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Set Your Geocaching Name -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use this dialog box to tell GSAK how to correctly identify you for the automatic calculation of placed and found caches. The most reliable "Method for matching placed (hidden) and found caches" (also available via GSAK Tools>Options>General) is to use your Ownder ID#. Don't know your Owner ID#? You can easily locate it using one of the following approaches: 1) If you have placed (hidden) caches: Go to the geocaching.com page for a cache you own and download the GPX file for that cache. Load the GPX file into your GSAK database. Add the "Owner ID" column to your GSAK view. Locate the cache you own in the GSAK Grid View and copy down the number from the "Owner ID" column. 2) If you have found caches: Go the geocaching.com page of a cache you recently found and download the GPX file for that cache. Open the GPX file with any text editor (e.g. Notepad, Wordpad, Microsoft Word, Word Perfect). Search (Edit>Find in most text editors) for the Geocaching.com name under which you logged the cache. This should take you to a line that looks like this: <Groundspeak:finder id="123456">Geocacher</Groundspeak:finder>. Your Owner ID# is the number right after "Groundspeak:finder id=". 3) If you don't own any caches and haven't found any caches: Log into geocaching.com and click on "Forums" in the menu on the left side of the page. Scroll down and click "Enter the Groundspeak Forums". Click on the "Getting Started" forum, then click on the "Testing, Testing…Test Posting Area". Click on the "Add Reply" button. Type anything in the entry box (e.g. Just testing) and then scroll down and click on the "Add Reply" button. Hover your cursor over (don't click) your geocaching name in the upper left corner of the post you just added. Your OwnerID# will appear in the status bar at the bottom of your browser window, immediately after "showuser=". Choose the Geocaching name radio button to specify your name exactly: only those caches by this name will be identified. Choose Use gc.com Login ID to use the www.geocaching.com Owner ID to identify you. You can change this selection at any time by choosing Tools Þ Options, and changing the Method for matching placed (hidden) caches fields.

I would stay away from using Brake fluid. All the brake fluid really does it chemically react with the rubber causing it to swell. At the same time it rapidly breaks down the original composition of the rubber causing it to fail much quicker. A better option would be a silicon grease or a plumbers grease that is used on faucet stems. It can be found at any Hardware store in the plumbing isle. I would guess one of the biggest issues would be the depth of the container and the pressures it will see.

You're welcome. GSAK has a great users forum where you can get lots of neat ideas and fast responses to questions as well. GSAK support forum

First clear all user flags, then flag the waypoint you want to move, then filter on the user flag set. Now do a "Database" move/copy waypoint function and make sure it is only moving the waypoint from the current subset.

E-mail sent for 1 set. I love climbing and caching so I had to get a complete set. Great design.

Just a few things I noticed while reading through this thread. This seems like the right thing to do. Melt them down and reuse the metal. Not sell them for extra profit. Again this seems the ethical thing to do. This seems confusing to me. In a previous post you speak of a factory that you used. You also speak of Partners. Partners are not always exclusive in a production environment. Partners can still prodcue for other companies as well. This would infer that you don't entirely produce your own coins but rather work with partners that actually mint the coin. I don't know the details of your partnership, it just seemed a little odd based on the previous post where you were stating that perhaps the previous factory may have kept some coins. If these partners are truly producing coins just for you then you should have the final say as to what happens with the 5 display coins provided to each. Why wouldn't they just melt them down and reuse the metal? Not sell them for extra profit. It just seems a little underhanded to me to sell these without consent. Granted it may have seemed harmless at the time however it does effect the trading value of the original/intended coin. Wouldn't this actually mean that there are 150 coins out there??

Cool coin. E-mail sent for two.

Got mine Yesterday. Great coin. Took it to a Scout meeting last night and everyone loved. Keep up the good work.

I did the Gauntlet cache and I have no regrets. I keep my SD loaded with over 2000 caches at all times and even before I had a GPSr with an SD card I kept over 450 caches loaded at all times. Once I found it I just went on and did other caches. No harm. I can understand some people being upset but hey Live and Learn. I spent some extra dough for things I might not have otherwise needed however I used many of those things while on other cache hunts so I don't feel it was a waste of money. It was still my choice whether or not to do this cache. I didn't have to, I wanted to. I decided to do it alone because I prefer to blame myself for errors rather then someone else. Would have been fun to find the other hidden cache however there were muggles around when I found it and didn't have alot of time to review the enclosed info. I still doubt that I would have found it anyways because after finding it my mind was already thinking of a story to tell and not should I dig deeper. Was a fun experience and one that I would not have ever ventured was it not for Geocaching and the cache owner. For that reason alone it was a rewarding experience.

I'd venture to say that I've probably found about 25 or so with just the GPS coordinates and no other info or even reading the listing. Of course in my GPSr I know the type of cache and container if it's listed. Other then that I hunted them totally blind.

Got home today and there was a coin in the Mailbox. Great Holiday surprise. Thank you. Great coin. Happy Holidays.

January 29th.

