Trucker Lee

Just me, but if they are there looking when the cache if found, I share. Is there a right or wrong, no.

I wouldn't go the ad route, too many weirdos out there looking for an opportunity. Go instead through Geocaching itself, attending events will get you into contact with the serious cachers in your area who could point you directly to your local group. Most likely, you would be in the midst of it already. Enjoy.

Had to find it to remove it, so totally correct. This goes back to the permissions issue, and to poorly thought out hiding places. Landscaping features such as rock walls and decorative plantings do not make good locations, rocks get moved and branches get broken.

If you are using Windows, look in your "downloads" file for a zip file. Many gps units can be plugged into the computer and files loaded directly, (open then drag and drop)

Hear! Hear! I get nervous about ladders in my old age.

In yet another thread about testing newbs, a ridiculous idea, the seed of an idea for interactive quizzes that would be both instructional and voluntary came to mind. Links to such would be prominent on the site homepage and/or sign up page. I lack the expertise to do anything with this, but forward it so that it may be looked into. A quiz written by Briansnat was posted previous to my response (linked). This was entertaining just to run down the list, and would be a great format. The quizzes at Funtrivia.com best illustrate how I envision this to work. Respectfully suggested, Trucker Lee

Thank you for bringing this forward, ctd. I am intrigued by the idea, perhaps this and a similar pertaining to travelers being made interactive in the fashion of a trivia quiz. Clicking submit would show correct or incorrect answers with the correction. Taking the quizzes would be voluntary, but doing so could be instructive for newbs and children of all ages. Unfortunately, I lack the technical expertise to take this ideal forward, but will also link to this site suggestions thread. And thank you Brian for putting the guidelines forward in an easy to understand format.

Agreed. And a great cache location wasted for many because someone wanted to make you jump through hoops to log.

If you must hunt near anything electrical, an easy thing to do is brush the object with the BACK of your hand. The muscles we use to grab and pull are the stronger, and if there is free electricity they will pull your arm away as electrical current makes you muscles contract. Never grab before checking.

Avoid bushwhacking! What's the fun in that?

GC4113 Sitting on a Spider if you are going to be in the Wichita KS area.

I haven't been able to master projecting, usually just mark where I am and go exploring until I arrive at a location the reverse of the projection. 180 ft on heading 110 is the same point as 180 ft at bearing 290.

.... and when you find one of those caches that appear to be hidden in a landfill, or a place that resembles one, first recheck to be sure you have the right coords and were at the correct location. Then, don't be afraid to log a DNF with a comment about how you chose not to search the location because......

Gotta abbreviate, it would be rude to use the entire log scroll. Very often, I show up at "trkr lee", and on those little bitty button nano scrolls, as "TL".

It would be helpful if owners/placers of series did bookmark their series so others could locate all from the cache page of one.

Hi Jennifer. Aren't we supposed to stand in front of the group? "Hi, my name is Lee and I am a Geocacher". Five finds and already a premium member, way to go.

As to marking maps, I began caching with an Etrex unit, and little knowledge of operating it. Having to load all caches manually, I used the computer to screen and plan, printing a short clip of each cache including name, number, hint, and an approximate location (ie - "courthouse square" or "cemetery on Oak St") to get me close. Cut and paste to notepad was heavily used.

Please keep in mind that utility poles are the property of the power company. Nails, screws, and other means of attaching items to them can interfere with a lineman's equipment in the event they need to climb and compromise their safety. Yes, we see garage sale signs on them all the time, and many utility companies spend a lot of money removing this debris and the metal attachment means.

For caching, magnetic or declination makes no difference as those pertain to compasses. Your GPSr should be looking more upward. For long distance navigation using a compass, it matters.

Which program are you trying to load from, or are you looking at the webpage? Thanks.

I would have no problem releasing a TB for someone here in northeast Texas. I am outside of the Dallas area (thank goodness).

Great news! Glad to see patience paid off, however I hope my missing travelers give up on their quest to attain that lofty MIA goal soon.

And if on the cache page, the cache owner tells you that you can't take more TBs than you leave, take them all just to prove them wrong. Travelers are to travel, a cache owner cannot demand that someone else's property be prisoner in there cache indefinitely just so their cache has inventory.

Some GPS units will project the distance for you. The easiest way is simply to mark the waypoint when you are setting up or verifying the locations and letting the GPS do the work for you.

I disagree that hiding ammo cans in rest areas is bad, they are great containers but never around trafficked areas, which means in most rest areas. Very few rest areas are large enough to get far enough away, but I have found ammo cans in some that were. But to hide any closed container that could conceal explosives near a heavily trafficked area, such as bushes near restrooms in rest area or in shopping center nooks, is asking trouble like this. We live in a world where cowardly persons purposely try to maim and hurt others through explosives in the name of an agenda. The best effect of this comes only in crowded areas, blowing up rocks in the woods won't get the news coverage desired. Keep this in mind when hiding caches, not just ammo cans but with caches the uninformed COULD mistake as a pipe bomb or mislaid firearm, for example. In populated areas, see-into and non-threatening containers are called for. Please, think when hiding.