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I'll just hook it up to an AC source...and then swim back...

Maybe I'm a bit biased in this, but I look at the amount of time they spend on their profile and use it to gauge how serious they might be in this sport. Someone who has big charts, maps, and details is probably more involved than a one cache wonder who has an empty profile, not even a picture. It's not a hard and fast rule, mind you. I also check their hits and hides, check out the quality of the hides, etc

Check with the local manfacturer of lamp posts in your area and find their distribution arm. They know when the old ones are being replaced. Good luck explaining why you want it and avoiding an "invite" to a state hospital for others that do similar things. This is a good way to get one cheap. Scrap metal prices at the worst. The city street deparment would be another potentia source to get one that's been hit in traffic and is beyond repair for their purposes. I think the real problem the OP's going to have is mounting the thing so it sticks. You could duct tape it to a tree but that's tacky. I figure if I can secure a concrete marker or the like, this won't be a problem. Of course, hauling that thing out into the woods is going to be a pain

Actually the dictionary I have says both are OK. I've never heard the fort version. Only for tay. The "fort" pronounciation would be correct if adopted directly from French. We have le français to thank for the silent "e" in a whole bunch of our words, due to its role in liaison, which essentially blurs the line between words to make the transition smoother. Then again, there are always exceptions ... I'm not going to claim to be the linguistic authority on French, considering my experience is essentially two years of high school learnin' and a couple of books on my shelf. Anyway, I think the usage of the word "forte" in English is irreversibly corrupt, so it is essentially an English word at this point.

If I can get in contact with someone with a boat, maybe I can turn this into a little event...that would be pretty neat. "MnG at the Island" or something

Where exactly would I go to purchase / receive an old lamp post? I had an idea, however unfeasible (due to getting landowner permission), where I would send cachers deep into the woods, only to come across a lamp post with a micro hidden underneath the skirt. It's novelty. It's kitschy. It's unlikely to ever get off of the ground. But it's an idea. Where can I get a lamp post or the like?

I should think that any injury we get from this sport is based on our own actions as the hunter. Print out a cache description page, and it shows the disclaimer right on the top. The hunter assumes all responsibilities for finding the cache. (GCHELP) Mt. Everest Park n' Grab (1/1)

This reminds me of a debate that I had with an English geocachin' friend of mine: I call it a "Kash" (not spelling, pronunciation) . She calls it a "Kaysh", with the elongated vowel. Although I think she is completely "wrong" (no one is ever "wrong" in language, despite what my old English teacher said), I've started finding myself calling them out as "Kayshes", simply because of the novelty...

Are you kidding? I salivate at the thought of such an awesome cache. Go for it. It might be awhile, but I promise you, there will be cachers.

What is the MPG a good boat get? How much should I expect to pay.

Fool me once...

No one who wants to drive it two hours down to Georgetown and then launch it into the ocean in search of a container that may not even be there...

No cache is worth swimming thirteen miles through Winyah Bay.

How about a compromise...a logbook behind the counter at a park, for example, but to finish the cache, you must note some information about the site, ala virt... Physical logbook for the visit, but not hidden and not likely to cause any damage or ruffle as many feathers in sensitive areas, since there isn't a container nor a hunt.

So, recently, I've been trying to reach a pretty old cache here along the South Carolina coast. It was placed in 2002, last found in 2004, and hasn't been hit up since. The main reason is that it is about 13 miles from the closest port, on an uninhabited little strip of land off of the coast of Georgetown. Now, I've heard suggestions from jet skis to power boats, and I have only one response: I'm almost broke. There is no way I could afford these things. What are some ways a person can hit up some of these more remote caches without spendng thousands of dollars?

Yeah, you've managed to turn it into fur!

Now, if it was a $20 gift certificate to a religious bookstore... *runs*

What do you trade for something that is priceless or saves your life? Trading is up to the owner. The problem with pamphlets is that they may be seen as valuable tools to one person, and as annoying advertising (read -- worthless) to another. I don't think there -can- be a hard / fast rule for something like this. Trade what you feel, and don't get all mopey if someone removes your pamphlet / places a pamphlet in your cache, because you can just remove it. Remember, even the trade 'rule' is just general etiquette, nothing set in stone.

*scours forum list* We have an off-topic forum? Was this humor?

Caching is subjective. Yes. But let's not pretend that there are some caches that a lot of people dislike, and some caches that a lot of people love. Even Geocaching would be subjective to the law of averages.

Ew, I'm glad I don't end up like that. I am utterly and constantly surprised in Geocaching -- if not by the container, then the location, or just the variables outside of the hide itself. I only expect certain things from caches I've already found...and even then, the water level next to a cache I thought I -knew- collapsed and you can now take a stroll on what used to be covered in two feet of water... I only expect to be surprised.

There will always be exceptions, like the Antarctica caches or Erta Ale. Then again, those are very special areas with very special caches. My point remains, though -- there is obviously no hard and fast rule about this kind of stuff. Personally, I think twice a month is fine in terms of maintenance. Heck, I have several caches that I visit maybe once a month, tops, so I don't see why this would be a problem.

As you may have gathered from the title, I had an idea last night. Craft some sort of plastic container into resembling a cicada shell and latching it onto a tree, one moderately deep in the woods / in a spot less prone to people pulling the shells off of the tree. Issues: How exactly do I go about crafting a cicada shell, seeing as molds and such would probably crush the source shell In what manner would the log be attached? A slip-in logbook into the back where the slit is? So, can anyone point me in the right direction / warn me of pitfalls / point me to a similar cache?

Okay. You don't even need to find the thing. That image alone makes me want to buy you a premium membership.

Live animals. Molten Lava. Spinning helicopter blades. Wrapped presents. IEDs disguised as wrapped presents. Exposed mercury. Tribbles. What's-his-face who Geocaches in the buff. I guess there are a lot of things.