chai_latte
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I have a geocoin that I need to place back out there (it's been around for over 2500 miles) but owner requested that it only be put in a 3 star or higher difficulty rating. The problem is I haven't found one yet. When I found the coin it wasn't in a 3 star find.
Suggestions????
M_29 could you place a level 3 cache? since you cannot find one - make one i say
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We were down at the Midnight Madness Geocoin event earlier, and we found this coin slipped under our door.
Has anybody seen anything like this?
very cute - congrats!!
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If you want to find out more about geocoins just click on the Trackables tab (3rd one up from Forums) and checkout the various links in the Geocoin section. Lots of juicy info!!
there is a site to track signature items.
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I love that skeleton and the background... really nice!
can anyone tell me what that sign on the bottom left on the back of the coin is? and can these be made trackable- may be a dumb question but i see there is a blank on the right side, is that what its for?
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Well, we shall reserver our opinon of Blitzen. She's a bit of an enigma.
But, she is correct: Calling all geocachers 'cheap' is an insult to all geocachers. 22% are cheap? 61.5% are cheap? But 'geocachers are cheap'???? Get real.
I'm disappointed in a lot of things, would you like me to rant about it and then say 'Oh well, except for you nice people'.
Go back and search the start of this forum and read about swag degradation. It's been there a long time.
You think the rest of us haven't figured it out by now?
I wanna jump in here in deuces comment cause hes from my state.
I just wanna add that im fairly new to geocaching and bit of poor folk. So i come up with some cleaver things to leave behind -
little .5 bottles of hand sanitizer from the hospital
draw string garbage bags folded neatly in a small ziplock_ and marked as such. (for those who CITO)
and i thought it would be nifty if i made signature coins so i went to hobby lobby and spent $8 on wooden nickles and spent 4 days making than decided to make Large wooden ones where i used my dremel and bored holes in it and glued in gems so they wouldnt fall out. Now my first meet and greet with other cachers in the area i found that many of them gave me pathtags and i traded with my cheapo wooden id coins - but i really dont think they saw it that way because that night almost every one who attended the meet and greet visited my cache. So i really think it boils down to what YOU feel is significant and that may not be the same as the next person. & Coming in here and saying so-lol your just asking for it
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I was wondering if it is ok to give a TB to another geocacher so the TB will get closer to its goal.
Yes, you can hand-off a bug to another cacher. They would just Log a Grab.
I tryed to find the answer to this question but could not find it.. When you take a TB.. Do you HAVE to mention it in the log of the cache or just online?
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This is my answer to "no room for anything but a micro".
The sticker reads:
United States Geocache
Site Logging Station
Do Not Disturb
i love this!!!
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I'm as frustrated as some of the other newbies. I've been out three times looking for Difficulty 1 caches to no avail. I even printed out the maps and took them with me. This last time I went looking for three supposedly simple caches. I had two cub scouts with me as well. We had a great time exploring, but didn't come up with anything.
The biggest confusion seemed to be my GPS. We're using a Garmin eTrex Legend. It seems like every time we got withing 15 to 20 feet of the waypoint, the whole compass would spin and send us in a different direction up to 200 feet away. It became really frustrating when we were bushwacking through some woods.
We were looking for :
Don't Fence Me In - says you can see if from the road, but we weren't able to find anything close to a cache. Beautiful property though.
DaToad's 1000th - was the one that sent us bushwacking. It's near the new firehouse, but the only thing we got were misquito bites.
Randaddy's #6 - A Real Jewel - is set up near the new Jewel Osco. Unfortunately, the only thing we found was their box shredder.
Anyone know an experienced cacher in Sycamore, IL willing to train a newbie? I really need help.
Thanks.
can i make a suggestion? ever try Bing maps or yellow book maps? they have a birds eye view that takes you right there so you know ABOUT where to go- that's what i did till i got my gps. And extra set of eyes helps alot, dont give up when you find your first one you will be hooked and that will give you the drive to go get others! good luck
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with only 9 finds under out belt we still sometimes have to return to find caches- like today we set out to find 4 and had to stop @ only 2 because of the bugs and i forgot the spray.. ok ok its my fault - i found that if your plate is too full and you dont find anything your looking for you get frustrated and nothing seems to go right.. my advice is to take your time but above that take in the surroundings - places youve never seen b4- nature. makes it seem worth wile even if you dont find the cache. & Remember you can always come back. Happy caching:)
What a great attitude and advice! Geocaching should be about the experience, finding new places, seeing things you might never have seen otherwise.
