Mosaic55

4 years ago the closest to my house was 2.1 miles away. That wasn't the first cache I found however. I dragged a friend along and we found one near her house first. Now there are 20 active within 2.1 miles of my house. Now, there's 1047 active within 10 miles of my house.

I think a GPS puck is more accurate than a phone's built-in GPS anyway. I use a GlobalSat BT-359 with my Treo. It seems to be very accurate out in open areas. Less so in heavily wooded areas, but still OK. SiRF Star III chip. It isn't as small as the keychain types, but it has a bigger battery. My phone's battery will give out long before the GPSr will. They go for pretty reasonable prices on ebay.

Right now that's easier said than done. I don't want to ignore everything in some of the high-level categories, I want to pick and choose specific sub-categories to ignore. That would be much easier with a one-page pick list with check-boxes for all the categories. And why can't they put ALL the listing description (inc. logging requirements) in the .GPX file? It seems like a feature that would be very easy to implement and greatly increase usability. (even if it's only 25 at a time available for download, it would be so much better than printing out description pages).

It doesn't have to be soda (or pop as we say around here). Plastic caps from half liter drinking water bottles work great.

I asked the same question once and was pointed to this -- http://www.markwell.us/geofaq.htm#Feet (If the link doesn't bring you right to the table. start at the top and then check FAQ #5. ) Lots of other useful information there as well.

The way I tried, I needed the glue to achieve a waterproof container. I painted them dark brown for "camo". I also added a magnet to the sealed end before putting it together. What "extra" did you add? I'm just not sure how the hot glue will hold up in hot weather or in direct sunlight. They were fun to make, but I kinda got carried away and made more than I'll ever hide myself (I'm not that found of nano/micro caches).

How about making the land version always available and making the water stage a "bonus" cache?

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I'm using the cheap smartphone + BT GPS option. I have a Palm Treo, GlobalSat BT-359 and run Cachemate. I really like the combination for caching. I was hoping I could also use the setup for recording a track and geotagging photos, but I find it a bit cumbersome for tracking. Mostly because it doesn't multitask, if Cachemate is running, it can't record a track at the same time. There's a software called CETUS that can record a track, but I shelved my tracking experiments before I spent much time with it. I'm not sure how well Palm plays with Linux anyhow. I've got nothing but praise for the BT-359, it seems to be quite accurate, has good battery life and it's lightweight and has a lanyard hole. (And they're pretty cheap on ebay)

Ah, that seems like a good way to perform the exercise without an accomplice. Thanks.

Meiers carries them too. Individual pieces and small sets rather than the larger boxed sets sold by Penney's.

An ENT isn't just any tree, I'd expect it to be large and very old. The logs on ENT #7 indicate people are climbing the tree in order to retrieve the cache. Look at the pictures.

I saw the same thing with a small PQ today. The results said there were 10 caches, but the preview only showed 6. It was just a simple search from home coordinates, not along a route.

Isn't than a contradiction in terms? I think it means he spent all his money on an iphone, so now he IS poor. And, more on topic, the percentage of PMO caches is so low around here that I just can't get worked up about the issue at all.

I don't think I've ever gotten to "0" exactly. I'm real happy if I get anywhere within 10 feet. That generally gives me a pretty good idea of where to look. Lot's of times I'll find the cache then look at the GPS and see 6 to 8 foot distance, sometimes more, occasionally much more.

Do you stop walking at that point? The GPSr can't tell the direction unless you are moving. It's using the change from one moment to the next to figure out what direction you are moving in.

I max out a PQ at 488 active caches at 6.4 mile radius. 2 of those are PMO. 5 mile radius - all active 264 PMO 0 12 mile radius - active 1503 PMO 10 20 mile 33 PMO 25 mile 96 PMO 50 mile 211 PMO 99 miles maxes out a PQ 494 PMO

From the photo I found it looks like it runs Igo software. If so, you can get a satellite monitor / coordinate screen up on it and use that to get your coordinates and wander around until they match the cache coordinates. As BCP said, not well suited to geocaching. Depending on the version of Igo, it's possible to find Igo POI manager software so you can load cache coordinates and get driving directions to the general area of the cache. If you already have one, give it a try. If you're thinking of buying one, I'd say pass and get a handheld device (or even a smartphone app) instead.

These are the best prices I was able to find on 25 sheet 8.5 x 11 http://www.amazon.com/Rite-In-The-Rain-851...mp;sr=8-1-spell http://www.amazon.com/National-Geographic-...mp;sr=8-1-spell Rite in the Rain $9.95 National Geographic Adventure Paper $19.95 So for 25 sheets, I'm sticking with 2x. I concede I didn't check other quantities.

You can check out REI for the National Geographic paper. It costs 10 times more, but if you find any waxy, thick paper in geocaches, that's probably what it is. It's waterproof instead of water resistant like RITR. It's only about double the cost, where I checked online. Another big difference is that Nat Geo Adv Paper is for inkjets only. RITR copier paper is recommended only in laser printers and copiers.

I got some Rite in the Rain copier paper to print logsheets on. It works fine in my laser printer. The paper survived 10 minute dunking in running water completely unscathed. Whatever random ink pen I tested with it wrote cleanly and didn't smear before or after dunking. Pencil writes OK, smears if you rub it, about the same amount of smearing as on regular paper. I found a 25 sheet pack from someone on amazon for $10 + $5 shipping. There's also National Geographic Adventure Paper which is supposed to be completely waterproof and designed for inkjet printing. Pricey, but also available in small (25 sheet) quantities.

I have 3 Premium accounts. I haven't logged anything online since last May, yet I've found about 4,000 caches since then. I enjoy finding caches. I don't enjoy logging them. How does any of this hurt your enjoyment of geocaching? That makes me curious about how you track your finds. I want to keep my online logs up to date because that means the PQs I get each week won't be cluttered with caches I've already found. And do you log NMs online or otherwise contact the cache owner?

Yes, the 5 character requirement is very annoying. To some degree, you can get around it by using google with "site:http://forums.Groundspeak.com" plus the words you want to search for.

Are those the things that look like 35's, only a little smaller in diameter and perhaps a little longer? I've seen quite a few of those out here in Colorado, but only suspected the source. Some are a bit smaller than film cans, some just about the same. Some brands come in white containers, some come in black. Obviously, any cacher would switch to the black-container brand for easier camo possibilities. I got some from a diabetic friend and am trying to paint the white ones, but I'm not sure how well the paint (krylon fusion) will hold up. I also have two bottles from the diabetic glucose/ketone urine test strips. They are straight sided and have nice tight fitting caps, I haven't done anything with them yet, but they look like they will make acceptable "smalls".

I checked some of my recent finds in google maps and the marks are from 5 to 20 feet off of where the cache really was.