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I’m leaning to keeping the D/T accurate vs changing it back to the old inaccurate D/T (based on current location). Here is my rationale: · Filter: Since you can filter on D/T to look for caches, putting the accurate D/T in the cache details would prevent someone from even seeing the cache in many cases. For example, many people may be in town for business and would never attempt a 3.5 terrain in business attire. I get lots of find logs where cacher’s log they were travelling for work. Also, if you have little one’s you may filter out higher terrains. · The D/T was changed over 3 years ago and this is the first cacher who requested the D/T be changed back. I believe this would cause more headaches for all that found it over the last 3 years. It was noted in the cache log back in 2020 when I changed the D/T. · I truly believe it’s up to the website of the geocaching partner to capture point in time D/T if it’s going to be used for stats, challenges, etc. Especially since it seems like the one’s I looked at charge. That’s where I stand right now on this topic.

I have a cache that originally involved bushwacking, thorns etc. and was rated at 3.5 difficulty. They cleared the area and I had to move it 50 feet which is now in a pretty simple area, and it’s rated 1.5 difficulty. I recently had a Cacher reach out and they want me to change it back to 3.5 because that’s what it was when they found it. My problem with changing it back is it’s not the current difficulty level and I know I used to use this when caching with my little one’s and would have avoided this cache altogether when planning if they were with me. Below is the message I received and I was hoping to get feedback on what the proper etiquette would be. Honestly I think it’s a geocaching.com issue and they should be locking in the D/T when the found log is posted. I could see where someone is also getting credit for higher ratings then when they found it if it's later more difficult. Any feedback on what everyone feels I should do is appreciated.

I've got them dang lines going across my screen. Any tips on how to fix this? I tried making sure the battery things were properly in place. No help though. Any Ideas?

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My friend bought a Meridian Yellow. I own a Garmin so I can't help him. He loaded some maps to a SD card and wants to erase them and start over. Could someone please let me know if this is possible using just the gps and how. Or, are they automatically written over whenever he loads back to the SD card? Any suggestions would also be appreciated. Thanks... ==================================== "Boredom is the state of one's mind" ==================================== [This message was edited by HackAttack on May 28, 2003 at 12:56 PM.]

It looks like Texas has three events planned for this day. Houston, Austin, and North Texas all are participating. Here is the link for the event going on in the metroplex: Don't Mess With Texas ==================================== "Boredom is the state of one's mind" ====================================

It looks like Texas has three events planned for this day. Houston, Austin, and North Texas all are participating. Here is the link for the event going on in the metroplex: Don't Mess With Texas ==================================== "Boredom is the state of one's mind" ====================================

We had already planned a clean up for that date at our last meeting. So this just makes it even better. ==================================== "Boredom is the state of one's mind" ====================================

We had already planned a clean up for that date at our last meeting. So this just makes it even better. ==================================== "Boredom is the state of one's mind" ====================================

quote:Originally posted by Northern-Lights:I've found a source for Canadian geo-coins that can be left at a cache....and I've found a source for Texas coins....but these are all numbered and designed to be tracked. What I'm wondering is does anyone know where I can get a special coin done with my team logo on it that I can use as a trade item? It would have to be affordable...but yet nice looking.....(no plastic would be nice). Thanks.... Northern-Lights Michigan We're going on a treasure hunt...we're not quite sure just where...but our trusty GPS, we'll find a cache stashed there!! By Daughter Cheryl Check out this site: http://www.geocities.com/team_fisur/geocoins/index.html If you want nice pins for $1.50 each, no minimum, no set-up fee. Try here: http://www.littleawards.com/littleawards/ They also do patches and are very easy to work with. ==================================== "Boredom is the state of one's mind" ====================================

14277 benchmarks recovered so far. Only 722148 to go! ==================================== "Boredom is the state of one's mind" ====================================

Okay this was definitely the weirdest thing that has ever happened to me while doing a cache. I approach the cache area and see what has to be the biggest dang cache container I have ever seen. It turns out to be one of those big tool boxes sitting on a big rolling cart like a 4 wheeler would tow. There's also an air compressor and another tool box. Probably easily $1500 in tools and equipment. Went to the police dept. nearby and reported the items. They then followed me back out to the site to retrieve the property (a little night caching with the police). It turns out the property was stolen from the City of Mulvane Sports Dept. and one of the tool boxes had the owners check still in it. So the city of Mulvane should be ok with caching. Land is owned by the county. Oh yeah, I found the cache about 10 feet from the stolen property. really liked the container. T/biner, air compressor, air tools, tool boxes (ok the police took everything but the biner); L/HackAttack Sig. Patch. Boy you really leave some nice cache items here in Kansas. Air compressor or opened McD's toy, hmmmmmm... ==================================== "Boredom is the state of one's mind" ====================================

quote:Originally posted by hunky:I'm new so bear with me, and this might sound stupid but so far when locating caches I just jot down the coordinates and use the gps function that shows the coordinates as to where I am and adjust my postion until I get to the cache Ma Bell and I found our first 80 or so using the method you speak of. Merely walking around until the coords matched up. Since we were using a Blazer 12 which only has two decimal places, we often spent a good 5-15 minutes finding a cache. Since then I have upgraded to a Vista. Found out about the arrow thingy at around 110 finds. Have come to the conclusion that it sort of takes the fun out of it. So in short if you're finding them and having fun, stick with it. But if you're in a hurry and running out of daylight. Turn that little arrow thingy ON. Also using the arrow thingy (goto feature) is probably a safer conclusion when driving to the area also. I can remember many times when Ma Bell would yell out as I was driving: "STOP the numbers are going the WRONG way" ==================================== "Boredom is the state of one's mind" ====================================