Still, some finds now and then help!
Good luck in all!
--Q
THANKS I REALLY TRY TO STAY POSITIVE! SOME DAYS IT WORKS OTHERS, WELL ID LIKE TO HAVE A DO-OVER HEHE
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To quote chai latte.....
"my advice is to take your time but above that take in the surroundings - places youve never seen b4- nature."
I have been to places I never knew existed right in my own "backyard". I have seen clouds of skeeters and donated more blood than I care to donate. I have seen ticks the size of dinner plates that you had to use barbeque tongs on to pull off. I have been poked by more thorns and pine needles than someone getting a tattoo. I have seen the way some very devious minds work. I have seen more of the outdoors and less of my four walls. I have seen myself get a little better at finding caches and thinking like the person that picked the cache site. I have seen myself enjoying something that some people would think is nuts. I have seen myself wondering why a man of ordinary intelligence can't find the "found it easy" cache that I have been back to three different times. I have seen more history in cemeterys and historical markers than most of the people that live here.
Geocaching..........don't ya just love it!
EXACTLY!! WHAT HE SAID
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Thanks so much for the advice i will look into the couple that were suggested I think i didn't do enough research and figured how hard could it be. It is definitely harder than it sounds but i am a determined guy and won't give up to easy
with only 9 finds under out belt we still sometimes have to return to find caches- like today we set out to find 4 and had to stop @ only 2 because of the bugs and i forgot the spray.. ok ok its my fault - i found that if your plate is too full and you dont find anything your looking for you get frustrated and nothing seems to go right.. my advice is to take your time but above that take in the surroundings - places youve never seen b4- nature. makes it seem worth wile even if you dont find the cache. & Remember you can always come back. Happy caching:)
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I can't seem to get into the address book. I went back to the link I had but it says I need an invite. Maybe because I got a new gmail address since I was on last? I sent a message thru the spreadsheet asking for an invite. If you need me send one thur here let me know and I will. Thank you.
yeah nothing happend here also
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Val asked me to get our coin collection out for some pictures......
Then she asked me to pile them in one pile......
Close up of the ruler..... 33 inches!!!!
All spread out on the floor.....
and a overhead view.......
Totals.......
13 binders, 149.6lbs, 1479 trackables activated, 219 non trackable, and 12 sitting on the desk that didn't make the picture that came in the mail in the last couple of days. total as of today 1710 coins
HOLY ALOTOFCOINS BATMAN!
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Pm sent!
can you resend please?
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I couldn't retrieve a cache because this bird kept trying to attack me, or at least scare me off. I think it was defending a nearby nest, or something. At any rate, I got it on video and posted it on youtube. Check it out here:
Geocache Guardian
That's pretty funny.
You know you are no match for the bird but the bird did what it was trying to do. It was trying to get you to leave.
Cool video.
when i was a little kid i recall seeing this beaver-- i thought how cute so i called for it "here beaver here beaver" and it started swimming twards us... Than when hubby and I were out on or first cache hunt we saw another one and i stated to tell hubby about the time i called out to one .. so again i went 'here beaver here beaver" and low and behold the thing started swiming towards me and than came up on the bank, Well, i backed up a bit and was getting ready to run when i looked back to see my hubby crouched down with his pants around his ankles looking behind him and begin to fall and did a roll with his bare butt in the air!! i couldnt stop laughing and he yells (as hes buttoning up his pants) DONT EVER CALL STRANGE ANIMALS" I said honey i told you i have seen him b4!!! i guess you had to be there.
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you know when your a newbie obsessed with geocaching when..
1) your cute little lady bug antenna topper is now a green frog
2) everything you buy has a air tight or screw type lid
3) when you have searched for a cache 3 times and get so mad- hubby wants you to "see someone" about your anger issues
4) any othertime you see a muggle you just view them out to the corner of your eye, BUT when a lanyard cord drops from their hand .. YOU DIVE FOR THE BUSHES!!
5) you come to realize how dangerous it is to use your cell phone wile driving, is as bad as watching your GPS--- AND YES TODAY I CAUGHT MY SELF DRIVING DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
6) every cute key chain you think could be the best sig item - IF YOU DIDNT ALREADY HAVE LIKE A MILLION OF THEM MADE UP THE DAY YOU FOUND YOUR FIRST GEOCACHE. the day i found my first cache is the day i stayed up till 4am painting 66 wooden nickles!
7) where as b4, facebook was always open- now the forums is a permanent tab!
8) you do a level 5 terrain and slip down a hill - rip your pants! and decide to go back out the next morning because you still have BUTT SKIN left-lol
HAPPY AND SAFE GEOCACHING ALL YOU OBSESSIVE GEOPEOPLE!
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Perhaps the last person looking for it spent to long having one last look!
Denise
lol gross
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my only question is why spend money on making a pin when its not going to be ever worn? so with that i just wanna add that i have made sig coins out of those wooden nickles and also made some really big ones (size of nearly the bottom of pop can) they are cool, thats an idea also i was reading about beer cap art and wanted to check in to doing that.. hope that helps ya
That's not necessarily true... my cache bag is covered in pins - some collect pins to decorate apparel for event.. you just never know. Some people get pins made to drop in caches as swag... just as you do wooden nickels...
~J
oh ok guess i never saw it that way.. stand corrected - i guess i just enjoy making things.. ill even make some up for ppl if you want me to... wooden coins that is...
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Do you know any persons that are diabetics? I have been for several years and for some reason I kept the containers that the test strips came in. I was thinking of using them for small screws or other tiny bits I use from time to time. I have only been caching for just over a year and have started using them as micros. For some of the harder to find caches or difficult puzzle caches I use solid silver 1961 dimes as FTF prize and they fit in these containers nicely with a little wiggle room.
ever thought of putting some sort of glue inside on the bottom and dropping one of those round magnets in there??? good idea huh
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Hey Guys!
I love to hide caches, but I do not really like to pay the big prices. Lol.
So I had a thought, any people out there no how to make a creative cache that doesnt cost very much money.
Pictures would be pretty appreciated! Thanks Geocachers!
look at any store with summer swimming gear - those little tubes that kids can hang round their necks.. also fro around 3 dollars go to any drug store and get those small capsules that hold 1 or 2 pills for travel.. ill post links to pics
http://www.imprintitems.com/custom/spl/8056600
and
http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/29441889..._container.html
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Today, I finished a 3.5 star cache that I worked on a couple of times before getting it. When I got to the final I found a pin by a local "famous" cacher (well he has a HELLUva find #) I found what looked to be like his signature drop off item a custom pin with his name on it and a cute little design... I was so tempted to take the swag, but as I HAD NOTHING on me at the time (I was dropping off a trackable, but that don't count) So I did the right thing and left the pin in the cache... I got me thinking though could it be done rather inexpensively to have your own pin made up? Was thinking of simple design with the x with the circle around it logo and my name maybe in glitter or something..... any body got any experience with that, any ideas where to start? ball park cost wise for say 50 to 100? would be cool to have sig item to drop off in found caches...... I got some geojellies comming but I'm saving those to put into circulation, or for trade, or to use a swag to drop in a real hard cache that I complete..... So any ideas, anybody want to volunteer some artwork for a simple design incorporating my geocaching name on it?
Yodabuds
my only question is why spend money on making a pin when its not going to be ever worn? so with that i just wanna add that i have made sig coins out of those wooden nickles and also made some really big ones (size of nearly the bottom of pop can) they are cool, thats an idea also i was reading about beer cap art and wanted to check in to doing that.. hope that helps ya
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please can someone accept my plee to join the elite list, and send me an invite
id like to be put on the list as well
thank you,
Naomi from IA
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Has anyone gotten one of those $100 aluminum bill plates from ebay, it come with 24K GOLD LAYERED AMERICAN EAGLE $50.. for only $13.95? Something seems wrong here it may just be me but i just wanna know if anyone has gotten this? I did some reading about fakes in these forums.. any thoughts?
This have something to do with Geocoins?
I think they are from the Rising Sun mint.... the one with the .999 pure metal geocoins with photo decals that came up in the forums (here) earlier this year. The replica bill is touted to have a tracking code (geocaching?) that you can use to track it.
UM, Yeah thats what IT says! I ASKED if anyone has gotten these?
Can you show me pictures of your signature items?
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