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It won't show the caches are found unless you mark them as such in your GPS. I believe it's because that status is not included in the GPX file. But you can do, is when setting up a PQ select "caches I haven't found" and it won't include the ones you found. For choosing how often to run a PQ. When setting one up, you give ot certain parameters to search by, maybe all cache you have not found withing 10 miles. Maybe just caches with the flashlight required attribute. It's up to you. Whenever it runs, the system searches by those choices and sends you the results, wow here you can download them to your gps. You can have it run just once, say if you go to a new city and want to cache. Or have it set for every cache, and run every week. Then you can cache whenever you want, and have more up to date info(new caches, changed co'ords, whatever) You just don't want to run it and keep it for more than a week. Caches may be moved, disabled archived, or changed spin some other way that you won't know about. So if it's been too long, you could be looking for a cache that's not even there anymore.

You don't. You'll probably have to do one (or both) of the following. 1) Log out and log back in to geocaching.com. That'll kick the system in if it doesn't recognize your PM. 2) Delete ALL caches from the GPS. If there's cache on it from before (and there was already caches on it when you bought it) the when you download caches they'll show everything. Also make sure you're downloading the whole GPX file. If you just download it as a waypoint, it won't show everything.

I wouldn't. Once you place the first cache people are going to find it. Those same people aren't going to check the caches they've found to see if the caches have changed. So you'd just be depriving them the chance of finding the better cache. You can make changes, new container if the original breaks. If the tree gets cut down, move it to the next tree. Things like that. But large changes like you're planning is a totally different cache/experience, and, for reasons ive already mentioned,nunfair to those who've already found it.

A cache container can be anything. Literally. It's not "can this be a cache" it's "how can it be a cache" Ammo cans. Buckets. Small toys. Things made from PVC pipe. Actual logs and branches from trees. Things made to look like a berry. Seen one cache that someone made with a bison tube, ,agents, and a door lock. Placed on a metal door, it looked like it belongs there. I've found a 55 gallon drum. And even a small building (about the size of a 1 car garage) although technically the building wasn't the cache, it was set up for a while themed thing.

You don't like it, don't buy one. I know it's a hard concept to follow, but believe me, it really does work.

I would also check that they didn't mention they're caching with someone else. Some groups only sign once, or sign under a team name/initials.

Seems simple. You should not do it. If you do something you shouldn't there's consequences. In this case it may be that the event isn't published. You are allowed to get a group together to find caches, ad that may take place before or after the event. And doesn't it say "for the sole purpose"

There's at least one dog with its own account. Plus some of the reviewers are dogs. That's why they work from home - if they worked at geocaching HQ they'd just chase the hamsters that power the servers.

It can be easy to get high counts. I can get 500 caches with no effort, in 2 days where I am. (Which Alamogul has done. I met him and another cacher. Cool people.) There's the ET powertrail with I think 1500 caches. Many more around Canada and the US that you could easily get sky high numbers. Of course it helps if you travel for work, or are retired.

Honestly if someone made the statue so you could put a cache in that specific spot, I'd be more concerned about the person designing the statue than the CO. As an adult, if you feel uncomfortable, then turn around and find one of the other 2 million+ caches in the world. As a parent then you can decide the same thing for your kid. It's not up to the reviewer to say if you should go for the cache. No different than deciding a cache on the side of a mountain is beyond your skill level, or that power trails are boring. Yet some people like both of those. People are different, so what's OK for one person isn't fine with another. I guess what I'm saying is that the cacher should make the decision, not anyone else.

Any caches placed will still have the same "placed by" name as well. It will still take you to your profile, so you don't need to change it unless it bothers you.

Is it numbers? Could choose a favourite product and use the upc code as the unlock Just make the hint something like "I feel like a coke" or "Heinz ketchup it the best" or something like that.

Tell us what's important to you. Touchscreen? Android OS? Best battery life? Most storage? Biggest screen? Lowest price? Etc. It's like asking which vehiclebyou should get. I could recommend a Corvette and it's a good vehicle but if you want to drive off road a Jeep would be better. So the more people know what you want, the better suggestions they can give.

