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I logged one a few days ago that was a log in a ziploc wedged into a crack in a a tree trunk. No container at all, no swag, just a loose log. That's not lame. I think using an entire tree as a container is pretty cool! Did you check any other cracks for swag?

Yep. Geko 101. I still take it out once in a while. I modified mine a little. I took a broken Stanley 25' tape measure and took the metal belt clip off of the back of it. I trimmed it a little with a hacksaw so that I could still access the battery cover and attached it to the back of the Geko. Makes a nice, strong belt clip. Mostly I use it to track distances/time walked with my wife.

oops, not sure how I posted a new one trying to edit the one already here... 2nd edit: ok, what gives? I can edit this post, but not my previous post? Anyhow, I don't carry my issued gear caching. The way it's worded it sounds like a take a small aresnal with me. Actually what I listed are work related toys. I also have the X-26 taser on the other hip. Fun ride! If you ever have the opportunity to get tased VOLUNTARILY you should try it! Yee-Haw! Longest 5 seconds of your life.

No. Having iron on my hip 8 hours a day is enough. I cache and hike to get away from guns and stuff. But, since you asked, "Say hello to my little friend!" Department issued Sig Sauer P2340, 12 in the mag 1 in the chamber w/2 extra mags on the duty belt, all loaded with Winchester Ranger SXT rounds: Carried in a black leather basketweave Safariland Level III retention holster on most days and on other days a canted paddle holster.

Swiss Army Climber. Had it for over 5 years. In my pocket everyday, except when I flew from Spokane to Boise and back this last May. I have almost worn it out, but would buy the exact same model again in a heartbeat. This one will run you about $25.

Normal.

Campmor.com has some good kits at a decent price. I bought a small kit and added to it as I needed to.

goonies-I think that counts towards your community service hours.

I've got a MSR Sweetwater Microfilter that I've been carrying for 4? years now. It is a great filter, but I like new stuff once in a while. I was thinking about a new filter last month, but think I'll spring a Vario instead. Thanks for the review!

Amen Brother!

Micros. Always micros. If it takes me more than 10 minutes, it's a DNF.

Yep. Where's all that global warming?

I'm thinking that horseshoes or bowling would make it as an Olympic sport before caching. edit to add pic

Not that I have heard of, but people get sued everyday for non-specific activity related injuries. I don't think that geocaching would be lokked at any different than any other recreational activity in regards to property owner liability.

Here here. OK. Let me add a twist to that. It may be a little on the edge, but lets get rid of law enforcement and fire services. Isn't there job to take care of people? Ever needed their service. Would you be ready do deal with your own rescue, and take care of yourself? Since I work in both fields and have seen "much stuff", I feel that I can reasonably say that this attitude is ludacris as it relates to this thread. Since you have worked in both fields, you MUST know this is not true. Everyone knows the job of the fire dept is not to protect/prevent fire. It's to deal with the aftermath. Put out the fire after it's started. Same with the police. The courts have stated that the police have no legal duty to protect an individual from crime. Again, they mainly deal with the aftermath. They investigate the crime, and hopefully locate the criminal so they can be prosecuted in our court system for commiting said crime. So, if the fire dept can't prevent a fire; it's my duty to protect me and my family by installing smoke detectors, and keeping fire extinguishers handy. So, if the police can't prevent me and my family from being robbed, raped, or murdered; it's my duty to provide as much protection as possible. So, if a SAR team can't prevent me from getting lost in the wilderness, it's up to me to provide as many means of self-rescue as possible, and also a way for searchers to find me (radio, gps, plb, etc) if I require assistence. Instead of (keeping on topic) relying on other people to cache rescue gear all over the mountainside in case I need it. Thank you for letting me know what the purpose of my jobs are. I thought that my departments' mission statements, policies, proceedures, guidelines, training models, etc told me something a little different. According to what "everybody knows" law enforcement and fire departments sit around and wait for the fecal matter to hit the rotating oscillator. I was confused I guess, since "everyone knows the job" but me. Confucius' Cat pretty much beat me to the post of what I was thinking after reading this. I agree that we have to take responsibility for our own safety. I'm pretty sure that is the short of what Mopar was getting at. But bad things happen. And like I said in the other post: If that is your opinion, that is your opinion. Now you know mine. I will add as I stated before in the thread, that caching rescue gear isn't the best use of public resources.

No easy answer to that one. What can you do, say "sorry pal, you got yourself into it, you figure it out" and walk away? I guess that's why rescue crews can charge for services, and sue for damages incurred during a rescue. I remember being home watching tv a couple years ago watching a live news broadcast of rescue attempt on the same mountain. A news crew got a Pave Hawk going down on live broadcast news. Creepy thing to watch. Here's a link to the story: http://archives.cnn.com/2002/US/05/30/oreg...thood.accident/ edit to fix run on sentence

IBTL.

Here here. OK. Let me add a twist to that. It may be a little on the edge, but lets get rid of law enforcement and fire services. Isn't there job to take care of people? Ever needed their service. Would you be ready do deal with your own rescue, and take care of yourself? Since I work in both fields and have seen "much stuff", I feel that I can reasonably say that this attitude is ludacris as it relates to this thread. I am pretty sure that those 3 climbers did not go up Mt Hood with the attitude of "so what if we get into trouble, someone will come rescue us anyway". I'm also sure that Mr. Kim and family did not set out on their trip with a thought of the possiblilty that he would have to set out over land to find help for his family. I just don't think that comment belongs in the same thread as what is being discussed. If that is your opinion, that is your opinion. Now you know mine. Also, the operation was moved from rescue mode to recovery mode 2 days ago.

Learned the hard way with a non-gc'ing container.

If you do the thing above me, make sure you let it sit open for a day before closing the lid, or you may have a time capsule on your hands.

I'm sure right now the climbers and their families are asking themselves a lot of questions about preparedness for one's activities and the consequences of being ill prepared for an ascent in December up an 11,249 ft+ snow covered mountain. This type of activity is dangerous with assumed risks that the climbers were willing to take. A gps would have done them little to no good unless they used it as firewood. The weather has been more of a hinderance to the rescue teams than anything else. One cannot and should not rely on a gps and a cell phone to bail yourself out of a dangerous situation that you are purposefully placing yourself into. I know that Mr. Kim did not set out thinking that he would be hiking to save himself and his family, they were unprepared for winter travel. Granted, this is an extreme case, but you need to be ready for what Mother Nature can throw in front of you. BTW-They haven't all been found yet. One body has been recovered this morning. The rescue teams are still searching. While the idea of rescue caches is a noble one I think the execution, expense, and maintence of the task would out-weigh the benefits.

Or you could try too hard to fix it for the same effect.

GPS60 for 2 reasons. Price and color. I like 'em cheap and yellow! I currently toggle between my Geko 101 and eTrex 101. I don't care much for the gps maps or turn by turn directions. For me part of the game is having to figure out my own route to the cache, not having it shown to me. I know that you can still do this on higher end units by just using the pointer page, but they don't make higher end units in yellow. Not having the feature takes away the temptation to peek.

Found a link you may want to bookmark. http://gsak.net/help/ghelp.htm. Just about any question you will have can be answered there. Don't know why I didn't think of it earlier. This is what I use when I get stumped on how to do something.

There is an option to delete all files within a database. Unfortunately I'm not in front of my home PC at the moment so I can't tell you the exact steps. Can anyone out there help yak out?