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)
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