Happens to people all the time. There's the cache I've spent probably 5 hours looking for. It's there, people find, just not me. And then the 4 foot long tube with bright yellow writing on it that too me 45 minutes to find, yet was accidently found by muggles who just walked past. And the cache I (and 2 others) actually stepped on while looking for it, and then watched other cachers walk in and pick it up, But on the other hand, there's a few well hidden or camo'd caches where I've walked right up and found it not even looking at the description or anything, then watch other cachers search and search for it, even giving up. It's all part of the game. If you want easy, and never missing, all about getting the points, there's a smartphone game with tons of virtuals. If you want an experience where you may not find it, but you'll go on an adventure anyway, then this is the right game. I mean would you have climbed that tree over the river if there wasn't a cache there? Probably not. So you've had a bit of an adventure, climbed a tree. While your neighbors probably sat at home playing COD, or watching the 11th straight hour of House on Netflix. You didn't find the cache, but you did something anyway.

Geocaching.com/notify You can create email notifications for different situations, including published caches and events.

I'm pretty sure you can, by editing your log. But if you can't you could always delete the log.

So if you don't know, a city in northern Alberta (Fort Mcmurray) had its entire 80,000+ population evacuated due to an enormous forest fire. The fire destroyed thousands of homes and buildings. Hundreds of firefighters, dozens of aircraft and the help of the whole country saved most of the city with no lives lost, or major injuries as a direct result. So you're a firefighter working for a week straight, little rest, hard work. What do you do when you get a moment to yourself? Go geocaching in a disaster zone of course. Considering everything, I'd say it's an extreme geocaching adventure. See this Reddit page for more info, and to see the log. It might seem just another found it, but for the owner, it's a tiny bit of hope that everything isn't gone. That it's all going to be OK. And here's the link for the cache.

Nope. Sign the log, log it online. That's part of the cache, getting in the hard to reach places, up trees, on mountains, the bottom of the ocean, the space station.

Do NOT get them at MEC or Atmosphere. What they're selling for up to $13 we can buy for $5. Lee Valley has some smaller ones. What I've seen on the drugstores are just the plastic pill containers. You could buy them from a geocaching shop. Try Geowyrms at http://stores.geowyrm.com/ they're a Canadian store. I can't speak for shipping time and costs as I live close by and get them directly, but they have a good selection of caching stuff.

On a statue of a buffalo?

Well, that really depends on the size of the pan, doesn't it? And I'm not sure how often they're used anymore. A lot of people just eat out and don't cook for themselves. Could use it to look for gold. Or wear a houscoat and chase after someone trying to hit them with it. Or make a good breakfast between caches.

Rules don't say what you use to sign your name. I'd accept it. And also replace the cache. I've had a cache that was used as a toilet so it wouldn't be the worst thing I've seen. Using gloves is a bit too far. It's something out in the public so it's never going to be sterile. Geocaching is not the game for peple scared of dirt and germs. I carry wipes and shop towels in my car, although that may be a bit tough to do on a bike. And I have work gloves for the prickly bushes and other places likely to cut me up, although I don't usually go for those caches.

So instead of acting like an adult and asking questions and finding out the rules before you start, you just do it your way (which was not the correct way) and expect people to accept it. You're going to be disappointed. Anyway this was probably the meanest reply. Your question was andwered, with explanations. (that signing the log is one of the few rules) and the explanation that owners who allow photos regularly could get their cache archived. And like I said in another thread not having a pen is not a good excuse. You're a geocacher, thats part of the game. You could lose it, break it, run out of ink. Ok. But knowing you dont have one, why go looking for the cache? IMO everybody should always carry a pen anyway. They're cheap and small, and used very often.

Looks like just a name. Nothing more or less. Perhaps the cache owner was eating breakfast.

Isn't the first rule when you find anything to poke it with a stick? Anyway I don't think that's a real grenade. Or at least inactive. It doesn't look right, plus the part on the left is where the spoon/detonator device would be is nothing. I've never found anything really cool like a grenade or bullet. I've found the occasional geocache. But once as a group we found a cache in a car. On solid ground there was about 1 foot of the roof with he cache underneath. But the rest of the car was buried. Nothing special, but I thought it was a bit cool.