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I have gotten to the point where about all I watch on "network" TV is "Enterprise", and perhaps some sports. Other than that, it's just about anything on Dish Network. Good Eats is awesome, and I get decent sports like Rugby and EPL Football (that's soccer to most Americans). You couldn't pay me enough money to sit and watch any "reality" show. "Could be worse...could be raining"

quote:Originally posted by Buttons Brigade:I have TLC show on Worlds Best Treasures that has Jeremy and GeoCaching in it if anyone wants a copy on Windows Media Video format.. Opinions based on experiences with eTrex Vista... I would also like this, BB! "Could be worse...could be raining"

quote:Originally posted by Prime Suspect: quote:Originally posted by Desert_Warrior:is to wrap them with a few turns of camo-duct tape. Not only does it camo the box, but it also protects it, and keeps it from banging too loudly and calling attention to the cachers. Camo duct tape is available in several patterns and colors. I used the camo duct tape on one cache (the original can color was bright blue), and it looked good until I actually placed it in the field. The tape is __shiny__. Bad for blending in. It seemed like a good idea at the time, but I'll never use it again. I'm sticking with the Rust-oleum camo paint - a nice dull ultra-flat non-reflective finish, and it dries fast. One thing I did learn - I used camo paint on a film can recently, and it just flaked off. You have to prep the surface by sanding it slightly first. I imagine the same is true for decon-kits too. http://img.Groundspeak.com/user/3608_1400.gif I found some camo tape that has a flat finish. I believe that it is used by bow hunters and the like to cover shiny, or brightly colored items. I have not tested it in the field yet...no telling how it will stand up to the weather. "Could be worse...could be raining"

The coolest thing I got out of a cache was a custom made RCGDS (River City Geocaching & Dining Society) cap. Cooler still, I had just met the cache owners at a RCGDS meeting the day before! For high quality trades, I have left Leatherman type tools, good pocket knives and the like. Packs of AA batteries are good, too. BTW....I will generally Take any golf ball I find...and trade up (not a hard thing to do!). "Could be worse...could be raining"

My small fry runs very hot and cold regarding geocaching. Sometimes it's the coolest thing around, sometimes we haven't gone 30 feet (mind you, this is at 10:00 in the morning) and she will start complaining, "I'm too tired.", and the like. Of course, she has plenty of energy once we turn around and head back. I find I just have to take my chances. Sometimes that means a perfectly good day goes by without a find, but I have to live with that. "Could be worse...could be raining"

An AOL tin cache! Take one and leave one! (Please don't take this seriously) "Could be worse...could be raining"

quote:Originally posted by Klause Von Kuhn:I would like to see more sports related items. I am a Pittsburgh Steelers fan and an avid collector of anything with their name on it. And living in Baltimore, it's tough to find these things. I found two Steelers pencils in a cache and you would have thought I won a million dollars. Also someone placed a signature Steelers potholder in my Sports cache, but I wasn't fast enough to snatch that up. That item was truely unique and I don't expect it to show up in another cache. This is something I have been thinking about, but as all the sports cards I have are Laker cards, I'm afraid they would just be torn up here in Kings country! (note to all my neighbors..I'm not a Lakers fan anymore; all the good players have been traded or retired!) "Could be worse...could be raining"

I can relate. A lot of the Dollar Store stuff is not worth the money. McFrugals can have some good stuff. I think the key is to keep on the lookout all the time and when a deal comes along, stock up. I was a Target recently and some of the specialty stuff that they had packaged for Christmas was on sale. There was a camping set marked down to $3.50...pocket kife, multi tool, compass/carabineer and safety whistle. So, for less than a buck each, some good swag! Secondhand stores, garage sales, just keep an open mind and you can find some cool stuff. "Could be worse...could be raining"

Jamie Z said: I think, however, that if you take the few minutes to learn to use the GOTO function, you'll be amazed. The GPS will not only point you to the cache, but it will tell you how far it is, too. You can even look on a screen and see where you are in relation to it. Yes, GOTO will tell you how far it to a cache. But if your GPSr doesn't have all the latest bells and whistles, newbies need to especially remember that distance is as the crow flies and doesn't take into account elevation gains, etc. One of my early searches showed I was .09 miles from the cache. After about 45 minutes of walking on the trail, I came to a break in the trees and could easily see my car on the next ridge... about .09 miles away! "Could be worse...could be raining"

Like Slyther said, My kid would outright rebel if our "Treasure Hunts" turned into logbook signing parties. When she's along, I let her do the picking, and it's amazing what a little kid will get excited about. In one cache that had quite a few good things, she latched onto two plastic golf "ball markers" , said they were cymbals and would hardly put them down for the next week. You know that if they weren't stolen from the golf course they were worth 4 cents, max. Aside from that, one good trade item that I haven't seen mentioned here are batteries. If you buy in bulk from the warehouse stores, they don't run too much. After all, GPSr's can eat batteries! "Could be worse...could be raining"

