copperisblue

It Don't Mean a Thing if it ain't Got that Swing Did you stick with a traditional cache, or did you jump right to a unique cache type? Traditional, seemed like the proper way to start Is it a hide you are still proud of? Yes, the tree/swing are still pretty awesome. And it's a overlooked spot in the woods, you would never know it was there unless you found the cache or went out to explore (guilty). The cache is a medium sized box, stocked with kazoos. I think the few people who have ventured out have enjoyed it. Or would you like to forget about your ‘First Hide Sins?’ I do wish I had nailed the coords a bit better. Too many leaves up above. Is it still there? Or has it been long since archived. Still there and maintained. But it's only been around for a year now. I would love to hear your stories! No real stories, but here's one of my pics from it

I would make sure to indicate the travel required, and direction. I believe the travel would actually be toward home for the majority of cachers. And it would be toward a far larger supply of caches if it were not driving toward home.

I have a cache I've been working on setting up. It's an easy puzzle/ 3 step multi. The first two stages will be in a park. I have a really awesome location for the final. But it's 8 miles away. I can't put the whole thing at the final location, there is only room for 1 anything there. The final is both a neat location, and the name of it is perfect to match the name/theme/story of the cache. If I indicate the approximate location of the final and promise that the final is worth the trip, how likely would you be to attempt the cache? The stages will have talking robots, easy puzzles based on short text, and the chance to explore a very rarely visited and mostly unknown park. The final will be a stocked ammo can. Thanks in advance for your reply of, "I don't do puzzles/multi's cause it's too much work for this numbers game"

DEET is not ideal for ticks, they will simply crawl to a place that is not covered. Permethrin is far better. Treated pants are ideal. A tick walking over the treated material will die and fall off. Treatment will typically last through several cloths washings. If bitten, you are typically safe for ~12-24 hours. After that point, the tick will start a regurgitation process, which is typically the way the infections are spread. In the SE US, we worry about nasty diseases. In Australia, from what I know, you have to worry about everything killing you. Like the Ixodes holocyclus, the Australian paralysis tick. This may help (pdf download): http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/Learning+Resources/~/media/Documents/Learning%20resources/QM/Resources/Fact%20Sheets/fact-sheet-australian-paralysis-tick.pdf

HAHAHA! I have 1 of those under the bushes at my house right now! I just bought 4 rock tumblers for work, each of which came with 2 jars. And I have no use for the jars at work (I just wanted cheap roller mills). My only worry is that a deployed jar will not be closed properly. You have to insert the lid, then put an o-ring around the top. The containers appear quite water tight, but I'm opening/closing the thing during and after each rain as a test. And am curious to see how the jar winters/summers.

I guess it was kinda a miracle that I started caching. I had some vague instinctual knowledge that there was some such thing as geocaching, and so when I found a box and it's contents scattered about the side of a trail, I knew what was going on. I put everything back together, cursed the local adolescents, put the cache back where it was obviously meant to be placed, covered it up, and went on with life. No real interest in the game at that point, just a data point. When my son was more of an age to appreciate finding a treasure box in the woods, a local Squonk showed a cache to me while running a trail. We signed the log, and I brought my son back shortly there after and made a trade. Some point later, I decided to start an account to find more fun hidden treasure boxes in the woods. So long as I'm highly selective, my son gets super excited. But if I let the quality of the caches we're looking for fall... It can be very hard to re-build any of that previous interest level. So only place high quality caches, OK?

Five to ten is a run? Is that per hour?5 to 10 per hour is not a run either Depends on how far apart they are. There are a lot of places where you'd need to be able to run as fast as the Roadrunner to find 5 to 10 per hour. Hey now! I put my + in there. I tried to put enough disclaimers in that post to say nothing whatsoever!

From where I stand, I see 2 major types of people (other than the silent majority, the intro app users). Those for whom this is a numbers game, and those who are out to get out and see some neat thing (and/or solve a fun puzzle, etc). I assume you are a blend of these two things, plus a few other types of people. The number runners have a list of 5-10+ targets for the run, selected for proximity and path, etc. Chance of reading the cache description prior to heading out? None, all caches are the same thing. Just let me make my log. The neat thingers may be more selective, may sort through a number of cache descriptions before finding something they care to go find. They may still have a list of caches to run while retrieving that special puzzle cache, but they are more likely to at least glance over the description. For a long time I assumed that all players would read the description prior to heading out. I've now had a cache muggled, and I relocated it (within 0.1miles, though perhaps I'll ask my reviewer to change the type as there is now a childishly easy field puzzle to solve). Since the change, I've had a couple of people remark how they searched the original GZ for 15 minutes before reading the description. oh, and I'm 100% the later type.

