Monthly Archives: January 2009

Adopting a Geocache is Easy…Really

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Peter

It is.  The problem is you have to search the knowledgebase every time you want to adopt a geocache because they don’t link to the process from anywhere you might think, intuitively, this would be a good idea.  So before … Continue reading →

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Announcement: North San Diego County CITO Event

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Peter

We just chatted last night about a potential CITO event in North San Diego county.  The gurus were originally aiming for a February date (and that might still happen on a small scale) but now it looks like we’re targeting to … Continue reading →

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Sharing the Love With GSAK

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Peter

I’m not a big GSAK user (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife).  That probably makes me a GSAK bigot, but I am here to change all that. Many people who use GSAK are familiar with its ability to rapidly review cache lists, … Continue reading →

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Abbreviations 101

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Peter

[Update 1/19/09: added GZ] [Update: for all you folks arriving from Google, this is Geocaching Abbreviations 101] I actually got surprised yesterday.  Somebody asked me what “LPC” meant and I actually started laughing.  Thank goodness I was reading an e-mail, … Continue reading →

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Sorry

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Peter

The  comment doohickey wasn’t approving the comments automatically or notifying me of any to look at.  I’ll get to fixing that; more on the way. [Update] I think I have it!  You should be all set.  It apparently doesn’t like … Continue reading →

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Don’t Do This: Crappy Cache Containers

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Peter

I’m collecting for a gallery and write-up of the worst cache containers ever come across, in line with my “Don’t Do This” Geocache series.  If you want to make sure that Dixie Cup is included, drop me a line or … Continue reading →

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More Templates Added

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Peter

You can find a few more stash note and cache log templates I have uploaded.  As always, my templates can be found below the Resources tab, on the Templates Page. Cache on.

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Weatherproof Paper Test

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Peter

Hey, I wrote that post yesterday on making your own logs and then I discovered Geocacher kabuthunk has his own writeup on weatherproof paper, with an actual test or two!  This is what I call good stuff.  He’s posted other … Continue reading →

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Planning for a “Crush” Event – Part 1

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Peter

Part 1: T-Minus 6 Months So you’ve been Geocaching for a while and you think you are just insane enough to try for “100 caches in 24 hours!”, “As many as we can get before we pass out” or “300 … Continue reading →

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Make Your Own Logs

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Peter

DIY Alert! – For those of you who would rather use eBay- rock on.  This article’s not for you. There’s only one kind of cache hide that requires little or no customization for your swag, stash notes or logs and … Continue reading →

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