[Az-Geocaching] survey of sorts...
loran wilcox
listserv@azgeocaching.com
Thu, 22 Aug 2002 19:17:07 -0700
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1) How did you get introduced to Geo Caching?
Wife found out about it from a friend in Texas. Went out that night and =
bought a GPS and she has regretted it since.
2) How long have you been a Geo Cacher?
July 2001
3) What is your present GPS'r?
315
a) What was your first GPS'r?
same
b) How many units have you owned?
1
c) What unit(s) would you recommend to new cachers?
some thing simple like the 315 but then a built in topo map would be =
nice
=20
4) How long did it take to locate your first cache?
Walked straight to it.
5) What has been your most memorable cache?
Lost Ark
a) Why?
Went after it with other teams.
6) What has been your least favorite cache?
Ones that have bad coordinates, and ones where the owner will not =
respond.
a) Why?
All caches should be able to be found..
7) What factors dictate which cache you go looking for?
They exist.
8) How many other Geo Cachers have you met while on a caching hunt?
Many
9) Has that meeting changed the way you cache?
Caching is always better with other cachers.
10) When unable to locate a cache how long do you search?
Forever
a) How many attempts before logging a no-find?
Depends on how soon I plan to retry.
b) Do you contact the cache owner for help?
Only when necessary.
c) Do you ask other cachers for help?=20
When Owner will not respond.
11) When driving around are you tempted to go and look again at caches =
you have found before?
No. Been there done that.
12) What has been the best trinket in a cache?
Moun10Bike geocoin non traveler. I got to keep it.
13) What has been the worst trinket in a cache?
Ammo, lighters, and matches.
14) Do you leave a signature item?
yes (Team Sand Dollar)
a) Are you considering your own?
=20
b) Who has the most notable?
Moun10Bike Wanted to copy idea but the coins where too expensive =
with me being out of a job.
15) When in a populated area waiting to retrieve a cache what things do =
you do to pass the time?
Wait, attempt or come back.
a) While waiting what was the worst thing to have happen?
Joined by 4 other teams while waiting to replace the cache. They =
didn't get to search for the cache.
b) What has been the best thing?
Joined by 4 other teams while waiting to replace the cache. Got to =
meet with other teams.
16) Do you practice Cache in Trash out?
Sometimes
17) Your own question for others?
Loran (Team Sand Dollar)
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1) How did you get introduced to Geo=20
Caching?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Wife found out about it from a friend =
in Texas.=20
Went out that night and bought a GPS and she has regretted it=20
since.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2) How long have you been a Geo=20
Cacher?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>July 2001</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>3) What is your present =
GPS'r?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>315</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> a) What was =
your first=20
GPS'r?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> =
same</FONT></DIV><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>
<DIV><BR> b) How many units have you owned?</DIV>
<DIV> 1</DIV>
<DIV></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> c) What unit(s) =
would you=20
recommend to new cachers?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> some thing simple =
like the 315=20
but then a built in topo map would be nice</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>4) How long did it take to locate your =
first=20
cache?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Walked straight to it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>5) What has been your most memorable=20
cache?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Lost Ark</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> a) Why?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Went after it with =
other=20
teams.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>6) What has been your least favorite=20
cache?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ones that have bad coordinates, and =
ones where the=20
owner will not respond.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> a) Why?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> All caches should be =
able to be=20
found..</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>7) What factors dictate which cache you =
go looking=20
for?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>They exist.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>8) How many other Geo Cachers have you =
met while on=20
a caching hunt?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Many</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>9) Has that meeting changed the way you =
cache?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Caching is always better with other=20
cachers.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>10) When unable to locate a cache how =
long do you=20
search?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Forever</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> a) How many attempts =
before=20
logging a no-find?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Depends on how soon =
I plan to=20
retry.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> b) Do you contact =
the cache=20
owner for help?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Only when=20
necessary.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> c) Do you ask other =
cachers for=20
help?</FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> When Owner will not=20
respond.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>11) When driving around are you tempted =
to go and=20
look again at caches you have found before?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>No. Been there done that.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>12) What has been the best trinket in a =
cache?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Moun10Bike geocoin non traveler. I got =
to keep=20
it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>13) What has been the worst trinket in =
a=20
cache?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ammo, lighters, and =
matches.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>14) Do you leave a signature =
item?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>yes (Team Sand Dollar)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> a) Are you =
considering your=20
own?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> b) Who has the most=20
notable?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Moun10Bike =
Wanted to copy=20
idea but the coins where too expensive with me being out of a =
job.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>15) When in a populated area waiting=20
to retrieve a cache what things do you do to pass the =
time?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Wait, =
attempt or=20
come back.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> a) While waiting =
what was the=20
worst thing to have happen?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Joined by 4 other =
teams while=20
waiting to replace the cache. They didn't get to search for the=20
cache.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> b) What has been the =
best=20
thing?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Joined by 4 other =
teams while=20
waiting to replace the cache. Got to meet with other teams.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>16) Do you practice Cache in Trash =
out?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sometimes</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>17) Your own question for =
others?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Loran (Team Sand=20
Dollar)</FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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