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KatnissRue

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  1. I was guilty of this once. I didn't understand the rules so I replaced a cache placed about ten miles from my house. I realize now, that had i just posted a "Needs Maintenance" log, then the area could have been opened up for other caters. The only caches I replace are my own, or that of a friend (He hurt his leg and has been out of caching so I maintain his cache for him).
  2. I found this one in Hays a while back. The lid opened up to reveal a container with a logbook and some small SWAG items.
  3. I completely agree with this. While I use the intro app while in small towns where multis and puzzles aren't likely to be, I have noticed some serious problems with how the app is set up.
  4. That's almost as bad as someone just taking a picture from their car that they went to the park where a cache was located, but didn't get out because of rain. (I have seen one like this)
  5. Particularly in a discussion forum. My bad. Anyways, I think that a short description of what trackables should pop up when an intro user goes for a cache with a trackable in it. That might help with some of the trackable losses.
  6. But those are the *real* geocachers. Would you really trust geocaching advice from someone that was doused in Ushers new cologne? You might might to avoid any events attended by Clan Riffster. I hear he has a smelly hat. Joking aside, it sounds like the event you attended was too focused on finding nearby caches. The original purpose of geocaching events was to provide a venue and time for geocachers to socialize, perhaps get advice, but not specifically for the purpose of finding caches. Unfortunately, that's becoming less and less the case. I've shown up to events covered head-to-toe in mud, and I don't give a flying carp what some n00b thinks about that. He just voiced an opinion. It's no big deal. Yes, and my opinion is that when you join an established organization of people, you follow their lead rather than stomping in with a list of commands. Boo hoo, everyone smells, I can't climb trees, and now I'm going to strangle trees with impenetrable locks. Great addition to the ranks, obviously. And that's your opinion. My point simply was that everyone has one. It's how the world turns after all.
  7. But those are the *real* geocachers. Would you really trust geocaching advice from someone that was doused in Ushers new cologne? You might might to avoid any events attended by Clan Riffster. I hear he has a smelly hat. Joking aside, it sounds like the event you attended was too focused on finding nearby caches. The original purpose of geocaching events was to provide a venue and time for geocachers to socialize, perhaps get advice, but not specifically for the purpose of finding caches. Unfortunately, that's becoming less and less the case. I've shown up to events covered head-to-toe in mud, and I don't give a flying carp what some n00b thinks about that. He just voiced an opinion. It's no big deal.
  8. Hey, it's great to see a newcomer wanting to learn more about Geocaching and the etiquette the game entails. The specific guidelines are quite lengthy, so I won't post them here. However, here is a direct link to all you'll need to know about it: http://www.geocaching.com/about/guidelines.aspx Some Geocachers are super stingy about it and will go as far as to request your cache archived if you put even a nail into a tree. So read them thoroughly. I don't really have any abnormal tools which I use to Geocache but I do have some typical items to take along. I always have tweezers, a multitool, small flashlight, and spare logs with me. You can carry whatever it is that you feel is necessary for your caching experience, but I do recommend tweezers and a multitool. As for your inquiry about events, I don't have any hard references. I have heard Geo Woodstock is a great one, but that's about it. I've only been to two local events since I started caching. I hope you can find some good answers from other cachers. Happy caching.
  9. You may not know there's a problem til the TB number is almost unreadable. That's when you find out it's been half a CD case for the last 25000 miles. This is true, but a risk I'm willing to take. My sister-in-law has it now and has logged just over 500 miles on it. Her only problem has been finding a cache it will fit in.
  10. That's got paper, moving parts, a fragile case, most of it UV sensitive. And a CD has an exposed layer one molecule thick, where the data was recorded. It's not durable. When thieves steal a TB, they remove everything they don't want and discard it (TB tag, for example), the perfect crime . And for some reason, as mentioned people take a TB and carry it forevermore “because of no cache big enough”, ignoring the cache they took it from. But there's no way to know how long it will last til you place it. TBs I expected to endure go missing quickly, ones I thought would not go far, do. You may be amazed. If it's OK with you if it ends up just half a case with a TB number glued to it (as I said, who knows, it may travel all over, just like that), go for it. Thanks for the new angle. I think I'm okay with that as I can easily have the CD and case replaced (And mailed to the holder).
