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Now wait a minute. Unless you're a sockypupper for WatchDog & have really 'Ringboned' it, how could you POSSIBLY know that????????//// \reminding - psychic mysticism is Vinny's domain \\in ur HQ - pwnin' ur zombiez ~* ->Mudfrog<- Not a Sock Puppet of mine - but the MudFrog is right

Good thing it was the New York Sun and not the Times that responded to Virginia when she asked if there is a Santa Claus.

Exactly - It would basically be an encrypted hint where if you want the hint, you need to work for it and not just hit the decrypt button. Not needed - but Very useful The description would not contain anything that would advise the seeker about posted areas or safety concerns. Items such as that would be in BOLD English.

Say you have a cache that is a traditional container and the coords. take you directly to ground Zero. In theory you could leave the cache description almost blank. But, to theme it up some you write the cache description in something obscure and ultra geeky like Arda (Elvin ) or Klingonese for example. Reading the cache description could be done with work and would be very helpful in completing the cache, but not required to do it. Could this still be listed as a Traditional and not a Mystery?

Going for FTF is a personal choice and everyone is different. We have instant text notifications to our cell and a new one came in the moment I was taking diner off the grill. We made the PERSONAL choice to let dinner get cold and go for FTF and we got it 18 minutes after the cache was published. Does that make us a FTF 'hound' - 'hawk' etc? I couldn't care. Why punish the people who decide to drop everything and go after a FTF. We got FTF and ate a cold dinner. The second person probably had a nice meal before they left and was there after us - Our choice - Their choice. Edit - The real joy of a FTF is seeing the cache just as the CO intended it. Before it touched by anyone else.

None required except for the joy of a clean log book But, the 3 caches we have all had a FTF prize. 1)Silver Morgan Dollar 2)Silver Walking liberty 1/2 dollar 3) Unactivated coin. Our next one is going to have a gift certificate to a local ice cream shop.

The codes have to be official codes issued by Groundspeak. You can't just 'make up' your own. In Theory, you could buy a coin and use the tracking number on your own.

I emailed this cacher in case it was a mistake. No reply and he's been on line since. Very Sad. What was the mistake? Misspelling "muggles"? Typing in all caps? I think it was that he logged the same cache twice on the same day. Maybe he has 2 GPSR's and he used each one on separate trips. That works, doesn't it? LOL - 'Double Dipper' the name says it all - no mistake on 2 logs.

not a problem. Might work. It will quickly end up on my ignore list though. Jim Jim - you place caches that are over 2,200 miles away from you on your ignore list - That is dedication !

I vote for the Mystery cache also.

1) No not really – just a thought. I DO want to confirm FTF 2) There is one guy I know for sure that reads but doesn’t post (Hi K&. I’m guessing he’ll go for it but I’m not disclosing the how to get it part and it will be clear in the listing how high it is. The aerial view on the cache page will tell all the ‘locals’ exactly what pole it’s on. I’ll get an accurate starting height when I place it and finding it and signing it are 2 very differnt things.

Yes - but I'm guessing it is going to be a pain on the rear even for me to retrieve it. I have a way I’ve tested at 30 feet and placing was easy but the retrieving part took time (and a little luck). I’m sure at 3-4 times the height it isn’t something I want to verify via paper log every time. Neos2 - Great story and valid points. But, how much traffic would a LPC 100 foot in the air get? Probably a lot more than you think...Some cachers just can't stand to have a cache near them unfound, others like a good challenge. If you hide it, they will come. You don't have to check it after every cacher visits---you could do it once or twice a year. You have a point. I do think the FTF would be appropriate and I could control it. My luck they just stick it to the base after they are done - LOL.

Yes - but I'm guessing it is going to be a pain on the rear even for me to retrieve it. I have a way I’ve tested at 30 feet and placing was easy but the retrieving part took time (and a little luck). I’m sure at 3-4 times the height it isn’t something I want to verify via paper log every time. Neos2 - Great story and valid points. But, how much traffic would a LPC 100 foot in the air get?

This question is NOT if you agree or disagree with ALR’s by verify a find with a CO. I have an idea for a lamp post cache with a difficulty of 5. Yes I said 5. The cache is going to be (IMHO) a lame hide a key but will be 80- 100 feet high on the side of the light pole. The pole is HUGE and yes I actually obtained permission to put one on it and have a way to place and retrieve it without your feet leaving the ground. Here is the question. Would an ALR to take a single penny out and leave another be out of the question.? The finder would have to e-mail me the date they took and the date they left. This way the verification code word would always be changing so the valid code expires after each find to prevent sharing. I don’t care about people padding their numbers, I just want to make this one legit for those really up to the challenge. At a minimum I’m leaving a silver coin for FTF with the same requirement. Thoughts (other than liking / not liking additional log requirments)

I have one where the front opens and inside is a 1970's one cent gumball machine. You put the penny in and when you turn it the song Rockin Robin plays and a 1 inch marble comes out with the next set of coords. written on it. The machine has about 50 marbles in it and a please return here hole. The penny is returned at the actual cache.

Many people get caches 'sans GPSr'. Most of the time they are urban caches where Google maps etc. will get you right to it. If you look at cache listings they also have the UTM coords for the cache. If you know how to navigate with a map and UTM, you could leave the GPSr at home for about all caches. Granted, not as accurate, but would get ya there.

We have a TomTom (3rd gen) and use it just like you do. Get them for around 100 bucks now.

Actually Geocaching is a blending of teachings from the Order of the Illuminati, Freemasonry and Societas Jesu. There are many 'levels' and I believe you should consult directly with the exalted one for guidance before you start your quest.

Is that like ‘just a little pregnant’?

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First, Congrats on the Delorme PN 40 (I love mine) Around here (Upstate NY) no one does the Walkie Talkie deal. Mainly because it's a small group of local cachers and cellphones are the main 'phone a friend' mode. Happy Caching

To quote the great Henry Rollins...."Tattoos are a road map of your life" Henry was 'the man' during the Black Flag years (just dated myself). My parents thought I was the devil - LOL. Years later .......... I have kids.....Wear dress cloths everyday...and of course geocache...what the heck happened to me ...LOL P.S Yes - I have ink

Took me a minute but there is a face. BTW - look at the number of flippin caches around there - no wonder some people have crazy high cache counts.

If the code has a O in it - try to use a Zero instead of the letter 'O'

Kind of like having Braille keypads on the drive thru ATMs -