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
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?
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?
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)