JasonW

Yeah, but only 3 "proper" ones to do anyway.... which I plan to do this weekend ----8<--------8<---CUT-HERE---8<--------8<----

Yeah, but only 3 "proper" ones to do anyway.... which I plan to do this weekend ----8<--------8<---CUT-HERE---8<--------8<----

Some of us have work to do during the day... and I'm not going out in Sunderland during the hours of darkness for anyone ----8<--------8<---CUT-HERE---8<--------8<----

Some of us have work to do during the day... and I'm not going out in Sunderland during the hours of darkness for anyone ----8<--------8<---CUT-HERE---8<--------8<----

but not because I'm a rampant metrication geek - it's a lot simpler than that..... The trail option on my trusty Magellan GPS works on 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 navigation units. It offers 3 choices of navigation units, nautical miles, statute miles & kilometres. Because 1nm = 1.852km, 1mi=1.609km both nautical & statute miles give larger area of coverage than metric for any given scale, but when you get down to the 0.1 scale the track is easier to follow to the cache. The fact that 1 pace for me is about 1 metre just saves me doing mental arithmetic to work out when I should next look at the GPS to see if I've got closer or not. Of course as you can see it's more complicated to explain ----8<--------8<---CUT-HERE---8<--------8<----

but not because I'm a rampant metrication geek - it's a lot simpler than that..... The trail option on my trusty Magellan GPS works on 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 navigation units. It offers 3 choices of navigation units, nautical miles, statute miles & kilometres. Because 1nm = 1.852km, 1mi=1.609km both nautical & statute miles give larger area of coverage than metric for any given scale, but when you get down to the 0.1 scale the track is easier to follow to the cache. The fact that 1 pace for me is about 1 metre just saves me doing mental arithmetic to work out when I should next look at the GPS to see if I've got closer or not. Of course as you can see it's more complicated to explain ----8<--------8<---CUT-HERE---8<--------8<----

Don't forget that any that are in Scotland are automatically accessible (unless on restricted Military land) as there's a right to roam there - how civilised. ----8<--------8<---CUT-HERE---8<--------8<----

Don't forget that any that are in Scotland are automatically accessible (unless on restricted Military land) as there's a right to roam there - how civilised. ----8<--------8<---CUT-HERE---8<--------8<----

Did you know I drove past there on Sunday thinking "surprised no-ones planted a cache there before now" ?? Now taking to wearing a lead helmet to prevent Moss Trooper reading my thoughts ----8<--------8<---CUT-HERE---8<--------8<----

Did you know I drove past there on Sunday thinking "surprised no-ones planted a cache there before now" ?? Now taking to wearing a lead helmet to prevent Moss Trooper reading my thoughts ----8<--------8<---CUT-HERE---8<--------8<----

Head over to the UK forum - we're really quite friendly and won't bite.... honest (well most of us won't bite ) ----8<--------8<---CUT-HERE---8<--------8<----

Head over to the UK forum - we're really quite friendly and won't bite.... honest (well most of us won't bite ) ----8<--------8<---CUT-HERE---8<--------8<----

quote:Originally posted by dylanhayes:Don't mention the mushrooms No.... Make room for the mushrooms! ----8<--------8<---CUT-HERE---8<--------8<----

quote:Originally posted by dylanhayes:Don't mention the mushrooms No.... Make room for the mushrooms! ----8<--------8<---CUT-HERE---8<--------8<----

Well I'm now seriously running low on caches that don't require non-trivial amounts of travel - nearest undone cache to me now is 25 miles as the crow flies and a dadgum sight further to drive. I'll get there though ----8<--------8<---CUT-HERE---8<--------8<----

Well I'm now seriously running low on caches that don't require non-trivial amounts of travel - nearest undone cache to me now is 25 miles as the crow flies and a dadgum sight further to drive. I'll get there though ----8<--------8<---CUT-HERE---8<--------8<----

Am I reading the wrong site? GPS Warehouse's price on the Leg End that the original poster is after is £224.95 ----8<--------8<---CUT-HERE---8<--------8<----

Maplin Electronics is here Doubt you'll find anything in the same 'low price' league as in Canada or the US though ----8<--------8<---CUT-HERE---8<--------8<----

Maplin Electronics is here Doubt you'll find anything in the same 'low price' league as in Canada or the US though ----8<--------8<---CUT-HERE---8<--------8<----

quote:Originally posted by Tim & June:I didn't understand this joke until I looked in the encyclopaedia. Now I see that you are referrig to a mode of transport which was around before my time. You're lucky - it was orignally chariot - until he translated it from the latin he thinks in ----8<--------8<---CUT-HERE---8<--------8<----

quote:Originally posted by Tim & June:I didn't understand this joke until I looked in the encyclopaedia. Now I see that you are referrig to a mode of transport which was around before my time. You're lucky - it was orignally chariot - until he translated it from the latin he thinks in ----8<--------8<---CUT-HERE---8<--------8<----

If a rolling stone gathers no Moss - is the same true of Tim's car(t) ? Perhaps just keeping it moving will prevent anyone's tyres/wheels being removed/eaten ----8<--------8<---CUT-HERE---8<--------8<----

If a rolling stone gathers no Moss - is the same true of Tim's car(t) ? Perhaps just keeping it moving will prevent anyone's tyres/wheels being removed/eaten ----8<--------8<---CUT-HERE---8<--------8<----

quote:Originally posted by EraSeek:3)it has a unique system were you match up the floating circle with the 'N' I've seen that feature on more than one compass - by more than one manufacturer - hardly qualifies as unique - novel maybe (the first time) ----8<--------8<---CUT-HERE---8<--------8<----

quote:Originally posted by Moss Trooper:I aint bitein.. yet ) Looks like Moss is planning to let your tyres down Tim ----8<--------8<---CUT-HERE---8<--------8<----