Crappy Logs

[Sloughfoot]

“how do some of you handle days with lots of caches to log?”

I keep a small spiral notebook and I make some kind of unique note about each cache and at least I can log them in the order that we found them. I hate to have to log a cache that I don’t remember anything about.

[gotta run]

Garmin field notes feature works too.

On the Left Side of the Road...

[CodeJunkie]

@CodeJunkie wrote:

Dare I say it – Ok here it goes.
A number of cachers never read the description and have no clue why the cache is there. They just want to get the smiley.

Here’s a log from a cache (not mine) that I just got

Location: Wisconsin, United States
xxxxxxx found Adventurous OshGosh ~ Goin’ Naked Again (Traditional Cache) at 8/11/2011

Log Date: 8/11/2011
coordinates off but still a smiley.TFTH

and the description reads

IMPORTANT INFO ABOUT THE CACHE…
…
the coordinates will get you the parking location only.
From there, you are on your own. The hints are the cache is within the park boundaries within a 100 feet of the coordinates and you should NOT enter the fenced in area.

[CodeJunkie]

@gotta run wrote:

Garmin field notes feature works too.

I love this feature of my iPod app. Gone are the days of manually keeping track of which ones I did and in what order.

[Todd300]

@CodeJunkie wrote:

@CodeJunkie wrote:

Dare I say it – Ok here it goes.
A number of cachers never read the description and have no clue why the cache is there. They just want to get the smiley.

Here’s a log from a cache (not mine) that I just got

Location: Wisconsin, United States
xxxxxxx found Adventurous OshGosh ~ Goin’ Naked Again (Traditional Cache) at 8/11/2011

Log Date: 8/11/2011
coordinates off but still a smiley.TFTH

and the description reads

IMPORTANT INFO ABOUT THE CACHE…
…
the coordinates will get you the parking location only.
From there, you are on your own. The hints are the cache is within the park boundaries within a 100 feet of the coordinates and you should NOT enter the fenced in area.

Well, he could have been referring to the final?

…hmmm?

[Braid Beards Gang]

@Sloughfoot wrote:

“how do some of you handle days with lots of caches to log?”

Digital Photography. I will be trying field notes out for the first time this weekend. I will let you know how it goes.

[Astro_D]

I print out the GSAK file of the caches and leave space to write comments. On a numbers run, the first sentence of all the logs may be the same (I like to know who I was with and whatnot), but I do try very hard to add something unique to each log. Although some caches just aren’t worth a whole of lot of words; I still appreciate the time it took the cache hider to go out and place something for me to find.

[kungfuhippie]

@Sloughfoot wrote:

“how do some of you handle days with lots of caches to log?”

I keep a small spiral notebook and I make some kind of unique note about each cache and at least I can log them in the order that we found them. I hate to have to log a cache that I don’t remember anything about.

I make my notes on my iphone, plus it keeps them in order for me. Then it usually takes me a week to catch up on my backlog. 😳

[Mister Greenthumb]

@Sloughfoot wrote:

“how do some of you handle days with lots of caches to log?”

I keep a small spiral notebook and I make some kind of unique note about each cache and at least I can log them in the order that we found them. I hate to have to log a cache that I don’t remember anything about.

I have a really good memory so uh, what was the question?

[jseymour84]

Personally I just jot down a quick note in my Garmin and then later that night when I am logging I take the time to think of at least a few sentences – most of the times I will post some pics to.

[BigJim]

I use the field notes feature on the DeLorme PN-60. I can enter a brief note, then expand on it when I log the cache.

All opinions, comments, and useless drivel I post are mine alone and do not reflect the opinions of the WGA BOD.

[CodeJunkie]

Another “great log” for an area cache. It’s a T4 “Tree Climber”.

Good hide but we are getting to old to climb that far. I managed to get it down with a stick but we can’t get it back into place without a ladder. It did not have a log in it so we put a paper in it to be used as a log.I will contact the CO and have him replace it. SL TFTC

In the cachers defense they logged the following later that day.

The CO must be busy so we took a ladder and replaced the cache container in the same spot as we found it. It is now ready to be found again.

[CacheNoTrace]

My turn to wripe and cut and paste some logs….. got to write 34 logs and still pack for the Ba$h! LMAO. Sorry whoever gets them.

[BeccaDay]

Most of the logs I get may fall into the “crappy logs” category. But I do still get some good ones from time to time. Today I got one that wasn’t terribly long but it just made my day.

Just thought I’d put something positive in this thread. 🙂

Not all who wander are lost. -J.R.R. Tolkien

[GetMeOutdoors]

If you have a blackberry (first of all, sorry you have a blackberry) then CacheBerry (now called CacheSense) is a very handy application for keeping track of your finds. It’s sort of like a mini GSAK for your phone. I use it. You can type in notes on each cache then e-mail them all to yourself with links to the caches you found.

If you have an Andriod phone then C:geo is THE BEST mobile app EVER for geocaching! As long as you have an unlimited data plan.

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