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Most (if not all) of us have figured out you didn't place it. The cache has since been disabled while things get resolved, though thanks to the wonders of Pocket Queries the cache has had quite a few more visitors, so apparently the container hasn't been picked up yet. Supposedly the CO is working on getting everything straightened out, though he/she hasn't gotten involved with this thread.

I found a cache that hadn't been found in 5 months and had multiple DNFs on it. I just went looking for it like any other cache. Despite being placed in 2006, it still only has 71 finds. A trio of caches not far away, placed in 2010, all have at least 80 finds each. The difference, I think, is the fact that the 2006 cache happens to have the word "Swamp" in the name.

I've felt 120v AC at 1 amp before. Twice. It tingled but didn't hurt. (Metal light switch plate in contact with one of it's wires, and once accidentally touched both prongs of a plug while plugging something into a power strip I couldn't really see.)

From what I've seen, people who do abbreviate their username tend to mention it in the log. (AKA "Signed as xxxx") I personally haven't had to do that, even on a nano log sheet. But my name is not quite so long.

A little note, sometimes when someone logs a trackable item as "visiting" a cache, it is done to fix the mileage when the item was not properly logged into the cache where it was found. (I have had to do that a couple times, in one case the item was never even logged out of the previous cache.)

Don't know a lot about how that GPS works, but one thing you could try as far as Geocaches is to make sure you load the Florida Geocaches with the Florida SD card in the GPS. It could be the Florida Geocaches got loaded on the California card. As far as maps, if the GPS does not have any maps for your current location, you probably won't see anything. (Unless it has a basemap, which is a bit better then nothing.) If this doesn't help, hopefully someone with experience using that kind of GPS will respond.

Apparently another reviewer saw the cache listing and posted an NA log, and the cache has been disabled till the situation is resolved. Edit: Oh, and I thought about posting an NA but I have not been out there, did not know for sure if that cache was the one talked about here, and am not sure if "Not Welcome" actually is the owner of the land where the cache is or not. So I just contacted the reviewer that published the cache.

How up to date that map is would depend on when it was installed onto that GPS. I think that GPS would usually come with just a basemap which isn't that detailed. As far as figuring out what is installed and how recent it is, I would think there would be some sort of map select screen which might show the name/date of the installed mapset. Downloading newer maps might require buying a mapset, unless you have Lifetime Map Updates with the GPS. (With Lifetime Map Updates you can download updated maps 4 times a year for the lifetime of the device. Don't know if the previous user had that or not.)

It's a little late for those, you already submitted one. Though I will make the obligatory comment that, had you asked for advice on placing a cache before you did it, people would have suggested finding a bunch more before trying to hide one.

I agree with the people that say to talk it over with your reviewer, and do not hide details with him. (I probably would have started talking it over with the reviewer back in the planning stages, long before building anything.) To be honest, it sounds rather unlikely that it would get published.

Looks to me like it might be the cache talked about in this thread, it certainly seems to fit what has been mentioned about it. Edit: Considering the logs by Not Welcome, I sent a message to the reviewer that published the cache telling them they might want to look into that. I also included a reference to this thread.

You might try going to this: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=64806f88-ff92-4144-b5d6-f691501626fd Events like that would probably be your best way to meet other Geocachers.

LOL I ran a My Finds Query from the same place you run pocket queries . Is this correct ? I used the wrong term I suppose . Thanks for the help but I stll only have 111 finds in MY Finds query . I dont have any international finds . I cant remember finding any further than a 1000 miles from my home co-ords . If I do maybe only one or 2 Thanks Did you make that query by clicking the "Create a new query" link on the Pocket Queries page just like a regular query? Because doing a query that way will not get all the caches you have found. Near the bottom of the page there is a button to create a special pocket query of all of the caches you have ever found, which will include the log entry you made, and will include disabled and archived caches. (Regular pocket queries will not include archived caches, and I know you have found some that have since been archived.)

By itself, it would not be usable for Geocaching. (No GPS, no bluetooth for use with bluetooth GPS.) It could probably use one of the two websites (geocaching.com/wap.geocaching.com) as long as it has internet access. But that's not quite the same thing.

Regardless of anyone's personal feelings about WINE, from what I understand it should work well enough to do what WIIarefamily would need it to do, provided he has an Intel based Mac, and it does not require purchasing anything else. Far as I know, from the Mac side, the only other option would be to go looking for duplicate log entries manually using the website or try searching the web to see if there is any Mac software that can do that. (Which might require buying the software, if it exists.)

I don't really bother listening to those who are trying to predict the future years in advance. I'm still waiting for flying cars.

Don't have an Etrex so can't do any testing, but one thing that might help would be to load a big pocket query into GSAK and then you can try splitting it into multiple queries. Maybe try different files for different types of caches, or try different files based on distances. V8 Beta can also download cache data via the API, separate from normal pocket queries. (GSAK's Search Filter system has a ton of options, so you could, for example, make one file for caches within 10 miles, another for 10-20 miles, and a third for 20+ miles.)

Slbens does not seem to have placed any caches (at least on here) since 2010.

I am thinking that when you used the macro on those caches that it actually worked, but the font info just wasn't being used by the system software you had. Software update 5.1 included enhancements to the Geocaching system, and I'm thinking that part of it was improved XML/HTML parsing which included using font size info that it previously ignored. As far as applying the larger font to the hint as well, that would depend on the macro (which you'd have to reinstall) and might require editing the macro if it doesn't have an option to make the hint text larger.

The Detroit Institute of Arts has a series of art themed Geocaches with a prize for those who do all 10. http://sites.google.com/site/diainsideout2/ The National Wildlife Federation has geotrails: http://www.geocaching.com/rangerricktrails/ Probably lots more around, but those are the ones I know of.

Make sure you have the full cache info with you when you're out there looking. (Whether via smartphone browser or printed paper copy.) Things like the description, size, difficulty, and hint can all be useful, but don't forget to look at the attributes and logs too. On one occasion while looking for the final of a multi-cache I spent at least 15 minutes (maybe 30 or more) until I went and looked at the logs and attributes. The logs said the cache was rather small for a regular, and the attributes listed "Winter Friendly" which changed my entire search method and I quickly found the cache container. Also, don't be afraid to report your DNFs. Sometimes a cache you couldn't find may actually have not been there to find, and a DNF (or more likely multiple DNFs) can get the owner to check on the cache and make sure it's still there. Last but not least, if a cache says it is an "evil" cache, then you probably want to save that till you have a lot more experience and expect to do multipld DNFs on that cache. Those caches are intended to be exceptionally tricky and may get more DNFs then Finds.

Letterboxing's origins go back long before the internet existed. Apparently in England it goes all the way back to 1854. So Geocaching comparatively is the new kid on the block.

Just a little note, but trackable Geocoins and Travel Bugs are not considered swag, so don't fall under the "trade up or even" guideline. Though leaving something behind when you take one isn't a bad thing.

It's possible that letterbox does not have an online log. From what I've read on the forums, info on some letterboxes is only spread by word of mouth from one person to another. If you knew who placed it, or could find info on one or more people who have visited it, then maybe you could find out more about it by contacting them.

With your own I would think that would be automatic. You shouldn't have to do anything other then activate it and place it in a cache.