SidAndBob

It's one of those caches that you don't really mind a DNF on though as the real treasure is the location. And if it gives you an excuse to go there twice, then all the better. Sounds brilliant. I can't wait. Have you done it yet?

Awwwwwh We hadn't done it yet. I think The Royles led a "search and rescue" party to it after the last South Wales Event and replaced it. Perhaps it vanished again. MrsB Speaking of which...

Ahhh man!!!! That's sad. Just got notification that Last of the Mohicans has been archived. It is in such a fantastic location it would be a real shame to lose it forever. Is anyone up for adopting it, though it looks like to physical cache itself is missing? I would do it myself if I lived a bit nearer. For those who haven't done it, it's at the incredible Sgwd yr Eira waterfalls, which you can walk behind.

If you go to the page for each TB you can put a watch on it. That way you will get email notification when it is dropped in the cache. Then you can retrieve the TB and remove the watch (unless you want to keep it). Edited to say: P.S. Well done for not just grabbing it. Grabbing seems to happen a lot recently and it can make a right mess of things as well as sometimes taking ages to sort out.

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It's just the GPSr that needs to turn, not you.

Just bought a pair of Brasher Hillmaster's online for £80 including next day delivery. The guy in Blacks (when I tried them on) told me you couldn't get them for less that £100 as they are so popular. We know better though.

No. I've never had a problem either.

Although I agree it's great to walk by moon light when possible it's often not possible and I find I see more wildlife with the head torch. This log (second half) is one of several examples. A good head torch will reflect in the eyes of most larger animals at an incredible distance off. Sometimes it can freak you out a bit though.

We found this Write and Mane cache in May 2007 in a similar fire to the one above. Then we found another of their caches a month later which had been torched in a bonfire. Just a blob of molten plastic left.

We had a pretty light month, so hopefully Adam won't publish them.

Where do you start. My main advice would be to start training yesterday. Walk the terrain you intend to walk, building up the distance gradually. Make sure you carry a daysack for your training. I would pick the hilliest stretch to start my training on. I personally wouldn't bother with poles, though you if you can, borrow some to see how you get on with them. I would wear boots for a walk of this length (though I do like shoes in the summer) for the support. Again, wear the gear you have trained in. Have a spare pair of worn in boots / shoes in the car. Test everything. Make sure your GPSr can handle the route lengths and number of routes you use. Reset GPSr trip figures at the off. I would recommend a Petzl MYO 5 head torch. Batteries will last 70+ hrs and coverage is superb. A lot of the normal recommendations will be circumvented as you are meeting up with the car so frequently. Make sure they are well stocked with water / food / dry clothes / batteries etc. A mobile phone and first aid kit goes without saying. I assume there will be manned stations on a walk like this. You may need hat & gloves at night time even in July. Take a camera (case on belt) - and use it. Have fun. Keep your eyes open for good places to lay caches. With all that walking you're bound to find some.

We have left batteries once, but for a good reason. This cache is in the middle of a disused 3/4 mile railway tunnel. Two visits later they were picked up, with this comment:

Another great advert for GSAK.

There was a thread here 2 or 3 months ago with links to where Topo GB V2 can be bought for about half the RRP. BTW, this is the UK. Capita letters, no slash.

Yesterday I noticed my CSx's accuracy was down to 10ft, so I switched to the satellite screen. I have only ever seen EGNOS being used twice in the 18 months I've had the device, so I wasn't surprised to see it wasn't currently being used. 30 seconds later it was down to 15 ft accuracy and EGNOS was being used. This seems a bit odd to me as I understood it to improve accuracy. Do other people find these systems work well and if so how much of an improvement do they give you? EGNOS is the European version of WAAS.

It's a shame you're not going to South Wales, as I would have recommended A Canadian Memory. A very moving cache.

We stayed there briefly last summer. The site was very secluded with a great hill next door and a brook running down the edge of the campsite. Pub down the road, though we didn't get a chance to try it out. The few caches we did were quality. A brill place, which we will certainly visit for longer next time, hopefully next summer.

Congratulations on the big 1000. It was great to meet you in the field recently, especially as you were one of the very first names we came across when we started out. Keep up the hilarious logs. We need more like yours.

I addition to the other sensible comments I would add... Do: Place it soon or you'll miss that great autumn foliage. Find a proper hiding place. Bear in mind that animals may move the cache whilst foraging if it's not reasonably secure. State on your listing that there is tree cover and GPS coverage can be poor for some. I sometimes offer a spoiler "for those who can't get GPS reception". Put it in an interesting spot, not just an arbitrary point in a forest. This rule should apply to all caches, though not everyone seems to agree. Get as good coords as possible by averaging your readings. Don't: Place it in dead or damaged trees, as the FC may remove it whilst clearing a sick tree. Place it on the ground and cover with a huge pile of sticks. Boy I hate those caches. I know of one cache which is a perfect example of how not to do it. Place it in FC land (almost certainly without permission), in view of houses, in stinging nettles, in a pine forest, in the roots of a toppled pine tree, 30 seconds from the road.

You've got one. It's called a GPSr. We recently came across a guy in a pretty remote spot who was searching through the undergrowth at the point where we believed a cache was hidden. He also had a piece of paper in his hand, so we approached saying "Have you got one of these?" whilst waving a GPSr at him. We were a little embarassed when the reply came "What's that then?". He was looking for nesting boxes in a nature reserve and had a map of where they should be. We had a bit of a laugh and agreed that whoever found the cache or nesting box first would give the other a shout!

I have vowed to always photograph the tracking number after this weekend. We dropped a TB on Friday and got home to find that someone had visited the cache after us and grabbed the TB. It took two days and 6 emails to get things resolved, then we had to fight with GC.com to log the events and delete grab logs and I spent ages explaining TB protocol to the 2 noobs involved. It all worked out in the end, but it would have been a lot easier if I'd still had the tracking number.

There's a link in our village for Newland, Worcestershire. The only problem is that we live in Newland, Gloucestershire. It tells how we're on "the northern edge of Malvern Link." Hmmm, I don't think so.

Thanks Roolku. You're a star

The CS is the old model without the sensitive chipset. It also doesn't have expandable memory, but it's the reception that's even more important here. It is way outdated by the C(S)x and the H series. If you want current, make sure you get one of the latter two. Confusingly the 60 range doesn't use the "H", as this represents Garmins own chipset. The 60 uses the acclaimed SiRF III technology. Also, the "H" range doesn't seem to use the "S" for Sensor (altimeter and electronic compass) any more. In short, if you get an eTrex make sure it's "H" series, if you get a GPSmap60, make sure it has an "x" on the end. BTW, you're really lucky. We have to pay double these prices in the UK. I don't think anyone has mentioned yet, that depending where you live, gas will be the biggest expense over time.