There is a multi cache similar to what the OP is thinking. There are 10 stand alone caches that contain needed info to find the final. Each of these caches contains a mystery and a clue. You go to a website maintained by the cache owner and enter your clue at the end of the url and a webpage pops up with a needed clue to find the final. The neat thing about this is you can choose to complete it all at once or over time. Since you are able to log each cache as a find it isn't as daunting as having to go back and forth to find clues for a single final of a Multi. DaVinci Code Final: The Grail

I have seen this before. I don't see why it wouldn't be allowed. I think it would be better to take a picture of the coin, provide some details about it, including the coin number, laminate it and leave it in the cache. Then place the coin in the cache so people see it in the inventory. Even though you physically have the real coin they can still log a "Discovered it". So people do this and require that something be fulfilled in order to log the coin. Like for example. A good deed coin. The owner asks that you do a good deed for stranger and note the good deed when you log the coin. The actual coin is not in the cache, just a picture and details. This way you can eliminate people having to contact you to log it. Just makes it a little easier.

Did he provide the needed information required to prove he was at the site? Is the needed information available online? If he didn't provide what is required to prove he was there delete his logs. If he did then maybe he was actually there or was able to decipher some info from the already existing logs or contacted someone that actually did the virtual and provided him the info. If you are really concerned ask for some other info about the area that would prove he was there.

Try copying and pasting your coin and activation code. If that doesn't work then maybe the site is having a problem?

This kind of reminds me of the thread a few weeks ago in which someone described their experience placing a cache on a college campus. They had asked permission from Security and were turned down. Naturally they were, since Security (and all LEOs) are in the practice of restricting behavior, not approving it. I know in my area there is several caches on College Campuses and new ones have been added. So far it hasn't been an Issue. Maybe the area I live in isn't as scared of the potential threats. Plus caching is seen as a postive aspect of the outdoors and promoted by the local News. Fox 6 News Weather Man's caching page That wasn't my point. My point is that permission is obtained from the land manager, not the fuzz. This is true. The local land Manager is where you always start.

Anybody up for some FTF's in China?? The nearest cache to my Diabetes TB is over 100 miles. There is five unfound caches within 300 miles. Of course there is only 8 caches within 300 miles and one is temporarily diasbled. There is one 319 miles that has been unfound since placement June 23. 2002. Yep that's right unfound four over 4 1/2 yrs. That would be a great FTF. The closest cache hasn't been found since placed May 06. 2006. "Baoji, China" Unite for Diabetes Travel Bug is a Unite for Diabetes Travel Bug, traveling from Geocache to Geocache on a very specific mission. My current goal: The goal for this Unite For Diabetes Travel Bug is to raise awareness of diabetes by traveling to Baoji and within Baoji, collecting photographs and geocaching logs along the way. Please log your visit and move me to a new geocache.

This kind of reminds me of the thread a few weeks ago in which someone described their experience placing a cache on a college campus. They had asked permission from Security and were turned down. Naturally they were, since Security (and all LEOs) are in the practice of restricting behavior, not approving it. I know in my area there is several caches on College Campuses and new ones have been added. So far it hasn't been an Issue. Maybe the area I live in isn't as scared of the potential threats. Plus caching is seen as a postive aspect of the outdoors and promoted by the local News. Fox 6 News Weather Man's caching page

I think that you will see diminishing returns with this plan. Also, it is similar to the issue of permission. Just because you tell one LEO about the cache, doesn't mean all the others will get the message and understand it. How many of your friends have you explained geocaching to and received a blank stare in return? I can only speak from personnal experience and when I have done this it has been well received by the local Authorities. A while back, a thread was started that discussed this very idea. In practice, it didn't work. As I recall, the cacher was told by the police that they didn't want to know where every single cache is. Further, I suspect that you live in an area which has much fewer cachers, caches, and LEOs than some of us. Could you imagine going to the police 2000 times to give them this information? I can see your point. The amount of caches is certainly an issue. My local area within 10 miles probably has about 600-700 caches. Though within 25 miles this probably climbs to well over a 1200. I guess there really is no sure fire way to fix the issue at hand. I guess I just prefer to do this for piece of mind that it is known that it is there and that when I placed it was OK'd at that time.

I think that you will see diminishing returns with this plan. Also, it is similar to the issue of permission. Just because you tell one LEO about the cache, doesn't mean all the others will get the message and understand it. How many of your friends have you explained geocaching to and received a blank stare in return? I can only speak from personnal experience and when I have done this it has been well received by the local Authorities. I have no control over intercommunication between Local Law Enforcement agencies. Only thing I can do is inform the Local agency. Communication is a big Problem these days. That issue will never change. However any bit of information I can provide is better then none.

I have read most of the posts here and think there is fundamental issue that is being missed. I believe that most if not all these bomb scares could be alleviated by simply notifying the local Law enforcement agencies that you are placing a cache, where it is and what it is. I haven't placed alot of caches however when I do I always first check with the local agency that has responsibilty for that area and if there is any issues or what sort of notification they would require. A couple of times while doing this they said it would be a good idea to let the Local Law Enforcement Agency know about the hide. At least this way if they see people looking suspicious in the area or get a call from a Local resident they are aware of it. Secondly this is a real Danger and something that can't be taken lightly. If you were a person or an Officer of the Law and saw something hidden that was camoed and had no idea what it was wouldn't you be suspicious?? Of course this has gotten worse because of incidents that have happened in our world. Personally I feel communicating and informing local Agencies is time well spent to decrease these sort of issues.

Same here. Received mine Saturday and showed it off that night at a Meet and Greet. Everyone wanted to know where I got it.

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A week ago I bought a used PalmVx on ebay for 19.95 with shipping. Came with the cradle, power cord, serial connection, Installation CD and a leather case. Plugged everything in installed the software, went online bought and downloaded Cachemate and now I use it everytime I cache and no more printouts. Wooo Hoooo. The paper and ink costs alone will pay for itself in a month. I used to print alot of pages. LOL