TheCacheSeeker
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What's it for?
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Sewing kit: sounds good. Make sure its protected.
Be careful with the needle. You don't want a little kid to get poked.
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But did you find the cat?
I have no idea what you are talking about.
Never seen Flask's cat? He's almost as famous as Morris. Very notorious around these parts.
Actually, it's Flask's neighbor's cat.
Might explain why she keeps getting mad at me.
Meh. She gets mad at anyone and everyone.
Why?
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Wow! nice.
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I know that no one likes 'um. But has anyone ever found a creative one?
How about a Fake lightpost cache? Or toy lightpost cache?
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Bummer! YOu guys got stung while edith large cache? \
Spray yourself with any type of pillow fracrancer- better be eucalyptus. Spray that on you and the soothing smell will repel any insects- especially Ticks.
Yes, that was bad. But that doesn't hurt anymore. I don't know what happened, but the CO checked on it, but didn't see bees.
Also, I found 19 caches after that incident. But not on the same day.
Where do you get the spray? Does it repel bees/wasps?
YOu can get the spray from the body shop, target, etc. - Look for pillow mist/ essential oils.
Keep in mind that after a recent discovery Bees are active in the winter. So much for the benfits of caching in the winter, eh!
Really? I thought bees were dead/not active in the winter.
Wasps live after they sting. But they cannot survive in the winter. However for bees it is the exact opposite.
Bumblebees are the bees that are active during the winter. Recently discovered-2 years ago. Link-http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/6521434/Scientists-investigate-phenomenon-of-the-winter-bees.html
Then I'm safe. Wasps are what I got stung with.
Oh. I thought you said bees.
Happy caching then!
I meant wasps.
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Bummer! YOu guys got stung while edith large cache? \
Spray yourself with any type of pillow fracrancer- better be eucalyptus. Spray that on you and the soothing smell will repel any insects- especially Ticks.
Yes, that was bad. But that doesn't hurt anymore. I don't know what happened, but the CO checked on it, but didn't see bees.
Also, I found 19 caches after that incident. But not on the same day.
Where do you get the spray? Does it repel bees/wasps?
YOu can get the spray from the body shop, target, etc. - Look for pillow mist/ essential oils.
Keep in mind that after a recent discovery Bees are active in the winter. So much for the benfits of caching in the winter, eh!
Really? I thought bees were dead/not active in the winter.
Wasps live after they sting. But they cannot survive in the winter. However for bees it is the exact opposite.
Bumblebees are the bees that are active during the winter. Recently discovered-2 years ago. Link-http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/6521434/Scientists-investigate-phenomenon-of-the-winter-bees.html
Then I'm safe. Wasps are what I got stung with.
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Bummer! YOu guys got stung while edith large cache? \
Spray yourself with any type of pillow fracrancer- better be eucalyptus. Spray that on you and the soothing smell will repel any insects- especially Ticks.
Yes, that was bad. But that doesn't hurt anymore. I don't know what happened, but the CO checked on it, but didn't see bees.
Also, I found 19 caches after that incident. But not on the same day.
Where do you get the spray? Does it repel bees/wasps?
YOu can get the spray from the body shop, target, etc. - Look for pillow mist/ essential oils.
Keep in mind that after a recent discovery Bees are active in the winter. So much for the benfits of caching in the winter, eh!
Really? I thought bees were dead/not active in the winter.
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Bummer! YOu guys got stung while edith large cache? \
Spray yourself with any type of pillow fracrancer- better be eucalyptus. Spray that on you and the soothing smell will repel any insects- especially Ticks.
Yes, that was bad. But that doesn't hurt anymore. I don't know what happened, but the CO checked on it, but didn't see bees.
Also, I found 19 caches after that incident. But not on the same day.
Where do you get the spray? Does it repel bees/wasps?
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What? Last time I got stung I continued to cache. I found 6 caches afterwards. Does it really hurt that bad? Are you allergic?
No, I was caching with a family member whose stings were pretty bad, so I had to go back.
I don't really know if I'm allergic, actually
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Need more information about the stinging.
First was it actually a bee and if so what type? The reason I ask is because many people confuse Yellowjackets (wasps from the genus Vespula or Dolichovespula) with honeybees (genus Apis). Now your taking about 2 completely different temperaments for the most part. Typically honeybees do not attack unprovoked because they loos their lives when they do wile wasps can attack multiple times.
I have been stung a lot by honeybees.
Once from stepping on one. I put this in the carelessly got stung category and can be avoided just by paying attention.
Every other time was from ignoring the warnings. Basically even tho I didn't exactly want to get stung I was intentionally provoking the bees. I have been stung countless times over the years from doing it. Basically keep your ears open, you may feel and hear bees bouncing off of you, this is their warning that you are to close to the nest. Hold still and try to determine the direction they are coming from and move in the opposite direction, this way you minimize the distance it takes to get around them. If you cant, then turn around and go back.
Yellowjackets? Forget about it, you wont know your to close to a nest until they attack. Just keep your eyes and ears open and avoid those nasty buggers.
