+programmer64 Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 (edited) How cold is too cold to be out geo-caching? I am just curiuos if anyone else is as crazy as I am. I was out in sub-zero temps hunting caches in pennsylvania this past week. As long as I am bundled well and don't have to hike more than a mile I think maybe 10 below,with no wind chill! Edited January 20, 2004 by programmer64 Quote Link to comment
+Right Wing Wacko Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 (edited) How cold is too cold to be out geo-caching? I am just curiuos if anyone else is as crazy as I am. I was out in sub-zero temps hunting caches in pennsylvania this past week. As long as I am bundled well and don't have to hike more than a mile I think maybe 10 below,with no wind chill! It's NEVER to cold to cache! Recently here in WA we had a scheduled Cache Machine where an unknown number (thought to be around 50 or 60) cachers came and cached in what turned out to be a BLIZZARD! It wasn't real cold, only in the lower twenties, possibly upper teens, but we're definatly not use to weather like that around here. Blizzard or not, many of us found in the neighborhood of 30 caches, and I've been told that some were in the 50's. Edited January 20, 2004 by Right Wing Wacko Quote Link to comment
+nincehelser Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 -273 degrees C, but I expect the batteries in your GPS receiver won't like it. George Quote Link to comment
+carleenp Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 In Nebraska it is normal every winter to have some days with negative temps and a range of -40 to -80 windchill. That doesn't really bother me, but I do prefer to go when it is warm since enjoying a nice hike without shivering is part of the pleasure of caching for me. Right now, I am saving all the caches that are on nice hikes for spring and summer so that I can enjoy them to the full extent possible. I did find a cache in the cold today that had a short walk (maybe a mile round trip) and enjoyed the solitude of the park since no one was there. I also got to confirm that the outdoor ice skating area at the park is open. Quote Link to comment
DiverMan Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 -273 degrees C, but I expect the batteries in your GPS receiver won't like it. George Not to mention just about anything else (including molecular motion ) Quote Link to comment
screwedcork Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Well, here in Colorado, the average temperature of all the times I've gone caching must be around 10°-15°F, as I've only started caching recently... not that cold for winter.... Quote Link to comment
+TeamK-9 Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Out in Western PA today I went caching, with a temperature of approximately 18 degress with a wind chill that made it feel like 6, and quick falling, almost blinding at times snow. I can't say it would be an experience that would turn the average person on to geocaching, but for me, I found both the caches, and I'm happy... Quote Link to comment
+programmer64 Posted January 20, 2004 Author Share Posted January 20, 2004 Glad to see I am not the only one who enjoys this enough to go out in sub-zero temps to find little boxes of trinkets hidden in the woods!! Quote Link to comment
+astheravenflies Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 -273 degrees C, but I expect the batteries in your GPS receiver won't like it. George I'm sorry, but this is forbidden by the Third Law of Thermodynamics. Quote Link to comment
+Barnacle Bear Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 7.68 degrees Kelvin Quote Link to comment
+Possum Posse Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 If the day is nice, it is never too cold to cache. Quote Link to comment
+mozartman Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 when the temperature dips down below about 60 or so, we thin-blooded desert dwellers huddle around the fire and read the forums... that's just too cold, especially if there's a breeze blowing! I'm not caching if I have to put on a shirt over my T-shirt! (just a joke, I've lived in snowy and cold climates before (Colorado, Northern Idaho, etc... and I know what it's like..) Quote Link to comment
+Volwrath Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 I went cacheing in 25-30 deg f weather today. Wasn't too bad, except my GPSr was acting up due to the cold....i think I am going to have to get a handwarmer especially for my Legend Quote Link to comment
+Team GPSaxophone Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Well, Californians don't do much of anything when it's below 60 degrees but here in New Mexico we just turn off our swamp coolers and put on some jeans in that kind of weather Quote Link to comment
