Bosrek_Barbarian

HI Jeeps: http://www.geocaching.com/track/search.asp...HI)%22+Red+Jeep I hope that link works. It did. Thank you. I was originally referring to the link to get your own red jeep. Are there any left, and if so can someone point me to where I can get one?

Keep a few props around, especially if you cache often in urban areas. An orange safety vest and hardhat are most useful items. The public sees maintenance happening often and tends to ignore the person wearing such things entirely.

Link is dead.

Those 171 caches (a number of which have been marked unavailable plus the few members-only) are located within a fifty mile radius. Due to limited resources and topography, it is not economically feasible to travel beyond a 8-10 mile radius (as the crow flies, via roads it is often longer) from our home coordinates. There are only approximately 60-70 caches available to us within these limitations. Gas prices here are much higher than the national average, so we tend to reserve driving for getting to-and-from school and work. The point I wish to return to, however, is that by making certain caches available to those only part of the privileged "club," certain people are left out, and that makes it less fun. So like I said, enjoy all the other benefits of membership, but keep the caches available to everyone.

I don't have a picture of it, but during our visit to relatives in FL last month we encountered a duck sitting on a nest, at exactly the spot where the cache would have been. Bull Country II The cache has since been made unavailable.

From the Premium Membership Recruitment page: We are concerned about all the members-only caches popping up here and there. Not everyone (including myself) can afford or justify the $30 expense to sign on. In heavily-populated areas where this may not be such a problem, there tend to be many more caches available to general caching, with an occasional members-only cache. However, in areas such as the one I live in, with few people, and much fewer caches available, every members-only cache just serves to make geocaching cliquish and exclusive. With the price of gas these days, if we can't afford a $30 membership, we certainly can't afford to drive to other areas for newer caches! My wife and I are "dedicated cachers." We try to get out at least once a weekend to find caches with a borrowed GPS. It's kind of insulting that the website that we all use to locate hides defines "dedicated cachers" as those who buy into premium membership. So, enjoy the benefits of being a premium member, by all means. Enjoy the route-caching, the instant notification, the pocket queries, and the paperless caching, and more, which are a great value for the money! For the love of Mike though, please don't look down on "public" users because they don't have a membership (for whatever reason) by creating exclusive, cliquish caches. Let's keep this sport fun and accessible to everyone!