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    knives and machete's

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

     

    I have the IZULA (pictured above) and it is probably one of my favorite knives.

     

    That must have been a very recent purchase :( - lot of guys still yearning for the IZULA - still a little hard to obtain.

     

    RAT RC3 is also an excellent choice; particularly if you want to attach it to your pack strap. 1095 steel, drop point blade, full tang construction, micarta handles and great sheath system, makes it my kind of fixed blade. :D

     

    John

     

    The IZULA was a very recent purchase - it arrived about a week ago but very quickly became a favorite. I'm a bit of a knife nut though so I have more blades than I really need - but we all have our obsessions right? :)

     

    I wanted a desert tan one but those seem to be difficult to obtain so I settled for an OD green. But, who knows, I might buy another one so I can keep one in the car - at $50 for a quality blade its not a bad thing to have more than one :laughing:

    knives and machete's

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    No permit needed - just check local knife laws.

     

    Some cities have a limit of blade length to 3 inches for fixed blade knives, if so, I HIGHLY recommend the Rat Cutlery IZULA or (if you can afford it) the Rat Cutlery RC-3

     

    http://www.ratcutlery.com

     

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    I have the IZULA (pictured above) and it is probably one of my favorite knives. It is carbon steele though so it takes some care to keep from rusting.

     

    My other favorite small fixed blade is the CRKT Dogfish (pictured below)

     

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    Both of these have blades shorter than 3 inches so they will fit within most knife regulations (for places that have such regulations) and they are small enough to not alarm the sheeple :-)

    How long do you search for?

    in General geocaching topics

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    I generally search until I find the cache. I have spent up to an hour at a cache site before.

     

    Granted, sometimes I do give up if the weather is bad or if I think the cache might be missing...

     

    I guess I don't really have a set time that I search - it sort of depends on my mood that day :laughing:

     

    I will also spend more time searching for an ammo box than I will for a micro.

     

    Hope this helps!

    Murder Near a Geocache

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    Posted

    Makes me think there might be a lot more crimes near geocaches that we just don’t know about.

     

    Are there crimes near geocaches, or are there just geocaches near crimes?

     

    the criminals probably don't log on to geocaching.com to scout out their new body hiding spots... :laughing:

    Farthest from parking cache..

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    Around here the farthest that I have found and done was a mile one way. We are over populated here in Illinois. :D

     

    Depends on where you live in Illinois... Up near Chicago where my parents live, it is really quite remarkable to find a cache that requires a hike of over a mile...

     

    But...

     

    Down in Carbondale where I live, the longest hike I have done to find a cache was 7 miles round trip. I would like to do a longer one though... That River to River trail is looking more and more interesting, although I have never done an overnight hike before...

    Drunk Caching

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    Technically, you could get really drunk, go hide a cache, then try to find it sober and log it since you wouldn't know where you hid your own cache...

     

    I mean... technically... it could work

     

    I'm not saying it would be a good idea...

     

    But it could work... :D

    Night caching ?

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    I don't know which I'd consider more suspicious....someone I caught claiming to be a "geocacher" or someone meandering about after dark with a police scanner claiming they are a "geocacher".

     

    I second that... "Really officer, I'm not doing anything wrong, just geocaching" - "then what is the scanner for? do all geocachers have police scanners? what are you all really up to? are you planning on burying things here?"

     

    :unsure:

    Almost peed in pants while Geocaching

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    there is one thing that always scares me when we go caching.

     

    my girlfriend and I like the views from high places, we LOVE caches which are at the top of overlooks.

     

    She is fearless of heights. I am not.

     

    To clarify, it's not an irrational fear, I've had mountaineering training in my past, and was moderately accomplished at rock climbing and rappelling; including the free fall rappel from a helicopter skid back in ROTC training.... but I find it much different when I'm dealing with unstable limestone and have no safety rope to rely on, I always get nervous.

     

    we had to climb to the top of this cliff for kitchen cove cache.

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    I was climbing one-handed since I was carrying a PDA, digital camera, and GPSr. Made it to the top, but was pretty frightened a few times during the ascent. This is not stable rock, and climbing one-handed with no rope was a bit nerve wracking for me.

     

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    my girlfriend at the edge of the top... she'd be right on the edge if I wasn't yelling to her to stay away from the edge. notice where I'm taking the picture from... way back. :) but the adrenaline rush was great, and I had a blast. Once at the top we continued to another cache, and ended up stuck farther down the bluff at the top of another large cliff which we could not possibly scale down... Everywhere we tried to find a path down, we found ourselves looking over the edge of large drop offs... and it was getting dark. That's a different kind of fear that's not quite so fun.

     

    and after all of that, it was a DNF. we went back a short while later after reading the post from the next cachers about heir near death experience during their climb, and the second time we got it. :)

     

    We're going back to another cache tomorrow that we went to last year and also had a scary climb. last time we ended up scaling another cliff because we didn't know there was an "easy way" ...we're going to go the hard way again tomorrow because my gf loves it. I really do love it too, though I'm scared spitless each time during the climb, and while we are at the top looking over the edge at certain death if we trip, slip, or fall.

     

    Wow, and there I was thinking I was the only one that had this problem!