+The Cheeseheads Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 +50 / +10 New York tenants turn on the heat Wisconsinites plant gardens +40 / +4 Californians shiver uncontrollably Wisconsinites sunbathe +35 / +2 Italian cars don't start +32 / 0 Distilled water freezes +30 / -1 You can see your breath You plan a vacation in Florida Politicians begin to worry about the homeless Wisconsinites eat ice cream +25 / -4 Boston water freezes Californians weep pitiably Cat insists on sleeping on your bed with you +20 / -7 Cleveland water freezes San Franciscans start thinking favorably of LA Green Bay Packers fans put on T-shirts +15 / -10 You plan a vacation in Acapulco Cat insists on sleeping in your bed with you Wisconsinites go swimming +10 / -12 Politicians begin to talk about the homeless Too cold to snow You need jumper cables to get the car going 0 / -18 New York landlords turn on the heat Sheboygan brats grilled on the patio, yum! -5 / -21 You can hear your breath You plan a vacation in Hawaii -10 / -23 American cars don't start Too cold to skate -15 / -26 You can cut your breath and use it to build an igloo Miamians cease to exist Wisconsinites lick flagpoles -20 / -29 Cat insists on sleeping in your pajamas with you Politicians actually do something about the homeless People in LaCrosse think about taking down screens -25 / -32 Too cold to kiss You need jumper cables to get the driver going Japanese cars don't start Milwaukee Brewers head for spring training -30 / -34 You plan a two-week hot bath Pilsener freezes Bock beer production begins Wisconsinites shovel snow off roof -38 / -39 Mercury freezes Too cold to think Wisconsinites button top button -40 / -40 Californians disappear Car insists on sleeping in your bed with you Wisconsinites put on sweaters -50 / -46 Congressional hot air freezes Alaskans close the bathroom window Green Bay Packers practice indoors -60 / -51 Walruses abandon Aleutians Sign on Mount St. Helens: "Closed for the Season" Wisconsinites put gloves away, take out mittens Boy Scouts in Eau Claire start Klondike Derby -70 / -57 Glaciers in Central Park Hudson residents replace diving boards with hockey nets Green Bay snowmobilers organize trans-lake race to Sault Ste. Marie -80 / -62 Polar bears abandon Baffin Island Rhinelander Birkebeiner Girl Scouts in Eau Claire start Klondike Derby -90 / -68 Edge of Antarctica reaches Rio de Janeiro Lawyers chase ambulances for no more than 10 miles Minnesotans migrate to Wisconsin thinking it MUST be warmer -100 / -73 Santa Claus abandons North Pole Wisconsinites pull down earflaps -173 / -114 Ethyl alcohol freezes Only Door County cherries usable in brandy Manhattans -297 / -183 Oxygen precipitates out of atmosphere Microbial life survives only on dairy products -445 / -265 Superconductivity -452 / -269 Helium becomes a liquid -454 / -270 Hell freezes over -456 / -271 Illinois drivers drop below 85 MPH on I-294 -458 / -272 Incumbent politician renounces a campaign contribution -460 / -273 (Absolute Zero) All atomic motion ceases Wisconsinites allow as to how it's getting a mite nippy to be out Geocaching Quote Link to comment
+pstar Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 There are a bunch of us Virginian's working on a five star terrain and difficulty cache with five stages. It was 7 degrees last weekend and we were out tromping in the mud and water. This weekend it was a little warmer, in the 20s, and we were rafting on the shenandoah river at dawn. We had ice build-up on anything that touched the water. Our safety rope was stiff as a stick. My finger tips have finally recovered, I think. Cold? Hell yeah, but we're on a mission. Quote Link to comment
+team safari Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Got a great chuckle from The Cheeseheads degree posting, very clever! Here in AZ, we're of thin blood, and pretty much are freezing at 30 above. However, you from Wisconsin should experience four months of above 100 degrees in the summer(that's our bad season from May to September) when even your car's interior melts! So, we endure, you endure. The only place that is perfect is San Diego, and it's too expensive to live there anyway... Quote Link to comment
+JMBella Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Cheeseheads, I can't top that post so I won't even try. All I'll say is it's 20 degrees here (8 with the wind chill) and it's not to cold for me to go caching. Quote Link to comment
