triple6

quote:Originally posted by mdawg & muffin:We bought a case of 44mm cash register rolls for around ten dollars. I've seen the cases, but I really only need one or two. Are there any places that sell singles? Anywhere is "walking distance" if you have the time.

Unix sysadmin, primarily Solaris. For the last few years I've been building and maintaining Linux servers to run various open source apps. I also run a Linux users group. What initially attracted me to geocaching was the gadget factor; it's pretty amazing that we have such tiny devices that can tell use where we are on the globe with such accuracy. I mean, even though I know the principles involved, at times it still feels a little like it all runs on magic. Once I went out and found my first few caches, I began to remember the fun I had on hiking trips when I was younger. Anywhere is "walking distance" if you have the time.

Boots: Hi-Tec Eclipse Lite Plus. They're really comfortable. I got a great deal on them at Sports Authority. The boots were on closeout but since my wife bought boots at the same time, we got hers for half off. Total cost for two pairs of boots: $39. Anywhere is "walking distance" if you have the time.

quote:Originally posted by SyrDragon:They still use Pine at Syracuse University (as of 2000) for email. Any why wouldn't they? Pine is a perfectly good MUA. I've been an Elm user forever. That is, until I discovered Mutt. But, what is Oak? (besides an early name for Java) -- t6 Anywhere is "walking distance" if you have the time.

The yellow eTrex has a shortcut that lets you create a new waypoint quickly. Just press and hold the ENTER button until the flag guy comes up; press ENTER again to create it. Now you just need to do is edit the lat/long so that it's the same as the cache you want to find. As with any new piece of equipment, it's worth it to at least skim the user manual. The eTrex is pretty user-friendly, so you'll probably only need to know which buttons are which. Welcome to the obses^H^H^H^H^Hhobby. Remember that you're unique - just like everyone else.

I just got a 7.62mm (.30 caliber?) ammo can for $4 plus $4 shipping. The guy says he has about a hundred more and will honor the same price. If you're interested, drop me a note and I'll give you his email address. (I would have posted it here, but I didn't want to swamp him with requests) Disclaimer: I have no connection to this person, other than as a satisfied customer. --t6 If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there..

Then maybe we shouldn't call them "prizes" (which implies some level of entitlement). Personally, I call them "trinkets". Spiders taste like chicken.

quote:Originally posted by blscearce:I'd like to offer a service that converts these GPX files into, say, a Plucker database. As a Plucker user, I'd certainly make use of such a service. Spiders taste like chicken.

As nice as that is, I'm not looking for a Linux waypoint manager. I want to know if, when searching for nearest caches, I can get more than 25 hits per page. If the answer is yes, I'd like to know how. Thanks. t6 Spiders taste like chicken.

I don't want them in my pocket; I want them on my screen. Would you know if there's a Linux client? If not, I'd just as soon have a way to see them in my browser. Spiders taste like chicken.

I don't want them in my pocket; I want them on my screen. Would you know if there's a Linux client? If not, I'd just as soon have a way to see them in my browser. Spiders taste like chicken.

On the cache search page, is there a way to get more than 25 hits per page? Spiders taste like chicken.

I've created a LaTeX version of the stash note, as well as one in Postscript. Jeremy has made them available on the Hide & Seek a Cache page: http://www.geocaching.com/hideseek/ Enjoy. Spiders taste like chicken. [This message was edited by triple6 on August 06, 2002 at 06:29 PM.]

I have some plastic lunchboxes I bought at a thrift shop. (They're great for storing 3.5" floppy disks). I imagine a plastic lunchbox would make for a novel cache container as long as you realize they're not watertight. If you use one, be sure to put everything into ziplock baggies! I suppose you could put the cache log into the Thermos bottle, but unless it's one with a wide mouth, it might be a problem to get the log out again. Spiders taste like chicken.

I have some plastic lunchboxes I bought at a thrift shop. (They're great for storing 3.5" floppy disks). I imagine a plastic lunchbox would make for a novel cache container as long as you realize they're not watertight. If you use one, be sure to put everything into ziplock baggies! I suppose you could put the cache log into the Thermos bottle, but unless it's one with a wide mouth, it might be a problem to get the log out again. Spiders taste like chicken.

quote:Originally posted by HamsterMom & Hamsters of War: I have an E-trex and to enter to waypoints for the caches it says I have to have a satallite lock. It won't get a lock in the house and we already have the home coordinates listed. Does this mean I have to take everything outside to enter the waypoints or is there something I'm not doing right? You might find it useful to put your eTrex into "demo mode" while you enter your waypoints. That will keep the unit from looking for satellites. Just be sure to return the unit to normal operation before you go out to hunt for caches. To get into demo mode, keep pressing PAGE until you get the main menu. Select SETUP, then SYSTEM. From this menu, choose DEMO for demo mode, or NORMAL for normal operation. (You probably don't want to use BATTERY SAVER mode. It turns the receiver off and on at regular intervals which can actually make it more difficult to find a cache) HTH. -- t6 says: "Spiders taste like chicken".

quote:Originally posted by HamsterMom & Hamsters of War: I have an E-trex and to enter to waypoints for the caches it says I have to have a satallite lock. It won't get a lock in the house and we already have the home coordinates listed. Does this mean I have to take everything outside to enter the waypoints or is there something I'm not doing right? You might find it useful to put your eTrex into "demo mode" while you enter your waypoints. That will keep the unit from looking for satellites. Just be sure to return the unit to normal operation before you go out to hunt for caches. To get into demo mode, keep pressing PAGE until you get the main menu. Select SETUP, then SYSTEM. From this menu, choose DEMO for demo mode, or NORMAL for normal operation. (You probably don't want to use BATTERY SAVER mode. It turns the receiver off and on at regular intervals which can actually make it more difficult to find a cache) HTH. -- t6 says: "Spiders taste like chicken".

Radio Shack sells a pair a neodymium "dot" magnets for about a buck and a half. They're a little smaller than the cross section of a normal pen and are very strong. They would seem to be ideal to glue to a 35mm cannister. Also, it occurs to me that it would be possible to make a log-only cache using a 35mm cannister if one were able to find the correct width of register tape or rolled paper for a printing calculator. Any thoughts? -- t6 says: "Spiders taste like chicken".

quote:Originally posted by Show Me the Cache:My address has been DSsaysHi@aol.com since way before I joined Geocaching.com so I do not know why there were difficulties in reaching me. Looking at the original message, it appears the email address tried was "DsaysHi@aol.com"; an easy mistake to make. Spiders taste like chicken.

If you can, borrow a GPSr and play with it. That's how I got hook.. uh, started. A co-worker lent me his GPSr. It was a mapping unit and out of my price range, so I bought an eTrex at a local Wal-Mart. It's a small, basic unit that does the job. But at first, I had no idea how to manually enter a waypoint. I worked out that you need to mark your current location and then edit it to the coordinates you want to find. I don't have a serial cable for my eTrex yet, but I expect that at some point, downloading waypoints will be much more efficient. Hope this helps.

quote:Originally posted by azog:A friend of mine said that perhaps the plastic ones are less threatening. Maybe they won't get blown up. I did?

quote:Originally posted by azog:A friend of mine said that perhaps the plastic ones are less threatening. Maybe they won't get blown up. I did?