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@Jeremy wrote:
The cache owner or event organizer decides what goes… the WGA could decide to do this for its events, but it could not force this rule on other events held in the state. Therefore we are only talking about what the WGA should do at its events.
I am not so sure you can end it just there. There has been talk of creating/standardizing materials for education and awareness. Personally, I think that education benefits all cachers in wisconsin. It helps the WGA big time in spreading awareness of the organization and it helps individual cachers with better quality hides and a clearer explanation of the rules (maybe there would be less MIA travel bugs if people were aware they are not trade items their kids can keep – another story for another day) So what will be the message? This trainer says you can log temps, but another trainer doesn’t agree. And then the WGA doesn’t allow it at its events. I am thinking it will appear to be a very disorganized organization.
I have made my choice on how I log, but I don’t think we have to tell others how they should. It was explained to me that Groundspeak left the multiple attended logs out there for a reason. They are a for profit organization and it could cost them some players (i.e. revenue) if they closed it. Its a legal loophole. So if we are bending to pressures from other states, I think that is just Criminal (pun intended).
Sold this afternoon.
While discussing this new logo at dinner a few nights ago, one of the little Sammys came up with this idea for the logo. If anyone is good at photoshop or another “editing” program, feel free to make adjustments!!
Thanks!!
SammyClaws[/quote=”Team Hemisphere Dancer]This one works pretty slick as a quick way to log your finds. Just takes checking the found caches in gsak before running the macro. I wonder if there is a way to sync gsak with cachemate to do this for me? Anyone?[/quote]
Maybe its just my GPS, but on ours you can inidcate whether a cache is found or not. Then I retrieve the waypoints into GSAK and it updates them in the database. So we dont even have to use Cachemate.
I use the filters to select a group of caches that we are going to hunt, then the Google Earth macro to plot them. I can then use Google Earth to decide where I might park, or paths to follow or even the best streets to get there. As good as City Navigator is there are times will bring you close but have you stopping in the middle of I-94 for the cache.
Today we hit 26 waypoints in Burlington that were very close together, I printed the Google Earth map and took that with us to help with the Navigation.
So far the only thing I am missing from GSAK is the cache attributes, and I have not looked at the GPX file to see if they are in there.
Well as long as this thread is zizagging all over, I’ll toss my question in here. My interest in other sites started when I found a place to put a cache, however its too close to a waypoint on a multi. Personally, I think it would be fun to do a multi and pick up some additional caches along the way.
Additionally, we have had suggestions about archiving caches so that new ones could be put out, but I am wondering what the .2 diameter of real estate per cache/waypoint rule is supposed to accomplish? I dont think it is to cut down on traffic. Because if that is the case, then how come you can put an Earthcache on top of a geocache(or vice versa)?
While none of this is a major concern to me or something that would keep me from playing, it is something that I have not been able to find answers for on GC.com and it would be good to know.
Sorry to hijack this thread, but what do you do with the swag you do trade for? We were keeping it in a “trophy jar” but we are now up to 3 jars and are thinking about packaging the good stuff back up and handing it out at an event as recycle-swag so it can go out an be found again. However, it would be interesting to hear what others do with it?
@greyhounder wrote:
Please know that I have no problems with any of the other GPS activities — I think anything that gets you outside and active is a good thing.
But do remember that this is the Wisconsin GEOCACHING Association, not the Wisconsin GPS ACTIVITY Association. This website is devoted to those who use the gc.com guidelines at this time.
That’s not to say that we couldn’t ever expand our horizons into other GPS activities, we just wouldn’t be the Wisconsin Geocaching Association anymore.
I really, really hope some of the other sites are not putting caches near railroad tracks. Not only is it a safety issue, it is also tresspassing.
Bec
So does this mean that WGA is just an extention of Groudspeak?
We created 12 puzzles for our kids this week that gave them several of the numbers for the coordiantes including which grouping is North and West. Tomorrow they will solve the last two and will have the complete coords to go find their “baskets” We used all kinds of puzzles – some included information from their history books, sudoku puzzles, square ciphers, and even a “how many” with a dollar bill. Now as long as the wetland behind our house remains frozen we are good to go.
@tyedyeskyguy wrote:
Never heard of the candies before, but they look tasty, so I signed the petition anyway.
Consider them the forerunners of Gummy Bears. They had been around forever, when I was a kid.
@rogheff wrote:
You have indeed come to a trailhead. How to list your spiffy new cache. One decision, that you haven’t even realized that you have, is on which website(s) to list this new cache.
The website with the simplest cache submission/approval process is navicache.com There’s not many bells and whistles – just caches. New cache approval is usually within minutes and you can do just about anything you want – so be creative. Your cache types are wide open.
The website which will have some basic html (the flashy stuff) is terracaching.com Here, you’ll find a straight forward listing process which will make you put some thought into how you rate your cache, unlike the other sites. New cache approval is depend ant upon your sponsors – I’d send them a message saying you’re sending a new cache submission through to speed up the process.
The website that I’m sure you thought you had to use is geocaching.com This site has the flashiest graphics and hence the most advanced learning curve. The new cache submission process is pretty straight forward for a simple cache, incredibly complicated should you try to write in html code. New cache approval is usually pretty quick if it’s a simple cache far away from any others. Being creative here will surely get you into long discussions with the local reviewers. Many hand-slappings later, you may discover such things as the Supreme International Cache Approval Court, who dole out their rulings with impunity and engrave their decisions on stone tablets stored in the deep recesses of the Center for International Geocache Study at Groundspeak Mountain.
Throw a rubber stamp into the container and suddenly you’ve stumbled upon a whole new world called letterboxing. Atlasquest.com has a simple cache listing procedure. Some graphic abilities are required here as well. New cache approval is immediate.
Bottom line is you have choices that you probably didn’t even know you had. Explore them all.
Is it ok to list your cache on more than one site? I really dont want to have to read through the TOU info to figure it out. Yes I am lazy.
@tick27 wrote:
thanks for all the different perspectives and ideas.
thinking of ammo boxes…does anyone go to Sherper’s?
Thats is where (Hales Corners) they are 12.00 and up.
I would have to say the ones that are not maintained. Missing, gone, owner notified and months later still the same.
LOL she just didnt want any poachers thinning her herd of fresh meat.
@Lostby7 wrote:
@Mister Greenthumb wrote:
Ammo boxes are on sale right now at Fleet Farm for $3
Which location?
No kidding, I’d like to know as well, since I paid $12.00 last time I bought some.
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