[What Is The Average Age Of A Geocacher?]

Me = 17

Parents (combined age, they wouldn't let me put their ages ) = 100

[Student Travel Bugs I need help]

E-mail sent from Lancs. England

[Dangerous cache contents]

I have to confess. When I first started caching I failed to read the guidelines carefully. I thought I was doing my fellow a cachers a favor by leaving the waterproof matches as swag.

 

To be honest, if the cache involved a overnight walk to reach it, I would think that matches are acceptable. Surely if any "small" children did find it after an overnight walk, they would have been exposed to a stove etc. and have an idea of fire safety.

 

Just my tuppence

[Glass Jars for Cache Containers?]

If your worried about it cutting people if it breaks, you could always cover the jar in clear (or coloured for como) sticky back plastic, that way, if it does break the plastic should hold the shards together

[My Coords Are Always Off]

Well, I have found caches and at times been right on with the coordinates. I have found some that have shown it being 80 feet away. But what I don't understand is why are my coordinates off on my own caches? You would think that when going back to my own cache that was marked with my own GPS that it would lead me right to it. But it doesn't. One was off by 50 feet. Another one I marked while standing directly above the cache but then I had 2 DNFs. When I went to check on it it was pointing about 50 feet over a river. So no wonder they didn't find it! Why is my GPS acting so crazy and is there a way I can fix it? I have Garmin etrex. Also, I have been going back in and updating the coordinates to my caches when I go back to one and the coordinates are off, but how do I know if this new set is right or if my GPS was just acting up when I went back to check on it?

 

Kristi

 

There has always been a bit of debate as to whether mobile (cell) phones can cause problems like the ones you are experiencing. Worth a try?