I don't know what kind. How can I find out?
With the attack, was a stinger left in your skin? If so then it is a prime indication that you where stung by a worker bee.
If not, you could have been bitten or stung by a wasp. Yep, wasps can sting multiple times but you will typically have two wounds from one attack if they sting you because they will try to insert the stinger wile biting. Most wasp attack only result in bits and honeybees do not bite.
Now visualy.
Meet Apis mellifera or the common honeybee.
Notice the amount of hair that can be seen easily wile flying and the muted coloration. It almost looks docile.
Now meat a wasp commonly mistaken for a bee Vespula vulgaris.
This wasp also resembles the German and the North American eastern and western.
The hairs are much harder to see on the fly, the color is much brighter. Much meaner looking.
I think it's probably a wasp.
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What? Last time I got stung I continued to cache. I found 6 caches afterwards. Does it really hurt that bad? Are you allergic?
No, I was caching with a family member whose stings were pretty bad, so I had to go back.
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Notify me when someone quotes my posts in the forums. Anyway to do that. Thanks!
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Rent a bear suit? Or would that make them attack you?
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Lately, from time to time, I find myself day dreaming about owning land that I could set-up as a sort of Geocaching paradise (by my standards). Sometimes I think of perfect climbing trees by a stream with beautifully maintained paths and rest areas. Other times it involves elaborate mechanical multis. Imagine finding a difficult multi on a hot day and having a stocked fridge at the final. Anyways, I'm curious if anyone has come across any caches that the CO has placed on their own land and thus has allowed them to kick the experience up a notch.
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Need more information about the stinging.
First was it actually a bee and if so what type? The reason I ask is because many people confuse Yellowjackets (wasps from the genus Vespula or Dolichovespula) with honeybees (genus Apis). Now your taking about 2 completely different temperaments for the most part. Typically honeybees do not attack unprovoked because they loos their lives when they do wile wasps can attack multiple times.
I have been stung a lot by honeybees.
Once from stepping on one. I put this in the carelessly got stung category and can be avoided just by paying attention.
Every other time was from ignoring the warnings. Basically even tho I didn't exactly want to get stung I was intentionally provoking the bees. I have been stung countless times over the years from doing it. Basically keep your ears open, you may feel and hear bees bouncing off of you, this is their warning that you are to close to the nest. Hold still and try to determine the direction they are coming from and move in the opposite direction, this way you minimize the distance it takes to get around them. If you cant, then turn around and go back.
Yellowjackets? Forget about it, you wont know your to close to a nest until they attack. Just keep your eyes and ears open and avoid those nasty buggers.
I don't know what kind. How can I find out?
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Percentages and GCVote are no better than the raw favorite count in determining which caches you are likely to enjoy.
I'm not sure that this is true.
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Be aware of your surroundings and avoid area with lots of bee activity. They only attack if the hive is threatened.
thx for the advice. But how can you tell what areas have bee activity?
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Here are a few of my caches before going out. It should give you some ideas.
Yes I put socks in a cache.
Wow, brainsnat! That's some real treasure there!
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Today while caching, I got stung. It ruined our plans, because I had to go back home.
Any idea for avoiding bees while caching other than going in the winter? Thanks!
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Very cool! Thx for the update!
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OH! How cool! I did not know that about the scenic icon!
I'm off to find it.See http://www.geocaching.com/about/icons.aspx. It's the 3rd one under "Conditions"
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Things I've learned while reading the forum posts:
1. GPS units differ and you really need to know your unit
2. People use programs that help them cache like a swiss army thing
3. There are wildly differing opinions about what makes a good GZ (oh, I learned that is ground zero) for a cache, what a good cache container is, what good SWAG is and whether or not SWAG should even exist.
4. There are many people here who have Geocached for a long time and who should probably have their own forum for the seasoned cachers for the purpose of having more advanced discussions. (I don't fit into the new geocachers area so I can understand the frustration that others might find with me and my newness.)
5. That some people are really interested in numbers, streaks, stats, etc. and other people want to go to places of unusual locations. I sure wish there was a way to show this on the search feature. Something like a scenic location icon.
6. That cache maintenance is really important.
7. That some cachers like to really make us sweat by coming up with cache containers that I am afraid I would never notice. How does one find a pinecone container in a forest? I'm confused.
8. This is a game for all skill levels and interests you just need to figure out what your interests are and your skill level and then find a way to search for caches that fit that description.
9. I have gotten some great ideas for swag and cache containers and I will not be using anything controversial. I don't have a problem with spending money to create a quality cache.
10. Just because a cache is in a location, doesn't mean the person actually got permission for you to be there. We went to a cache where we had to cross a field and go by an abandoned house. We assumed we had the right to be there because the person got permission for the cache. Now, I am thinking we were lucky to have not been sited with trespassing!
11. That I really would like to know what others have learned from being in the forums longer than I have.
There is a scenic view attribute, it looks like a pair of binoculars.
I'm off to find it.
Its our turn...
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But why?