victorymike

It is a rare thing for me not to trade items. If the cache is terribly barren I will at least leave an item. Things that bum me out are finding candy, soap, a live 45 bullet, old dirty golf balls, and some other junk in caches. I reserve the right to remove such items without trading...unless the cache is really bare without them. Well...I always leave my signature item chainmail keychain (so I may take all the junk items AND the item I want to trade for while leaving my chainmail keychain...unless it empties the cache). victorymike Mike Landis Garmin eMap Ann Arbor, MI Victory V92SC

I won't bore you with details, but just a warning. Even for a quick jaunt bring extra batteries and a compass. victorymike Mike Landis Garmin eMap Ann Arbor, MI Victory V92SC

My dad is an archaeologist and I can tell you that if anybody catches wind that geocachers are trying to find historical sites there will be a very good chance that geocaching will be strictly banned in all archaeological areas, parks, etc. This is not something we want to test. My dad used to do archaeology in Arizona, New Mexico, Washington State, California, and now back here in Michigan. He has heard negative communications concerning geocaching...regarding geocachers plundering historical sites (by accident or on purpose). Please do not make such coordinate postings or attempts to find without proper authorization or you could ruin geocaching for large groups of geocachers throughout the United States. victorymike Mike Landis Garmin eMap Ann Arbor, MI Victory V92SC

I carry an eMap as well (381 finds with it so far). I've had it in the rain and snow and have not had a problem with it...yet. I really like it. It currently has a 32mb card full of maps in it. I haven't gotten a case for it yet. victorymike

I like to keep my finds in order as well. I enter the day and the time that I found every cache (340 of 'em so far). I also enter them in the order that I find them. I know for sure that it will organize them by the day, but not the order you enter them into the computer...It always mixes them up for any given day you found more than one cache. Sooo...I also print out every cache page right after I log the find...and put the printouts in my "FOUND" file in the order that I found them...and my log entry is the top one on every printout

After I ran out of trinkets around the house I started making chainmail keychains. After I ran out of the wire to make more keychains I found mini multi-tools on clearance at Meijer and bought about 40 of them. After I ran out of them I started making chainmail keychains again. I also made up a personalized geocaching "non-business" card that I add to the cache logbooks. victorymike

I have a Garmin eMap and have used alkaline, NiCad, and NiMH batteries in it. Alkalines last about 10-12 hours. The NiCads and NiMHs last about 2 hours if I recharge them immediately before I use them...otherwise maybe 1 hour or less. I gave up even using rechargables. This usage time has been verified in the field over and over again. I have been very disenchanted with my rechargeable batteries. Mike Landis victorymike