JakeBond

distances are generated by proximity to a specific point within the zipcode, which is central to that code. if you wanted to actually find that point, id try typing the zip into google earth and seeing what coords it came up with.

I think its a great idea. i love the idea of having a little logo that you can put in a window, or on a backpack etc, that GCers will be able to identify you by, but muggles will be left clueless...

hey Rogheff, you ever cache in milwaukee? i used to live there, but didnt start caching until i got to NY. ive always wanted to hit covert cache. if you get the chance, I know youll have fun there...

Gees, im lucky if i make it to brooklyn or jersey. I never seem to have time to actualy GO somewhere. just a fantasy. i really want to cache in australia, or maybe england. hawaii....

Dream girl: Kaite Holmes Realistic: Hilary Clinton

Ive been thinking of starting a line of geocaching flags. i came to this idea as an idea for swag in a planned cache that i have for a 4 foot long pvc tube cache. in order to bring the cost way down, i need to have like 30+ made. would anyone be interested in buying one?

This was taken from http://www.geocaching.com/about/guidelines.aspx#event "Event Caches Event caches are gatherings that are open to all geocachers and which are organized by geocachers. After the event has passed, the event cache should be archived by the organizer within four weeks. While a music concert, a garage sale, a ham radio field day or town’s fireworks display might be of interest to a large percentage of geocachers, such events are not suitable for submission as event caches because the organizers and the primary attendees are not geocachers. In addition, an event cache should not be set up for the sole purpose of drawing together cachers for an organized hunt of another cache or caches. Such group hunts are best organized using the forums or an email distribution list. For geocaching events that involve several components, such as a day-long group cache hunt that also involves a seminar and dinner, only a single event cache covering all components should be submitted. Event caches should be submitted no less than two weeks prior to the date of the event, so that potential attendees will have sufficient notice to make their plans. Events are generally listed no more than three months prior to the date of the event, to avoid having the listing appear for a prolonged period of time on the nearest caches page and in the weekly e-mail notification of new caches. Exceptions are sometimes made for events that are designed to attract a regional, national or international group of geocachers. Contact your reviewer if you wish to set up such an event, which may be listed up to six months in advance." I would recomend that you set up some sort of multi-cache or a mystery cache for geocachers in the area so they can visit the festival anyway. As the quote from the geocaching guidelines states, an event cache might get shot down by your local reviewer since the festival isnt for geocachers specifically, however there is no reason that you cant incorporate gcing into the event in other ways...

I have the legend cx and my batts last nearly 20 hours. i use the backlight sparingly and rarely have it on for more than 3-4 hours at a time. I recomend using duracells promax professional or enegizer industrial alkaline.

I like to use non-traditional containers to make the finds a little more interesting. I wont use tupperware. I have one pvc cache, one decon container, one unique micro, and one antique coffee can. i dont think there is an ideal. somethings to consider are, how well is it naturally camo'ed (or how easy it is to camo), how water tight it is, and how interesting it is. would you want to find a cache container looking like this? Do you have any pictures of what you make? What company do you work for (if you are allowed to say)? Edit Add: It would be cool to get containers that had Geocaching printed or molded into them!

I have a few vehicles. 1. My feet. Has lead me to the majority of the caches I've found. 2. Subway 3. Public bus system 4. Huffy. Gotta love it. Helped me do 10 in one day. (with 4 DNFs)

Absolutly not. Only archive caches that aren't around anymore. I love being the first to find a cache that hasn't been found in 6+ months. 600' is not that much area. Try finding new places to put caches instead of piling them on top of places that cachers have already been to...

i suppose that just becasue hungarians googled gcing alot, it doesnt mean there are more of them interested in gcing, or does it?

I have absolutely no problem with this idea. i think you could even do a multi that involved visiting every state! id love that. its not about numbers. its about the hunt. just make sure that you make a note of this on the listing page...

what the hell is hamstercaching?

please for the sake of all of us urban cachers, dont make whatever you attach to the bug too big. ill usually grab a TB if its in a cache ive just found, but i wont grab big ones anymore. i went caching a week ago with a TB called Road Toad and i hit 10 caches and not one could hold this tb it was so big. i finally had to place my own cache that i knew was big enough for mr toad in order to get rid of him. check out GCVX41

i think its fun, but you should ask that your bug go lobster trapping so he can pick out his dinner date...

it bugs me too. when i find time, i like to go hunt these caches anyway to verify their non-existance, then post my DNF and a SBA

Thats pretty awesome. ive never seen google trends before. what i though was very interesting is how popular geocaching is in Hungry! who knew? any hungarians out there reading this?

I agree that your coords should be as close to the actual cache as possible, although two spots set apart 12ft, i doubt anyone will really notice the difference if the reading is dead on, or 6 feet off... altho i loved Glenn's idea, tho that seems a little too much in the grey area discussed in other posts...

my .02 is that since you all gc together, you all should sign log books. you all should log it online. you all were there.

do you guys like this map package? does it help you find caches? is it worth the money?

How many people out there have purchased this map product? is it any good? worth the money? why the BLEEP are these program/map packages so BLEEPing expensive? Edit ADD: Do you think it actually helps you find caches? Is it worth the money?

I've gotta estimate that in the US, including swag, as a community we've spent over $4 million. how many of us bought a gpsr solely for geocaching? how much have you spent on TBs? how much have you spent in gas? personally, i have spent somewhere around $500- 600 because of this habbit. and i've only been doing this for less than 3 months...

"Seeing how people are eager to "just to prove a point" on many things, would you trust an owner's judgement on whether the account/log is bogus? Example: He might delete logs "just to prove a point" without looking for solid proof." Cant a cache owner take the log book and verify the finds online with who logged the book? Thats how i do it. and they are the OWNER. you have no choice but to trust their judgement. its their cache and they can do whatever with it they please.

Did anyone consider that geoposer did this so obviously that he/she wanted to push this subject and bring this topic out into the open, possibly to expose those who do it a bit more discretely? Could there be a silver lining? or am i just a fatal optimist?