HarleyPiper

Good advice above to double check the number. Another possibility is that the coin you have is meant to be tracked at another website. I've picked up a few of those without realizing it... Good luck!

I could either A ) spend another $11 just to get back to the same area (which might be for at least a week or two) to find the cache another time, or B ) call a friend that I know had previously found the cache for a hint and spend the $11 in gas to go to a different area where I might find 7-8 caches instead of 1. or C ) Log the DNF and spend the $11 in gas to go to a different area where you might find 7-8 caches instead of 1. Nobody says you have to go back and find it. Nobody says I have to go caching at all, but I do, and I play the game in a manner that makes most sense to me. If that means asking a friend for a hint in a spot I may have driven a half and hour to get to a place to park, then hiked another 1/2 mile into woods then that's what I'll do. I also have DNFd on other caches closer to home (and posted a log each time) but didn't use a phone a friend. That's because I'm far more likely going to be able to visit the spot in the near future. Great answer! That's what makes geocaching popular with such a variety of people. And anyone that tries to press their perception of "cheating" on any other cacher just needs to remember the rules. You can find them in the Geocaching.com FAQ's: What are the rules in Geocaching? 1. If you take something from the cache, leave something of equal or greater value. 2. Write about your find in the cache logbook. 3. Log your experience at www.geocaching. Hmmm... There doesn't appear to be anything about who you can or can't ask, or whether you log or don't log DNF's... Just go have fun!!!

I haven't been seeing email notifications for the caches I find for over a month, and now all of a sudden, I'm not getting email notifications for ANY caches that fit the InstaNotify parameters. What's up???

I really try to write something meaningful and interesting, but those offended by short/shallow logs need to also understand that it's hard to be creative late at night when you're trying to get a couple dozen look-alike skirt lifters and micros logged...

We have several nice walking sticks, but here's an idea for a cheap but functional one. Get a 1" to 1 1/4" oak dowel from your local home improvement store and put a BMX bike handle bar grip on it. A foot or so of parachute cord or a leather strap can be run through if you want. The final result is a durable, comfortable walking stick for about five dollars. (You don't really want to pry that 20 pound rock off an ammo can with your $50 custom made walking stick, do you? :-)

That's kind of my position as well. I agree. I've seen a lot of posts mentioning the problem, but haven't been able to locate an acknowledgement or a post indicating it is being worked. I know that's not the important part, but just curious...

If you are using GSAK or a similar program, just download the PQ of caches in your area, load them inot GSAK, then sort by title. Then you can just scroll down to the initial letter that you need.

Once you've created the bookmark list, you should see an input box in the upper righthand corner asking for the waypoint to be added (GCXXXX). Just enter the waypoint name of your Cache & Release (catchy!), click the Add Bookmark button, and refresh your screen. You should see your newly added entry! Good luck...

Double post went through -- sorry.

I had InstaNotify set up to show all found caches within 30 miles of my home coordinates, and it was working fine before the upgrade. Afterwards, I stopped getting emails showing the caches I found that fit the criteria. I am still getting emails for other members who find caches in the area, although I have no way of knowing if I'm getting them all or not. Please help!

...you have a bumper sticker that reads, "This would be a great place for a cache!"

I've never gone to this extreme, but I think a hard hat an a surveyor's tripod would work wonders. NOBODY questions their presence, no matter where they are...

I have several different setups, depending upon the distance, terrain, etc. One of my favorites is an old, surplus fanny pack that fits on a web belt, but the key is that the web belt has web belt suspenders attached. You can load up the small pack with heavy items, and even throw a full canteen and first aid kit on the web belt without it being uncomfortable. If you have the belt size adjusted correctly and the suspenders adjusted to the correct length, you'll find yourself forgetting that you're even carrying a few pounds.

I use CacheStats. You can check it out here: www.logicweave.com/cachestats.html You just run a Pocket Query of your finds (.gpx file) through it, and it generates the stats and maps that you specify and writes them out as an HTML file. You then just cut & paste the HTML into your stats page to get the type of display that you've seen before. Good luck!

I have both a Vista CX and 60CSX. I use the latter most often, but the Vista's display is much brighter and the colors are more intense, making it VERY readable on bright days. I would expect that Garmin has probably stuck with that display on the Vista HCX. The only negative that I have experineced with the Vista is that the black rubber that runs around the unit has stretched and does not have the positive feel that it had when it was new. I even thought about taking it completely off and cleaning off the adhesive, but then discovered the control buttons are incorporated into the rubber band. Either one should lead you to as many caches and you have time for -- good luck!

I'm a GSAK convert and loving int...

True, the arrow will point to the cache with either setting. That said, I prefer to keep the GPSr set to show the magnetic bearing to the waypoint. I occasionally carry a compass when caching, and that makes it simple to match bearings from the GPSr and the compass in situations when GPS coverage suddenly goes south (heavy cover, up against vertical obstructions, etc.)

We like my Harley Road King and my wife's Yamaha 650 for country road park-n-grabs. Combining the two hobbies is a blast!

On occasion, I have replaced, "Hello" with, "Did you find it yet???" Then they know immediately...

A geoacquaintance of ours was looking for a good place for a cache, and stumbled upon one several days BEFORE it was published. He just waited until it showed, and found it officially.

My other, less addicting hobbies. I ride a Harley Road King, and play the bagpipes. We have gone geocaching before and after band performances, and we have gone on our bikes.

We are happy using our Garmin 60 CSX, and a Palm PDA. We download Geocaching.com Pocket Queries (available to premium members) to GSAK (shareware), and that software does double duty by sending the cache waypoints to the Garmin, and the information for each of the caches to our Palm. Everyone has their own opinions, and I would think that everyone tends to be happiest with whatever is comfortable to them. That said, we are pretty comfortable with the setup above. Happy Caching!

Sticky-backed velcro works great on the chromed part of my motorcycle gas tank too. Mounts horizontally with a good viewing angle, and it's easy to remove for lunch/overnight stops.

Both my wife and I agree that a MOC is not that bad a place. We've both had ours put in difficulty 4 multicaches, and that can be a long, slow detour...

I've had a GPS since they first became available. One day, I did a Google search for GPS to see if I could find updated software. I got a hit on "geocaching" and the rest is family history... :-)