Broncoholics Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 I think it would be interesting to see just how many geocachers still go caching in extreme weather. I personally couldn't imagine a geocacher finding a cache in 0 degree weather or it being above 100. I have found a few caches in the snow and the temp was around 20 degrees. The hottest I've found a cache was around 90. Does anybody know the coldest and hottest finds on record? Duane Upinyachit Our feet go where the caches are! Quote Link to comment
Dinoprophet Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 I revisited a cache the other day to drop off a TB. I don't know the exact temp, but it hasn't been above 20 here in over a week. I do know for certain the windchill was -1 or lower. Windchill isn't a problem in the woods, but I had to cross a wide open RC airplane field. I've found several in the past week in below-20 weather. Mein Vater war ein Wandersmann, und ich hab' auch im Blut Quote Link to comment
Readymixer Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 I plan to cache/benchmark hunt today and the high supposed to be 27F. That's darn cold for the middle of the day here in the Heart of Dixie. I'll be sure to wear my down jacket. Cache on! "Not only is the universe stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine." Quote Link to comment
The 2 Dogs Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 I once did a cache hunt on top of a mountain during a raging hail/lightening/thunderstorm. I was heading up when all hell broke loose, the wind blew up, the temperature dropped 15 degrees Celsius in about 5 minutes and then chunks of ice the size of cricket balls started falling. The wind raged and lightening struck some trees just metres away. Luckily I found a nearby cave to shelter but in the there the leeches, excited by all the moisture, began to lunch out on my legs. When the storm finally passed The track I was on was no longer visible under the mixture of fallen ice and bark debris. Very scary but an adventure nonetheless. Hounddog. Quote Link to comment
azog Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 I've been out in the summer, and I think the highest temp was 97. I've been out this winter, not as actively, but I haven't stopped completely. I think it was low around 10 degrees for some of them. Most of the winter hunts seem to be turning into no-finds. I dunno if it's a weather thing. I have plans on going out this saturday, and it's going to be single digits in the early morning. What with all this arctic air, it's a perfect time to go find those caches in swamps. And that's what I hopefully plan on doing! ---------- Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you be also be like him. Quote Link to comment
+Divine Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 Hrm... I think the coldest day I was out hunting was about -25. - All you need is a sick mind and a healthy body. - Quote Link to comment
+kayakanimal Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 I didn't know crickets had balls...and even if they do the couldn't be very big. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 It was zero when I found a cache last Friday night in Vt. It was a micro and a short walk from the car. I was able to bring the cache back to the car and sign it in relative warmth. I don't think any temp would keep me from geocaching. I'm a skier and have skied when it was 20 below (with wind chill of of -50), so a little cold doesn't bother me a bit (well maybe a bit). In the summer I've been out hunting when it was over 100. "Paternalism is the greatist despotism" - Emmanual Kant Quote Link to comment
The Artful Dodger Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 quote:Originally posted by kayakanimal:I didn't know crickets had balls...and even if they do the couldn't be very big. Cricket is a game enjoyed by a dozen countries around the world. Coincidentally, today's Baseball was originally derived from the game of cricket. A cricket ball is much harder than a baseball - the fielders also dont have the privilege of using mitts in catching balls, too. Cricket also has a World Series (or World Cup) but, unlike the US world Series, they actually compete against the rest of the world ... Quote Link to comment
M&Ms Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 We have set a cache at a 108 and bagged one in the high 90s. We need to hunt in these temperatures or restrict our geocaching to the winter seasons. As it is in the summer we only go for those that don't demand too much physical exertion in these temperatures relying mainly on our chariots. Quote Link to comment
+Darkmoon Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 My wife and I went caching yesterday and the temperature was 24 with windchill in the single digits! I guess we are use to being in cold weather and just dressed in layers and such! In the woods it wasn't bad at all, only out in the open when the wind could hit you! Darkmoon No, I am not lost...I am where I am suppose to be...At least I think so? Quote Link to comment
+Harrald Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 It was 9 degrees (-10 windchill) this morning when I logged THIS cache. ==================================== As always, the above statements are just MHO. ==================================== Quote Link to comment
mortonfox Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 I bagged some caches at 7F last weekend. It was 4F as I left home. Quote Link to comment
Dinoprophet Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 Isn't it funny that as degrees latitude increases, degrees fahrenheit decreases (generally, of course)? Mein Vater war ein Wandersmann, und ich hab' auch im Blut Quote Link to comment
+Team Sand Dollar Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 I've cached many time when the temp was above 100. Last summer I went after a cache on Camel Back in Phoenix. It was 100 when I started and 110 when I came off the hill. The down side is that I never could find the cache but then no one else has ever found it so maybe it isn't there. Now I'm caching in Michigan and its cold. Did two yesterday with the temp around 10. But I think I'll draw the line when it goes below zero. Team Sand Dollar Quote Link to comment
+PDOP's Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 When I checked on one of my caches yesterday it was -25ºC I was afraid to try to open the tupperware container because it would be to brittle. Quote Link to comment
+azmark Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 Have done a cache approaching 118 degrees. Requiring a bit of a hike. Just took my time and plenty of water. Quote Link to comment
+GatoRx Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 I went on an all day cache-a-thon this past summer - the temperature was in the high 90s (wouldn't be surprised if it topped 100), and the humidity was around 100% - typical Florida summertime weather. Factor all of that together, and I'd imagine the heat index was near 120. ---- When in doubt, poke it with a stick. Quote Link to comment
+VegasCacheHounds Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 During the summer most of the caching we do is in above 100º temps. To see an interesting cache that fits well with this idea, check out this one. It was 101ºF when we found it, and that is not the hottest log listed. Shannon VegasCacheHounds Quote Link to comment
+Treasure Hunters Inc. Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 My wife and I did a cache last Sat. when it was 6F and the wind chill was supposed to be -4F but The 1.25 miles we walked in the wind sure felt colder than that. $1000 Bill geocaching is living in a 30 foot circle Quote Link to comment
+beejay&esskay Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 We went out two nights ago when it was 14 degrees. It was dark, snowy and we were walking through a forest, but it got us the first find for a new cache. Quote Link to comment
+IV_Warrior Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 I was out yesterday, radio station said it was 17 degrees in State College, PA. I'm sure it was probably colder up on top of that mountain I was on. My breath was freezing in my goatee. Wind chill in some places (like the powerline area where the cache was placed) had to be below Zero. I'm lost. I've gone to find myself. If I should happen to get back before I return, please ask me to wait. Quote Link to comment
+TJ-Tigger Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 I just went looking for a Cache this morning on my way to work. I don't know exactly how cold it was, but it is the coldest it has been in VA in the last 7 years. Found it, glad the ground was frozen, would have been muddy. Cold enough to freeze my breath to my mustache. Quote Link to comment
+RocketMan Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 I once went geocaching when it was 65 deg F. Boy it is tough living in San Diego. RM Quote Link to comment
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