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I just got a Belkin a few weeks ago at Staples for $30, and so far it works great for my Meridian.

Is the cache notification system for premium members different than the weekly new cahe email anyone can get? I've been getting a weekly email ever since I joined gc.com, even before I became a premium member. Now that I am a premium member, can I get notified as soon as a new one in my area is listed? If so, how do I sign up? There have been a couple times that caches were listed early in the week that were near my home or work. By the time I got the weekly email they'd already been found. It would be nice to know right away so I'd have a chance at FTF. Thanks.

Thanks for more great ideas I'm keeping a list of the different suggestions for future reference. I too like the "Trade Up, Trade Even, or Don't Trade" motto.

Thanks for all the great ideas! I'll definitely have to check out Target, but what's a "Five Below"? If its a store we don't have any around here. When I was browsing at the dollar store I considered a set of small screwdrivers, other tools, a sewing kit, etc., but decided that they weren't "kid friendly". I noticed that those types of things were suggested as trade items. Am I going way overboard with my kid friendly standards? My kids are both grown up, so I don't have little ones along to remind me what they're like. Would anyone who caches with a young child like to comment about how kid friendly they'd like trade items? As long as its not matches, lighters, or knives it's ok, or should I be more careful & rule out things like screwdrivers too?

Wow, thanks for the quick responses! I wish I could have found the mini carbiners and whistles at the dollar store. I did pick up a couple mini carbiners at Walmart, but not at that good a deal. I also picked up some packages of fishing bobbers - lots of lakes and rivers around me. I'll have to check out Target - there are a couple in town, both both are out of my way so I never get there, but if they have a "One Spot" I'll have to check them out. The flashlight keychains & first aid kits sound cool, I'll have to keep an eye out for them.

I'm new to geocaching with < 30 finds, and have been reading the forums trying to learn the ropes. I keep seeing threads complaining about junk or just toys in a cache, but not suggestions of good stuff to leave. I wanted to restock my trade items and so stopped at a dollar store last night. I was able to pick up lots of stuff for kids, but I'd like to have some adult swag, too. It seemed like anything I thought an adult might like was not kid safe. So my question is, what inexpensive , kid safe, adult type thing would you like to find in cache? I want decent items to trade, but not break the bank doing it. Thanks.

I first read about it in Country Discoveries travel magazine, as a fun thing to do while traveling through an area. I thought it sounded like fun, but didn't check into it any more. A few months later I was reading an RV forum, and the topic was "What do you like to do when camping?" Several people wrote how much they liked geocaching new areas where they're camping. emembering the earlier article I decided to check out the website, ordered a gps right away, and was hooked after my first find.

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Thanks Markwell and Rubbertoes for the help. I'll look further into using the GSAK filter to get the keyword searches I want. Lisa

Hi, I'm new to geocaching and just recently became a premium member. I've tried searching the forum for an answer to this, but no luck so far. I've run and downloaded Pocket Queries into GSAK and my then into my GPS with no problem - if I'm searching from a location. What I'd like to do is to search using a keyword, since there are several cache series near me (ie the Leopold series) that I'd like to keep in seperate GSAK databases. Am I missing something in the Pocket Queries that let me do that, since keyword searching is possible with a regular search? If that's not possible, is there a way to download search results as .gpx rather than .loc? When I download waypoints that are the result of a search they always download as .loc, which loses a lot of the detailed information that .gpx keeps. As a newbie geocacher I find the details very helpful, and having to download as .loc and then print the details is very tedious, plus it really screws up my attempts to go paperless. Thanks for any help. Lisa