[Wisconsin Coulee Region Cachers Geocoin]

Please put me on the wait list. I'd like 2 coins.

[Wyoming Geocoin]

I'm interested in 2 silver and 5 bronze.

[Veggiecaching]

Thanks to this thread, I've gone and bought Minnesota Cuke. We already had the game, but not the DVD. I haven't had time to find the Easter egg yet, but will get to it this week!

[You might be a geocacher if...]

you dreamed about Travel Bugs last night. (true)

[Geo Wardrobe]

I've learned NOT to cache in my good work clothes.

[Micro Caches V All Other Cache Types]

I've only been caching since Dec. 26, 2004, and my favorite caches are ammo boxes in the woods. I, too, enjoy the walks and/or hikes, but now that it is snake season in Alabama, I find I like micros or small caches better because there is less chance of encountering snakes, spiders, poison ivy. . . you get the picture. Another reason I like caches that don't take too long to find is because of time constraints from work. Now, just because a cache is a micro doesn't mean that for ME it will take less time because I am blind to most micros. I post many DNFs for micro caches that most cachers walk right up to and find instantly!

 

Overall, I just like caching.

[Hiking Boots Revisited]

No, the boots weren't dried near a fire or heat. To my knowledge we didn't abuse the boots. They weren't Sundowners. I know people who love those. I don't remember the name of the ones we had.

[What Are Your Feelings Towards Geocaching?]

I LOVE geocaching!! As others have said, it gets me off the couch, out hiking again, and spending time outside with my 6-year-old granddaughter, aka BisonGirl. Geocaching is fun, fun, fun! My husband has been out caching with us, too, but how will I justify traveling more than 50 miles just to geocache?

[Hiking Boots Revisited]

Its hard to recommend hiking boots because a pair of boots that I might find to be great could be living hell on your feet. You see many people, even in this thread, saying "You have to get xyz boots, they are fantastic". They may be for that person, but every brand of boot is designed to fit a certain type of foot. Some brands are better for narrow feet, some are great for high volume feet, etc...

 

First, do not buy mail order, unless you know that the boots you are buying will fit your foot. Mail order is a great way to save money. Sierra Trading Post is an excellent place to go for great prices on hiking boots, IF you know what you are looking for. A boot is not a great deal if it gives you blisters and hurts your feet.

 

The key is to buy a quality boot from a quality bootmaker. One person here was espousing $30 Walmart boots. Yeah, they work fine for a while, until the soles come off when you're 10 miles from your car (it happened to a friend). Some quality bootmakers are Asolo, Lowa, Merrell, Rachlie, Vasque, LL Bean, Scarpa, Technica, Salomon, La Sportva, Montrail, Alcio, Zamberlan and Dunham. Choose a boot from one of these brands that fits YOU and you can't go wrong.

 

You will need to go to an outdoors store that has a knowedgable staff of bootfitters. Avoid the chains like Dicks and Sports Authority, where you're likely to get a high school kid whose only experience with a backpack was to carry his books, fitting your boots. Chains like EMS and REI are a bit better, but your best bet is an outdoors specialty shop.

My husband and I both had Vasque boots that cost $180 a pair. His soles peeled off from toe to heel; then, a few months later mine peeled off heel to toe while I was on a hike. When my husband contacted the company, he was told that was too bad, so I didn't bother when mine fell apart. All of that to say you don't always get what you pay for.

 

I'm currently in the market for new boots, and am considering the Montrail Torre GTX. Does anyone have experience with these? I have a wide, high volume foot.