chuckwagon101
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I cache with a small group, usually 1 or 2 other people, and the informal rules we use are:
1) If it's a cache that one of us has previously found, then that person is a JAFO. They may offer hints if asked or offer advice.
2) If the cache being sought hasn't been found previously by any of us, then we work as a group until we get real close to GZ. At GZ we're on our own and if one of us finds the cache they move off a bit and say that they've found it. Once all of us have found it on our own we then open the cache and sign the log.
IMHO.... To me this is a hobby. To others it's all about numbers, and to others it's a competition. To each his own.
We form a small group just like that to hunt caches! But in our group there is this one guy that runs to the cache and yells...."FOUND IT! IN YOUR FACE! LOOOOOOOZZZERS!!!" Such a despicable, rude, unworthy........WAIT A MINUTE.......That guy is ME!!
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What is a cache machine? It must be something that hasn't made it's way to New England.
My DREAM is to hide a cache....camoed as a BIG PILE OF STICKS.....that would take a whole POSSE of Cache Machines to find!!!
Oh! The Thrill of it!!
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One of the tougher hides in my area just got a "Quick find on the way home from work!" log last week. I spent 30 minutes trying to find it...
You could ask a local cacher or two you respect if they think it's a challenging hide or really easy after they hunt it. Just a thought.
Hey Wubb, I know the feeling! I spent 45 minutes one time....looking for a cache that was Camoflaged as....A BIG PILE OF STICKS!
Who would have figured!!!!
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I have heard of good armchair cachers finding 700 and 800 caches in a SINGLE DAY!
Nothing to it! For speed, I hear they post with a "cut and paste" reply to each cache....something like......."Great cache! Enjoyed it! TNLN....Thanks for the cache!"
This is the same entry for all the caches whether they are in a dumpster behind a Habib Handy Mart or 300 miles away in a pristine valley with trout steams and waterfalls!
HEY!! It's how YOU want to play the game!
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If you had made it a BIG PILE OF STICKS near a huge tree.....you wouldn't be having these problems!!!
People won't listen.......they just WON'T LISTEN!!
Ironically, when I was out geocaching today one of the caches I was looking for was called "I hate Micro's" which is allegedly a well camo'd regular sized container in the woods. It was actually in a wooded area just off a road very near a golf course. Apparently it's also a spot where people pull over the side of the road and toss their garbage off the side of the hill as it was one of the best examples of a place in need of CITO where a cache was located that I have ever seen. It also included a couple of large piles of sticks, which were actually bundles of wood slats that were dumped over the side of the hill. I spend 20 minutes searching for the cache before DNFing on it.
That was my cache!
Was that BRILLIANT camo...or WHAT!!! -
Thanks! I have it working again!
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I keep a minimum of two cases of bottled water in the truck for us, especially for the kids.
Snacks are a constantly replenished supply of jerky and beef sticks of various flavors. Also a good supply of Clif Bars, Power Bars and any other energy bars THAT ARE ON SALE! Picked up two dozen Clif Bars this week on sale for .39 cents each and a dozen Power Bars for .79 cents each. Only way to go!
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Oh my... Oh wow...
What to say!
Today I had just a hard day at work. I had been yelled at, cursed at, hung up on, insulted, and the list goes on, by the time I got off at 6 tonight I was ready to just go home and climb under the covers!
Change jobs for goodness sake! A few crumbs eaten in blissful solitude is better than a feast in a house of contention...........or something like that. Anyway, hope things get better for you.
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I am a premium member and I THINK that I used to be able to hit a few buttons and it would show all the geocoin caches in my area.
I have been away from caching for awhile and now I can't seem to find the right "stuff" to show that feature.
I did a query and it shows them but I remember there was another way .........I THINK!
but not sure!Anyway, if you can help me, THANKS!
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Here's whattcha do........get a bunchuhhh buddies together with pizza and beer and delve into WHY a green box should cause you such concern.
If the green box still causes you concern after a pizza and a 6 pack, try logging it several times at decent intervals.
If this solves the problem....ALLLL RIGHHHHT!!
If it doesn't solve the problem, take up a hobby like ......checkers or counting the color of cars down by the freeway!
Above all, stay loose and happy!
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IT IS NOT ABOUT THE SMILIES!!!
Then what is it about.....you ask???
It's about those GREAT BIG PILES OF STICKS!
Like a TREASURE at the end of the rainbow!
No hassle...no strain.....none of those horrible DNF notations.......just "FOUND IT!" Bliss!
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I've tried a variety of adhsives, gorilla glue, 5 minute epoxy, PC7, PC11, Marine Goop and others but they all fail eventually.
I've found that the best way is just to put the magnet inside the container and use a little duct tape to hold it in place. Depending on the containers size two to four rare earth magnets in the lid will hold a container in place place.
that one should be easy enough to find
Yeah....you would think. Now if we could just get him to put a Big Pile Of Sticks around it.............!!
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Just calmly join the gang in hunting like nothing ever happened, and then all the sudden yell as loud as you can "IN YOUR FACE!!!"
