[Az-Geocaching] survey of sorts...

Holmes, Richard listserv@azgeocaching.com
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Geocaching is an acquired taste; ONCE and you're hooked.
 
Dick
CJ

-----Original Message-----
From: Regan Smith [mailto:buggers@mindspring.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 1:29 PM
To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] survey of sorts...


Ok I am doing this survey for this reason: I have associated with people
that will remain non Cachers as I was unable to satisfy many of their
questions, though I and my Caching partner are unique and will continue
as long as we are able too. I thought lastnight as I was midnight
caching why not get some general information from my fellow cachers. I
don't intend on using any of the information for any other purpose than
that, but haven't you ever wondered???

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Regan  <mailto:buggers@mindspring.com> Smith 
To: listserv@azgeocaching.com <mailto:listserv@azgeocaching.com>  
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 12:11 PM
Subject: [Az-Geocaching] survey of sorts...


Howdy
 
After I take another statistics class I will put the results in some
other useless form but until then I will just group the best or most
popular answers together. Some questions are yes/no others are not keep
answers concise as possible.
 
1) How did you get introduced to Geo Caching?
     From a scubadiving website
 
2) How long have you been a Geo Cacher?
    Not long enough since May 2002
 
3) What is your present GPS'r?
        Magellan 315
    a) What was your first GPS'r?
        Magellan Trailblazer XL 1994
    b) How many units have you owned?
         Three
    c) What unit(s) would you recommend to new cachers?
            Uh Magellan
4) How long did it take to locate your first cache?
            2 minutes counting the walk from the truck
5) What has been your most memorable cache?
        each has its own unique story
    a) Why?
        I think it was the talk I had with that lizzard on Silly
Mountian
 
6) What has been your least favorite cache?
            The ones I lost blood at
    a) Why?
            They left physical scars
 
7) What factors dictate which cache you go looking for?
        Location, Location,Location, and rating.
 
8) How many other Geo Cachers have you met while on a caching hunt?
     Three different groups all very nice
 
9) Has that meeting changed the way you cache?
    Yes 
 
10) When unable to locate a cache how long do you search?
    my rule is 20 minutes  
    a) How many attempts before logging a no-find?
        3 
    b) Do you contact the cache owner for help?
        Yes
    c) Do you ask other cachers for help? 
        When we can
 
11) When driving around are you tempted to go and look again at caches
you have found before?
        Yes    
 
12) What has been the best trinket in a cache?
        The one the will be left as a White Elephant
 
13) What has been the worst trinket in a cache?
         Used golf balls           
 
14) Do you leave a signature item?
        No
    a) Are you considering your own?
        Yes
    b) Who has the most notable?
        The Sand Dollar and the Business Card
 
15) When in a populated area waiting to retrieve a cache what things do
you do to pass the time?
        Sitting on a bench
    a) While waiting what was the worst thing to have happen?
        Having the sprinkler turned on
    b) What has been the best thing?
        found a quarter
 
16) Do you practice Cache in Trash out?
        When possible
 
17) Your own question for others?
        What if you get caught by someone?
        


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<DIV><SPAN class=052474620-22082002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff 
size=2>Geocaching is an acquired taste; ONCE and you're 
hooked.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=052474620-22082002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff 
size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=052474620-22082002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff 
size=2>Dick</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=052474620-22082002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff 
size=2>CJ</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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  <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma 
  size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Regan Smith 
  [mailto:buggers@mindspring.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 22, 2002 1:29 
  PM<BR><B>To:</B> listserv@azgeocaching.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: 
  [Az-Geocaching] survey of sorts...<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ok I am doing this survey for this reason: I have 
  associated with people that will remain non Cachers as I was unable 
  to&nbsp;satisfy many of their questions, though I and my Caching partner are 
  unique and will continue as long as we are able too. I thought lastnight as I 
  was midnight caching why not get some general information from my fellow 
  cachers. I don't intend on using any of the information for any other purpose 
  than that, but haven't you ever wondered???</FONT></DIV>
  <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 
  style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
    <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
    <DIV 
    style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> 
    <A title=buggers@mindspring.com href="mailto:buggers@mindspring.com">Regan 
    Smith</A> </DIV>
    <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=listserv@azgeocaching.com 
    href="mailto:listserv@azgeocaching.com">listserv@azgeocaching.com</A> </DIV>
    <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 22, 2002 12:11 
    PM</DIV>
    <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Az-Geocaching] survey of 
    sorts...</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial 
size=2></FONT><BR></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Howdy</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>After I take another statistics class I will 
    put the results in some other useless form but until then I will just group 
    the best or most popular answers together. Some questions are yes/no others 
    are not keep answers concise as possible.</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>1) How did you get introduced to 
    Geo Caching?</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; From a scubadiving 
    website</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>2) How long have you been a Geo 
    Cacher?</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Not long enough since May 
    2002</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>3) What is your present 
    GPS'r?</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Magellan 
    315</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; a)&nbsp;What 
    was your first GPS'r?</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 
    size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT 
    color=#000000>Magellan Trailblazer XL 1994</FONT><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; b) 
    How many units have you owned?</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
    Three</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; c) What 
    unit(s) would you recommend to new cachers?</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Uh Magellan</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>4) How long did it take to locate 
    your first cache?</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 minutes counting the walk from the truck</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>5) What has been your most 
    memorable cache?</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; each 
    has its own unique story</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; a) 
    Why?</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I think 
    it was the talk I had with that lizzard on Silly Mountian</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>6) What has been your least 
    favorite cache?</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The ones I lost blood at</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; a) 
    Why?</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial 
    size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
    They left physical scars</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>7) What factors dictate which 
    cache you go looking for?</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Location, 
    Location,Location, and rating.</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>8) How many other Geo Cachers 
    have you met while on a caching hunt?</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>&nbsp;<FONT 
    color=#000000>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Three different groups all very 
    nice</FONT></FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>9) Has that meeting changed the 
    way you cache?</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2><FONT 
    color=#000000>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Yes </FONT></FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>10) When unable to locate a cache 
    how long do you search?</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2><FONT 
    color=#000000>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; my rule is 20 minutes</FONT>&nbsp; 
    </FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; a) How many 
    attempts before logging a no-find?</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3 
    </FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; b) Do you 
    contact the cache owner for help?</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
    Yes</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT color=#ff0000> c) Do 
    you ask other cachers for help?</FONT></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When we 
    can</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>11) When driving around are you 
    tempted to go and look again at caches you have found before?</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2><FONT 
    color=#000000>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
    Yes</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>12) What has been the best 
    trinket in a cache?</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The one 
    the will be left as a White Elephant</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>13) What has been the worst 
    trinket in a cache?</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <FONT color=#000000>Used golf balls</FONT></FONT><FONT 
    face=Arial color=#ff0000 
    size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
    </FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>14) Do you leave a signature 
    item?</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
    No</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <FONT color=#ff0000>a) Are 
    you considering your own?</FONT></FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
    Yes</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; b) Who has the 
    most notable?</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Sand 
    Dollar and the Business Card</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>15) When in a populated area 
    waiting to&nbsp;retrieve a cache what things do you do to pass the 
    time?</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sitting 
    on a bench</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; a) While 
    waiting what was the worst thing to have happen?</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Having 
    the sprinkler turned on</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; b) What has 
    been the best thing?</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; found a 
    quarter</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>16) Do you practice&nbsp;Cache in 
    Trash out?</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; When 
    possible</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>17) Your own question for 
    others?</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 
    size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <FONT color=#000000>What 
    if you get caught by someone?</FONT></FONT></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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