Altoid tins last forever, when not exposed to moisture. ---jake On 5/21/06, AZcachemeister wrote: > > #5 A cache may go for more than a year with a cracked lid, and everything > will be just fine inside. The camo rockpile will deflect what little rain > falls on it! > > > Regan Smith wrote: > #4 You will not hear what size is it instead you will hear is it smaller > than mine. > > -----Original Message----- > From: az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com > [mailto:az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com] On > Behalf Of Brian > Casteel > Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 1:20 PM > To: listserv@azgeocaching.com > Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Top 10 reasons > > I wondered if you were going to include me in the Bombs Away cache > history. Remember that was the day I got the Jeep and we went out to > rescue Geo the Otter, stopping here first to grab the cache from the > highway? I was razzed the next day because one of the Beeline DPS guys > stopped by and checked out my ride, seeing the badge hanging from the > mirror. Good times those were. > > Brian > Team A.I. > > Roping The Wind wrote: > > > > 1 not only are caches hid by plane but found by balloon as well > > > You must be referin' to GC4FBB! That was a cool cache. Of course, the math > > > > was all messed up and, quite frankly, it really isnt possible to throw > > some > > > lightweight piece of ABS plastic tube out of an airplane and expect > > someone > > > to know EXACTLY where it is gonna land... but... a few brave geocachers > > took > > > up the challenge to try and find this cache. Team Sand Dollar had actually > > > > gotten the first to find. But found it a day after he was originally out > there, after getting some clues from the cache owner. He had only been 50 > feet from it the day before! Not bad Loran! Empanege (the cache owner) > actually updated the description and hint to help out. But for Loran (and > myself), there was no help and we just had to search a huge area of > > desert. > > > I actually went out there the next day after Team Sand Dollar found it, > > with > > > no clues or extra hints, and was able to make the find. I actually made > > the > > > find without any of the additional hints! :) But on a hot April afternoon, > > I > > > spend a LONG time walking around aimlessly in the desert searching for > something I didnt even know what! The desert in this area was rather > > sparse > > > and very little vegetation. So there wasnt many places to hide one. The > container was suppose to be laying out in the open (which it was when I > found it)... but was still a serious challenge to find since there were no > > > > exact posted coords. I think the coords posted was where he threw it out, > > or > > > something like that. Then the cache owner wanted you to do some math to > > find > > > out where it landed.. what the speed of the airplane was and stuff like > that. Well you also have to take into account varying wind directions and > speeds at different altitude... none of which was stated on the cache > > page, > > > and well.. quite frankly it is not really a solvable puzzle.. IMHO. I > > think > > > the actual information given in the description stated the heading of the > airplane and the speed of the plane. But I believe at the time that was > > all > > > that was given. So, I just walked in that direction from the posted > coordinates and searched and searched and searched some more until I found > > > > it! So, after Loran and then I and I think Wyle E was next to find it... > > the > > > cache hint and description was updated to give a more exact location. As I > > > > look at this cache today... I see it is still active! Wow!!!! I found that > > > > in April of 2002!!! My first year geocaching! It was last found on January > > > > 15th of this year by Graldrich and AZCactus. Before that find... it was > > last > > > found by none other than Brian-Team AI on June 7, 2004! It went a year and > > a > > > half without a find!!! Anyways, this cache brings back some fond memories > > of > > > the fun days of geocaching! > > A cache found by balloon? Who did that? You must be referin' to GCHPF8. :) > > Scott > Team Ropingthewind > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > >