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    New Jeep Promo?

    in Trackables

    Posted

    Ditto, There are two caches within 10 miles that state they have the Jeep TB, I went out of my way to go to both of them only to come up empty.

     

    It would have been nice to see one and send it on it's way.

     

    Dave

    Geocacher Grounded, Responsibly

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    A while ago, I received an email from from a cacher (flying too close to the ground) who had acquired one of my travel bugs and was concerned about it's wellfare.

     

    Wouldn't it be nice if all cachers assumed this kind of responsibility?

     

    Hi. I'm XxxXxxxxxx (Ashley). I'm 9 and Geocache with my Dad and Mom

    (Team Xxxxxxx). I picked up your  travel bug in Xxxxxxxx two weeks

    ago, and now I am grounded for 17 days. My Dad has a Geocaching friend

    in Arizona we could mail the TB to if you think that is ok. Otherwise, I

    could hang on to it until I am done being grounded.

     

    Let me know what you want me to do.

     

    As you can see, I've protected the identity of this young cacher, but when I checked her profile, I couldn't resist posting this laundered photo:

     

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    BTW, I purposefully did not respond to the email; it's obvious to me that Ashley is a responsible geocacher who can make her own good decisions (even when she's grounded). :huh::huh:

    Man, your a sucker for believing that 9 year old. Last I saw she was heading out of state and keeping the bug hostage.

     

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    Your bug is heading towards Mexico! It will never be logged again!

     

    ..sorry, I needed to bust out with some silliness.

     

    Dave

    Why Are We #3?

    in Northeast

    Posted

    Ya, but the NW is still 5000 ahead.

     

    Now I'm off to post twice there to make up for this one. :blink:

    okay, so I will add an extra one here now since you are going to post twice in the NW. Good thing they don't have a NS group... err, never mind.

     

    Dave

    Why Are We #3?

    in Northeast

    Posted

    I was wondering why no one was caching lately, everyone here trying to get more posts than the rest of the country.

     

    I can't believe we are going to get more snow! This weekend was going to hit the Garden City caches.

     

    Now that I talked about Geocaching, add 1 for NE!

     

    Dave

    Ready To Make A Purchase/upgrade

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    I have a Garmin Extrex and am looking to upgrade. Recently I purchased MS Streets and Maps with the GPS receiver as I was thinking about getting a PDA.

     

    What I am looking for is something that will allow me to Geocache and at the same time I want something for the car so when I go on trips I will have the GPS/Maps to find my way.

     

    I don't need all the fancy gadgets that come with a PDA such as an MP3 player but some of the standard utilities on it I could use. I also thought about dumping the PDA idea and going with a GPS that will allow me to use it for travel and for geocaching.

     

    I'm looking to keep it under $500, What would you guys reccommend? What do you guys use?

     

    Thanks,

    Dave

    Garman Etrex Software Update??

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    I went to the Garmin website to see if my (Yellow) Garman Etrex needs updating. I noticed that they are offering v2.14 as an update but when I went into setup on the Etrex it showed I had version 3.00.

     

    I checked the website but did not see any information on version 3.00. I'm wiery of installing version 2.14 over 3.00.... anyone have any clue as to what is going on?

     

    Thanks,

    Dave

    My First Geocaching Experience!

    in How do I...?

    Posted

    My first cache... as I was walking towards it, It was a bit uncovered and that gave it away. My second cash I saw it from about 50 feet away!

     

    My third cache was a multi with a micro and a regular cache. The micro was the hardest part. After getting a few under your belt, it seems easy... watch, my next one is going to be rough!

     

    Dave

    Try this one on for size Dave. :oJMB'S CENTENNIAL CACHE

    JMBella, Great to see you on the forums. For those who want to get an idea of the 3rd cache I went to (It's JMBella's), here it is:

    JMB's Double Wammy Web Cammy Multi Cache

     

    Although it seems like a lot of work, it's rather simple but I just ran into a "Comedy Of Errors" with it.

     

    First step you have to stand in front of the webcam, call someone and have them do a print screen. My wife hit "Print Screen" and as I was walking away from it she hit "Print Screen" again because it didn't "print" :huh:

     

    Then I knew where the Micro was but I just couldn't see it. Without giving it away it was actually pushed back a bit too much and I couldn't get it, my wife couldn't get it, I ended up scraping my knuckles to get at it. I picked a day when it was a total muggle zone so I had my son with me and I pretended something dropped where the micro should be. When two cars pulled up with a boat load of people, I exclaimed "Is this what you dropped???" I finally pulled out the micro and got the clue to the main cache....

     

    Finding the main cache was easy!... well, it was hidden quite well but the coords were right on and I found it.

     

    I am heading out to the Calverton area when the weather gets a bit warmer so that will definately be one on my list. Currently I am keeping things local. Tomorrow me and my son are hiking on the local trail in hopes we can visit atleast 2 of the caches in the area. I also want to check on my own.

     

    Dave

    My First Geocaching Experience!

    in How do I...?

    Posted

    My first cache... as I was walking towards it, It was a bit uncovered and that gave it away. My second cash I saw it from about 50 feet away!

     

    My third cache was a multi with a micro and a regular cache. The micro was the hardest part. After getting a few under your belt, it seems easy... watch, my next one is going to be rough!

     

    Dave

    Why Do Gps Units Get Crummy Reception?

    in How do I...?

    Posted

    I have a Garmin Etrex and it has worked fine for me in wooded areas with exception to the times that I slow my pace down, stop or walk in circles, The GPS does not know the direction I am heading in. Usually I back track about 25-50 feet and then start my search again.

     

    I agree with one of the other posters, it is basically line of sight. If you had a Sat Dish and there was a tree in the way, your often not going to get a good signal.

     

    When I hid my first cache, I had create 10 different wavepoints just to make sure the coordinates were right on target. Even then, the next time I went to visit it, it showed I was about 15 feet off when I was right on top of it.

     

    It's a great device but not a perfect science.

     

    Dave

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