RAD Dad

Paper....paper? I don't need no stinkin' paper, this is the digital age. ummmm....not sure what to say here....so ummm, well errrr, uhhhh, well I guess that's it.

My hints require a little thought and observation in the area. Hints like "not all trees grow straight up" and "a group of five trees" if you are in the right area and you read these hints, it should be good enough...if it isn't you don't deserve to find the cache ummmm....not sure what to say here....so ummm, well errrr, uhhhh, well I guess that's it.

My hints require a little thought and observation in the area. Hints like "not all trees grow straight up" and "a group of five trees" if you are in the right area and you read these hints, it should be good enough...if it isn't you don't deserve to find the cache ummmm....not sure what to say here....so ummm, well errrr, uhhhh, well I guess that's it.

Good point, and good idea. I think I will try that tack. Besides, no malicious geocacher could uproot a tree and move it 20 feet so as to put everyone off the course. ummmm....not sure what to say here....so ummm, well errrr, uhhhh, well I guess that's it.

Well here's the thing with using an existing marker, in my area, can't use a tree, they are everywhere, plus, what I was wanting to do was have the co-ords lead to this marker,a fairly discrete survery type marker, and from that mark, measure off exact feet, in a specific direction using a compass, then changing directions after going that distance, and changing to a new compass bearing, heading another X number of feet, and so on, to the actual cache location. I need something fairly precise, as I intend to make this something exacting, you would almost need two people and a tape measure to avoid being off course. I plan on marking it out with a rolling 1000 foot measuring wheel, from my previous life as a realtor. ummmm....not sure what to say here....so ummm, well errrr, uhhhh, well I guess that's it.

In answer to my own question. Yes. You can connect a new Sony Clie' NR70 to a Garmin. And it ain't too spendy to do so, if you get your cables from the right spot. The cables for the T series are compatible with the NR Series. For cables, check out this spot. This site makes all kinds of cables to connect garmin units to all kinds of devices, and the prices are not bad at all. http://pc-mobile.net/ ummmm....not sure what to say here....so ummm, well errrr, uhhhh, well I guess that's it.

On a maintenence trip to my cache "Park it in the Orchard" I hauled out a large glad bag full of trash, including a whole half rack of empty beer bottles, an old rainjacket, various rusty cans, and a bunch of other stuff. The park has garbage cans all over the place, what is so hard about using them??? It's frustrating that so many people are too lazy to simply do the right thing. ummmm....not sure what to say here....so ummm, well errrr, uhhhh, well I guess that's it.

I have an idea, probably not original, but I want to know what you think. I would like to create a cache in which you get to the co-ordinates, and know you are there because there is a spike in the ground with the head only exposed, perhaps painted bright orange with a bit of orange ribbon or something as well, so that it is fairly easy to find. From there you would go on to follow some hints to find the cache. Would it be ok to drive a spike into the ground out in the middle of nowhere? Kind of like a surveyors marker. ummmm....not sure what to say here....so ummm, well errrr, uhhhh, well I guess that's it.

It looks to me like the judge went WAY overboard. This was over kill. Obviously the judge wasn't interested in justice, unless of course this is typical of the sentances handed down to teens who get caught scrawling graphiti all over public buildings and trains. So far as the placement of the cache goes, probably not the wisest idea, especially given the things going on at the time, but it clearly was harmless, and to punish the placer so harshly because of the paranoia of the authorities (even if the paranoia was rightly held) is extreme and unjust. I say get a lawyer and appeal. ummmm....not sure what to say here....so ummm, well errrr, uhhhh, well I guess that's it.

Two. My home state, Oregon, as well as the State my family has a little trailer on some vacation property, Washington. Hopefully this summer I will also cache in Vancover BC and Victoria BC. ummmm....not sure what to say here....so ummm, well errrr, uhhhh, well I guess that's it.

