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C'mon, the cacher is driven! Gungho to the max!

C'mon, the cacher is driven! Gungho to the max!

It is not like the three initials have any intrinsic meaning. Which is why I never use them. But in my area it is common for beta testers and those who were with the CO to sign the log several lines down and wait until at least three finders to log it online. It saves a lot of angst. That's a good solution all around. I'm not a "FTF nut" like about 8-10 locals are. I have 1 FTF. Fun experience. Now it's "Been there, done that." By pure chance, I saw the listing 7 minutes after publication. I went right over. If I got there and saw a signature 2 days before publication claiming FTF, I would've been steamed!

] i agree ! Double agree!

BINGO! Just because you and i strongly disagree, doesn't give you the right to misquote me by taking three words out of context. FTF means a lot to some. Nothing wrong with that - it's one aspect of the game. I say keep FTF meaningful by not having pre-publication finds. That reeks of unfairness. Edit: The beta-testing is commendable - it helps avoid glitches in coords, cache description, etc. But the pre-publication finder had no competition for FTF. Think of the consequences of Josh's view - if FTF matters to someone, they have much less incentive to seek out your cache when published, knowing the log already was signed by the CO's buddy.

While this was true years ago, it's not true today. Modern smartphones have actual GPS circuitry and antennas. Yes, a Samsung SIII will tell you how many satellites it has a "lock" on, typically about 12. What can someone tell me about the "guidance" aspects of phone use? In other words, about phone apps that not only give you the gps location, but also point you in the right direction, tell you the distance to GZ, etc.

I saw a woman on a city sidewalk talking on her phone walk into an orange safety cone on the sidewalk that marked a crack.

1,997,150 1,997,155 1,997,192 1,997,205 I think that's a no. I think it's a mania. Do you think msnbc or someone will start broadcasting a minute-by-minute chart on tv?!

This situation of a pre-publication cache find happened near Philadelphia recently. There was major backlash, note posting, etc., and the reviewer froze the listing for a three-day "cool-down" period. The pre-publication finder deleted his found-posting. I emphatically believe that the only fair FTF is after publication, where everyone has an equal chance. Otherwise, FTF is meaningless, & it will mean not that you are quick & skillful, but only that you got advance inside information from a buddy.

all under the same lamp skirt?

How much risk of cachers going off that cliff also??

Those of you who have tested gpsrs side-by-side, what is your conclusion about accuracy & performance? Are they pretty much the same, & the only real difference is in features, bells & whistles, etc.?

The issue with only letting premium members vote is not sample size, but potentially a biased sample. I would have guessed that premium members would award favorite points heavily to the clever hides. However, D1.5 hides that are extremely cute still rake in the most points. Percent of premium members? I've asked and asked, but it seems to be confidential.

Some may question the premise - but that's another forum!

Group searches work well where the first finder doesn't reveal the find, as with your system. I just say "found it!" instead of your cutesy mantra!

Okay, guardrails get hit by cars. Did you know that trees fall & kill people? Does that make you hate forest caches? By the way, you do realize the smashed car is the cachemobile, don't you? It was a FTF rush!

I usually don't like the tiny caches & don't put them on my list. They're fun a few times, & necessary in some areas. The smallest I found was a nano where the 1/4 inch wide strip of paper log, rolled into a 1/4 inch diameter roll, filled the entire container. The cache was a silver magnetic nano on a steel railing that perfectly mimicked the bolts & rivets in the metal.

This doesn't necessarily prove that the cache is missing. Many experienced cachers return several times for tough ones. If it's a D-1.5, it shouldn't require that kind of effort. Has it been marked "found" recently?

Not sure - someone else will have a definite answer - but you could always post a note. Of course, that doesn't deal with the mileage and map issues....

Forget your snow shovel? Seriously, caching can be harder in winter. A small flashlight is good to have along also.

I don't know if you knew this, but the bases of lampposts usually lift up. It's a really cool & creative place to put a cache!

Conspiracy theorists say that many thousands more will be archived to manipulate the 2 million mark! The masses are seizing power like never before!

So in Canada the maximum cache density is about one-tenth of one percent less. The US is so crowded, isn't it ?!

We're sure it's not a throwdown, right? Or is it only experienced cachers who get that devious?

Morris Arboretum (Philadelphia, Chestnut Hill) has one cache on their property, placed by them.