ApanAnn

1. Try not to sneak. You'll stick out like a sore thumb. Just act like what you do is completely normal. 2. If you feel really iffy around muggles, avoid those caches and return later when the coast is clear. 3. If someone asks, tell them what you're doing.

I found my first nano today and was so paranoid I'd drop it... Shouldn't have read this thread earlier

I'd love to find a large one It would be fun to place one too, but I'd need to figure out a good container and location first.

I'd love to find a book, but I was into bookcrossing before I discovered geocaching (and I was a little book worm way before that too). I like to browse used book stores and second hand stores for cheap paperbacks. Only problem is that they need some protection unless you want them to turn into pulp if the cache gets wet...

While it is admirable that you will attempt to obtain coords that "aren't too far off", I view that thought train as flawed. True, not every GPSr will provide the same EXACT reading at the same spot, but when one starts placing and making placements with that highlighted statement in mind, they actually are operating outside of the guidelines. From the guidelines: "2.1. Listing Guidelines that Apply to All Geocaches 1. Technical Requirements 1. Listings must contain accurate GPS coordinates. You must visit the geocache site and obtain the coordinates with a GPS device. GPS usage is an essential element of geocaching. Although it is possible to find a cache without a GPS, providing accurate GPS coordinates is an integral part of the activity and must be demonstrated for all cache submissions. For geocaches that include multiple waypoints, please see the additional guidelines specific to those cache types." If you cannot obtain accurate coords, you shouldn't create the placement. This is regardless of whether the equipment used is at fault or some other factor is at fault. By listing "soft" coords, you are inviting cachers to trample and otherwise disturb a much broader area than necessary. Although I am not "anti-phone" in the use of such for geocaching, I am "anti-phone" in placement of geocaches. My argument on this subject is two-fold. Firstly: these forums are filled with arguments of phone accuracy. Secondly: if you read the supplied guideline, you will note that it refers to a GPS device. Some feel that an iphone or the like qualifies as such. Well, I don't read it that way. Should the guidelines be altered or changed to include iphone and like devices, then my argument ceases. Until such time, I advise using a dedicated GPS device. Beg, borrow, buy or steal one. If one enters into the realm of placements with the thought of "not being too far off", the objectivity of accurate listings are degraded. That's why I plan to borrow my friends GPS device for the last part. Not a phone, GPS. But I'd rather try with the phone first to see what kind of accuracy I get. I added that last part because I've seen local cachers include the error margin of the hide +/- so and so many meters. If I can't get good accuracy I'd rather pick another spot for the hide, that's what I meant.

Do you know any other cachers in the area? I plan to hide my first cache, get as good coordinates as I can on multiple days and then use those coords to search for it myself. After that I plan to give the coords to a friend with a real GPS and see if she can find it. If it's not too off I'll publish.

It's a danish cache, not that it matters (swedish and danish are similar enough for me to be able to read both). Several of the logs mention that the TB is no longer there so someone must have removed it without logging. EDIT: First log that says it's not there is the 7th, none of the ones before that mention it.

My nokia phone (5800 express music) has two ways of accessing GPS data. One is simply called gps-data and that one doesn't use the net at all, I just pick navigation and enter the coordinates manually. However, there's also some kind of map function that will try to connect me to the net... And yeah, that would cost a fortune. The gps-data needed me to change around the way it displayed coordinates for it to match the way they're showed at this site but after that it worked just fine. Not the best accuracy, but it works. I just needed to realise that when my phone tells me I've arrived I've usually got another 20 metres or so to ground zero...

Oh, good one! I'm planing a cache for when I find a good location and the camouflage I have in mind will most likely make the cache damp to soggy most of the time. Is that just begging for trouble or do you think I can find a container that could work in those conditions? The camouflage itself will get wet and retain moisture... But it's such a good idea... :/

Terrain = 1 *should* be wheelchair accessible, but some of them aren't... You get to ground zero all right but then the cache itself is hidden in a manner that makes it very hard for someone in a wheelchair (or in my case - someone with moderate joint problems and trouble checking low places) So bring a friend or appropriate tools the first times! I had to go home and get something to fish the cache out with. After that I decided it was a good idea to carry a backpack with my tool of choice when looking

I've been thinking about using tubes for fizzy tablets. They usually have some kind of drying agent in the lid to prevent the medicine from starting to fizz too early. One of my friend leaves pouches like that in caches.

I've got a small drawer full of "whimsies" that came in handy when I started geocaching. So far I've left small figurines, both storebought and polymer clay ones. Bouncy balls... A cookie cuter... A tiny keyring notebook... I like leaving things and finding things, but so far I've left more than I've grabbed. As it's supposed to be, right? It's starting to get really cold now so what I'd like to do (if I ever get around to place a cache) is to knit up a pair of fingerless mittens or something and leave for the first one to find it... Now that's something I wouldn't mind finding.