JustAlan

Brilliant. I don't know how you find the time.

I'm currently approaching 200 caches and haven't met another cacher yet! Have been in e-mail correspondence with a few, but I've yet to meet a real one in the field, under a bush, behind a wall, up a tree .......

Thanks for that Nanny, I look forward to doing some of you puzzle caches if I'm ever allowed to go 'Down South' - do us Midlanders need a visa? Why do I now have an overwhelming desire to fire up Google and start searching for "The Rabbit Woman Of Godalming" ..... I better go and have a lie down

I agree with the Bolas Heathens. It's the variety of caches (and cachers) that make geocaching what it is. And long may it continue. I have caches I liked, and those I didn't, but I wouldn't say that they were good or bad caches; and a cache I liked on a lovely fine day with great views, I would probably have hated doing in the rain and fog. It would also be soul destrying to set a cache (and I've only set one so far) and then have it described (or worse still, listed) as a bad cache. It would put me off setting others. JustAlan

What about our beloved Facilitator Eckington. There's an Eckington in Derbyshire and one in Worcestershire.

Hi HH, Unfortunately I don't have the option to edit the original post (not sure why, the Edit button just isn't there). However I hoped (and still do) that what I said is as much/little use as the co-ordinate given on the cache page. If I'm proved wrong, then I apologise in advance to anybody I may have offended (especially the cache setters) with that part of the post. JustAlan

I don't know about the rest of you, but a side effect of this thread is that I've now got quite a list of good/fiendish puzzle caches to go at over the winter, with the aim of ticking some off in the spring. After all, Derby is effectively the centre of the UK (see the Lucky 7 cache in the vague vicinity), so I 'should' be able to cover quite a wide area (family commitments not withstanding - basically, the family think I'm mad and should be committed!)

Thanks again for all the replies and comments. It looks (from this thread at least) that most people that like the puzzle caches, prefer the ones that don't require Internet access to solve. I don't mind having to do research before I set out, but, like Lakeuk, once I set out on the road to it, I don't want to have to have access to the Internet for an interim clue/puzzle. As the dark winter evenings approach, I'm looking forward to trying to solve some of the more obscure ones, as it will be too dark to be out caching (I'm not allowed out to go wandering around woods/fields/other strange places in the dark by the wife - I think she thinks I'll get arrested!). One day I'll get round to writing my own puzzle cache, and your comments will be usefull when I'm working it all out. I'd far rather have a cache (puzzle/multi/standard) with plenty of visitors, than one that only a few can solve/access. Now where did I put my trusty slide rule ....

Thanks for the comments so far. I suppose in a way it's like the question of micros, which also has the love 'em or hate 'em following. I must admit to also trying to solve a few out of my immediate area (Derby/Notts/Leics) just to see if I can do them, even if I've no intention of going after them. Does that make me a sad old geocacher?

I have been doing a few puzzle caches recently (including one that hadn't been found for nearly nine months), and I have noticed that their seems to be quite a bit of activity when they are first released (people trying to get FTF's etc), then visits tail off far more quickly than ordinary caches. So my questions are these :- What makes a good puzzle cache? Obviously people have put a lot of time and effort in creating them, so it would be nice to get a regular stream of visitors. How close to the final co-ordinates should the given co-ordinates be? After all, no-one likes to solve the puzzle thinking it is nearby, then have to drive miles to find it. And are you friend or foe, do you love 'em or hate 'em? Personally I like a puzzle that makes me think and cannot be easily Google'd (although I must admit to using Google to point me in the right direction). Ideally the location should be within 5/10 miles of the given co-ordinates. And I love them. Current favourities are 'The Ultimate Puzzle Cache' - GCR7YF and 'If at first you don't succeed' - GCQNYM. What do you all think?

Just to add that I've not seen a snake/slow-worm while I've been out caching in the midlands and Derbyshire - and long may it remain that way. Not that I'm frightened of snakes you understand.... more a fear of being bitten by anything (including dogs).

For what it's worth, this is the answer I got when I asked Garmin what the max size micro-SD card my 60CSX would support - ================================ Thank you for contacting Garmin Europe The maximum card we support is a 256MB datacard. However we have tested in our office a 1GB sandisk and did not experience any issues. Regards, <Name deleted> Product sSupport Garmin (Europe) Ltd ================================= I'm currently using a SanDisk 512MB microSD card marked TransFlash Compatible that I got from DABS without any problems. Alan

e-mail sent :-)

Many congrats - you both look chuffed. And so you should be. Alan

I know it's a bit sad and out of fashion these days, but rather than a rucksack, I've carry it all in a large bum bag I won in a Lowe Alpine competition a few years ago. I'd like to point out at this stage that it's a large bag, and not a bag for a large bum! (am I allowed to say bum on the forum?)

Just goes to show there are still some good honest people about, despite what the press would have us believe.

0.607 miles as the crow flies (the final cache of a multi)

Just to say i'm impressed with Garmin. Sent a 1998 12XL back to Garmin UK a couple of months ago, with a cheque for the fix ('Upload not present' error on power on), and got a refurb 12-Map back complete with the uncashed cheque. Customer service at its best.

Andrex

I've always thought that golf was a good walk ruined. But then again, I've never been able to hit the silly ball in a straight line on a pitch and put course either.

Mr Burns

Great End ?

J-Cloth

Thanks both of you for the advice (and to an e-mail in similar vein sent to me direct). I'll have a look at GAGB, find a good hiding place (hopefully in what others will think is a good location) and go for it.

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