[Az-Geocaching] survey of sorts...
Bill Burkett
listserv@azgeocaching.com
Fri, 23 Aug 2002 19:36:50 -0700
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Oh, what the heck...
1) How did you get introduced to Geo Caching? I'm not sure I remember. I
wanted a GPS receiver for off-roading and I think learned about geocaching
while researching..
2) How long have you been a Geo Cacher? One year
3) What is your present GPS'r? Garmin eMap
a) What was your first GPS'r? Garmin eMap
b) How many units have you owned? 1
c) What unit(s) would you recommend to new cachers? I really like my
eMap, but I encourage people to look at all kinds of units and decide for
themselves.
4) How long did it take to locate your first cache? 10 minutes once we
were in the area. Overall, it took all afternoon because my desktop
software wasn't using the same units as the eMap, so nothing was quite where
it should have been; and I mistook a trail for a road and we had to figure
another way in.
5) What has been your most memorable cache? Mingus/Take Your Breath Away
(to watch what people do there) and Lake Pleasant (a lovely hike)
a) Why?
6) What has been your least favorite cache? What a View! because the
location is kind of dangerous.
a) Why?
7) What factors dictate which cache you go looking for? Whether there's
something interesting to see there and if it's near other caches.
8) How many other Geo Cachers have you met while on a caching hunt?
Perhaps a half dozen
9) Has that meeting changed the way you cache? No
10) When unable to locate a cache how long do you search? 30-45 minutes
a) How many attempts before logging a no-find? 1
b) Do you contact the cache owner for help? Sometimes
c) Do you ask other cachers for help? Sometimes
11) When driving around are you tempted to go and look again at caches you
have found before? No
12) What has been the best trinket in a cache? Sand dollars, although
Puz-Zel's polished rocks are a close second.
13) What has been the worst trinket in a cache? Can't think of anything
14) Do you leave a signature item? No
a) Are you considering your own? No
b) Who has the most notable? Loran
15) When in a populated area waiting to retrieve a cache what things do you
do to pass the time? Don't do urban caches
a) While waiting what was the worst thing to have happen? NA
b) What has been the best thing? NA
16) Do you practice Cache in Trash out? Yes
17) Your own question for others? None
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2><SPAN class=3D758592402-24082002><FONT =
color=3D#0000ff>Oh, what=20
the heck...</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=3D758592402-24082002> </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2><SPAN class=3D758592402-24082002> </SPAN>1) How =
did you get=20
introduced to Geo Caching?<SPAN class=3D758592402-24082002> =
I'm not=20
sure I remember. I wanted a GPS receiver for off-roading and I =
think=20
learned about geocaching while researching..</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=3D758592402-24082002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><SPAN class=3D758592402-24082002></SPAN></FONT><FONT =
size=3D2><SPAN class=3D758592402-24082002> </SPAN>2) How long have =
you been a=20
Geo Cacher?<SPAN class=3D758592402-24082002> One=20
year </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>3) What is your present GPS'r?<SPAN=20
class=3D758592402-24082002> Garmin =
eMap </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> a) What was your first =
GPS'r?<SPAN=20
class=3D758592402-24082002><FONT color=3D#0000ff> Garmin=20
eMap </FONT></SPAN><BR> b) How many units have =
you=20
owned?<SPAN class=3D758592402-24082002><FONT =
color=3D#0000ff> =20
1 </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> c) What unit(s) would you =
recommend to new=20
cachers?<SPAN class=3D758592402-24082002><FONT =
color=3D#0000ff> I really=20
like my eMap, but I encourage people to look at all kinds of units and =
decide=20
for themselves. </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>4) How long did it take to locate your first =
cache?<SPAN=20
class=3D758592402-24082002><FONT color=3D#0000ff> 10 minutes =
once we=20
were in the area. Overall, it took all afternoon because my =
desktop=20
software wasn't using the same units as the eMap, so nothing =
was quite=20
where it should have been; and I mistook a trail for a road and we had =
to figure=20
another way in. </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>5) What has been your most memorable cache?<SPAN=20
class=3D758592402-24082002><FONT color=3D#0000ff> =
Mingus/Take Your=20
Breath Away (to watch what people do there) and Lake Pleasant (a =
lovely=20
hike) </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> a) Why?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>6) What has been your least favorite cache?<SPAN=20
class=3D758592402-24082002><FONT color=3D#0000ff> What a =
View! because=20
the location is kind of dangerous. </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> a) Why?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>7) What factors dictate which cache you go looking =
for?<SPAN=20
class=3D758592402-24082002><FONT color=3D#0000ff> Whether =
there's=20
something interesting to see there and if it's near other=20
caches. </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>8) How many other Geo Cachers have you met while on =
a caching=20
hunt?<SPAN class=3D758592402-24082002><FONT color=3D#0000ff> =
Perhaps a=20
half dozen </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>9) Has that meeting changed the way you cache?<SPAN=20
class=3D758592402-24082002><FONT color=3D#0000ff> =20
No </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>10) When unable to locate a cache how long do you =
search?<SPAN=20
class=3D758592402-24082002><FONT color=3D#0000ff> 30-45=20
minutes</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> a) How many attempts before =
logging a=20
no-find?<SPAN class=3D758592402-24082002><FONT =
color=3D#0000ff> =20
1 </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> b) Do you contact the cache owner =
for=20
help?<SPAN class=3D758592402-24082002><FONT color=3D#0000ff> =
Sometimes </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> c) Do you ask other cachers for=20
help?</FONT> <SPAN class=3D758592402-24082002><FONT color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2> Sometimes </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>11) When driving around are you tempted to go and =
look again=20
at caches you have found before?<SPAN class=3D758592402-24082002><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff> No </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>12) What has been the best trinket in a cache?<SPAN=20
class=3D758592402-24082002><FONT color=3D#0000ff> Sand =
dollars, although=20
Puz-Zel's polished rocks are a close second.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>13) What has been the worst trinket in a cache?<SPAN =
class=3D758592402-24082002><FONT color=3D#0000ff> Can't =
think of=20
anything </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>14) Do you leave a signature item?<SPAN=20
class=3D758592402-24082002><FONT color=3D#0000ff> =20
No </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> a) Are you considering your =
own?<SPAN=20
class=3D758592402-24082002><FONT color=3D#0000ff> =20
No </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> b) Who has the most notable?<SPAN =
class=3D758592402-24082002><FONT color=3D#0000ff> =20
Loran </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>15) When in a populated area waiting =
to retrieve a cache=20
what things do you do to pass the time?<SPAN =
class=3D758592402-24082002><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff> Don't do urban=20
caches </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> a) While waiting what was the =
worst thing=20
to have happen?<SPAN class=3D758592402-24082002><FONT =
color=3D#0000ff> =20
NA </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2> b) What has been the best =
thing?<SPAN=20
class=3D758592402-24082002><FONT color=3D#0000ff> =20
NA </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>16) Do you practice Cache in Trash out?<SPAN=20
class=3D758592402-24082002><FONT color=3D#0000ff> =20
Yes </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>17) Your own question for others?<SPAN=20
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None </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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