quote:Originally posted by Web-ling:Is there, or is there not, a "rule" that caches are not to be placed within .1 miles of each other? If this is a "rule," it's not posted. http://www.ntga.nethttp://www.web-ling.com I see it in the Virtual section which I feel would also apply to the Physical caches. quote:New postings which are within 0.1 mile of an existing cache will generally not be approved, unless the poster provides a compelling rationale. I also feel it's a good rule. ==================================== "Boredom is the state of one's mind" ====================================

Ma Bell and I got Chameleon a meridian gps. Turns out it's way better than her 330 map, so I think she is confiscating his Christmas present. Bad Mommy... The mother in law bought me some more of my signature pins. If anyone is interested in a real cheap source to buy pins and patches go here: http://www.epilogsys.com/littleawards/ Pins and patches are $1.50 each. No set up fee. No minimum order. And real cheap shipping. My Avatar is the pin she did up for me. ==================================== "Boredom is the state of one's mind" ====================================

Ma Bell and I got Chameleon a meridian gps. Turns out it's way better than her 330 map, so I think she is confiscating his Christmas present. Bad Mommy... The mother in law bought me some more of my signature pins. If anyone is interested in a real cheap source to buy pins and patches go here: http://www.epilogsys.com/littleawards/ Pins and patches are $1.50 each. No set up fee. No minimum order. And real cheap shipping. My Avatar is the pin she did up for me. ==================================== "Boredom is the state of one's mind" ====================================

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Ma Bell and I got Chameleon a meridian gps. Turns out it's way better than her 330 map, so I think she is confiscating his Christmas present. Bad Mommy... The mother in law bought me some more of my signature pins. If anyone is interested in a real cheap source to buy pins and patches go here: http://www.epilogsys.com/littleawards/ Pins and patches are $1.50 each. No set up fee. No minimum order. And real cheap shipping. My Avatar is the pin she did up for me. ==================================== "Boredom is the state of one's mind" ====================================

All are welcome. The ones that signed up for the other one, plus anyone else. You don't have to be a big football fan to play. You just have to know the difference between Jerry Rice and John Elway. Come one, Come All. Show that Geocaching Unity... ==================================== "Boredom is the state of one's mind" ====================================

Well, I'm going to try this one more time. We missed the last one by one team. However since I received numerous emails from cachers still wanting to do it, here you go. I have set up another Fantasy Football league for geocachers only. It's just for fun, and a good way to learn. Here is the link and the password: http://meeting.fantasy.nfl.com/mp/s?l=195556&sl=0 You'll be taken to a page with information about Fantasy Football. You can sign up and join the league from that page. NOTE: Once you get to the Join League Page, you will be asked to enter a password. The password for this league is: jirish Please remember to set your rankings before Saturday morning. Then set your lineup before the first games Sunday. The cost is FREE, and I will give the winner of the league an unregistered TB, and probably some other geocaching items. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me. And try to use your geocaching name if available. ==================================== "Boredom is the state of one's mind" ====================================

Well, I'm going to try this one more time. We missed the last one by one team. However since I received numerous emails from cachers still wanting to do it, here you go. I have set up another Fantasy Football league for geocachers only. It's just for fun, and a good way to learn. Here is the link and the password: http://meeting.fantasy.nfl.com/mp/s?l=195556&sl=0 You'll be taken to a page with information about Fantasy Football. You can sign up and join the league from that page. NOTE: Once you get to the Join League Page, you will be asked to enter a password. The password for this league is: jirish Please remember to set your rankings before Saturday morning. Then set your lineup before the first games Sunday. The cost is FREE, and I will give the winner of the league an unregistered TB, and probably some other geocaching items. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me. And try to use your geocaching name if available. ==================================== "Boredom is the state of one's mind" ====================================

We missed the other league by one team, so I set up another Geocaching fantasy football league. This one is public and will fill up fast. Here is the link: http://meeting.fantasy.nfl.com/mp/s?l=192250&sl=0 If you signed up for the other one your rankings will still be set, but double check them. John If you have any questions, feel free to email me. ==================================== "Boredom is the state of one's mind" ====================================

We missed the other league by one team, so I set up another Geocaching fantasy football league. This one is public and will fill up fast. Here is the link: http://meeting.fantasy.nfl.com/mp/s?l=192250&sl=0 If you signed up for the other one your rankings will still be set, but double check them. John If you have any questions, feel free to email me. ==================================== "Boredom is the state of one's mind" ====================================

Let's go South and Southeast. We need one more... ==================================== "Boredom is the state of one's mind" ====================================

One spot left. To sign up go here: http://meeting.fantasy.nfl.com/mp/s?l=183628&sl=0 You'll be taken to a page with information about Fantasy Football. You can sign up and join the league from that page. NOTE: Once you get to the Join League Page, you will be asked to enter a password. The password for this league is: ntgeocachers Win and you can claim to be the Geocacher Fantasy Football Champion. ==================================== "Boredom is the state of one's mind" ====================================