Blue_Stone

That TazD is just TOO smart for his own good....(and to the detriment of his fellow, local cachers... LOL) JSahrle, you got email.

LOL...Thats what I've been using for quite awhile now. Thats how I knew exactly how many characters my last log was. I am using almost all of those scripts. I highly recommend them for all Firefox users/cachers.

I'm only a tailgater when it's football season. The rest of the time I'm on the trail looking for caches. Hence the name TrailGators! Sorry! I DID type TrailGators, but I have a cheapy Wal-Mart wireless keyboard that skips characters alot...Especially when i have to use the shift key with them.....Of course, the sugarry-sweet coffee my significant other dumped into my keyboard and which made the left hand side keys stick a lot, doesnt help either...LOL

Limit is 4000 CHARACTERS, NOT words. I pass this quite often. Matter of fact, just a couple days ago I had to post two logs, because the count on my finished log was 6452 characters. I post the first section first, then the second section 2nd. That way they get sent out in the correct order for people to read as email notifications (for the owner, and people watching the cache.) Then I go right back in, copy the 1st log to clipboard, delete the log, and repost it. That way, it switchs them on the cache page, since most people read logs newest to oldest. Post only one section as a find, one as a note. Yeah...I know, I have WAY too much time on my hands to be thinking so hard about this...LOL

http://www.heritagemint.com/jump.jsp?itemI...CFQ0lHgodixHsgw http://organize.com/lolofostco.html http://starfrit.com/Products/kitchen/Conta...aspx?sc_lang=en well, those were on the 1st couple pages I googled. Just mix & match the way you spell Lock & lock... Also, as to the grease on the ammo cans, you can try Soft Scrub Gel, or go to NAPA or any automotive store and get Goop hand cleaner. There are other brands that are the same type of stuff. Make sure you get the smooth stuff, WITHOUT pumice. I only mention that because the ones with pumice are rough on your hands, and will dig up your skin. Get a nylon cleaning brush, with semi-stiff bristles to use with it. Should do the trick. Good Luck. PS- I always love going down into Potter County and environs to cache. Hope to do more down there in the future. Have you ever come up to NY for the Letchworth Fall Gatherings?

One advantage to using GSAK, even if you arent paperless, is that in GSAK you can print all the relevant cache info with minimum extra garbage taking up paper realestate. Just last week I went caching with some non-tech Grays (Grays=old, retired farts ) so they wanted "paper"....By stretching margins in the GSAK print preview, I got 29 caches to print on 10 pages, that were double sided, so 29 cache printouts on 5 sheets of paper. Plus, I used GSAK to do a filter for nearest caches within 10 miles of one specific cache we had selected to start with, to very quickly come up with that list of 29 caches. GSAK is very useful, whether you have gone paperless or not.

I'd agree with Tailgators. In GSAK, set the user flags by state, then filter by the flags, and export a .pdb for each state. In cachemate, BEFORE transfering the new .pdbs, goto "Select Database"...Then type in a name for each of your new .pdbs (I guess I would use each state name). Type in the first new database name, then hit the "NEW" button...You should then see the new database appear in the list of databases, with the number of waypoints in it shown as "(0)". Do this for each state. When you've created a new database for each new .pdb, close cachemate, THEN sync them to the Palm. Open Cachemate after the transfer, and you should be prompted to select which database to put each new file into. When you're done, you can just goto "Select database", and you can get caches by each state that way. Hope this explanation is understandable...its really easier to do than to explain it...LOL (plus its late, VERY hot, and my mind is frying...[only from the heat...LOL])

Thats when you find a close, but seperate hiding spot for the FTF prize, and just post the coords to the prize so its really obvious to the FTFer that the prize is in another "bonus" location. One of my buddies did that when he left a nice walking stick for FTF.....Had it hidden in a pile of sticks a couple hundred feet from the cache.

One of my fellow cachers is an established flintknapper. He makes and leaves really nice arrowheads and clovis points. They are quite sought after by area cachers.

