OzzieSan

Welcome to the forums ukridgewalker! If you're planning on hiding a cache (or three) it's never to early to start reading the guidelines. http://www.geocaching.com/about/guidelines.aspx

Is this still happening?

Huh? I know loggers and lumber mills hate nails in trees, but I've never seen a tree die from a nail or many nails... Of course I've only put nails into about 30ish different kinds of trees so I suppose there are one or two out there that may succomb to a nail. 30+ years later many of these trees are sill growing, and the ones that are not were removed for other reasons, developments, firewood...

Or send an email to the spammers isp via the proper channels. Usually abuse@theirISP.com

Hummmm "Caches that are buried. If a shovel, trowel or other "pointy" object is used to dig, whether in order to hide or to find the cache, then it is not appropriate. " The shovel is to place the outer tube, not the cache. Since the actual cache is concealed in the tube I believe it would be ok. No different then a magnetic concealed on a guardrail or a light pole skirt that was placed using a backhoe. i think people over analyze this "rule" way too much. Hows that? Looks like there will be digging involved to "hide" the cache...

Hummmm "Caches that are buried. If a shovel, trowel or other "pointy" object is used to dig, whether in order to hide or to find the cache, then it is not appropriate. " The shovel is to place the outer tube, not the cache. Since the actual cache is concealed in the tube I believe it would be ok. No different then a magnetic concealed on a guardrail or a light pole skirt that was placed using a backhoe. So you own the property where this cache will be placed? Or you at least have permission to dig the hole for the "outer tube"?

Thanks John... I should have elaborated a bit. If there is room in the cache leave the old log for the owner. If thre is no room I'd take the old log home then attempt to contact the owner and see if they want the log mailed to them.

Yes

I've found at least two cases like this where the replacement cache was placed by the cache owner. I'm not convinced that the problem is any worse if someone other than the owner - particularly a prior finder - does the replacing. What I see as more of an issue are the people who won't accept not finding a cache and leave a replacement cache when they couldn't find the cache, sometimes without even calling the owner for a hint. I had one cache near me where the FTF didn't find the cache but found something nearby that didn't even match the description on the cache page. He added a slip of paper to what he found and claimed a find. Now that is what everyone finds and claims as a find. I'm thinking of not hiding anything and just posting some coordinates. Eventually someone will leave a "replacement" container and claim a find. This seems much easier and cheaper than hiding something. I like it... You could call it the "Not A Cache Yet" Cache! Of course it would have to be a mystery cache.

And there lies the problem with our society today... People just "don't care"!

When being questioned by someone in authority handing them fake "official" ID is not likely to help! Theres nothing fake about showing a card identifying yourself as a geocacher. Now if a muggle found it, they could cause mayhem.. A geocaching card that explains the game is a wonderful idea - my issue was with the phrase "official looking to show muggles, rangers, police, ect." which is a whole 'nother thing. Huh? If it's a "Official Geocacher ID" then it's official looking to the extent that it's an "Official" geocacher ID. I didn't see 4wheelin_fool mention forgery in their post???

That would probably make it an ALR cache and require it to be a "?" since you are setting requirements for logging the cache. There is no way this will "curb this trend"... Just my opinion

A virgin logbook.

I'm absolutely, positively, 100% certain it is...

No worries, I hope my link helped explain...

I'm not sure if that was sarcasm or not... http://www.geocaching.com/map/default.aspx...lng=-122.340567

Not quite... http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...26-3e6494bd20e0 http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...b1-5cf99d10fbd2

I think I can. I know for sure I can say TOOL! edit: At least now he/she/it shouldn't feel bad about having logged those members only caches...

It is the same. An email response can be automated as well. I can think of a couple wicked caches I'd like to do using an email query/response setup.

The more I think about it... Everyone using this site has to have an email address. Does everyone have a cell phone? Would it be a terrain 5 for special equipment?

An email reply can be automated as well... I do it daily.

Easy GPS, GeoBuddy, and GSAK will talk to the 12 (as will most others). I suspect your laptop has no serial port? Just get a USB-Serial cable and your good to go. As for older gear, I have a III+ but it just hangs out in the computer room keeping our network time synced up.

Prime Suspect nailed it. The difference is CSx has (S)ensors (electronic compass and barometric altimiter) and Cx does not (there is no sx). For a side-by-side take a look here --> https://buy.garmin.com/shop/compare.do?cID=...pareProduct=310 edit: And you can have both for a whole lot less than MSRP! edit #2: C = Color Screen, S = Sensors, x = Expanded Memory

http://autorun.moonvalley.com/enable.htm Mine is set to 91 (no drives autorun) Oooops wrong computer...