Rusty & Libby

Winter = no ticks Winter = no mosquitoes Are you nuts? Winter = so many layers of clothes a bug couldn't find skin if you gave him the coordinates Rusty & Libby's Geocache Page

Costs about a dime, holds 2 quarts, water and weather resistant, extremely lightweight, and is highly compressable. Rusty... Rusty & Libby's Geocache Page

Costs about a dime, holds 2 quarts, water and weather resistant, extremely lightweight, and is highly compressable. Rusty... Rusty & Libby's Geocache Page

quote:Originally posted by Bryan (Admin):We, at Groundspeak, are really not trying to rain on anyone's parade. It's at least starting to sprinkle! Rusty... Rusty & Libby's Geocache Page

quote:Originally posted by Bryan (Admin):We, at Groundspeak, are really not trying to rain on anyone's parade. It's at least starting to sprinkle! Rusty... Rusty & Libby's Geocache Page

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If you routinely just tagalong with another cacher and they log the find that's ok. As long as someone logs the visit they will usually say such-and-such was along on the hunt. If you hunt on your own and get your coordinates from online you should be able to use the same channel of communication to log your visit. If you don't have a PC then how did you get coords? Use the same method to post a log. It is at the very least a courtesy to the hider that says their effort was not in vain. If it is found by a non cacher by accident logging is purely optional. It's nice if they do but there is no implied obligation. Those are fun to read when you do maintenance. Rusty... Rusty & Libby's Geocache Page

View source for the page and their other site is: www.15footstick.com Equally odd Rusty... Rusty & Libby's Geocache Page

I've only had to archive one out of six hides. It was placed a half mile from the nearest trailhead and about 150' off the trail. It was 6 miles to the nearest town of a few hundered people, go figure. Everytime I checked it several non-cachers had found it, at some point all the contents were plundered and someone else replaced them. It kept being moved from it's original spot so I just archived it. It was only logged online a handful of times in a year and I never did figure out why so many non cachers found it? Rusty... Rusty & Libby's Geocache Page

I've only had to archive one out of six hides. It was placed a half mile from the nearest trailhead and about 150' off the trail. It was 6 miles to the nearest town of a few hundered people, go figure. Everytime I checked it several non-cachers had found it, at some point all the contents were plundered and someone else replaced them. It kept being moved from it's original spot so I just archived it. It was only logged online a handful of times in a year and I never did figure out why so many non cachers found it? Rusty... Rusty & Libby's Geocache Page

I've only had to archive one out of six hides. It was placed a half mile from the nearest trailhead and about 150' off the trail. It was 6 miles to the nearest town of a few hundered people, go figure. Everytime I checked it several non-cachers had found it, at some point all the contents were plundered and someone else replaced them. It kept being moved from it's original spot so I just archived it. It was only logged online a handful of times in a year and I never did figure out why so many non cachers found it? Rusty... Rusty & Libby's Geocache Page

The biggest problem I have seen with urban and semi-urban caches that end up plundered is they are placed so that it is almost impossible to hunt for them without attracting attention. Some hiders note this in the log and make it part of the hunt, that's fine. I just don't like it when you have to poke around under a bush in the middle of a playground when there is a woods 50' away. You can lure people into a special area with your cache but sometimes it isn't necessary to place the cache smack dab in the middle of that area. Getting them there was the point, let them walk another 100' and find the cache. Rusty... Rusty & Libby's Geocache Page

The biggest problem I have seen with urban and semi-urban caches that end up plundered is they are placed so that it is almost impossible to hunt for them without attracting attention. Some hiders note this in the log and make it part of the hunt, that's fine. I just don't like it when you have to poke around under a bush in the middle of a playground when there is a woods 50' away. You can lure people into a special area with your cache but sometimes it isn't necessary to place the cache smack dab in the middle of that area. Getting them there was the point, let them walk another 100' and find the cache. Rusty... Rusty & Libby's Geocache Page

The biggest problem I have seen with urban and semi-urban caches that end up plundered is they are placed so that it is almost impossible to hunt for them without attracting attention. Some hiders note this in the log and make it part of the hunt, that's fine. I just don't like it when you have to poke around under a bush in the middle of a playground when there is a woods 50' away. You can lure people into a special area with your cache but sometimes it isn't necessary to place the cache smack dab in the middle of that area. Getting them there was the point, let them walk another 100' and find the cache. Rusty... Rusty & Libby's Geocache Page