WELL said! I get crap from fellow cachers because my hints are "not really" hints, and I'm stingy with them. Supposedly I have this evil smirk on my face when I know where a cache is, and those with me havent found it yet. The way I see it, caches have a difficulty rating for a reason. Giving out hints in such a way that they are spoilers, is about the same as finding a well camoed difficulty 3 or 4 cache, and rehiding it so it becomes a difficulty 1 or 2. The owner obviously wanted it to be difficult to find. Hints, if given, should be progressive steps (what I call "nudges") to finding a cache...Not such an obvious amount of info that it practically tells the finder where it is. The higher the difficulty rating, (or if I think it is diffuclt), I will stretch out the hint giving, starting with more obscure hints. I also usually give hints ONLY when I am on the hunt with someone, and only if its become a tedious search for the person (ie thick nasty brush where the cache is hidden), or if we are pressed for time.

Wow...pretty ignorant statement. Just because I show no caches found under my profile, my opinion means nothing? The OP asked for opinions on whether people thought earthcaches were lame or not. I gave my opinion. Granted, someone pointed out one of my reasons was not justified, and one I did not know about. I guess I must have nudged your soapbox while you were busy spouting off about how great earthcaches are, and people who have negativity toward them must be crazy. I guess the only purpose in this thread is to sucker in people who may have something negative to say about earthcaches, so you crazies who embrace them can put other peoples opinions down. Nice.

Got pics? Mine is torn apart in the barn right now, so no caching with it...

Actually, there is...IF you own a cache, and it has been added to your GSAK database by PQ. Go to Tools->Options->Display tab. Scroll down and click the Owners ID box. Column will show up with all the cache owners ID #'s. Find yours. Go back and uncheck the box if you dont need that column.

I recently discovered this awesome feature of GSAK myself. I've been paperless since I started using GSAK. Recently planned to go caching with some "older", very un-tech savvy cachers, who needed sheets. We had 29 caches picked out as possibles to do. I was able to get all the pertinent info without the extra "garbage", for all 29 caches, printed on just 10 pages! (5 sheets, double sided). [] Awesome!

Adopt out the old one?

I agree with everything said above. I just wanted to add that you have to be careful with the rhinoskins. DEFINATELY want to use a SHORT lanyard when using their belt clip. In my opinion it is poorly designed, and will actually CAUSE your PDA to fall off your belt. I have had it happen to me already. The metal screw is too small, and the way the PDA swings back and forth when you walk causes the screw to backout. Mine fell after only walking 50ft after putting it on. Fell on asphalt, and of course landed on the top corner, which is unprotected. took a big chunk out of my PDA case. Also, the rhinoskins are far from even being water resistant. I think a leather case would be more water resistant. I have a military magazine pouch that clips to my belt that I use to carry the rhinoskinned pda in. I put the pda/rhinoskin in a ziploc, and carry it in the pouch. The pouch is also big enough to carry my Lowrance iFinder AND a Meridian at the same time.

I have to agree, earthcaches are getting on my bad side. I guess the idea is OK. The thing I dont like is that several have popped up in my area, and they all seem to be good spots to put an actual cache. Now those spots are taken up by a "virtual". I can see how the category will become abused this way. I think earthcaches should ONLY be used where an actual container placement is impossible or taboo. Not to mention, if they bothered to make a seperate website to "administer", submit, and search them, then what the heck are they doing on GC.com? Seems like cross posting caches to me, which is frowned upon by TPTB, unless of course, they have their fingers in the other site, or there is $$ to be made. Just my take.

