A Pat On the Back to all the Crazies – Wisconsin Geocaching Association

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02/06/2007 at 3:27 am #1724228
zuma
Just wanted to give a big ol pat on the back to all the crazy people who geocached this past weekend. I was amazed to see all the people out and about Saturday and Sunday. Maybe it is an obsession. Or maybe it is just crazy, out and about when it is 10 below across most of the state. In either case, all I can say is WOW!!!!!

For those interested in numbers, here is one I am pretty sure of:

Number of caches found by zuma with temp below -10: 0 (and that number aint changing.)

zuma
02/06/2007 at 3:38 am #1769744
CinemaBoxers
Yes.. agreed. I like my fingers and toes.. and while I understand that I have ten, which is likely a few more than I actually NEED, Im somewhat attached to them. (Ba dum dum!)

Nutty people… go home and stay warm! LOL
02/06/2007 at 3:47 am #1769745
K0rpl
What do you mean, all you got to do is put on Two snowmobile suits, two pairs of pants and long johns. Then for top, T-shirt, two sweaters, and Jacket. Then you good to go. Gloves and Mittens with handwarmers. I would of gone for more than the One I got, but the person I was caching with, wasn’t quite as insane.

Justin
02/06/2007 at 5:57 am #1769746
Team Honeybunnies
Is this why you don’t cache in the cold anymore Zuma? 😆
02/06/2007 at 1:46 pm #1769747
Team Hemisphere Dancer
@Team Honeybunnies wrote:

Is this why you don’t cache in the cold anymore Zuma? 😆

“I double dog dare you”
02/06/2007 at 2:56 pm #1769748
CinemaBoxers
“I TRIPLE dog dare you!”

(Waits to hear everyone say “Ooooooh!”)
02/06/2007 at 3:39 pm #1769749
Team Hemisphere Dancer
@CinemaBoxers wrote:

“I TRIPLE dog dare you!”

(Waits to hear everyone say “Ooooooh!”)

“CinemaBoxers Make a slight breach of etiquette going straight to the triple dog dare.”
02/06/2007 at 4:21 pm #1769750
rush-2112
BUT THE BELL RANG!!!
02/06/2007 at 5:20 pm #1769751
JohnnyFive
Somebody should Photoshop that picture to have his tongue stuck to an ammo box.
02/06/2007 at 5:58 pm #1769752
AuntieNae
Participant
Also avoid putting metal flashlights in your mouth .. you know, you put it in your mouth to hold it while you open the container with your hands .. yeah .. not me .. but it nearly happened to someone else.
02/06/2007 at 6:12 pm #1769753
Cache_boppin_BunnyFuFu
I really thought hard about going out there to cache, but I opted to go shopping at Cabelas instead!! Did my Geocaching in there LOL
02/06/2007 at 9:13 pm #1769754
Coastiegirl04
I wouldn’t of gone caching on Friday, but i was on the other side of that state, and had two hours of nothing to do while waiting for my family to meet me in LaCrosses. So while i waited i got 12 caches, and three DeLorme Pages.. I had fun though! Froze my behind off but i didn’t mind at all!
02/07/2007 at 12:26 am #1769755
marc_54140
Sounds like the Leading Light of Western Wisconsin Geocachers ….is a wimp!
02/07/2007 at 12:31 am #1769756
greyhounder
@zuma wrote:

Just wanted to give a big ol pat on the back to all the crazy people who geocached this past weekend.

Who told you I was crazy? I thought that was part of the patient-doctor HIPAA protections! Well gee, now the secret is out…

Bec
02/07/2007 at 3:10 pm #1769757
knoffer
It wasn’t the minus temps that were the problem it was the wind chill factor. I did without thinking put my metal Fisher Space pen in my mouth just for a moment and had that exact image pop in my head. Won’t do that again. Just holding it barehanded almost gave my fingers freezer burn.

Made a run to Sportsman Warehouse and grabbed a pair of thin glove liners. No more bare-hands for me when temps are below 0. I did find that running from cache to cache didn’t seem as exhausting as normal. I actually ran across some crazy guy walking his dog and taking pictures barehanded. Burrrrrr. Now that is what I call crazy.

Then again I have been camping at Zion Beach while in Boy Scouts when it was much colder then this. Then again again I do recall that experience vividly and it is not one I want to experience again anytime soon.

Best piece of advise where lots of layers and make sure the battery in your car is well capable of starting your car in sub zero temps. Nothing worse then getting back to your car and have it not start.
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