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quote:Originally posted by dwmurphy:I am wondering if there are any clubs or teams around Dayton, Ohio. I'm not Lost, my GPS says I'm right here....no here......no here. As far as I know, the only caching "club" in Ohio is in the NE area....nothing for central or southern OH.

I always wondered who's cute little kid that was. Ya learn something new every day. (I need to get out of work and go find some caches....now I feel bad knowing a 3yr old has more finds than I do )

quote:Originally posted by T & G's Adventures:Most likely the "H*ll" is simply a poke at political correctness, and who the h*ll cares about THAT? Now, back to the topic... So when does the Geocaching magazine hit the stands? I can just see the throngs lining up at the magazine rack at Safeway, and having it turn ugly when someone grabs the last issue and runs for the checkout stand. I can't wait. Um, honey, did you mark a waypoint for the car? If there were a Geocaching magazine, would we really want it to be as simple as walking down to the Safeway and picking it up? No, I think that there should be stacks of 'em randomly placed in areas all over the US. Then, of course, the coordinates would be posted here for the various locations, and we then have to go hunt them out.

quote:Originally posted by falcospav:I spotted a book awhile back called "How to Hide Things in Public Places" by some author named Dennis Fiery. Now that I am into geocaching, I wish I had gotten the copy I was browsing at the time. Loompanics.com is supposed to stock it. I may still get it. -Elana "Defenestrate XP!" They also have that book at Amazon.com for $15 Clickey. It says it'll ship in 1-2 business days.

To answer both your questions. Yeah, it's working fine now that I'm back home. Also I did let it re-init (they say if you travel more than 500miles with the II+)....doing both an "Autoacquire" and manually selecting the state that I was in. It would re-init grab 4-5 sats. then I would think I was good to go. I would take about 4 steps and lose all signal. It didn't matter if I was out in the open or under trees the same thing would happen. The only time I was able to get it to work decently was if I had the sunroof on the car open and the antenna stuck to the roof. At home here in OH, I've had my antenna zipped closed in my backpack lying on the floor of the car and it still worked ok.

This past week I was on vacation in the Ft. Lauderdale FL area from Columbus OH. Now when I'm up here I rarely have problems with my GPS II+ getting a sat. lock, as I have an external amplified antenna for it. Now when I was in FL, I had a very hard time getting lock. I let it autoacquire, and I also manually selected the area I was in, and it would get lock for a little bit, but then it seemed as soon as I moved it would loose all signal. Any ideas what might have been causing this?

I flew Delta from Cleveland, to Atlanta, and then Atlanta to Ft. Lauderdale last week (exact opposite route on the way home) and they had no problems with it at all. On the way from Cleveland to Atlanta, I had a window seat...I have an "aftermarket" antenna for my GPS II+ and had the antenna sitting on the edge of my tray table, right next to my GPS, the flight attendants saw it, but never said a word. From Atlanta to Ft. Lauderdale I was in the center section (it was a 767), so I pretty much knew I wouldn't get lock, but I tried anyhow, and left it out, even when it was turned off, and again no word from anyone. On the way back when I sent my backpack through the X-ray, they wanted to search it, and the guy was a little hesitant, until one of his co-workers said "It's so when his wife sends him to the store he can't say he got lost.." and then he just put it back and said "We just weren't sure about the GPS and the toy car behind it"...I didn't have it out on either flight home since I didn't have a window seat.

Looks like it's just you and me then. Let me ask you, what was the reason you went with the gmrs? I debated it for a long time before I finally just bought the FRS radios, mainly because I didn't want to deal with the licensing, especially with how I was planning on using them at the time. It may be too soon to tell, but does the extra range come in handy that much?

24 here for another month or so. My G/F who caches with me sometimes is 21

Hey Toe, what cache was that new one you were talking about? I'll keep my eye out for silver min-vans next time I'm caching (Won't be for a little while....I'm going to FL for vacation this week)

Since we've recently established channels 2&12 for Geocaching use, I was just wondering who all out there carries their radios with them on the hunt.

quote:Originally posted by opey one:(I'll get into another fight mentioning happy meal toys, but my four year old loves 'em). For each his own, but excluding the stickers and DE cards, I also leave items that I think others may like. But that's not always true. Every cacher has a certain way and style much to reflect their character. My stickers are dear to me and Dale Earnhardt was God--and now he's up there with him See that's exactly the problem with deeming something junk. As they say "One person's junk is another person's treasure." Granted there are things that ARE in fact junk (I'm trying really hard not to add DE into this list...Mark Martin fan all the way here...I'm starting to get better though, I actually got a DE diecast from a cache the other day, and I actually have it displayed with all my other diecast collectables... ) paper trash, chewed dog toys, broken items. I can see why a lot of people would like McToys, and to be honest, sometimes I like finding the odd golf ball that had been picked up along the way and placed in a cache. My brother lives in the country, and has a very large field across the road from him. So sometimes when I'm up there I like to hit some golfballs out of his frontyard and into the field....who cares if I can't find 'em if they weren't new to begin with. I think that the main issue I have with anything is someone trading a muddy used golf ball for the keys to a brand new Mustang Cobra (Not that I've ever seen the keys to an '03 Cobra in a cache, but I would trade something better than a golf ball for 'em...I mean I would at least put in two golf balls. ) I think some folks need to use a little better common sense and think about how their trade item is going to be preceived by others. I know I didn't do this at first, but now that I have more finds under my belt, I realize the importance of this in order to keep caches from degrading.

quote:Originally posted by Rubbertoe:[And, why is this guy trading stuff in his own cache? Seems kinda strange to me - unless he really needed a hockey puck for something. I guess in doing that it keeps anything he would deem "junk" out of the cache. Maybe we should all do that. Hide caches for ourselves and only trade-in trade-up with ourselves. Then we only have ourselves to blame when the McToys invade our caches.

