The Artful Dodger

Close to Route 17 and 4. Originally from the Southern-most country in Africa.

Close to Route 17 and 4. Originally from the Southern-most country in Africa.

I remember speaking to a fellow geocacher I met up on the trails here in North NJ before the onset of Winter. I mentioned to him that geocaching might slow down due to the upcoming winter season ( This is only my second season here) His response.. " Winter? What winter? You aint been here long, fella! Winter wont stop us from geocaching!"

I will probably sell mine in a few weeks time after I return from placing my underwater scuba cache in the Bahamas.... With regards to screen protection, I bought a scratch-free clear plastic shield from a scuba shop that is used for Dive Computers. I placed this shield on my MAP76 screen .... and NOT ONE SCRATCH If anyone wants the dive shop contact details, email me. AD

I will probably sell mine in a few weeks time after I return from placing my underwater scuba cache in the Bahamas.... With regards to screen protection, I bought a scratch-free clear plastic shield from a scuba shop that is used for Dive Computers. I placed this shield on my MAP76 screen .... and NOT ONE SCRATCH If anyone wants the dive shop contact details, email me. AD

quote:Originally posted by Moun10Bike: Artful, you'll love the V! That is my receiver of preference now. One reason I wonder if I will replace the GPSMap 76 is that I've become so attached to the routing features of the V. http://img.Groundspeak.com/user/24_700.gif Let me know if you sell yours - perhaps I might be tempted to sell mine to any latecomers

quote:Originally posted by Moun10Bike: Artful, you'll love the V! That is my receiver of preference now. One reason I wonder if I will replace the GPSMap 76 is that I've become so attached to the routing features of the V. http://img.Groundspeak.com/user/24_700.gif Let me know if you sell yours - perhaps I might be tempted to sell mine to any latecomers

for the Garmin V. But I'm still thinking about it

for the Garmin V. But I'm still thinking about it

at this link. Its quite an accurate Address-to-coordinate calculator

at this link. Its quite an accurate Address-to-coordinate calculator

I notice that a person can log more than one FOUND for a cache page. As a result, his tally goes up for each FOUND. Is there a legitimate reason to log a cache page as FOUND more than once...?

quote:Originally posted by macro: Anyone know of something like this in NJ? Sounds fun, I want to get in on it. If not, perhaps I will just have to place it myself! Hey Macro! BrianSnat placed an excellent roving cache in North New Jersey. Pyramid Mtn Roving Cache Check out my ultra long log entry....

quote:Originally posted by macro: Anyone know of something like this in NJ? Sounds fun, I want to get in on it. If not, perhaps I will just have to place it myself! Hey Macro! BrianSnat placed an excellent roving cache in North New Jersey. Pyramid Mtn Roving Cache Check out my ultra long log entry....

Thanks Jeremy! Your efforts are most appreciated!

quote:Originally posted by exp1622: Go to a sign shop that engraves plastic laminate material. These are the signs that you typically find on doors or desks in office buildings. What an absolutely logical idea! I will look into that if I go the 'plaque' route. Naturally this plastic laminate will need to have coordinates etched out of it later...

quote:Originally posted by exp1622: Go to a sign shop that engraves plastic laminate material. These are the signs that you typically find on doors or desks in office buildings. What an absolutely logical idea! I will look into that if I go the 'plaque' route. Naturally this plastic laminate will need to have coordinates etched out of it later...

quote:Originally posted by Crusso: If you want to do a SCUBA cache in the ny/nj/pa area let me know. Am certified, would be glad to help. Hey, Crusso. Sounds like fun. I intend to do a lot of diving on the wrecks of NY/NJ this summer. Do you belong to any dive club? Mine is theNYC SeaGypsies

quote:Originally posted by Crusso: If you want to do a SCUBA cache in the ny/nj/pa area let me know. Am certified, would be glad to help. Hey, Crusso. Sounds like fun. I intend to do a lot of diving on the wrecks of NY/NJ this summer. Do you belong to any dive club? Mine is theNYC SeaGypsies

Thanks guys for the input so far... I thought about getting the divers to count physical characteristics already found on the wreck..(such as a the # of propellor blades etc.) for the coordinates but discounted that as there might be one too many things to find to plug in the numbers. Each diver's bottom time is different from each other and I dont want them to to excessive searches to plug in the numbers. Anyone who has done deep dives knows that nitrogen narcosis may occur which may cloud one's task processing abilities underwater. Secondly, I only have one shot to get this right on the wreck as we do only one dive on this wreck - all or nothing [] I have done many wreck dives to know that one can run out of time sometimes before completing the dive plan initially desired. Therefore, I think a direct route to one thing (the plaque) underwater to get the coordinates is the only possibility. I agree that divers are a bunch of thieves underwater with their dive knives - so I am still leaning towards using a chain to secure the plaque - even if it does rust (Hell! the whole wreck is one rusty bucket ) I will immediately look for a place that is secluded from regular searches on the wreck as to not make the plaque too conspicuous.

Thanks guys for the input so far... I thought about getting the divers to count physical characteristics already found on the wreck..(such as a the # of propellor blades etc.) for the coordinates but discounted that as there might be one too many things to find to plug in the numbers. Each diver's bottom time is different from each other and I dont want them to to excessive searches to plug in the numbers. Anyone who has done deep dives knows that nitrogen narcosis may occur which may cloud one's task processing abilities underwater. Secondly, I only have one shot to get this right on the wreck as we do only one dive on this wreck - all or nothing [] I have done many wreck dives to know that one can run out of time sometimes before completing the dive plan initially desired. Therefore, I think a direct route to one thing (the plaque) underwater to get the coordinates is the only possibility. I agree that divers are a bunch of thieves underwater with their dive knives - so I am still leaning towards using a chain to secure the plaque - even if it does rust (Hell! the whole wreck is one rusty bucket ) I will immediately look for a place that is secluded from regular searches on the wreck as to not make the plaque too conspicuous.

I have placed a few books in caches. Now I can track them like Wheres George Bills. Thanks for the link, Jeremy.

quote:Originally posted by geospotter: Some resorts sink their own "wrecks" to attract more tourists. Thats not a bad idea. There is a Diving quarry over the New Jersey border in Pennsylvania that would be ideal for that .... Dutch Springs

quote:Originally posted by geospotter: Some resorts sink their own "wrecks" to attract more tourists. Thats not a bad idea. There is a Diving quarry over the New Jersey border in Pennsylvania that would be ideal for that .... Dutch Springs

quote:Originally posted by geospotter: I am sure that the Commonwealth of the Bahamas won't like your idea. There are strict laws (and heavy fines) for disturbing anything while diving in their waters. Hmm. I will look into that. I was aware that some governments complain about artifact extractions but I will not be extracting anything but rather leaving something behind.. A technicality, a poor one at that. I will do some investigating.... Thanks for the tip about the iron!