Renegade Knight

quote:Originally posted by JONBOY20: IF YOU GO TO OUTPOST.COM, YOU CAN GET A NEW ONE FOR AROUND $80 IF IT IS ON SALE, ABOUT $90 IF NOT, THE CABLE RUNS ABOUT $15 ON EBAY HOPE THIS HELPS If this post doesnt' work out, I'll take a look. Thanks.

There is a problem here. I'm originally from Alaska where trap lines were ran and I even knew trappers. Traps are set and visited on a periodic basis and maintained. They are not abandoned property. Geocaches are also not abandoned property if maintained. We need to work with agencies on that. I've placed one and checked up on it several times since placing it. The point is, while we can do the bomb squad a favor by making caches identifiable as such, they can do us a favor and not remove them (and thereby steal our property) for no particularly good reason. As a rule I will not put my phone number and name on a cache. I'm willing to put a code number on it that would allow a peace officer to call and get my info after properly identifying himself. I've also made efforts to work with our local sherrifs office as they have taken the time to check up on one of the cachers trying to find my cache. No progress on that front yet.

dadgum. Next time I pull over because it's too far to a rest area but not to far to a tree I'll smile for the satalite.

The close one's are reserved for family. The far away ones are for adventure raids. I don't really have a criteria other than that.

My theory is this. Public access is cache fodder. Including Railroad right of ways. If they want me off they will fence and post it no trespassing. Otherwise I figure people have been trampeling long enough to creat an easement by adverse possesion. My exception is public property that is activly maintained by the public entity. Then I'd get permission. The would mean manned parks (pay a fee for entry), and City Parks and Rec's parks.

Hello, I'm looking for a used Garmin etrex personal GPS (The little yellow one) with a PC cable for my daughter. I've just started looking on ebay and am not yet sure what they go for. But it seems the PC cable is the biggest must have accessory. I'm open to a better Garmin model with PC cable, (still in production) but my budget is probably going to limit me to the basic eTrex. P.S. It's a bribe for good grades.

Overall, I'm not sure on the MOC thing. Most of my caches will be placed remote and so won't be getting all that many visitors anyway. On the other hand there is a nearby cave... Gotta go, work to do.

quote:Originally posted by King Pellinore: Although I like the idea of exclusivity, I have a hard enough time getting people to visit my caches without narrowing the scope further. King Pellinore People might be worried they will find "fewments". Not sure on the spelling, but I think you catch the gist.

Geocache, Haiku! bless you.

Man, you all got interesting lists. I'm finding the one requirement I can't get enough of is time. The only other true geo accessory is going to be some way to carry all the other geojunk. I'm begining to think of sawing the sleeves off my rag tab Levi Jacket. Lots of pockets. Then I'd blend into the enviroment anyway.

Of course your GPS with WAAS and Quadrifier Antannea and gnat *** accuracy won't be any better than the GPS that set the cache. But at least it won't be any worse.

Of course your GPS with WAAS and Quadrifier Antannea and gnat *** accuracy won't be any better than the GPS that set the cache. But at least it won't be any worse.

Why is this such an issue? While I would not seek to hide one close to another, if I had the perfect spot picked out and someone posts one close... I'm not going to change my mind. Besides there is always a chance one will get plundered and have to be archived and the other can remain. The only real issue I can see is that an area might get trampled more. Still if you don't want to walk 60 ft, go home. Come back another day.

My second two caches were we were the first ones to find. It's cool, but not an obsession. Nobody in my area is a complete maniac so it seems about anybody in the right time and place could be first.

quote:Originally posted by Jeremy Irish: Carry a trashbag along with you when you are doing your last 100 foot "swirl." Occasional pretend (or really) pick up trash as you zone into the cache. People ignore you if you have a trash bag in hand. Jeremy Good idea. People always ignore the 'underclasses'.

