[NSLP1]

Ok, There is definately enough interest in this to do.

I will begin looking for a location for this that would have internet access so that the entire process can been shown, and tried.

It will be after Christmas, so anyone that is interested should put a PDA on their christmas list then can get everything they need at the event to go paperless. I’ll make sure to have some CDs with the relevant software available.

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Mike of team: Not So Lost Puppies

[NSLP1]

While it isn’t anywhere near us, this one qualifies for all but 4 of the tasks
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=917a64d2-8281-4073-bd04-aa74 79b5291e

there are about 4 other caches specifically for the quest, search for keywords coin quest

Got our event cache at Eau Claire last weekend, as well as the cave, and dog caches.
(Jesus’ Tomb and Old King)
[Old King was also our 100th cache]

Only 6 left to find, but due to the 24hr rule, we only have 5 in the game. But that means we don’t have to do any during the week.

And thanks to Team LightningBugs, we got our statue Sunday. Sunday trip also netted us 3 digits, Little girls cache, and a 2003.
Even with my Palm crashing, lucky we had already entered the coordinates into the GPSr. (I didn’t have any that far away on my SD card in the GPRs yet, so we manually put these quest ones in enroute)

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Mike of team: Not So Lost Puppies

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[NSLP1]

I can see where Virtuals and Web Cams could be excluded from the .1 mile rule due to the fact that they should never be confused with a physical cache nearby.

Just my 2 cents on the topic

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Mike of team: Not So Lost Puppies

[NSLP1]

now there is an idea… charging for this

no, I wouldn’t be charging for a paperless event. As there does seem to be some interest, I would like to have some feedback as to if saturdays or sundays works better.

Our paperless software/hardware consists of standard Windows PC, GC premium membership pocket queries, GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife), CacheMate, a Palm M500 PDA, and Magellan Meridian Gold GPSr.

I know there is other software available, some of it free, and I can try and investigate those options as well, unless there is someone else that would want to assist in the event showing other software.

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Mike of team: Not So Lost Puppies

[NSLP1]

I’ll certainly let you know if I get much interest. you would have a slight variation as I use magellan meridian gold.

I’ve done both the cable uploads as well as SD card uploads with GSAK.

I was suprised by the time it takes for a cable upload, if you are transferring any significant number of waypoints it is worth taking out the card to do the SD card transfer.

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Mike of team: Not So Lost Puppies

[NSLP1]

yes, we are now planning on making it up there, maybe do some caching on the way back as well. have to check and see what is along the interstate and what qualifies for the quest

Hope to see you there.
I would still be willing to see about doing a paperless as well if there is interest (see the other paperless thread for that)

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Mike of team: Not So Lost Puppies

[NSLP1]

Thats even further away than Milwaukee for us.
would be glad to try and assist through here or e-mail though.
I forgot what devices you have.

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Mike of team: Not So Lost Puppies

[NSLP1]

I export my using %code, and have them that way in my GPSr as well. No duplicates or munged names that way, always know which one I’m looking for between the gpsr and the palm as well.

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Mike of team: Not So Lost Puppies

[NSLP1]

It would only count if it is listed on GC though, I know some of theirs haven’t been listed there lately

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Mike of team: Not So Lost Puppies

[NSLP1]

I’ve never exported them all myself. I filter them and export the filtered selections so there aren’t as many to search through when I am looking for them.

I haven’t checked if it exports archived ones, you might check those first.

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Mike of team: Not So Lost Puppies

[NSLP1]

Locationless do not count, everything except the virtual needs to have a log book.

I’m sure you all have already done the 3digits in the area, but we haven’t yet, so I found 5 of them within 60miles of us (mt horeb)

The eau claire event is abit far for such short notice

You can ask them if that cache will count for the cave one, they are very quick with their responses in the GC forums (the coin forum is where its at… ‘250 free coins’)

I think we have choices for everything except the event now.

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Mike of team: Not So Lost Puppies

[NSLP1]

magnolia will work for me
Jesus’ tomb is a bit far away.

btw, got my first one logged – a FTF
planning a graveyard and a micro for this evening and maybe a TB drop as well.
May try and place one this weekend as well.

Anyone planning an event in the Madison/Milwaukee area?

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Mike of team: Not So Lost Puppies

[NSLP1]

Any others out here doing this one?
If so, looks like we could use an event? maybe somewhere in the Madison/Milwaukee region?

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Mike of team: Not So Lost Puppies

[NSLP1]

Uh Oh… a local competitor

How about one for the ‘cave’ requirement?

Any nearby besides Rubens Cave Cache?

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Mike of team: Not So Lost Puppies

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[NSLP1]

I had tried Plucker and found it quite cumbersome, especially the uploading. I really like the way that GSAK will export directly in cachemate format, and even prep the hotsync for the palm.
I really like the ease of GSAK/Cachemate/Palm
also makes it easy to make multiple databases on the Palm for different regions. we did one just for the last event we went to, then it isn’t cluttered with too many far away caches.

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Mike of team: Not So Lost Puppies

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