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And I do not know all there is about this problem, but I do understand most of it. My point being that I think that Jeep could put 10 inches of disclaimer in their contest ads if it meant not pissing off a whole state of consummers! And I would like them to hear this from us as opposed to simply going "oh well, Jeep dissed us again, nothing we can do about it"! Squeaky wheels gets the oil, without our voices of discontent how will they know we care? Dale I just got out of a meeting about buying ad space in trade magazines. Around $1500 a month for a quarter page add in a rag with circulation in the thousands. Advertise in a publication that people actually read and you pay a lot more, and I mean a lot. So 10 inches in a full page add could represent a considerable outlay even for Chrysler. And I'm sure they would rather put stuff that makes you want to buy their product there. BTW any particular reason you use red text?

Seems like FLA made it's own bed.

I have no problem with forking out $5 for an ammo can. I still use less expensive containers in high profile locations. My logic is if a non cacher finds a Gladware container and reads the note they will probably put the cache back and move on. An ammo can might be to much temptation.

It's like sending a check to PBS.

The Dollar Store sends me a Christmas Card. I like dollar store stuff, kind of reminds me of the old five and dime stores from my youth. Most of the stuff is junk, but still easy to trade up with in many caches.

What is this really about? If it is private the cache isn't open to the community has no place on this site. If you want to have a private competition log the finds privatly. I mean even if it is about the numbers, how is hiding a cache for an exclusive group fair competition? If it's just for fun who cares if you get the smilie? MOC discuss.........

If you go with a free/cheap container be prepared to spend a little more time on maintaining it. Free stuff won't hold up as well as purchased containers. That said I have had good luck with the gladware/ziplock semi disposable products. Depending on the hide you might get three months to a year of useful life out of such a container. I wouldn't recomend tins in your neck of the wood but they seem to work well in desert locations.

I always check out the jewerly counter at the thrift store. One time I found a dozen antique button covers for $2. I've also found interesting old medallions (sans chain) for under a buck. Mens tie and lapel pins are pretty neat sometimes. One local cacher/rock hound uses polished pebbles as a sig item. I always snag those and save them for small/micro's.

I would hide a pine cone cache container by an oak tree, an acorn by a pine tree.

Fallen Leaf would make a good cache to do a "find closest" search from. You probably can't go wrong with anything around Fallen Leaf and Emerald Bay.

Start by visiting www.pricegrabber.com , then look for Mapsend Topo in the USA, or Mapsend DirectRoute. You'll need an SD card reader that plugs into a USB port, on your computer. This way you can transfer info from your computer, into the SD card. I use a Magellan Meridian Gold, a 256mb SD card, Mapsend Topo in the USA, Geocaching Swiss Army Knife (GSAK), and Cachemate. You'll have to do a search on the last programs to see what they do. You don't need a card reader. Map Send will upload through the GPS PC cable. Very slow but it works. If you use digital equipment (cameras, PDA, MP3 player) a multicard reader is a good investment. In any case don't get one that only reads SD cards, the cost difference between a multi card reader and a plain SD reader is minimal.

The Rattlesnake Mountian area is booming. This is part of the Hufaker Hills Park. Park by the water tank and hike to the six caches that surround it. You can use 52 card pick up as a central search point.

Sí, la cerveza conseguirá caliente y la mayonesa apestará. ¡Pero los pequeños roedores están frescos! Deviled Hampster salad with Beer? I'm in. For other spanish challanged cachers,Free Translation provides almost inteligible translations.

Here?

You are absolutely right you win goodbye.

Refrain from sticking anything like that on a cache of mine. 1) The OP was looking for label templates for their own caches. 2) The post was a suggestion to another poster for a possible label to use in log books. 3) An affirmation of personal faith in a log entry is no worse than say using the Mopar logo as an avatar.

Avery makes a number of different sized waterproof labels. If you pick the size you need, you won't be paying for the trimmings. I wasen't aware of that. The only really weather proof ones I've ever seen were the bumper stickers. Not much waste since there are only two labels to a sheet.

Most office supply stores sell bumper sticker labels. Very waterproof and inkjet printable, just print and trim to size.

It was snowing when I was out at lunch today. We saw a lot of crickets out toward Hallaluja Junction last year, as well as Pyramid Highway. They get closer to town every year.

I have one cache hidden in a pile of rocks. It is in a different location almost every time I visit it. So What? The hide meets my original intentions, no harm no foul if it isn't under exactly the same rock every time. They all look pretty much alike anyway.

You could then make it a cache, LOL. cheers Ooh, there's an idea. Make it a theme cache, make people trade parts. If everyone follows the creed (trade up) then it should be restored in no time! Of course, what you'd really end up with is a Blazer frame, a spare tire from a '78 Pacer, used windsheild wiper blades form a '88 Camaro, and a used golfball. A pinto four cyclinder A rambler nash rear diff and a McToy hood ornament. OT: I've actualy been pursuing my four wheeling addiction more since I started caching. And my wife has been doing a lot more photography. We have more excuses to get out into the hills than ever.

True dat. Last summer the roads north of Reno were slick with Morman Crickets. I wonder if the snow we had last night will reduce the problem this year?

I'm with Carleenp on this one. I cache to build a calorie "bank", actually I guess it would be overdraft my calorie bank. Mmmmm Beer. Edit, Big fingers.

Just to throw another factor into the mix consider rate of change. A 500 foot gain over a couple of miles of horizontal travelisn't the same as a 500 foot gain over a quarter mile of horizontal travel. Also consider steep descent might actually be tougher than a gradual ascent.

1 to ask what this has to do with geocaching and why isn't in the OT forum?