Here are a couple other reasons why someone with a high find count might be more believable on a no-find log. - I have been at this long enough that I at least know the reputation of almost anyone with a high count that would log a cache in my area. Including many from out of the area. I know if they have made their living off 1/1's and locationless. (don't go there) - I have met almost every high find cacher in the state which also lets me judge their logs from a personal standpoint. BTW I have not met anyone yet that I would not believe immediately. - I also know the local hiders, some are routinely easy and others are always a challenge. I have a few finds myself but I am extremely careful about saying a cache is missing if I can't find it. I say I didn't find it, give some info on how I looked and let the hider make a judgement. Only if I notice more no-finds on it without response will I take any action. I think a lot of newbies are more apt to take a look around not find it and holler archive. Back to the topic, if it's easy there is no harm in saying so, that doesn't mean it was a bad cache just that it was an easy find. I have occasionally been sarcastic in a log but it would be with a hider I know personally and is totally tounge-in-cheek, sort of an inside joke. I don't think I've logged anything that should offend someone not privy to our banter. Rusty... Rusty & Libby's Geocache Page

quote:Originally posted by BrianSnat:Lastly, as a cache owner, I enjoy reading the accounts of the finders. When I check my e-mail each day I eagerly look for the "xxxx found your cache" messages. I'm sure most cache owners feel the same. Every cache hider feels this. Even if you place a cache that is extremely difficult you don't get that sense of satisfaction until someone finds. I would encourage everyone to log their finds online. If you don't care about counts or feel negativly about them just log a note telling about your visit. It will still be read. Most hiders will read the logs at the site during maintenance but I think it's more fun and more immediate to see them online. Beyond that I second all the points BrianSnat made. Rusty... Rusty & Libby's Geocache Page

I sort of agree with the suggestions that you should find at least a half dozen before you place your first cache. You are in an area with tons of caches, try a couple different types from different hiders. It won't take long to see that some are more to your liking than others. On the other hand if you think you have a good idea, go for it. Like someone else said, it isn't set in concrete. Rusty... Rusty & Libby's Geocache Page

I never use the print friendly pages. I do not have a speed problem with the pages. I want to see how many finds I have and how many finds other people in my area have. I want to know how many finds the people logging no finds have. Yes, I could click on profiles to see but that is a pain in the a$$. Yes, I am competitive. This looks like the non-competitive, politically correct (lets just push this big ball around for no reason) version of geocaching. Rusty... Rusty & Libby's Geocache Page

Even the best hunt in a swamp is still just a swamp. I know of one that took us 3 tries to get and was a very good hunt but the whole thing was in a very nasty swamp and upon completion the only satisfaction was in getting the dang thing off my nearest cache page. Rusty... Rusty & Libby's Geocache Page

I think some of the talk in River Trail's logs about a homeless village has scared people off this one. I know I purposely skipped it on my last trip thru Lansing but it is on my short list of caches to do. If your Travelling Cache hasn't been retreived by this weekend I will try to pick it up and move it over to the west side of the state where it has been pretty active of late. Rusty... Rusty & Libby's Geocache Page

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Libby & I are planning a trip to Detroit this weekend and hope to hit 30-50 caches. Maybe more if we get lucky. I created a pocket query to get all the caches within 45 miles of downtown Detroit. I get both a .loc file and a .prc Then I used Geobuddy to convert the .loc file to a csv file that I uploaded to Streets & Trips which uses the Mappoint engine but is cheaper. Next I found the greatest concentrations of caches and selected 30 in one area and 30 in another area so that I would have 2 days worth. I don't avoid multi caches or any others. Streets & Trips will optimize my route for me. Lastly I saved and printed 9 to a page maps & aerial photos for each cache. This helps figure out where to park which is often difficult in strange areas. I have all the caches in the state already in my GPSr and carry my laptop to use the .prc file and check the cache descriptions. Usually we don't actually take the cache page out on the hunt with us unless it is complex, in which case I print it ahead of time. Now I just hope the weather co-operates. Rusty... Rusty & Libby's Geocache Page

quote:Originally posted by BrianSnat:Perhaps publishing the offender's logs and names in these forums is not the best way accomplish this (at first). A nicely worded private e-mail should be the first contact. If that fails, then these forums ARE the appropriate place to go. And if someone asks you "what are you, the cache police?", say yes. Rusty & Libby's Geocache Page