+Prfctly Mad Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 Has the current gas prices Affected the way you Cache and if so How much?? Quote Link to comment
+Robespierre Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 sure. but it always has. it's about 35 mi. to the nearest caches, except for 1 micro that I'll get when I'm over that way.... but it's closer to 50 miles to any significant caching - it's always been that way for me. End result is that I "make a day of it," and never do the "grab two on the way home" thing. Quote Link to comment
+Ed_S Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 Not really. I motorcycle to caches whenever I can anyway. Quote Link to comment
+reveritt Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 No--even though I have reached the stage where I have to drive 20-30 miles to get to the nearest unfound cache. It's still a cheap hobby compared to many. Quote Link to comment
+AuntieWeasel Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 No. The age and general crapitude of my car is starting to affect my caching, though. Quote Link to comment
+GIDEON-X Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 No.....not really, we do alot of caching on the whim..... Last week on a whim we took off and went down to Mexico (Rio-Hardy) 75 miles south of the line (captured 2 caches) ............. Quote Link to comment
+WhatsRNutts Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 it hasn't afffected me much. My life in general affects how much I get the cache. betewwn work, school, and family obligations I don't to do much caching. But sometimes I just have to make a ME day. I did that friday night but got rained out after 1 hour... Quote Link to comment
+Sue Gremlin Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 We just think about it more, but it hasn't stopped us. In fact, gas prices in South Jersey (where there are many fabulous caches), are about $2.14 a gallon, and here in Trenton, they are as much as $2.45. It pays to go down there to cache! Quote Link to comment
+Langner91 Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 We just think about it more, but it hasn't stopped us. In fact, gas prices in South Jersey (where there are many fabulous caches), are about $2.14 a gallon, and here in Trenton, they are as much as $2.45. It pays to go down there to cache! That's exactly why I went Caching in Iowa (25 miles) yesterday. Their gas is consistently $0.15 less than Illinois. Plus, yesterday Iowa had a "Back to school, no sales tax holiday" so I was able to get the kids some clothes for school and save another 7%. The way I see it, I could make money by geocaching! Quote Link to comment
+Team Cotati Posted August 7, 2005 Share Posted August 7, 2005 (edited) No. However when it hits approximately $5.50/gal it will begin to hurt just a tad. That's when we purchase one of them fuel efficient Honda thangies. Up until then it remains the '98 Buehick Cachemobile with the sun roof, a/c, leather seats, premium sound system, you know...all the creature comforts. You'd be quite surprised I am sure to learn how well the ole Cachemobile takes to dirt roads..........beautiful. We have yet to determine how to turn a profit on the enterprise though. Will continue to monitor for creative ideas. Edited August 7, 2005 by Team Cotati Quote Link to comment
+dingermcduff Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Higher gas prices are definitely a hardship for me. I have not been caching as much this year and I've been sticking closer to home--haven't made a caching trip to Duluth, Bemidji, or Brainerd yet this year. I haven't been out birding as much because of the cost either. Quote Link to comment
+Ps_Cuzz Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Not really. I often use a mountain bike to get to most of the ones around me. For the ones further out, I try select ones that are relatively close in proximity. I also don't try to hurry to the next cache. Lately I have hit two to three per day. I guess I'm not one that is out to see how many I can score in the shortest amount of time. Quote Link to comment
+entropysedge Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 I ride my motorcycle (SV650S) when I go geocaching any kind of distance from home.... 56 miles per gallon!!!! Quote Link to comment
+Yamahammer Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Nope, not really. We don't live in a target rich environment so we plan our trips and cache along the way. I went to Memphis this past weekend and my wife went to College Station, TX. We cached along both of our paths. Nothing outta the way. Quote Link to comment
+NoLemon Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Has the current gas prices Affected the way you Cache and if so How much?? Other than saying "Ouch" a little louder when filling up, no. I'm a little more aware of how much caching costs in terms of fuel (my truck gets 16mgp highway and I've found nearly every cache in a 20m radius of home) but for me I'm still getting value for my dollar. Caching is still cheaper than a lot of other hobbies and much better for me (exercise, etc.) than either sitting at home in front of the computer or TV or sitting at BW3s eating wings and drinking beer (though I still do that once a week.) Quote Link to comment
+The Leprechauns Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 I shop at a grocery store chain that offers ten cents per gallon off their store-brand gas for every $50 that I spend at the grocery store. As a result, I buy *everything* at this store that I possibly can -- prescription drugs, cleaning supplies, seasonal decorations and everything else, in addition to groceries. Then I wait until my tank is running on fumes, and I fill up at their gas pumps on the way to or from work. Earlier this week, I paid $1.59 per gallon for premium unleaded. Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 No. It impacts which car I drive. But Iv'e not been caching much lately for it to imapct my caching. Quote Link to comment
+wandererrob Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Nope, not yet. Probably not in the forseeable future either. Of course I don't cache so much that it adds a huge amount of milage to my everyday driving anyway. I tend to go in spurts, or cache when I go someplace. Caching tends to sort of be a part of my life rather than an activity unto itself. Quote Link to comment
geo_boy_2001 Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 (edited) not much but I just started so im not sure Edited August 9, 2005 by geo_boy_2001 Quote Link to comment
+rusty_tlc Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Most of the time we combine Caching with other activities that we enjoy. So, for instance, if my wife wants to take some pictures we will select an area with sceanery and a few caches. Or if we want to go hiking we look for a cache in a new area with a hike involved. Have gas prices affected how we live? Not that much. Quote Link to comment
+QDman Posted August 10, 2005 Share Posted August 10, 2005 I spent $2.68/gallon to fill up my Trooper today. The prices have had no effect on my 'caching habits. Although, if each gas station had a cache, it would make things a little more efficient. Quote Link to comment
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