I put a First and Second prize in a theme cache. The cache is a joke on swing music and is at a really awesome swing hung from a branch of a 100+y.o Beech tree in the middle of some woods near my house. The cache description says to make some music and have a swinging time, and so I do my best to keep the cache filled with kazoos. FTF and 2ndTF got bigger, nicer (LOUDER) kazoos that were still pretty cheap. My point, I prefer something to add to the fun, rather than of worth.

I do a fair amount of trail running, and have run some ultras. When you start getting up in the distances, you frequently start running trail at night. Most people out there really like headlamps. The problem with headlamps is that they always only point in one direction from your head, which can hurt depth perception. Some people get around this by placing a second lamp on their belt or other straps. Personally, I find handhelds to be the best option. I typically carry really cheap LED flashlights of about 200lumens. You can find them on some of the popular mail order sites, I like the ones with the CREE LEDs, and the ability to focus the beam. The one in my pocket right now will throw a spot an incredible distance while the beam is focused. You can actually see the shape of the chip, the focus is so tight. I got a pack of 3 for something like 15-20$. They take single AA batteries. For a night cache, this is awesome. I can use the wide beam to do a big scan on an area, or I can focus the beam out and see a tack placed on a tree much further away. Or, if I hear a noise in the woods I can put a spot on the bigfoot that thinks I'm it's next snack.

I went to upload my pictures, but the our local reviewer beat me to it. Disabled for a couple of weeks, prior to archiving. We have a good and active reviewer. He has archived a couple of caches in the area that were well known favorites, but falling into disrepair. That's why I wanted to ask for good protocol here, without the name of the cache before I did anything. But, as I said, he's a good and active reviewer. I'll walk the geocache out, when it's archived.

I've only had the experience once. As I journeyed a local path, I discovered a child of approximately eight years marching forward whist brandishing his mother's iphone. I positioned myself to the side of his otherwise oblivious passage, and waited until he reached the groundzero. As he lifted his head, I proclaimed "Geocachers are we! Runy muny mee!" he ran away. Or I gave him a knowing nod, and said "Yup, you're right at it!" He grinned, and found the cache. It was their first time out, and they were on a frustrating trail of micros. I gave them the names of a couple of the better local Treasure Box finds, and wished them luck. It's always good to be pleasant and social.

Thanks all, for the opinions. I'm heading out to check out a new possible location. While I'm out I'll grab a picture of the cache in question, and write a NM note to the owner. Probably leave it after that.

That's the one. And I could post the NM, but in this case I feel it would be the same as posting the NA request. I cannot be positive that the owner would not come running, but that that is my assumption. First, recall that I am not trying to make a grab in the area. I intend to find another place my my cache. And my question was exactly to this point: I want to foster the good will of the group. Would starting the process to clear the map of an old damaged cache so that the area may be filled with something new and possibly very nice (not mine, no horn toots) be better than leaving a cache that has been around for 7 years. If the latter is the answer, I may try to place a new log, at least. I don't think I can replace the container. Is that the best choice? or posting the NM? or just leaving it alone?

All, I didn't see exactly after a non-exhaustive search, please forgive my re-asking if it has been hashed over to death. Our area is somewhat saturated, at least in the lovely nearby woods. There is a cache that was placed way back in 2007. The owner found ~35 caches, and placed one. Last visit to the website was in 2010. His cache is still there, though it leaks badly. It never received a favorite, and is fairly unremarkable, save for its age. There are older local, active caches, but this still gets points for being 7 years old. I wouldn't think to raise the question of if it should be archived or not, but that I just mapped out a multi and the second location (a prize spot) was ~300ft from the cache in question. There are just so many other, more interesting places to stash a box in these woods. (In the end, there is a second cache that is prohibiting my hide, I couldn't make my hide even if this one was archived). So... would you request archival (with statement that you can retrieve the remnants)? Or keep it up and going? Do the maintenance yourself? (which at this point is probably replacing the container) Mind your own business? Thanks for your input, copperisblue