I'd rather have people call the cops on me. It means they are taking an interest and getting involved and genrally making the world a safer place to geocache in. In my neck of the woods the cops have called the wife of a geocacher becaue they found her husbands car near my geocache. The conversation was along these lines "Are you aware that your car is parked behind a pumphouse in Kuna?" "no, but my husband was geocaching in Kuna" "oh...er...as long as you know where he is..." Anyway about like that. When my friends and I head for the mountains we will be loaded down for bear. Last time we are armed to the teeth (no good reason) and made the 7-11 where we gassed up nerviouse as heck. The manager made a point to come out and greet us as he stared at my plates. He looked us all in turn in the eye before going back in. My banker friend was laughing, he said that was classic training similar to what he went through for bank robberies, it was funny for him to see it in actuion. Anyway, the only thing in danger from us (in spite of what we look like) are pop cans, and plastic bottles. Like I said I'd rather they call the cops on me than not. It means they are doing the right thing. Besides I'm good at getting out of trouble (come from getting into it so much).

Never had anything happen while Geocaching yet. My truck got broken into once while parked at work. They took great pains to make it look undisturbed (I'd leave it there for several days at a time as I had a company truck) so it was probably an inside job. I hope I never have to deal with anything worse than eggs on haloween and the kamakazi birds that attacked a short while back. On the other hand I have ALWAYS worked under the assumption that whatever I leave in the rig may never been seen again, so I generally take only what I can cary. Plus I keep out of site what I can't. With my latest rig the prior owner put Limo tinting on it. You can't see in. I'm wondering if that won't mean that someone will break in because clearly I'm 'hiding' something worth taking. You could go nuts worrying about all this.

Never had anything happen while Geocaching yet. My truck got broken into once while parked at work. They took great pains to make it look undisturbed (I'd leave it there for several days at a time as I had a company truck) so it was probably an inside job. I hope I never have to deal with anything worse than eggs on haloween and the kamakazi birds that attacked a short while back. On the other hand I have ALWAYS worked under the assumption that whatever I leave in the rig may never been seen again, so I generally take only what I can cary. Plus I keep out of site what I can't. With my latest rig the prior owner put Limo tinting on it. You can't see in. I'm wondering if that won't mean that someone will break in because clearly I'm 'hiding' something worth taking. You could go nuts worrying about all this.

If it's too small you might as well make it a virtual cache. How can you take something and leave something if the only thing that will fit is a BB? Taken to the extreme (and I actually like this idea for virtual caches) you find a shiner(small item about the size of a washer for a bolt), stamped with a serial number. You find the cache when you can report the serial number to the owner. Then you can go small. Nothing to take, nothing to leave.

I knew it would go subscription and I'll sign up. But I was thinking 19.95 would of been the price and not 30.

I don't own a sidearm. Too expensive. But its on my list along with a lot of othter things. Would I carry it? In town, not really. Out of down, yes.

I don't own a sidearm. Too expensive. But its on my list along with a lot of othter things. Would I carry it? In town, not really. Out of down, yes.

quote:Originally posted by JeepNAz: Lets see..... Jeep Wrangler....$10,000 Offroad Improvements to Jeep $5,000 Garmin 3+ Factory Recond. $200 Compac Laptop (for livetracking) $1200 software (topo maps, Expert GPS etc) $250 Desktop PC ( geocaching.com access) $1800 Misc Supplies ( trinkets, ammo cans etc)$100 I wouldnt spend more than that.... In Reality you can started for less than $200 easy. Just watch out for the upgrades! LOL dadgum, I'm on a different track, but a similar path. Garmin GPS V 402.00 75 GMC Jimmy (seats 5 unlike a Jeep) 500.00 92 Bronco 4200.00 (Cause the Jimmy needs a LOT of work. and the family can't wait) Desktop PC 1200.00 (made it myself and after a year it actually works, of course after the year I could of made the same thing for 600) I'm out of bucks but the wish list is the same.' Topo software, Laptop for live tracking and topo software. Palm PC for on foot live tracking. As for the offroad improvments those go on the Jimmy and the only thing that will remain will be the serial number and the full convertible top.

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When it comes to GPS units, you have to work hard to get a deal on eBay. Even the outdated ones go for as much if not more than the few places selling them on clearance.