     

    Basically the same thing - I have rock climbing/mountaineering experience, the girlfriend doesnt, so I am a bit more cautious around unstable rock formations than she is. She has no problem going right to the edge of a limestone or even sandstone (ghasp!) cliff.

     

    We have also done a little bit of impromptu free climbing to get to a trail (we werent caching, we were bouldering) and I would definitely much rather have a rope and harnass.

     

    I havent had any big scares like bears or anything while out caching, but keeping the girl a safe distance from the edge of 200 foot cliffs is plenty scary enough :)

    Are there any great public locations you do not need permision to place a new cache?

    in General geocaching topics

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    Are there any public places that are just a given that you do not need permission to start a cache here?

     

    If so what are these areas.

    I suspect not too many where you could truly say "just a given" unless they have published a specific policy to that effect. But in general if it is public land, it is reasonable to "assume" permission unless the land manager or agency has a specific policy.

     

    Some sure-fire clues that it is NOT a "given" are signs like "unlawful to leave marked trails" or "sensitive geological/botanical area" or "geocachers will be shot."

     

    Is there a "QBQ?" (Question behind the question)

     

    When I first started I was anxious to place a cache or two and I felt like all the cool places were taken. Indeed cache density was much less in those days. i imagine a newbie now finds it even more frustrating. Add to that the perceived "hassle" of asking permission and it seems like newcomers can't participate in the hiding, at least not in any way beyond the lame.

     

    Actually, I have found that asking permission isn't really that hard once one finds out who is in charge of a given land. You should routinely do so BEFORE you go to the trouble of finding that ideal hiding spot. This will minimize your disappointment if the answer is "no."

     

    As to "what are those areas," I think you have the proverbial cart in front of the horse. It will be much better in general to find a cool place and THEN determine if permission is needed rather than just go place a cache somewhere the primary reason that you picked the location being that you didn't need to get permission.

     

    I try to stay out of any areas that have signs warning that I might be shot... :anicute:

    Is Geocaching possibly the most expensive sport/hobby to get into

    in General geocaching topics

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    I think that Geocaching is possibly one of the most expensive sports to get into i think, next to paintball at least

     

    - You need a GPS (at least a $100 one) plus if your serious you can spend up to $500

     

    - Paper and ink or a palm pilot

     

    - Lots and Lots of gas

     

    - A car if you dont allready have one (I myself am hurrying up on buying one cause im tired of borrowing)

     

    - Goodies

     

    - Materials and things to create your own caches

     

    -Etc Etc.

     

    Im not complaining I gladly spend the money but would you agree that Geocaching is probably the most expensive sport to get into?

    No.

     

    It's one of the cheapest hobbies you could get into and, for folks that are already avid outdoors enthusiasts, it can be zero-cost too.

     

    True there - I already had everything I needed. Didn't even know about geocaching when I bought my first GPSr for hiking. The only extra expense tha tI have had was the PM but that is by choice and it is only $3/month...

     

    My other hobby is photography...

     

    -Good 35mm camera (Canon A1) = $100 - $300 on Ebay

    -Good digital camera (Nikon D70s) = $300 - $600 on Ebay

    -The camera that I don't have but want (Nikon D300) = $2,000 - $3,500 on Ebay

    -Lenses for the various cameras = Anywhere from $100 to $6,000 depending on what you buy

    -Tripod = $30 for a cheapie all the way to $1,700 for a good one on Ebay

    -Good camera bag (Naneu Pro Alpha) = $74 - $90 on Ebay

    -... and the list goes on and on...

     

    Geocaching is cheap. :anicute:

    Triple-Cache Container Set

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    I recently purchased a set of the above containers, available at your friendly neighborhood Groundspeak store. [Click here to take you to the page at the Groundspeak store.] Unfortunately, they do not appear to work very well. The closure snaps just do not stay closed. I have emailed the Sunrise Identity/Groundspeak folks with my concerns. (At $5 per container they are way more expensive than Lock&Lock containers! I can get comparably-sized containers in a three-pack for $8 total. Though they don't have the cool embedded "Official Geocache" the $7 savings will buy me a couple of gallons of gas.)

     

    Has anyone else had problems with these containers? If so, has an attempt been made to contact GC.com/Groundspeak/Sunrise Identity? If so, was anything resolved?

     

    I haven't had any problems, I always just thought that they were Lock n' Locks with an embedded logo?

     

    Also, BTW, possibly that $7 might only buy a gallon in a year or two :anicute:

    What would a possible $6/gallon do for your Cachin Mojo?

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    I need to drive my Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme (3.4L V6) until 2009...

    Then I buy a Honda Civic Hybrid...

     

    So, hopefully gas prices won't hit $8 per gallon until 2009 :anicute:

     

    Honestly though, I am hoping that we figure something else out - maybe switch over completely to Ethanol like they did in Columbia (I think - it is one of those slightly messed up South American countries).

     

    Ethanol isn't much more environmentally friendly than gas, but we can produce it for less money, and we don't have to go through the middle east to get to it (last time I checked, Nebraska didn't want to nuke anyone).

     

    Either way, I'm stuck at 22mpg in my Olds until 2009 :anibad:

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