capdude

We had a group of about six cachers doing a morning hike. At the end of the hike we had to go down a trail that clearly wasn't used to often. We came across seven different rattlers along the way plus two more early that day. Luckly it was an overcast morning and day so it stayed cool. These guys weren't too active. Making a lot of noise with our hiking sticks let them know we were coming and they didn't bother us. All but one were coiled up and let us go right by. Out here in southern California I come across snakes all the time!

At least there is an attempt at a cache description! Many times I've come across cache without anything written at all! No reason, no purpose, no story about the cache or it's location. It's becoming the norm out here to just throw out a cache...because.

I will glady sign a log when there is a "Log book" to sign. However, I won't take the time to unravel a wadded up strip of paper inside a nano that has just enough room for intials. I have located it, physically touched it, and then log it. If the owner needs any more proof that I was there I will gladly described the cache to them. I don't feel I should waste my time and hassle with a cache that the CO didn't take any time to make into a proper cache.

Ammo boxes are always fun, but may I suggest a few things.... I know you are probably really anxious about going out and hiding it, but I would tell you to find some more caches to get a feel of how caches are placed out there in Texas before you hide your own. Paint the ammo box a flat color that is close to the color of the surroundings. This will help make the cache last, at least paint or sand off any military writing on it. Write on the outside of it,"Official Geocache". This usually keeps it from being blown up. Don't mention in the cache's page that it's an ammo can. This just invites some a-hole to come steal it. Fill the can with a lot of swag, it doesn't have to be real expensive items. It's always a let down (particularly for kids) to find an empty ammo can. And finally hide it in a place where the finders won't be spotted when they sit there for a few minutes. Ammo cans, when found, are placed out in the open while they are searched through and the log is signed. this can look suspect to muggles if they are sighted. Good luck

You can put both names on the "Placed By" field, but whom ever submits it is the account it will be linked to. The other cacher can put the new cache on his watch list. Then both will get notification when the cache gets a log.

Welcome to our sport of geocaching! The map is for exactly what you thought it was for, to get you to the area. Once there, you use the GPS unit to find the cache. Some people load the cordinates right into their car's gps unit and the car tells them where to go and then if they need it they use the hand held GPS to find the cache.

Large ammo cans are great for paperback books. I have put some in my ammo cans. How ever they tend to burn up inside of the container when a brush fire moves through...trust me on this.

There aren't any uninteresting places, just uninteresting caches! I would rather travel a bit farther to find an interesting cache than hit a lot of close boreing LPC's and micros.

Not that I'm trying to sell anything, but I have found new decon type waterproof containers on E-Bay for about $2.00 each. They are green (but not the same green) and has writing already printed on it stating that it's an official geocache.

I totally agree. I stopped listing in the description that the cache is an ammo can. I would get it stolen amost every time when I did.

So now you have learned the basic rule of geocaching! Do what you want and don't ask permission. Because if you have to ask, then you aren't going to like the answer. You were good up until you made the mistake of posting it here. You got it O.K.'d by the reviewer, but now it will probably be removed from the site. Hopefully you'll get at least a few finders before it's removed. Hope it turns out well A NA would have been logged even if he hadn't mentioned it as soon as our local cachers saw the listing pop up. We're very familiar with the situation at this location. Glad to hear that. Out here in So Cal no one knows how to use the NA option. The cache would have gotten at least 20, "good hides" before anything would have been said about it. Seem like anything goes out here. “No Trespassing”, “No Parking” and NPS land boundaries signs are only a suggestion. Not to mention school zones, rail road tracks, and mail boxes.

This depends entirely on the place where the cache was placed. If it's out in a rural area, was the cache on private property? If it was an urban hide, was it in a residential neighborhood? In both cases the only thing your friend could do is log the experience and warn the next cachers. Once a cache is o.k.’d by a reviewer then it is entirely up to the finders to decide if it is somewhere they want to go. There are places that I would not go geocaching here in LA and I rarely go into a spot that has a no trespassing sign posted or is in a residential area. In both cases I put in the log the reason why I pass by the location so that the next cacher will know what to expect.

So now you have learned the basic rule of geocaching! Do what you want and don't ask permission. Because if you have to ask, then you aren't going to like the answer. You were good up until you made the mistake of posting it here. You got it O.K.'d by the reviewer, but now it will probably be removed from the site. Hopefully you'll get at least a few finders before it's removed. Hope it turns out well

When I first started, I also had an odd behavior, I found that I would wave the GPS side to side as I was walking forward. This would cause the GPS arrow to move in odd directions. Make sure your holding the unit level, still, and walking at a slower pace. Remember, the gps updates every second, not constantly.

As a new cacher the most important thing to have is patience. Experienced cachers can usually know where a cache is as soon as they come up upon it, but that's because they have seen it before. Don't get discouraged if you can't find them right away. Don't start looking for anything more than a 2 star rating at first. Take your time and tell yourself that you will find it, eventually.

I was with you up until the point at which you said that there was no tresspassing signs. Many caches are placed without permission (even though they shouldn't be) and probably 40% of the caches placed are outside of the guidelines in one way or anohter, but if there is an actual no trepassing signs then you are inviting finders to actually break the law. If the signs weren't there I would have said leave it. If it were placed out here in So Cal, a month after you remove it someone else would just put another one in it's place.

I've found that they are getting so expensive that they are now disappearing quickly after I've put them out. Out of all the types of caches I've put out, they are the fastest to disappear. Decons are cheaper and water tight.

tip - Ignore the logs stating that there is a gooie substance all over the top of the cache container.