Here are some thoughts on "covering" your geocaching activity: Bring along a bag and pick up trash while you look. People will just think you are wierd and leave you alone. Dress and look "official" (clipboard, maybe a badge or something). People will just think you are doing your job and leave you alone. "Could be worse...could be raining"

One area I have been back to many times, and for different reasons. - This area had three caches. The munchkin put her foot down after the first find on the first trip, so I had to return. - Came back for the others, saw someone at my previously posted find. Checked it on the computer for several days with no new posting. Gave me the creeps and I also felt "responsible" for the cache. - Returned to check on the cache mentioned above. - Returned to the area once again (I had been there so many times already, it felt like "my" spot) to collect trash. Such a nice area, hated to see trash laying around. - My return again for more trash collection. "Could be worse...could be raining"

When I post a find, I always try to put in a line about the condition of the cache, good or not. If the condition is good, it lets the owner know that all is well and if the condition is bad, they'll know that too. "Could be worse...could be raining"

I can't tell you how many times I've driven that #@$%%**%# road. Now that I have started geocaching, and have this information, maybe the road won't be quite so mind-numbing! "Could be worse...could be raining"

First off, pizza in late January sounds great! Keep me informed. As to my question, Jeo, are you talking about artwork for a RCGS logo? I would be willing to take a crack at it.....any ideas about what you would realy like to see in a logo? Anyone? "Could be worse...could be raining"

At the big warehouse stores you can buy huge bricks of AA batteries, often conviently shrinkwrapped in sets of four. Easy to carry and often needed for GPSr food! "Could be worse...could be raining"

I am all in favor of technology. However, I can not forsee myself willingly owning a cell phone because they seem to emit idiot waves and force their owners to use them while driving. Long ago I lost count of the times I was almost involved in a traffic accident because someone had their ear glued to one of those infernal machines. My survival is soley credited to the fact that I now automaticaly assume everyone out there is driving while on the phone and keep my defenses up. Wow, I feel better now! Thanks for letting me rant. "Could be worse...could be raining"

Back in 19??, when I was in the Girl Scouts, we had one of those "Nature Guys" at a scout campout. You know the type...showed you what bugs were edible, what plants to avoid, etc. I recall he had a plastic bag with him. It was filled with water and some type fo native plant (this was in Southern California). He said that this was a natural cure for poison oak. Does anyone know of this, or heard of something similar? "Could be worse...could be raining"

Do you have an amusing story/caching experience that you would like to share? Today, I was apporaching a cache and came across this cool looking little bright green ball. I picked it up and it was kind of squishy. I thought "Neat, I'd like to take this home" So I stuffed it into my pocket, completer my cache find. While I was doing this, I was crouching, crawling, etc. As I was walking back, I remembered the green ball I had put it my pocket. I pulled it out, started to inspect it again.....and got introduced to the sport of paintball. (Thank goodness I was wearing a green shirt. How it didn't splat in my pocket, I'll never know!) "Could be worse...could be raining"

I have found that the plactic bags my newspaper comes in on rainy days are a great "tool" for caching. They are extremely small when rolled up and can be used for trash bags (Cache in, Trash out!), protecting a logbook that in in danger of becoming wet, with the closed end cut off they can make emergency gaitors (as long as you are not too big footed) and if you have to reach into a poison oak area, they can protect your hand and arm (just fold back inside out and throw away). There are probably more uses....add your own. If you have any other handy-dandy items you can't live without, share them here! "Could be worse...could be raining"

A bug I have on my watch list made it to the Louis Armstrong New Orleans Airport Travel Bug Exchange. It had also been through the Hartsfield Bug Exchange in Atlanta "Wherever you go, there you are"

Our names are Sam and Erin. In "Jumble" Language the username reads Sam-n-Erin. "Wherever you go, there you are"

If I follow the original post, this is what I'm wondering, too. but maybe I am more lost than I think. Example: a cache is posted on the website with the coordinates - N 34 03.827 W 118 00.347. My old Blazer 12 can only receive N 24 03.82 W 118 00.34 In my mind, (or in my GPSr) should I really be thinking N 34 03.83 W 118 00.35? How does one with an old unit such as this report coordinated for their hidden cache?

I am new to the sport. I have cached with my husband , but usually go just with my 3 1/2 year old. This is both good and bad...when she's in the mood it's great, but I have to be aware and not go after anything too difficult or in an area that I am unsure about. I would be more daring and adventurous if I was going alone or with other adults. I hope that as she gets older, we will be able to expand the level and variety of our hunts. I would like to try cache-ing with other, more experienced cachers sometime.