Runaround
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I have a 3 piece Leki hiking stick that goes with me on all cache hunts. If you tighten the locks properly, it won't collapse. It collapses far enough to fit into my carry-on bag when I go on road trips. It also has a threaded camera mount under the knob which is handy for those milestone caches.
I also have a set of trekking poles that I mainly use for snowshoeing but they were useful on a cache with pretty sketchy terrain. The only drawback was that I didn't have a free hand to hold the GPSr but that was fine, I was to busy trying not to fall into a ravine.
Most of the wood sticks I've seen have been heavy and not well balanced.
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Just a side note, if you use Lithiums, try to get them to a recycle bin instead of the round file. They are nasty bad for dumps or incinerators.
The preferred method of disposal for any battery is through recycling. Many communities in the US offer battery recycling, some require it. Some retailers also offer the service. If there is no way to recycle the battery in your area, they may be disposed of as normal household waste. There is no special disposal concern with Energizer Lithium batteries vs. alakline batteries.
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The other thing I noticed is the best before date on the batteries I bought today was 2019 which seems a bit far fetched.
Time for another word from your friendly neighborhood geocaching battery company employee. I to am preferential to the Energizer Lithium's. I should be, I work for the company.
A note regarding the shelf life. The 2019 date is not at all far-fetched. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if the batteries last longer than that. We take the performance of that battery very seriously.
Keep Going!
Oldnumber7, check your e-mail.
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Where do you stop.
I've wondered about the same thing. How about "Your shoes might get dirty" attribute? Or "You'll get sweaty in the summer" attribute? Alternately, "It will be cold in the winter".
I'm in favor of a "The cache is in the outdoors, expect the outdoors" attribute.
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In my neighborhood we didn't detassle corn, we detagged buildings to make a few bucks. Business owners would pay local kids to paint over the gang markings on their buildings. I think I painted the side of a particular insurance agency 20 times over 3 summers.
Now that I understand detassling, I better understand the girl from Iowa I dated while in college. I guess you learn a lot on a farm but I'll stop here before I get myself banned.
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Educate the city boy. What is detassling corn?
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Bjorn, as usual, is right. For some reason the cachers in Ohio just prefer our own local forums. The pinned thread at the top of the this forum has a link for Western Ohio Geocachers. You may want to try posting over there. I've lived in Ohio for most of my life and I had never heard of Fletcher. You may also want to post in COG.
Good luck on your quest.
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Useless hints seem to be much more common now. Some approvers will ask hiders to remove them but not all.
My favorite useless hints include parking coords, a note that says "E-mail me for a hint" or "By the pine tree" in the middle of a pine forest.
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I travel quite a bit on business and this would be a useful feature for me. I often find myself deleting PQ's just to add a couple of new ones for an upcoming trip. Usually my trips include visits to several states and cities so I need multiple PQ's. Since I tend to revisit areas every couple of months, I end up recreating the same PQ over and over again.
The ability to store 50 would be really helpful.
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Or are you asking to be able to hide your numbers from everyone else?
I think this is what they are requesting. I can go along with that. I'd probably hide my numbers as well.
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You may have better luck with the groups in this thread instead. I can't speak for the states you're planning to visit but here in Ohio we tend to use the various local groups.
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Thats exactly what they did last year. They recruited local cachers to hide the caches for them. It resulted in last year's contest running ALOT smoother.
Has this been confirmed?
I hope so considering the Ohio cache from the first year was placed in a park that had banned geocaching. It didn't do a lot for our discussions with the park board. We're still banned and they like to cite that cache as another reason why.
I find it funny that Magellan is still being judged on the mistakes from the first year they did the promotion. I think they learned quite a bit after that first year, which included recruiting local cachers to place the caches for the second year. I didn't hear of any complaints from last year's contest, so why does it matter what happened the first time around? Does Garmin give away free GPSrs? I didn't think so.
Considering the last time I corresponded with the park district in question a few months ago and they once again mentioned the 1st year Magellan cache, it's still a problem. I wrote to Magellan 4 times asking for some help with the situation. All I wanted was for them to send a letter to the park's BOD's explaining it was an oversight due to not being aware of local caching policy. Magellan never even replied to one of my letters.
They screwed up. They made it harder for all the cachers in my local community. And they've chosen not to take any accountability. But hey, some folks got some freebies so that must make it OK.
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I like the idea of having brochures on hand. Do you have URLs for some?
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A Wal-Mart merchandising rep speaking to an industry group once said of in-store displays: "If a stoned 16 year old high school drop out can't figure out how to set it up, it's to complicated."
Talk about situational awareness.
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Thats exactly what they did last year. They recruited local cachers to hide the caches for them. It resulted in last year's contest running ALOT smoother.
Has this been confirmed?
I hope so considering the Ohio cache from the first year was placed in a park that had banned geocaching. It didn't do a lot for our discussions with the park board. We're still banned and they like to cite that cache as another reason why.
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That Sharp thing is garbage. I have a co-worker who has one. It runs a proprietary OS. It doesn't even sync with Outlook well.
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I've flown more than 60K miles in the last 12 months. Throw the GPSr in your carry-on and forget about it, you won't have a problem. I've never even had TSA ask about mine.
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There is no trophy for having the most FTFs, it is way overrated
. Amen. 85th to find is just as fun.
The one that cracks me up are the people that brag about STF, second to find!?!?! As if anyone cares.
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3) Pocket Queries for Benchmarks!! This is the one thing everyone in the community wants.
Um.... Everyone minus one.
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I find telling the truth works extremely well in most situations. I usually have a copy or two of the brochure from Geocachers U in my bag as well. It saves time on the explanation.
If my gut feeling is that the person is someone likely to steal or otherwise harm the cache after I leave I usually use a cover story about looking at a plant, insect, or animal in the area.
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I use a yellow e-trex and I've taken it half way around the world without problems. On one trip I shut it off in Ohio and didn't turn it on until I was in Singapore. It probably took 2 minutes to get a lock. The same for Japan, Indonesia, and many countries in Europe.
Make sure the antenna is clear and there are no obstructions in the area. Hold the e-trex relatively flat with the globe logo facing the sky, that's where the patch antenna is located. Follow the on-screen prompt when it asks you if you have moved several hundred miles.
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I would log an SBA. If your local approver is like KA, they can at least temporarily diasable the cache until the owner responds.
Take it from someone who has spoken with local land managers, the attitude of "easier to ask for forgiveness" will not get you very far and will only cause more problems. It is a fools argument. NE Ohio may have more cache rules and regulations than anywhere else in the country. A lot of these came into place because cachers didn't exhibit the common sense to stay out of closed areas or follow park rules. Now I realize hikers, dog walkers, mountain bikers, and other park users also break some of the same rules but they don't leave proof behind in the form of containers and log books with dated signatures. It made us an easy target.
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And what happens if you find this cacher and they still say no to releasing them? Torches and pitchforks? A hanging in the town square?
There's an awful lot of angst around here for a game.
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Then, when you least expect it, you might be asked!
Then run. Run as fast as you can.
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Markings In The Landscape
in General geocaching topics
Posted · Edited by Runaround
For A1 to A10 I would definitely seek permission unless it is your artificial object. If you bought it or made it, then it's a different story. The only exception in my mind is hiding a card in a hole assuming you do not have to alter the item in any way.
As for the natural items, only hiding the plastic card in a hole would be acceptable, assuming its a naturally occuring hole and not one you have to drill.
EDIT: clarification