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I guess for me, it started early. Working on a farm as a teenager, I wore workboots. After high school, as a Marine, I was required to wear steel-toed workboots daily. Even working retail and in a factory for the 15yrs after that, workboots have been my footwear of choice. My last pair were an 8" Red Wing Logger....I used them for 4yrs of caching. Steep, muddy hikes, long flat hikes, creek-walking, river crossing, swamp busting....As well as daily use at work. They lasted a good 8 years. Probably would have lasted 10 if I had oiled them, and seen to the soles sooner. The have been the most comfortable shoe I've ever worn. I just got another pair. http://www.redwingshoes.com/productdetails.aspx?prodid=1409 I stick with an 8" since they are not too high for summer hikes (plus I wear shorts with them), and they are insulated. I just wish they had Goretex liner, or were waterproofed better. Once in awhile the tall heel can be a pain, since its easy to place it at the wrong angle and my ankle will twist. Unfortunately, this new pair may have a problem. I bought them on ebay from a "reputable" looking seller. They are factory seconds. They looked fine when i got them about three months ago. The soles are already starting to split from the leather foot bed. So caveat emptor... As a note, I also have a pair of Vasque mid-hikers. They are comfortable, but I feel "nekkid" without the upper ankle support. The Goretex liner is great. These are waterproof even after years of use, and the sole starting to separate. I guess I prefer a heavy boot. The vasques almost feel like I'm not wearing anything.

The 4.06 enhancements: Software Enhancements and Fixes in Version 4.06: The unit now supports the MapSend World Wide. The unit now supports the MapSend Blue Nav. Added features to show object description on map or database. Added a feature for the database listing so that it will change the 1st char to the next or previous alphabet if the ZOOMIN or ZOOMOUT key is pressed. Added "Advanced" NAV Units selection. Added a "Format Card" option to card utilities. Added a feature to draw a second line from current position to destination after an "GOTO" or "route" is activated. Added maximum speed and average speed to navigation data customization options. Added ability to search nearest to any object. Fixed problems with waypoint projection with primary datum not set to WGS84 Fixed track history collection bug. Fix problem with waypoints projection when distances less than 0.10 miles/nm/km. Added warning messages when trying to save current position to a waypoint before first fix or the fix is 2D in auto mode. Some improvements were made to map drawing.

I disagree with you on this, big time. Around here, if you stuck to this, you'ld miss half the caches, and they'ld be quite a few of the best as well. Not to mention, this thinking would eliminate just about all of the caches that happen to be along any Rails-to-Trails throughout the country.

I belive Chevota is the popular term. Nice rig. Iwould like go V8 next year, but I'll hold on the the gear train. I always thought Toylet worked, also

I usually do...Several times. Usually a couple times at home, to help decide if its a cache I'm interested in doing. I figure if someone takes the time to write a nice, interesting description, then they've probably put some decent effort into the cache itself. Then while hunting the cache, I'll pull out the PDA and read through it again to make sure I didnt miss anything. Then I'll go through it again, if we are having difficulties figuring out or locating the cache. I figure there are many people out there who dont read them, and will end up shortcutting on my cache, or missing important details. I like doing history based caches myself, so what I do is put everything that needs to be known about the cache itself to find it in the short description, at the beginning of the page. Then I'll put the history lesson in the long description. That way if people get bored and dont finish it, they already have everything they need. here's an example: Bluestone

I think a lot of it is the government putting pressure on the manufacturers to meet EPA numbers. Manufacturers probably have to meet EPA numbers by running premium fuel, and since they have to list those numbers on the window stickers, they have to tell you to run premium fuel. Also, if you ever need warranty repair done, even though running lower grade fuel may have NOTHING to do with the failure, it gives the manufacturer an "out" to refuse the work. IIRC, Toyota pulled this a few years ago on one of their minivan models. The motors supposedly had sludge problems and were seizing up. Toyota calimed it was due to running lower grade fuel and lack of maintenance. Ended up being a LARGE class action over it. Toyota has been saying their trucks need Premium since the early 80's at least...Supposedly the 22RE motor "needs" premium...I know of MANY, MANY of these motors that have gone well over 200K miles on regular 87. On topic, I have a 99 Taco and a 1980 Hilux I use for caching. I hope to have my 74 FJ40 and 86 Cressida finished soon, so I'll have more choices to swap between. I see some of you have "old skool" Toy 4x4's...Any of you frequent Pirate4x4 or IH8MUD, or any other Toy forums?

Hope this helps