"I would guess that at least analog service is available in well over 90% of the continental U.S. " I would guess that you are quite mistaken. Not even 90% of my State (Oregon) has cell service. Now sure, you can get it in most towns and cities, but really, that is a very small portion of the area here in Oregon. Now, I have heard about a service that is set to go into place in a year or two, one which utilizes small transmitter/recievers, which will be sent up along with weather balloons nationwide, this is supposed to give service even in the most remote areas, with coverage almost as good as Satellite, I saw a news show on it on the discovery channel, it was fascinating. The little devices will be small, only cost about $300 bucks each, and though they are designed to parachute to the ground once the balloon bursts, the low cost of the unit makes them relatively disposable. It sounded fantastic, and if it works, it may even make the old towers obsolete. Until then, if you are in a heavily forested area, or canyon or hills, you probably won't be able to count on your cell phone. Heck I live in the city and my house is in a dead zone, I can sometimes get very poor reception, but often none at all. I go a few blocks away, and I'm in business again. Until Cell towers aren't fought every time they want to place one, or some new tech like the one I saw the news show about takes hold, cell phones will only be good in urban areas, or flat streches. ummmm....not sure what to say here....so ummm, well errrr, uhhhh, well I guess that's it.

I am one who posts initial contents of all my caches. I do it for the same reason I also try and post some tidbits about the area, to make the page more interesting. I am sure to do the HTML myself, (except for my first cache, which is how I learned that HTML is not automaticly formated.) I know basic HTML, so I use it to set the page up to look how I want. I like to see what others have placed in their caches as well, even in ones that are no where near me, it just makes it more interesting. I also like it when people log what they took and what they left as well. I ask on my cache page, as well as in my log, that people log what they took, and what they left (though not everyone does, even though the request is right there) And as part of that request, I start it off by logging what I left to begin with. I can't imagine that anyone would go searching for one of my average caches just because of something they saw was originally placed in it, though later this summer I plan on doing one that is a bit harder to find, and will require some work, and that one will have stuff in it that may well be motivation to go to the extra work. (stuff like new FRS radios, nice compass', a DVD, maybe a new CD or two) But all of my caches right now just have things like new harmonicas, new decks of themed playing cards, inexpensive new compass', and the such. Mostly, I just want to make the page more than a "Here it is now go get it" page, I also like to post pictures, when I get around to taking them. ummmm....not sure what to say here....so ummm, well errrr, uhhhh, well I guess that's it.

As Leo Laport(sp) on Tech TV ALWAYS says, the answer is simple "NEVER EVER EVER OPEN ATTACHMENTS!" It doesn't matter if you have a virus scanner, you can still get a virus, because all it takes is one new virus that the scanner doesn't recognise yet, and boom. Never ever ever open attachements. (unless you are expecting one) Never send attachments either, unless you are clear about what it is in the email itself, and more than a one line "hey check out this attachment it's cool" blurb, as many virus' create a line in the email encouraging the reciever to open it. Especially avoid anything that looks like whateverfilename.mpg.vbs or whateverfilename.doc.vbs ummmm....not sure what to say here....so ummm, well errrr, uhhhh, well I guess that's it.

Alan2, "The ONLY state capitol on an island??" You must not remember that Hawaii has been a state for decades, and the whole state is a network of islands. So far as tree cover goes, sounds a lot like Oregon and Washington. We have dense forests here, the kind that you can't see more than a few hundred feet into. (at best) Of course that's only on the west side of the mountains, go east and you have high desert plains and forests that are relatively thin compared to the west side. Anyway, my point being that with the combination of a stand alone compass, and your GPSr, you should be able to navigate O.K. When I'm in a dense forest area, where I have probs with signals, I always take a compass reading, so I can use my compass to continue in the proper direction should I lose signal. I use a Garmin Legend. While the signal is not the best in heavy trees (especially on really cloudy days, with heavy rainfall) the trade off is that it is a very small unit, very tough, and water proof for 30 minutes in up to 1 meter depth. ummmm....not sure what to say here....so ummm, well errrr, uhhhh, well I guess that's it.

Alan2, "The ONLY state capitol on an island??" You must not remember that Hawaii has been a state for decades, and the whole state is a network of islands. So far as tree cover goes, sounds a lot like Oregon and Washington. We have dense forests here, the kind that you can't see more than a few hundred feet into. (at best) Of course that's only on the west side of the mountains, go east and you have high desert plains and forests that are relatively thin compared to the west side. Anyway, my point being that with the combination of a stand alone compass, and your GPSr, you should be able to navigate O.K. When I'm in a dense forest area, where I have probs with signals, I always take a compass reading, so I can use my compass to continue in the proper direction should I lose signal. I use a Garmin Legend. While the signal is not the best in heavy trees (especially on really cloudy days, with heavy rainfall) the trade off is that it is a very small unit, very tough, and water proof for 30 minutes in up to 1 meter depth. ummmm....not sure what to say here....so ummm, well errrr, uhhhh, well I guess that's it.

