BStheTech
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Last time I went caching I hit 11 caches in one day.
The stats were 7 needed new logs and two needed new containers.
All were full of garbage.
Maintaining other peoples caches here would be a full time job.
It's become a game of numbers. Nothing more.
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The only thing wrong with the $30 Premium membership is that it's too cheap. It ought to be $100!
I'm tired of the unwashed clogging up the forest with their unimaginative caches stuffed with
trail garbage and pocket lint.
Bring on the Platinum Membership!
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LOL! That just gave me a brilliant idea! Put out a new cache, stocked with a known amount of money. Ask clearly that people trade equal or better, or don't trade at all. I wonder how much money would be in the cache after a year?c) they left a quarter in a cache and want others to `step up to the plate`.
Around here it would be empty in less than a week with nopthing to show for it but an oxidized rubber band and a bent and moldy
Mudkip card.
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I guess it comes down to Geocaching meaning different things to different people. To me the value of trade items should be
$5+ (or a high cool factor, but have fun defining that). Having said that I see tons of people;
a) complaining about having to spend more than $100 on a decent GPS,
b.) stating that $30 for a Premium membership is internet robbery, and
c) they left a quarter in a cache and want others to `step up to the plate`.
My suggestion is stick to premium caches, both searching for and placing, and let the garbage caches disintegrate
into anarchy. They also need to lose the Premium trial membership. People are just using it to pocket query their
home State/Province and then let it expire. It`s $30 people! And it supports this site. Membership should be mandatory.
I agree 100%.....there are jokes about " Platinum" membership but it should exist = you must have been a Premium member for at least 5 years than you auto. become Platinum, then have Platinum only caches.
5 years is a bit extreme, but 1 year is def do-able.
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If the coin says `Geocaching.com` on it and the o/0 numbers check out it`s yours.
If it doesn`t say `Geocaching.com` on it then it might be trackable on another site.
People don`t usually leave a unactivated trackable in a cache unless it`s a FTF but you never know.
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I guess it comes down to Geocaching meaning different things to different people. To me the value of trade items should be
$5+ (or a high cool factor, but have fun defining that). Having said that I see tons of people;
a) complaining about having to spend more than $100 on a decent GPS,
b.) stating that $30 for a Premium membership is internet robbery, and
c) they left a quarter in a cache and want others to `step up to the plate`.
My suggestion is stick to premium caches, both searching for and placing, and let the garbage caches disintegrate
into anarchy. They also need to lose the Premium trial membership. People are just using it to pocket query their
home State/Province and then let it expire. It`s $30 people! And it supports this site. Membership should be mandatory.
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Reasonable doubt is a real PITA, it is all that is needed to convict someone, guilty or not. Reasonable doubt states that if the evidence points to you, then you are guilty no matter what proof you may have against it.
I believe you have it completely backwards sir. `Reasonable Doubt` is the measure a Judge uses to NOT convict someone. If the defense can raise a reasonable doubt in the judges mind then the judge CANNOT convict. Are you thinking of probable cause?
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I would take the bracelet and leave a foreign coin (Canadian,etc)
Foreign? WTH?
Fine...next time I go to the States I`ll drop off Loonies, and Toonies.
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I've read the logs on some Chirp caches and more often than not the cacher walks past the Chirp without getting a response causing him/her to go back and forth
trying to make the Chirp connection. kinda defeats the purpose if you spend more time looking for the Chirp than the cache. Sounds like they need more power.
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1)Puzzle cache that takes some effort and leads me to a beautiful or historic place I've never been to before.
2) Fun multi that takes some figuring out and maybe lead to a new feature of my GPS I didn't know about.
3) Traditional hidden cache in an area with several others that I can quickly find and get some much needed exercise.
Is that what you wanted?
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maybe next time i'll just keep my mouth shut
seems i'm the wrong one here
shame on me for putting out a good cache too...
geez
Na...I say considering your evidence if it walks and talks like a duck....
Email the guy and ask "What up?". See what he says. Whats the worst that can happen? That way if it did happen the way you think he'll know he got caught.
It's not like you're going to file a report with the police or anything.
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This reminds me of a Psych study I was part of in University. They had set up a computerized fishing simulation back
in the late 80's (very simple as you can imagine). The idea was to log in and try and catch fish. 30 minutes of fishing usually
got you a couple fish and you could trade in each fish for $5.00. I thought this was a perfect study for me as I came from
a family of commercial fishermen. Even in the 80's I was all about renewable resources and being a broke
student quickly realized that if I only took what I needed I'd be ok for coffee money for the rest of the year. The computer was
not restocked, but the fish did reproduce at an unknown rate. The computer was "fished out" in three days.
Says a lot about the human animal.
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You don't need GSAK to load caches on the unit. When plugged into you PC it acts as an external drive. All you have to do is drag and drop your .gpx files into the GPX folder on the unit.
Or just load the web browser plug in and click "Send to my GPS" and it will be there waiting for you the next time you turn your unit on. I use "EasyGPS" to send
pocket queries to my 62st. Makes it fast and easy to load 1000 caches at a pop.
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Met at least 14 at the Block Party - all the ladies are totawlly hawt!
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That`s garbage. Can I ask if it was a Premium Cache? I`m doing my cache as a premium to hopefully avoid the
cheapskates in my area. I have a kick-butt container, a very rare FTF geocoin from the other side of the
planet, and a bunch of collector pins also from a long ways away. It will be an awesome cache and I don`t
mind putting out the expense but it would really PMO if it got raided by the McToy crowd the first day.
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I think it's behind the boulder by the bear.
Winner, winner, chicken dinner.
But... last log states this whole thing may have been removed by construction workers, so moot point.
Edited to add: no hot glue sticks lost their life in the construction of this cache. What resembles glue blobs is just... well... other stuff.
Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww...
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The server is REALLY slow ever since the update. Check back in a few hours.
Same thing happened to me.
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I think he means submerged in the ground which is also against the rules.
I agree keys are a bad idea. I`m doing a similar cache and will have a
`reworked`ammo can fitted with an electronic combination lock. The cacher
will have to do some simple research before searching for the cache in order to
know what the combo is. The info is actually common knowledge for most people over the
age of 30. A hint will also point them in the right direction.
Simple and self contained.
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Is it possible you have the wrong datum or something set?
Should be 84.
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Logs are often wet or moist, or full, or non-existant. Not to mention Muggles
might be creeping up on your location.
I prefer to leave a quick name and date and then leave a nice "thank you" on the
caches web page.
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I thought a knife would be cool, but I saw they are forbidden on the swag knowledge page.
Ponchos would be awesome. Hand warmers could be good as long as they don't deteriorate in the cache.
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Other than a GPSr what else do you feel is a "Must Have" expense for geocaching?
in How do I...?
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1) Premium Membership
2) Some kind of camera (some caches lead to spectacular views, areas of interest)
3) Decent trail shoes/boots with proper socks (Cotton is your enemy)