[Az-Geocaching] survey of sorts...

Regan Smith listserv@azgeocaching.com
Thu, 22 Aug 2002 13:29:19 -0700


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Ok I am doing this survey for this reason: I have associated with people =
that will remain non Cachers as I was unable to satisfy many of their =
questions, though I and my Caching partner are unique and will continue =
as long as we are able too. I thought lastnight as I was midnight =
caching why not get some general information from my fellow cachers. I =
don't intend on using any of the information for any other purpose than =
that, but haven't you ever wondered???
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Regan Smith=20
  To: listserv@azgeocaching.com=20
  Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 12:11 PM
  Subject: [Az-Geocaching] survey of sorts...


  Howdy

  After I take another statistics class I will put the results in some =
other useless form but until then I will just group the best or most =
popular answers together. Some questions are yes/no others are not keep =
answers concise as possible.

  1) How did you get introduced to Geo Caching?
       From a scubadiving website

  2) How long have you been a Geo Cacher?
      Not long enough since May 2002

  3) What is your present GPS'r?
          Magellan 315
      a) What was your first GPS'r?
          Magellan Trailblazer XL 1994
      b) How many units have you owned?
           Three
      c) What unit(s) would you recommend to new cachers?
              Uh Magellan
  4) How long did it take to locate your first cache?
              2 minutes counting the walk from the truck
  5) What has been your most memorable cache?
          each has its own unique story
      a) Why?
          I think it was the talk I had with that lizzard on Silly =
Mountian

  6) What has been your least favorite cache?
              The ones I lost blood at
      a) Why?
              They left physical scars

  7) What factors dictate which cache you go looking for?
          Location, Location,Location, and rating.

  8) How many other Geo Cachers have you met while on a caching hunt?
       Three different groups all very nice

  9) Has that meeting changed the way you cache?
      Yes=20

  10) When unable to locate a cache how long do you search?
      my rule is 20 minutes =20
      a) How many attempts before logging a no-find?
          3=20
      b) Do you contact the cache owner for help?
          Yes
      c) Do you ask other cachers for help?=20
          When we can

  11) When driving around are you tempted to go and look again at caches =
you have found before?
          Yes   =20

  12) What has been the best trinket in a cache?
          The one the will be left as a White Elephant

  13) What has been the worst trinket in a cache?
           Used golf balls          =20

  14) Do you leave a signature item?
          No
      a) Are you considering your own?
          Yes
      b) Who has the most notable?
          The Sand Dollar and the Business Card

  15) When in a populated area waiting to retrieve a cache what things =
do you do to pass the time?
          Sitting on a bench
      a) While waiting what was the worst thing to have happen?
          Having the sprinkler turned on
      b) What has been the best thing?
          found a quarter

  16) Do you practice Cache in Trash out?
          When possible

  17) Your own question for others?
          What if you get caught by someone?
         =20

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ok I am doing this survey for this =
reason: I have=20
associated with people that will remain non Cachers as I was unable=20
to&nbsp;satisfy many of their questions, though I and my Caching partner =
are=20
unique and will continue as long as we are able too. I thought lastnight =
as I=20
was midnight caching why not get some general information from my fellow =

cachers. I don't intend on using any of the information for any other =
purpose=20
than that, but haven't you ever wondered???</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
  <A title=3Dbuggers@mindspring.com =
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  Smith</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 22, 2002 =
12:11=20
  PM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Az-Geocaching] survey =
of=20
  sorts...</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2></FONT><BR></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Howdy</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>After I take another statistics class =
I will put=20
  the results in some other useless form but until then I will just =
group the=20
  best or most popular answers together. Some questions are yes/no =
others are=20
  not keep answers concise as possible.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>1) How did you get =
introduced to=20
  Geo Caching?</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; From a =
scubadiving=20
  website</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>2) How long have you =
been a Geo=20
  Cacher?</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Not long enough =
since May=20
  2002</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>3) What is your =
present=20
  GPS'r?</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
Magellan=20
  315</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
a)&nbsp;What was=20
  your first GPS'r?</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000=20
  size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT=20
  color=3D#000000>Magellan Trailblazer XL =
1994</FONT><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; b) How=20
  many units have you owned?</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
  Three</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; c) =
What unit(s)=20
  would you recommend to new cachers?</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =

  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Uh Magellan</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>4) How long did it =
take to locate=20
  your first cache?</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =

  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2 minutes counting the walk from the =
truck</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>5) What has been your =
most=20
  memorable cache?</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; each=20
  has its own unique story</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; a) =

  Why?</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
I think it=20
  was the talk I had with that lizzard on Silly Mountian</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>6) What has been your =
least=20
  favorite cache?</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =

  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The ones I lost blood at</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; a) =

  Why?</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20
  =
size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p; They=20
  left physical scars</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>7) What factors =
dictate which cache=20
  you go looking for?</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
Location,=20
  Location,Location, and rating.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>8) How many other Geo =
Cachers have=20
  you met while on a caching hunt?</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>&nbsp;<FONT=20
  color=3D#000000>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Three different groups all very=20
  nice</FONT></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>9) Has that meeting =
changed the way=20
  you cache?</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2><FONT=20
  color=3D#000000>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Yes </FONT></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>10) When unable to =
locate a cache=20
  how long do you search?</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2><FONT=20
  color=3D#000000>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; my rule is 20 minutes</FONT>&nbsp;=20
  </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; a) =
How many=20
  attempts before logging a no-find?</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
3=20
  </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; b) =
Do you=20
  contact the cache owner for help?</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =

  Yes</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT =
color=3D#ff0000> c) Do you=20
  ask other cachers for help?</FONT></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
When we=20
  can</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>11) When driving =
around are you=20
  tempted to go and look again at caches you have found =
before?</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2><FONT=20
  color=3D#000000>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
  Yes</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>12) What has been the =
best trinket=20
  in a cache?</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
The one the=20
  will be left as a White Elephant</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>13) What has been the =
worst trinket=20
  in a cache?</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 =
size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <FONT color=3D#000000>Used golf =
balls</FONT></FONT><FONT=20
  face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000=20
  size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
  </FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>14) Do you leave a =
signature=20
  item?</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =

  No</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <FONT =
color=3D#ff0000>a) Are you=20
  considering your own?</FONT></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =

  Yes</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; b) =
Who has the=20
  most notable?</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
The Sand=20
  Dollar and the Business Card</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>15) When in a =
populated area=20
  waiting to&nbsp;retrieve a cache what things do you do to pass the=20
  time?</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
Sitting on=20
  a bench</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; a) =
While waiting=20
  what was the worst thing to have happen?</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
Having the=20
  sprinkler turned on</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; b) =
What has been=20
  the best thing?</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
found a=20
  quarter</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>16) Do you =
practice&nbsp;Cache in=20
  Trash out?</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
When=20
  possible</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>17) Your own question =
for=20
  others?</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000=20
  size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <FONT =
color=3D#000000>What if=20
  you get caught by someone?</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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