Footstompers Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Well, my first caching experiences have not been successful. Been a member for a short time and have had several attempts at even what I figured would be easy finds. The last one I was wading through knee deep of snow down an embankment and as soon as I couldn't lift my feet out of the snow to advance, I figured the darn cache would be buried anyway, so I crawled back to the rig. I'm still keeping the faith and waiting for that GLORIOUS moment when I can say.... LOOK AT ME, I FOUND A CACHE. Montana Redneck Geocaching Wannabe if he Couldabe! Quote Link to comment
+Confucius' Cat Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Hasn't been too cold for me to cache yet. I have a reputation for going out in the cold very lightly dressed. One year it was -40 (f or c, take your pick) and I didn't wear a coat at all. (the secret there is not to be out very long- Please don't try this at home) If I ever cancel a caching trip because of cold, I'll be sure to post. Quote Link to comment
+Kealia Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Well, Californians don't do much of anything when it's below 60 degrees Sure we do We run to the hottub! While I don't mind the cold (love to ski and play in the snow) my hat goes off to all of you cachers who are out there in freezing weather! Heading up to Lake Tahoe soon and will try my hat at some snow caching for the first time. Hoping to not freeze my micros off . (Picturing my wife playing the role of the daughter in Christmas Vacation when they were looking for hte tree. "I can't feel my feet"........"I can't feel my legs"......."I can't feel......." Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 (edited) I've skied at -28 F (real temp, not windchill...which is a bogus measurement, unless you're naked) with 40+ mph winds, so I don't forsee too many times I'd be hesitant to go geocaching because of the temps. Dress properly and you're set. The GPS may have problems with it below a certain temp though. Edited January 20, 2004 by briansnat Quote Link to comment
+Captain Morgan Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 >+35 / +2 > >Italian cars don't start My Fiat Tempra starts well in -32 Celcius. >-15 / -26 Finns continue skiing and skating... >-25 / -32 >Too cold to kiss No it's not, I've tested it ... >Japanese cars don't start They do start, had no problems with my ex-Nissan. >-40 / -40 > Some car tyres turn to cubes, yep, that's true... Finns continue swimming in frozen lakes after sauna >-100 / -73 >Santa Claus abandons North Pole No way, he lives in Korvatunturi, in Finland. >-458 / -272 I need more clothes when I'm geocaching. >-460 / -273 (Absolute Zero) Russians drink Absolut and claim it needs some ice... Quote Link to comment
+Salvelinus Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 I've skied at -28 F (real temp, not windchill...which is a bogus measurement, unless you're naked) with 40+ mph winds Agreed! I roll my eyes when they make such a big deal over the wind chill. Recently, the media has been reporting wind chills and not so much the actual temperature. I wish just once they would properly explain wind chill instead of letting everybody get overly excited about it. Salvelinus Quote Link to comment
+Halden Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Some car tyres turn to cubes, yep, that's true... I hate that! the bottom of the tire freezes flat from being parked over night in the cold. Really screws up the steering. Quote Link to comment
+nincehelser Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 I've skied at -28 F (real temp, not windchill...which is a bogus measurement, unless you're naked) with 40+ mph winds Agreed! I roll my eyes when they make such a big deal over the wind chill. Recently, the media has been reporting wind chills and not so much the actual temperature. I wish just once they would properly explain wind chill instead of letting everybody get overly excited about it. Salvelinus Hardly bogus. It has a very real impact on livestock and other animals, who have a somewhat limited wardrobe. George Quote Link to comment
BassoonPilot Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 (edited) The temperature where the gps no longer functions would be my answer. It doesn't get all that cold here in NJ, but I've noticed my Vista has a much harder time acquiring satellites and also starts having display problems when the temperature gets down to the single digits/low teens F. But it works problem-free from the high teens F up. Edited January 20, 2004 by BassoonPilot Quote Link to comment
+Halden Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Too Cold? What is this Too cold of which you speak? Quote Link to comment
+rover-r-us Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 never to cold to cache.only slower Quote Link to comment
+crzycrzy Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Here in Southern Cali, anything below 75 degrees and we are frrrrrrreeeezing. Quote Link to comment
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