Get of Fenris

I recently got back into 'caching after a 7 year hiatus, and thought I'd support Groundspeak by getting a premium membership. $30 for a year seemed quite reasonable, thought I, so I went ahead and entered my info. Upon entering the country information, It converted the $30 dollars to... £25. Am I being a tightwad or does this seem a little steep?

I can't see why they thread was locked because there was an "active" thread on the same subject. I would hardly define a thread that dropped off page one about four months ago active. Glancing down my first page, I can see maybe half a dozen topics which have been recently discussed without being locked. Dear Mr R Well if you had taken note you would have known that this 'Cacher' had posted the exact same question previously. And has as yet to find a cache.. I think you should do a wee bit of research before you sound of an make a fool out of yerself.. Moss T I got a post removed because the moderators felt I had made a personal attack on somebody (for SHOUTING IN CAPS!!). This post should also qualify for deletion because of the personal attack Moss T has made on Rutson. It is at least as offensive as the comment I made. Maybe we should all (mderators included) lighten the hell up? Trashcanman

Check my lists - there's a great run in the midlands!

dadgum, I'm just about to release my first geocoin into the wild. I suppose I've done all I can (It's in a baggie with the official "Don't mess with this!" notice). I suppose I shall see what happens.

1.6 miles for me - but then Coventry has only just really started to blossom in Geocaching terms. I'm off to find GCVQ02 in the morning. Wish me luck!

As a newbie, I'm a bit ambivalent with respect to this topic. I found geocaching by accident - and I'm so glad I did. I'd hate to deny the pleasure I've had geocaching to other people, but I'm worried about what the sport might become once it has become mainstream. There are two factors involved in this: 1. The price of GPS units are coming down at a drastic rate. I picked up a new Garmin Etrex Camo for about £70. This is affordable for most people. 2. Information wants to propagate. The prevalence of the internet in people's homes allows access to sites such as www.geocaching.com. That coupled with increased media coverage and affordable gps units can only increase the number of people enjoying the sport. So what can the community do? In other scenarios (such as adoption of desktop Linux or BSD), the old guard become hostile to "newbies" and refuse them help until they've proved themselves to be True to the Way. This is bad. Alternatively, they can welcome the new members with open arms and allow what they do to become diluted to the point of extinction. This is also bad. How does a community cope with a massive influx of new blood? Darwinism - adapt or die. Harsh perhaps, especially to the founding fathers (parents?) of something special (like geocaching). Is there another way? I hope so!

Thanks guys! i'm going to try and release him into the wild next weekend.

I think I've been lucky then. Out of two attempts, I've nabbed two caches! They weren't micros though so that might have been the reason. Good luck and keep at it! I hope you find it as rewarding as I have.

Hi everyone! This is my first post (so be kind! ). I've been into geocaching for about a month, and managed to get a couple of caches under my belt. I got taken with the notion of releasing my own travel bug into the wild, and wondered - How big is too big for a hitchhiker? This is my proposed travel bug: http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=229608 He's about 4 inches tall but quite tubby. Do you think he is this too big to be of any practical use? Thanks!