LOL! I like to follow that up with a BIG.......LOOOOOOSSSEEERRRRRRSSSSSSSSSSS!
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If you had made it a BIG PILE OF STICKS near a huge tree.....you wouldn't be having these problems!!!
People won't listen.......they just WON'T LISTEN!!
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It doesn't matter about the size or name of the cache as long as it has as it's signature........A BIG PILE OF STICKS!
You can take the cacher out of the sticks.....but you can't take the Big Pile of Sticks out of the cacher!
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If something like this really worries you, just.............Look for a cache with a Big Pile Of Sticks!!
It is a known scientific fact that anyone that goes near a Big Pile Of Sticks cache would never do harm to a living thing!
HEY! It's a FACT! Look it up!!
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Maybe he was just dyslectic and thought the big green button said "NO"!!
LOL! LOL! Worth reading twice! LOL! LOL!
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When walking up to GZ, what's the furthest away you have been when you have seen the cache? Not just known where it is, but seen a part of the container. I can think of one I saw from 30 feet away, and it could have been much more if I had approached from a direction where I had an unobstructed view.
I think ALL caches should be seen from at least 2000 yards.....maybe more.
The really considerate cachers will keep this in mind when building that huge Pile of Sticks, even clearing brush that may block the view!
A big "arrow" made of natural materials would be helpful also but you rarely get that kind of dedication anymore.
I personally saw a cache once from more than a mile away. It was beautiful, a HUGE brushpile bulldozed by the county and left conveniently in a field that was zoned for a future landfill. Sweeeeeet!
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Geocaching is supposed to be a fun hobby that anyone can enjoy. The dirty little secret is that it isn't so. Only those with computer access (with internet capabilities), a gps, and a way to get from cache to cache, can participate.
I think it is time that something be done about this inequity! The question is what? What should we do to provide justice to those who find themselves unfairly excluded.
Signed
A Concerned Citizen.
(ignore the other id on this post)
I think you should get with other like-minded individuals and gather around every lamp pole skirt lifter, every micro lover and every puzzle hunter......and shout.................
"YO MAMMA! YO MAMMA! YO MAMMA!"
But leave the Big Pile Of Sticks cachers alone!
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I have absolutely no qualms with Members Only Caches.....none whatsoever......as long as they follow the
**CODE**
The **CODE** is a BIG PILE OF STICKS!
(Ray Barone Voice) "THAAAT'S RIGHHHT!!"
As long as a big pile of sticks is at the end of my rainbow.....I'm happy!
I want my Big Pile Of Sticks! So THERE! I've said it!
That's my story.....and I'm sticking to it!!
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I have been using etrex GPSRs for years.
Right now I'm on my third and it is a Legend HCx.
I was complaining to the wife that the rubber was coming loose and now she wants to get ma a Colorado like hers or an Oregon for Christmas.
I think I like my etrex better.
What would you do?
Get a new wife!
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There might be two big reasons that some cachers don't log DNFs.......
****"Man! I am not taking the time to tell the WORLD that I could not find this cache! I'll just put it on my "watch" list and see if some other "rube" can't find it also. If I see a "smilie" pop up later, then I "did good" by not spilling my guts about how MYOPIC I am in the finding department!"
That was #1
Now, let's press on to a possible #2......
****"Man! I am not taking the time to tell the WORLD that I could not find a cache that is PROBABLY NOT THERE ANYWAY!! Besides, the guy didn't leave a Big Pile Of Sticks as a marker! The NERVE! The AUDACITY! I will just put this on my watch list and see if some "rube" spills his guts about not finding the cache. Then when a smiley face pops up a few days later, I will laugh myself silly at that RUBE and count my blessings that I did not show the world what a MYOPIC dork I am!"
The above may or MAY NOT be valid reasons for not posting DNFs.........
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The solution here is sooooooo easy!
Just keep looking for that little rascal and log a DNF each and every time that you look!
Think of all the "recognition" you will be getting by posting those DNFs!
People will think you are sooooo persistent.....even if you can't find the cache!
Now.....get out there and log those DNFs on that cache! I promise not to snicker or call you a rube or anything like that!
........maybe! (You would never have this problem if you "specialized" in Big Pile Of Stick caches!
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You should log your finds, not so much because it's essential to the fun, but because it's a nice courtesy to the owner. Logs let the owner know that their cache is still serviceable and good to hunt. The same applies to other hunters who might glance at the logs first.
Besides, when I don't get any find logs, I start to get kind of depressed.
FWIW.
You should log those finds because YOUR MOTHER SAID SO!!!!
THERE!
Mother Chuckwagon
Edit someone's log?
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Posted · Edited by chuckwagon101
The guy just didn't like your cache surroundings.......and said so.
He didn't "run it down" or go on and on about what a sucky location it was.
He simply said he did not understand the choice of location.
It's all in the eye of the beholder. To this guy, your selection did not appeal and he made a gentle remark.
I say "gentle" , because that is how it seemed to me.
But to you it was obviously a huge affront.
Next time......build a nice, big Pile Of Sticks!