I think that in theory this is a decent idea, however the problems described in previous posts are certainly an issue. Also I think that in the event of a kidnapping or whatnot, once the criminals find out about this technology they will remove watches, cell phones etc from children regardless if the devices have the technology or not.

Here's the e-mail I received from my state parks department in response to my question about Geocaching in several of the parks (You can see which ones specifically in the contact list at the bottom).... Marc: I apologize for not contacting you sooner. Our geocaching policy is simple: Consult the local facility manager for permission before establishing a cache. Many are eager to help determine safe, scenic, and fun locations. Here are the contacts: Alum Creek (740) 548-4631 The park manager's name is Victor Ricks. Delaware (740) 369-2761 The park manager's name is John Hunter. Mt. Gilead (419) 946-1961 The park manager's name is Gary Jones. Be sure you're on park property (and not private property or a Wildlife area). Thanks again for your inquiry! -Phil Hoffman Ohio State Parks Field Support Group phil.hoffman@dnr.state.oh.us cc: Alum Creek State Park Delaware State Park Mt. Gilead State Park

Most of the items I've taken have been kept or actually used. For example from several caches I've taken phone cards if they're available. My girlfriend's sister lives in Florida (we're in OH) and it helps them keep in touch. Also I'm an avid collector of diecast cars...my first cache find I took a hotwheels which is proudly displayed among all my other diecasts. Other items right now are scattered around on my computer desk until I find a place to display them.

Yup....I remember w/o even looking. But it's only been a few months ago. From Orville Parts The Red Sea, I took a "Phaeton" Hot Wheels, and left a wooden kazoo.

quote:Originally posted by Sissy-n-CR:Anyone know if this works on the AllTel network? Dialing 911, or 611 (customer service) will work with any cellular phone regardless of the company, or if it's in service or not....as long as there is a signal available naturally. The credit card dialing should work with any company as well.

Anybody know the status on the "No Trees Passing" cache just north of Columbus? I was just wondering if it was still around or if it's been plundered.

quote:Originally posted by Rubbertoe: That is how I do it, anyway... and in typing that out, I realize that if you've never done most of that before - you'll have no idea wtf I just said. I'm good at doing things, not explaining. code] Yup, I've done that before, and that's what I was thinking of doing. I guess I was just wondering if there was an easier way to do it. But that's easy enough, and it'll work for me.

I'll bite. How are you saving the comics as a pic to post it, or are you just posting a direct link?

quote:Originally posted by Planet: I myself went to the dollar store the other day and picked up sewing kits, nail manicure sets, calculators, flashlight key chains, swimming goggles, and all kinds of stuff I thought might be nice to find in a cache, that weren't too big. And the owner of the store was very excited to hear about geocaching, as was the next customer in line (she was a captive audience) they both wan't to get a GPSr now. And Opey one I am glad to see you have a great way to get some fresh air. You have a very hard job. Cache you later, Planet How exactly do you explain Geocaching to people unfamiliar with it, and the technology of GPS? I picked up some items last night for a cache I'm going to hide this weekend, and my interaction with the cashier went something like this Cashier: "What's with all the little knicknacks?" Me: "Wellllll, it's sort of a hobby of mine, called 'Geocaching'. What happens is a person hides a container with various items in it somewhere, and then they go onto the internet and post coordinates for the 'cache'. (Getting blank stare already) When a person wants to find the hidden treasure, they use a thing called a GPS to track the spot down, using those coordinates." Cashier: "ummmm ok" Me: "It's kind of hard to explain, but it's a really good time." (silence until I'm gathering up my bags) Cashier: "Ummm have fun with that treasure thingy."

This is directed mainly towards the Central Ohioans. I've seen on several cache logs (I can't remember which ones off the top of my head) where a "Army Caching Manual" has been placed. Anyone have/seen one of these? I'm just curious, I've been trying to get a hold of one to squelch my curiosity, but I've always been too late.

This is directed mainly towards the Central Ohioans. I've seen on several cache logs (I can't remember which ones off the top of my head) where a "Army Caching Manual" has been placed. Anyone have/seen one of these? I'm just curious, I've been trying to get a hold of one to squelch my curiosity, but I've always been too late.

quote:Originally posted by Bjorn74:I don't know about anyone else, but I'm starting to see caches popping up like crazy. I found some new places today when I forgot that North does not equal South. Hence my recent purchase (still waiting for it in the mail) of a GPS with an electronic compass. I figure that means that we've got more people playing. With that possible... Anyone interested in getting together for a hunt-'em down day? I've got about 20 in my sites right now in Columbus. Maybe we could hit Cincy, Newark, Cleveland, or Toledo for a day and knock them down. Or, How about a few of us tackling the elusive http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=24391 in Fort Wayne? I've been reading some of the adventures. That sounds good to me. Sunday's usually work best for me and my better half. Maybe we could have a fall picnic sorta thing in combination as well.