brettthomas

It's not that I'm anti-Jeep, it's just that I'm pro-Samurai But seriously, there are some people who view any motorized vehicle as 'the enemy', throw into the mix a vehicle that is not only designed to go off-road, but actually gets used that way on a regular basis, and you can see why "the Jeep Challange" may not be looked upon favourably by some. p.s. my brother drives a TJ and my best friend has a ZJ, so yes I am actually a big fan of jeeps (except the new street-Jeeps).

I've also recieved a handfull of 'image error' messages while using google map. They errors appear at the bottom of the screen randomly, but google earth still seems to be working correctly. You can close the error report window and all seems fine.

Thanks for the input. Maybe I'll try a few "cold" hunts, with nothing more than a general idea where it is, and see if it makes it more interesting to start the hunt from my front door, as opposed to when I park my car. p.s., I say we take up a collection for edscott for a GPS unit, or at least a new printer. Are you sure that's a map, and not the front of your tye-dyed shirt.

Certainly any map will help with caching, or any other use of the GPS. I have both the Mapsource City Guide, which is great around town, as it gives every street, along with most every business. The Business information is great when traveling, as you can search for a business by name, closest, etc, and when you find it, it gives you the name, address, phone number etc. I also have the U.S. TOPO map, which is great when off-road, as it gives you more detailed information about dirt road, trails, streams etc. They're not cheap at around $100 each, but once you need to find the nearest Chevron station when lost in L.A., you'll wonder how you ever got along without one.

As I'm new to Caching, I was wondering how the more experienced cachers use the on-line maps (Google-earth, etc) before setting out on a cache. I've found myself really zooming in on google earth, to the point where I can pretty much tell just about which tree the cache is in, or which clump of rocks to look under. The map info also helps with which roads to take, where to park and which way looks like the easiest approach. When I get to the site I already have a good idea where to look and just use the GPS to hone in at the end. Is this considered "cheating" by more advanced users I wonder? Do they ever just get a vague idea where a cache is (say within 10 miles) and start the hunt with no idea if they're going to end up in a wooded park, or a shopping center parking lot? I'm really enjoying caching, but I'm afraid knowing where to go (within a few feet) ahead of time, will eventually take much of the thrill of the hunt out of the game..

Thanks for the info, now to decide on a name that I'll stick with forever!

This is just a newbies first post test of avatar etc.