Goldenwattle

Or only after someone else logs the first DNF (back to my spineless comment). I've likely given this example before. I logged a DNF on a cache that hadn't been logged for six months. I calculated based on previous logging statistics for that cache there were likely up to 20 not logged DNFs during that six months. In other words, amazingly 20 people who were either too lazy, or two scared to log a DNF. Another clue to missing DNFs is when a cache has a number of watches on it, but not the corresponding DNFs. Within a few days after my DNF there was a second DNF! As I predicted there would be, after someone was willing to log the first DNF and was willing to accept being wrong about it missing ?!!! It was missing the CO confirmed.

Yes, I have also messaged some people who log DNFs an extra hint. I like to do that. Although, LOL, I had one reply to the hint I sent, from one cacher who said they didn't want the hint, as they like to keep returning until they find it without hints, but I think they would be in the minority who don't want an extra hint. I had one message though from a cacher saying they had searched several times and couldn't find the cache and would I be willing to give an extra hint. I checked, and no DNFs from this person, so I replied that if they had logged their DNFs I would likely have already sent them an extra hint, especially after multiple DNFs (or words to this effect), but sorry I don't send hints to people who don't log DNFs, as they should log them. I got a reply something like, "Whatever rocks your boat." Still no DNFs from that person and they never got extra help from me. I would consider it the height of presumptuous cheek to ask for a hint without logging a DNF first. I just couldn't do this. What is it with some people that they can't log DNFs? Are they that spineless and scared what others might think? I think they really are!

Many of us were like that once :). I joined in 2012, but even then some had been caching for many years and I would have been what you call a "noob" too. One day you won't be either. Oh, and well done for logging those DNFs. Keep up showing you are brave enough to :).

Are you logging those DNFs ? ?? If you are well done ?. Sometimes I read logs, such as, "I finally found this, on my fourth attempt" (or even more), and I check, and not even one DNF.

Wonderfully done coin, but that's old currency. The quote given says," Defacing or destroying current coins or current paper money." That money in the photo hasn't been legal tender for many years. I don't know the exact year when it lost its legal tender status, but decimal currency replaced it in 1966. There would have been an overlap time when both were in use I guess, but I don't know exactly when the day was that pounds, shillings and pence were last accepted in shops. Added: I found, " The government decided to kill off the dual currency period: the dollar ruled supreme from August 1, 1967." So the overlap period ended the following year. Then the penny in the photograph was no longer legal tender. https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/money-exchange-when-australian-swapped-pounds-for-dollars-20160211-gmrm3a.html

Okay, now I get what you mean. I once had to move the false coordinates when a land owner complained. The cache was not on their land; only the false coordinates, but they found out about them. I had placed the false coordinates on a body of water on their property. I moved them to the nearby road.

I don't understand!

This would be one of my most difficult, mainly because my arms got scratched and my t-shirt destroyed. (photos.) https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC40BEF_amazon-adventure

If it's a big group that's a good idea having one group name, to save the log from filling up. I find that considerate. However, someone needs to list all the geocachers' names in their log, so that the cache CO can know who really was part of this group, and it's not some armchair logger seeing this and tagging along from their armchair, even weeks or more later, saying sorry, forgot to log until now.

I printed out the cache list and colour coded.

Miscounted for the days, as it's all on one sheet. Too late at night here. Should go to bed. But I got it.

I finished Mystery at the Museum today. I hadn't planned to do this, but I had accidentally just by caching as normal got the detective one and a few other finds, so yesterday I went out caching and found 30 caches. That gave me all of everything except the ruby. Didn't get even one of those in the 30 caches I found yesterday. So today I picked a power trail and after checking I would find rubies went out and found 27 caches. All completed now and I have returned the stolen jewels and "Case Closed".

Why's that? I just completed this (most caches found today and yesterday) and I used my GPS.

Maybe I should check the 'cheap shop' next time I am in it. You never know; maybe they might have something suitable in. I bought cheap stainless steel cake and baking dishes from them. Good quality too; not thin rubbish.

Well done. Is the 3km hike return or one way? That might make a difference for finds.

The most visited cache of mine, is one on a bike path around Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra. Lots of tourists bring their bikes to cycle around the lake. Published in 2013; it has had 230 visitors. (Now, my most popular cache; published this year, by favourites is running at 61%, but it's only had 31 visitors. That was a little aside, but I only just realised how well it is being received and I was well pleased to discover that ?.)

Longer than 24 hours for me to London from where I live in Canberra. I have to get to Sydney first. I only gave the time for the main part of the journey. At last another other five hours for me with booking in and flight and transferring from domestic to international terminals in Sydney, then going through security, etc.

You do realise that's a shorter time than a flight from Sydney to London. Hardly any time. Hate someone to delete a log because I couldn't access my computer, and therefore wasn't receiving emails. Give them at least a week. They might be travelling somewhere without any internet, or away from their computer. Not everyone gets messages on their phone, or even if they do, lives with their phone in their hand.

If you don't mind micro caches, how about a cache like this to resist fires.

I've found ammo cans which have survived a fire, while the nearby plastic one didn't. It depends on the speed of the fire and intensity. Many (not all) fires in the NT are 'light' grass fires'. Plastic doesn't survive, but metal does.

That's brilliant, although, not a cheap option for the 'cheap among us.

I now have my own TB hotel (locked - the combination number is given in the hint), so lately I have been leaving TBs there. However, otherwise I tend to place TBs in caches away from muggles. I don't look if it's a Premium Cache. Just big enough to hold a TB, dry, gets visited enough (at least once a month), and preferably in a country area or a nature park. This increases a TBs survival, but doesn't guarantee it.

Don't completely hide though that it is glass, or it might be smashed. In a remote area I found a cache and couldn't get the lid off. So I banged the edge of the lid on a rock. Only when I got the rusted on lid off, did I see most of the container was glass. Oops! Luckily it didn't break. So, I guess the tape did work, but maybe leave a bit free of tape as a warning it's glass.

In the Northern Territory in Australia there are many fires, and metal tins are used there because of that. When I have visited there, away from urban areas, that's what I mostly found. Ammunition cans would be good in areas like this, but there are also cheaper options, although these days with the advent of plastic lids on metal cans, maybe harder to find. Metal biscuit (cookie for Americans) tins are one option. The old fashioned style chocolate can, with its metal can and lid is another option. Of course, the NT has a lot of very dry areas, so steel cans don't rust so quickly there. Where you live these steel cans might rust too quickly. I would suggest aluminium, except I have seen what fires do to aluminium.

Maybe consider where the glass container is to be hidden. Likely okay where if someone drops it, it falls on grass or sand, but likely not a good idea among rocks. If it's to avoid plastic waste, metal containers are another idea.