Mag Magician

I have an underwater cache that is in less than 3 feet of water. (This next statement may be a spoiler for the next seekers) It is an underwater video camera case, complete with o-ring, that I have had down to 100 feet on a dive, with no leaks. As you can see by the logs, the cache got wet! Whatever you design, make sure that the contents are double protected or that the log book is designed to be written on when it is wet. Next trip out to Fishy View , I am taking a new log, contained within a preform.

Bump!

Can I second that sentiment?

Around this area, I have a policy of leaving a dollar store mosquito headnet in caches. (Believe me, they are needed here) Think about what the next finder would appreciate, and go with that. It costs a buck or two, but the addition to the McToys and calling cards is a refreshing experience for finders.

We have two Etrex Legends which we upgraded to when we started geocaching. They found over 375 caches, once we got used to them. You can check out the GPS Garage Sale threads on this forum and find one for under 50 bucks usually. No, Im not putting mine up for sale, they are really good for the newbies I take out to learn caching.

Sorry to drag the topic on a tangent, but what is the new fascination I'm seeing with downing folks for having a buncha hides in a relatively small area have to do with ANYTHING negative to geocaching? (Yes, that was your tone and I'm seeing it more and more lately.) I tend to hide caches on the way to and from my other caches. IT SAVES GAS and more importantly time to maintain them. A few weeks ago I went in search of a cache that involved a 2-3 mile drive up a seasonal road then a .3 mile hike up a trail to find a film container in the woods with heavy tree cover. After finding it, I spotted a spot that was crying for a cache placement so I placed one there. The FTF on that cache was inspired to place another cache in the area. She called it "Chain Reaction". I also place a cache recently in an area near a really good 5 stage series of caches. I thought that the area was worth visiting and wanted to encourage others to go look for the 5 stage series as much as finding my own cache there. The second person to log it said that they spent 2 hours in the area just exploring and watching the activity that goes on there (a ropes course). I get the point! Everyone is quoting a portion of my reply, not including the full context, so I apologise. I should not have included the joking part about 1 square mile. The context would have read, 71 hides, and you have never experienced a muggled, or trashed cache?

Cave diving, heck! I'm a divemaster, and the cost of volunteering for any kind of dive can kill your wallet. I have to agree, caching is way cheaper, and almost as much fun, so to heck with the cost.

Just be happy that the on-line log does not simply say "Found it". In reality, that is my ultimate insult offered to a cache hider when I stumble across a totally lame cache,

After having a looky-see at the three caches in question, I think that they were destined to be muggled sooner than later. You have your heart in the right place, but just maybe your hides are not?

Well, since I, and a couple of other newcomers have been geocachers since only 2006, the cache density of Parry Sound District has multiplied by a factor of at least 100. Please feel free to visit us up here in the Near North and place a few caches. I'm going broke with buying the gas to travel down to your area and grab a few new ones. Edit: Oops! My smiley didn't show properly. It is an attempt at humour if you can't see it.

My Goodness! You have 71 cache hides in less than a square mile, and you have never seen one muggled or trashed? OK, maybe a little more than a square mile, but the point is the same. It happens, for no reason, and with no explanation. We learn to live with the disappointments of being cache hiders.

Take it from an experienced pill bottle hider! They get wet! Al of my pill bottle hides are being replaced with preforms as I type.

I looked up the specs on the Astro, and according to what I see there, it should serve you quite well. I have never had the income or the inclination to put a tracker on the dog. He comes quite well when called back in the bush.

Absolutely painfully slow all day, and last night as well. It's not like the webmaster is a volunteer, or something? Maybe has a day off now and again? Nawww! The server is just overloaded and they don't get enough income from us members to upgrade.

That is totally awesome! A few seconds to install the Firefox add-on, and the cache logs come to life, including pics. Thanks for the link.

You will also have to deal with some peeps that just neglect to read the cache page, and then log unspeakable things when they can't get an immediate smiley for just showing up!

I guess I'm never going to be rich enough to drive in Ontario. Seriously though, at $1.50 a liter, it is still half the price of what it is in the UK. Oops! Missed a decimal point.

The "Mortgage The House, Sell The Kids, Pawn Your Mother-In-Law To Be Able To Afford Another Untested Toy GPS".

We have an immediate winner! OK, next one to The red-haired witch.

That is a much clearer explanation of what you intend to do. One suggestion would be making it a 3 part, with stage 1 being a traditional cache, and description of your extras on the page. Stage 2 coords would be placed in stage 1 permanently. Stage 2 (not listed) would be where you place the final co-ords for the mystery cache, which you could change whenever you need. Stage 3 could be a mystery cache, and listed as such, with the mystery being finding stage 2. Sound convoluted? Good! I think that's what you are after.

OK, another fairly easy one for the serious explorers. With only your own smarts, and the sun, how would you estimate the height of a cliff before attempting the climb?

Actually, it would be St. John. Notice the spelling difference? I was born in Fredericton, so the spelling does make a difference, to me at least.

Huh?

If it surprised you then it must not be Quebec City.

Newest log by the guilty party Cache Log I see she's got the hint, but not admitting any wrong doing?