The only extra length I went to was putting some clear tape on the screen to prevent scratching. Aside from that, the case itself is all the protection these things really need. The etrex is designed to be rugged, it can survive a dunk in up to one meter deep for thirty minutes (and I'm sure that is just a conservative statement on their part.) It is shock resistant, and so on. Frankly, though I would hesitate to put one of those neoprene cases on my Legend, as it seems to me that the neoprene covers up everything but the screen...including the antenna, and neoprene is a form of rubber, and rubber is an insulator. It probably wouldn't degridate the reception very much, but I spend a lot of time in tree covered areas, where signal degredation is bad enough, I wouldn't ever want to do anything that would possibly increase the degredation. I love this little eTrex, it is small, durrable, a tough little unit. ummmm....not sure what to say here....so ummm, well errrr, uhhhh, well I guess that's it.

Haven't lost a total cache yet, but have had stuff taken from it without being logged, also have had my first travel bug disappear after only one stop. Frustrating. ummmm....not sure what to say here....so ummm, well errrr, uhhhh, well I guess that's it.

Haven't lost a total cache yet, but have had stuff taken from it without being logged, also have had my first travel bug disappear after only one stop. Frustrating. ummmm....not sure what to say here....so ummm, well errrr, uhhhh, well I guess that's it.

I plan on creating a site listing my caches, showing pictures, and tracking travel bugs I release, just a matter of getting around to it. I do have a web site, as well as my own IP address, but it is a skit comedy site, with skit comedy you can listen to with real audio. ummmm....not sure what to say here....so ummm, well errrr, uhhhh, well I guess that's it.

I hope thousands become paying members, and we all buy T-Shirts, stickers, and every other piece of logo item that appeals to us, I hope Jeremy make a bundle, because then he can quit his regular job, turn this into his full time profession, maybe even hire a few programers, and make this site even more awesome, with features like PDA friendly downloads, PDA friendly content for online browsing with your wireless PDA or Net enabled phone, more powerful search engines, and other fancy features. I love capitalism, and I support it every time I see it producing something I enjoy, that way the things I enjoy will continue to be there, improve, and become even more enjoyable. ummmm....not sure what to say here....so ummm, well errrr, uhhhh, well I guess that's it.

What is sad is that there are "big" GPSr's out there, but they have small screens...ala the Magellan Meridian line...those things are huge! So far as connecting to laptops, that's what I do right now. Plenty big screen that way. ummmm....not sure what to say here....so ummm, well errrr, uhhhh, well I guess that's it.

My issue is with the radio end of it. I have an FRS already, and it's my understanding that while you may get more range with the GFRS, you will only see that increase on flat land. Heck where I have wanted to use my radios, I have not been able to contact my wife on the other end from as little as half a mile away, why? Because these things don't do well in hilly or heavily treed areas. Get on the other side of a ridge, even if you are only a tenth of a mile away, and your signal is worthless, may as well shout at each other. What I am wanting to see is better cell phone coverage, perhaps something akin to satellite but without the high cost, and then a GPSr/cell combo. ummmm....not sure what to say here....so ummm, well errrr, uhhhh, well I guess that's it.

No, not simply an unexperienced cacher...I had attached to Unit 14 a tag along with the "dog tag" which explained what Unit 14 was, it's goals as well as how to log it in online, including web address and all. Unless the person was illiterate, lack of experience would not be a valid explanation. ummmm....not sure what to say here....so ummm, well errrr, uhhhh, well I guess that's it.

Missing In Action: Unit 14 Last seen in "Park it in the Orchard" by Globaltrek (who placed it there) and Scottb who arrived next, but did not take it. It was not there two days later, when Oregone arrived at the cache. Unit 14, find your way to the nearest station, if you can see this, we are going to deploy a team of search and rescue HumVees. Stay tough. To Unit 14's abductor, please, do the right thing, place Unit 14 in the nearest Geocache to be found by a responsible member of the Geocaching crew. No one needs to know who you are or anything. Just release Unit 14, please. ummmm....not sure what to say here....so ummm, well errrr, uhhhh, well I guess that's it.

Remember when they used to post pictures of missing kids on the back of milk cartons? Well this thread is for posting pictures of you missing travel bugs. Feel free, post a picture, a description, time last seen....and even a personalized message for your travel bug....in case it is sitting near the screen of it's abductors computer and happens to read this. ummmm....not sure what to say here....so ummm, well errrr, uhhhh, well I guess that's it.