  11. Wow, it's awesome that you've been able to keep it going that long.
  12. Thanks for the input and help everyone. It means a lot that you helped, so really, thanks.
  13. Groups of cachers are known to visit a famous park nearby. It has some traditionals. (Those tend not to last too long.) It has some old Vituals. Some of the COs are long gone. It has some evil Mystery Caches. Those CO's take good care of their caches. It has a 36 stage multi cache! Great cache!! And it has my Letterbox Hybrid. Some great and noteworthy caches! Latest group: Thirteen cachers. The look to have found 23 caches. And most of the logs are boiler plate! That's really sad! Though the best log recently was: I wish the logs around where I live were that good. Most are either "TFTC" or a quick sentence saying they liked the cache and signed the log.
  14. Seems odd that the ones that break guidelines appear to be the ones that get the favs. If you had read the guidelines, you probably wouldn't have admitted that so freely. I talked to the city and managed to receive permission for the 2X4s. On top of that, the tree is dead, but holding sturdy because of its surroundings. The reviewer in my area also allowed it, on account of the tree being dead. I did learn it was against the rules and since "Temporarily Disabling" my cache, i have removed the boards and plan to change the location and make it guideline approved.
  15. Thanks for the encouragement. I just started worrying because so many people talked about losing their TBs before they were even picked up by two cachers.
  16. I hid my first Geocache after finding only twenty caches. I took a Nerf disk shooter apart and removed the mechanism for the shooting, I then filled it up with Gorilla glue and screwed the pieces together (Made it super water resistant). After this, I painted it with water proof black paint and put a hunter's Ed. sticker on the front, and a pill bottle in the area the disks would go. I nailed two 2X4s into a tree and placed the gun in a knothole. Shooter's Lookout
  17. I thought about that, and it seems to be the problem my sister-in-law is having right now. She's taken it from Kansas to Oklahoma, and back again.
  18. I did write on the inside a giant explanation about going to the Geocaching site to figure out how to log it, and placed it in a baggie marked in six places that it was a trackable. Do you think it will do any good?
  19. Thanks for the help. I did post there, but wasn't sure if I was allowed to. I'll also try to pay better attention to the forums so I post in the correct threads. Thanks again.
  20. I've been reading the forums on trackables and I found a lot of horror stories having to do with missing/stolen trackables. It seems a lot of advice has been to make something ugly for the tag to be attached to, drilling a hole through it, and not attaching it to something a child would be attracted to. I didn't read through this before I released two of the four I purchased, and am now thinking it might have been a good idea. The one I'm worried about is called "KaRue's Rockin' Tunes" and is a paper copy of the tag glued to the inside cover of a customized CD case. I burned 18 of my favorite songs onto the CD, and made a backup copy of it, as well as the art in the case. What do you guys think the chances are of this being lost fairly quickly? KaRue's Rockin' Tunes
  21. I hid a log only in a lending library that a school activity I'm involved in made.
  22. Let's remember though, that sometimes logging something as a find can be a mistake. I once searched in a cemetery for an hour to find a bison tube, but gave up. I said I couldn't find it in the log, but accidentally logged it as found. (I've since gone back and changed it to a DNF though)
  23. I do hate how trackables are not able to be logged by the intro app.
  24. I was just curious, does anyone think the trackable I made is a good idea? http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=5583086 Oh, I posted this in the wrong forum. My bad, it's not a mistake I usually make. A Geocaching sin I hate is logs that are just "TFTC" or "Thanks." Those bug the crap out of me because I feel it is influenced by my generation's obsession with smartphones.
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