Georgia Lookers

Narcissa, I don't put any "swag" into my geocaches. I do maintenance to make sure my caches are in place, with logs that are dry and have room to write in. Does that make me a bad cache owner? I don't think so. Not in the least. That's why a "kid-friendly" category would be a good thing to have a category for. There can be many great caches that are cleverly constructed and placed (which would also have categories) with nothing in them that the older cachers that don't care about swag (like myself) could focus on. But when I am with my 10 year old, those are the caches that I want to look for. If there is a "quality of cache" category, I'm sure you would get great marks. That's why categories would be ideal. Regards...Chris

Here's what I just posted on the Feedback forum: "Here's my idea. Both new/old hands can do a bad/good job of hiding caches. Passing a test is not going to solve that problem. Somebody can pass the test and still do a consistently bad job of placing caches. Here is an alternate idea. Why not let the geocachers themselves rate how a cache is on a scale of 1 to 5? When I shop at any online store, the first thing I do is see how the users rate the product. If 400 people have given a product 4.7 stars, I know that I am going to get a quality product. It could work exactly the same way for caches. Each cache could have a cumulative rating of how people like the cache and each geocacher would have a cumulative rating of how people have rated their individual caches. This will have the added benefit of real-time assessment of caches. When a new cache is placed and has lots of fun stuff, it will probably get high marks. As it ages, the ratings will decline if the placer does not do a good job of maintaining it and it fills with old golf balls. This would be so helpful in planning caching trips so that we don't drive 200 miles and find out that all the caches are "micros in the woods" or ammo cans filled with McJunk that haven't been maintained in a year. That would be far more useful in my opinion than a test that would really tell you nothing. You might also rate it on different categories: safety, quality of the hide (LPC or carefully crafted camouflage?), quality of the cache (frequently maintained by the user with lots of fun goodies for kids or stuffed full of used McDonalds crap). Take it a step further -- let the users rate the difficulty and terrain instead of relying on what one individual person thinks. Yes, everyone has different opinions on what makes an "ideal" cache but it would average out over time. And if a cacher has spent time and effort to put up quality caches, they will get more visitors as their online reputation grows. Bad placers will find that no one bothers to visit their caches. One more thought...geocachers should be able to point out rules violations...placed on private property, too close to an existing cache, etc. Three strikes in the same violation category by three different users and the cache is auto-archived until the problem is corrected and verified by the CO." Thoughts?

Yep.....bacon. /Begin Homer Simpson voice/ Mmmm...bacon.... /End Homer Simpson voice/

Mine happened two weeks ago. It was on September 11 and we were coming back from the Georgia Geocachers meeting. It was the first stage of a multi-cache. What made it special was the cache we were absolutely determined find that day and only on that day. The name of the cache: Twin Towers. Had to do it. Didn't know until today that was the name for it. Perfect phrase.

I do. They are the nice 10 hour full size sticks.

OK, so I've passed the point where I expect to find lensmatic Tritium compasses as cache prizes. At the same time, I like to leave something that is relatively nice/useful. For now, I've settled on light sticks. I pick them up in bulk and they cost about 90 cents a piece. I figure both children and adults can use and enjoy them. I'm a little concerned about leaving a "chemical" item in the cache though. The sticks are individually wrapped and if you are familiar with them, you know they are made of tough plastic and very unlikely to leak or break. What's your opinion? Should I try something else? Maybe I'll go to Oriental Trading and pick up 100 Chinese finger traps instead.

The question I have is why? What's the point? It's not like there is a Geocaching Crown for the most caches found. I mean if you're going to lie about stuff, why not tell people that you are dating Angelina Jolie or are the King of Lichtenstein. It's pretty pathetic if you ask me.

I got mine too but it was from "Suenpete" not Fuzzbucket. Just checked and that account is already locked up so GS seems to be on the ball. Weird