WebChimp

One of the big benefits of prescribed burns is that they remove the undergrowth that competes with the trees for soil nutrients. This is done a lot in pine tree forest management.

I only have seven on my ignore list. Most are famous for awful coords or locations (100% briars or ticks), or involve an all-day venture to get only the one cache. One or two are there just because it seems like a good place for them.

The following truism: The distance from the cache to the truck is always shorter than the distance from the truck to the cache. This is known as WebChimp's Law of Diminishing Distances.

I don't know him, but my guess would be he's not replacing his hardware, he instead is just adding a new tool to his present arsenal. But, that's just a guess.

You are correct. Logs are the cacher's way of saying "I went, and this is what I saw when I got there." Whether the log is a find or a DNF, the log helps everyone involved. The hider gets informed about what's happening with his cache. The logger gets a memory aid for when he wonders why he hasn't found this cache 200 finds later. The next hunter gets an idea of what probably lies ahead.

I've translated your post to say: I am very new in geocaching. I have the license to cache found, the words: "This license gives you the right to ignore swap policies". That now really means that I no longer "trade" must? Or is it a license just a thing that you have the appropriate page can observe how it travels around the world? Or it has a different meaning? It appears that you have found an interesting item, but it has no validity in geocaching. The rules about trading items remain the same, regardless of that "license". Always leave something of equal value or better value when you trade in a geocache. I hope this helps. Sorry for the poor translation. Es scheint, dass Sie gefunden haben, einen interessanten Artikel, aber es hat keine Gültigkeit in Geocaching. Die Regeln über den Handel Positionen bleiben die gleichen, unabhängig davon, dass "Lizenz". Immer verlassen etwas von gleichem Wert oder besser, wenn Sie Wert Handel in einem Geocache. Ich hoffe, dass dies hilft. Sorry für die schlechte Übersetzung.

Well.......... That certainly clears that up.

The Axim has Internet Explorer built in, so if you save the cache page (with images) it should show html pages pretty normally.

Lots of good suggestions, especially the ones on using a PDA. Instead of getting a Palm, I'd suggest looking for a used Dell Axim on ebay. It's a Pocket PC, and and will also let you run some Windows apps such as an Excel sheet of caching contacts. Both the Axim 30 and Axim 50 series also have an internal wireless receiver, so you can use wireless hotspots to access the internet. The Axim 50 is also GPS capable, so you could have a GPS backup. Both series also do Bluetooth, if that's of any use to you. I recently purchased a like-new Axim 30 off ebay for less than $80. GSAK (the paid version) is also the way to go. Strong "amen" to the Cachemate suggestion. It's way underpriced for the job it does.

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Isn't that how everyone already does it?

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What about Mississippi, Jason?

If you really, really don't want it to ever, ever come apart, here's the answer: 60 Minute Epoxy. Forget the 5 minute epoxy stuff in the syringe, and get the 60 minute epoxy. It will take 24 hours to fully set, but once it's in place, it's not coming apart. I've been using it to attach wooden/plastic/celluloid handles to steel knife tangs, and the stuff just plain doesn't come apart. Ever. The two small bottles are in one box, and will run about $15 at the local Lowe's/Home Depot style store. Wipe both surfaces with acetone to rid the surfaces of grease/dirt/etc, and then apply a thin film to one side. Clamp the two together, and let them rest for 24 hours. Two have now become one. It's pretty much fail-proof.

Yes, there are. However, since they are secret, we can't tell you about them. Sorry.

\ Agreed. The only thing that can't be contested is a real signature. Besides, you're standing right there, so why not?

You've heard it said "Honesty is the best policy". I disagree. I'd say "Honesty is the only policy.". Tell the truth to anyone who asks. If you'd like to not be so obvious about what you're doing, have a not-so-colloquial translation ready. Scenario: "What are you doing?" "Verifying the resolved coordinates of a geosynchronous satellite specified location. I'll be gone in a few minutes if everything checks out okay." "Oh. Uh.... okay." Problem solved. Truthful without giving it all away.

It would be pretty impractical for a thug to set up a geocache and then wait and mug whoever comes to look for it. The thug would have to be within view of the cache location 24 hours/day, every day, from now on. He'd also have his IP address and other information on record at Groundspeak. That sure would be a lot of work and risk for the possibility of making one mugging. Besides that, if a mugger wanted to put that much effort, it would be easier for him to get a legitimate job.

All cemeteries belong to someone. The CO should have obtained permission for the owner/board/trustee/whoever to place the cache there. If he has, then the caretaker's position is irrelevant. If he has not, then he should disable the cache until permission can obtained. If permission cannot be obtained, then it should be archived.

I've seen lots of those in caches, but I never knew what to do with them, so they were always left wherever I found them. I don't think anyone knows what to do with them, other than leave them. I think they are intended as a sort of "I was here" marker, in addition to the required log entry. If you want to have an interesting signature item, you could try a variation of this idea. A cacher who used to live in our state bought plastic lizards, wrote her geonick on the bottom of the lizards with a fine line marker, and dropped them in geocaches. These were the sort of items you could buy in a dollar store in a bag of ten for a buck. It made a cool trade item, people would swap for them, and many of them got moved around from cache to cache. Pick something other than a lizard, but five bucks worth, and you should have enough sig items to last you a few months. I'll bet plastic butterflies could be found somewhere at a reasonable cost. That would fit with your geonick.

When you are just getting started, there will be several that will be hard to find. Maybe log them as a DNF (Did Not Find), and come back to those after you've found a few more. Sometimes extra experience will cause the "Oh, I get it" light bulb to come on. Then you can log it the second time as a smiley. Another approach it to hook up with a more experienced cacher, and spend a few afternoons looking for caches with them. You can learn a lot from hunting with an old hand.

Mississippi cachers know the real identity of their reviewer. He operates under the humble moniker of "mtn-man" by day, and appears to be a mild mannered reviewer residing in a nearby Southern state. By night, he assumes his real identity, Kal-El, Defender of the Universe, battling all manner of evil ones and their minions. We like having him as a reviewer. As the old saying goes, "we wouldn't trade him for a truck-load of gold monkeys".

David.. Would that be the only one in that part of the country you haven't found yet?

Good approach. What Momma used to say still applies to us, and to cache logs: "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all." Of course there was always the guy who thought he was being nice when he referred to the new girl in class and said "She's got the purtiest buck teeth you ever seen." He's probably the one who writes logs such as "This 'un wasn't neat as bad as your last hide. You're shore gittin' better at this.".