found four this morning! It was in the mid-20s with a brisk wind. You dress for it, that's what I do. And I'm not very much south of your latitude! Warm, windproof coat with hood, insulated stocking cap, gloves. I haven't broken out the thermals yet, but if I was going to spend the day outside, I sure would have! I'm with the others - I like caching in the winter. . . . unless the snow gets too deep!

Best FTF Prize I've found so far is an LED light with elastic straps so you can wear it on your head, freeing up your hands for sticking them in dark places! The cache was placed by Team Rattlebars, a local caching family who likes to cache at night, "Nightcrawling" they call it.

Willyum, I'm also a firefighter, and I've been caching since late 2001. In all that time I've wished I had my pistol with me maybe twice, and both times I came out of it safe and sound. It was stray dogs that had me concerned, not bears or other wildlife. With that said, though, if you can carry one legally and it makes you feel safer to do so, do it. Ed_S

Is there a branch you can throw a rope over? You could climb that, especially if you had knots tied into the rope for gripping. Just what I needed - something else to haul along while caching!

First of all, I believe the poster you were replying to was being facetious. But beyond that, a tampon could be used to control a nosebleed. My concern would be that it would swell up too much, making removal difficult. But one method of treatment of nosebleeds in the Emergency Department is insertion of a Mirasel Tampon. It looks similar to the device in question here, but is inserted into the nostril and inflated with an injection of saline solution, instead of allowing the blood and other fluids to do it gradually. What stops the bleeding is the pressure against the inside of the nostril or septum. The tampon provides direct pressure to stop the bleeding. There's no reason a feminine hygiene type tampon wouldn't also do this, if inserted properly. You're right on the money with your advice to not "peek" if a wound bleeds through the dressing, and to just add more dressings on top of the old. That's what we do in the field (except that we use 4x4s, 5x9s or other sterile dressings!) <G>

I find it curious that you have no qualms about explaining what a "ho" is to a 10-year-old, but you object to a pun that's been around for a long time. I don't think it's at all disrespectful of dyslexics to use the word "untie" when it's clear that the word "unite" is what's needed. (yes, I saw the other misspellings, too) It's humor, and there's no malice in it. I do think "ho," as well as what the non-rap-speaking people say, "whore," is disrespectful no matter how it's used. (And if I can't use that word, why not if "ho" is allowed to appear?) Personally, I don't let things like the title of the cache bother me - now if the coordinates are 'way off - that bothers me!

Here's our pup: http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=99...eb-4138c853a742 I KNOW she knows where the caches are - I'm just having trouble getting her to tell ME!

The ones I own are all 3s except for one 4. The caches within my caching area range from your category 1 - 4, with maybe a couple 5s. I have spent 6 hours hiking after one cache, through mountainous terrain. You gotta come up here visiting, and get outta that flat land!

Spend at least a couple of hours completing the cache. Heck, I might spend a couple hours walking in circles looking for a simple cache! Crawl through a small drainage tunnel to retrieve the coordinates ( this tunnel doesnt collect any water anymore, and the container would be a magnetic key holder attached to the top, just in case) Depends on how small "small" is. An 18" diameter pipe is out. a 6' diameter pipe is OK. In the field, I don't believe *any* pipe never flows water. Hike around 3-5 miles IN TOTAL to complete all the caches. That might be longish for some, but I'd do it. Drive (at the most) 5 miles to reach the next starting point to find a cache. Are you saying you'd have 5 miles between this cache and any other, or 5 miles to the next stage of this one? I think 5 miles between stages is excessive, unless the cache page clearly says to drive between stages. 5 miles between this cache and any other (assuming nobody places one closer tomorrow) is fine. Enter a cave Sure. Again, let me know on the page so I'll know to bring a light. Lower a cache out of a tree with a rope/pulley system Done that. Several times. Go in/on the water to get a cache ( i havent decided whether this will be included yet) In the water? Is it two inches, two feet, or two miles deep? If I'll need SCUBA gear, tell me on the cache page. On the water - like ice in the wintertime? Depends on a few things, like the thickness of the ice and whether I've got someone else along with me. Or do I need a boat? I'd be more likely to go ON the water, like in a boat, than IN the water, especially when it's wintertime around here. To expand on others' sentiments about making it worth it: I'll give just about any cache a shot, if I find it reasonable. If a cache hider puts me through a lot and I don't think it was worth it, I'm not very likely to look for any more caches by that hider.

Sometimes it can be a challenge to dig up the body that controls the cemetery, as the cemetery may be very old and not used for decades. (edit: well, they're used of course!)

i'm on the f.d. here <deletion> there is no way i'm gonna call my fire dept. to come find me, the ridicule would last a life time(maps in my mailbox, change of address stuff. these guys are brutal.) I'm a firefighter, too, and I agree completely! Just one more reason why firefighting isn't for the weak! we were fighting a brush fire and it got very late by the time we were done. That's something people wouldn't think about unless they've been there - once the fire goes out, the light it produced goes out, too! You did know enough to empty the water out of your Indian Tanks before you hiked back to the rig, didn't you?

I'd ask at another local cemetary - one that has a full-time staff. If they don't know who owns it, they'll know how to find out.

Erm, I'm over 400 miles away from that cache, but if I'm ever in the area, YOU BET I'll do that cache! Sounds like a ball! Wonder if my full-size 4WD pickup would fit up that road? One of the logs made it sound like a Jeep Wrangler barely fit. If I could find a remote, out of the way cemetary around here, I'd set up a cache like that! It really sounds like fun!

Duct tape a couple of fishing poles together? With a hook on the end to grab the container? Suction cups on your shoes? (hey, it works in the cartoons!) But seriously, I'd email the owner and ask if it supposed to be up that high. Could be it was muggled and they just tossed it up there until it stuck. If you want to ask for a hint in the same email, that's up to you. (I'd rather work on it myself first, but that's me)

Ah, yes - that's the one! Thanks for 'finding' it for me! (you can tell how often I use emoticons, smilies and that sort of thing, eh?)

Jeremy, did you happen to see the gif someone posted of Signal playing the violin? I ran across it once in a thread in Geocaching Topics. I'll dig around for it if you want. It cracked me up, and I immediately thought of a few other threads where it would have been appropriate! Would you consider that one, too, if I can find it again?

If you can see my mug in that li'l avatar pic, you've got a better monitor than I do! I like motorcycling, and I like caching. I frequently manage to do both at once. So my avatar shows my other addiction - my motorcycle. (plus, with my limited computer abilities, that's about as creative as I can get!)