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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: TD on 30 June 2017, 17:47:06
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Some will know what geocaching is or not
In geocaching you can 'release' travel bugs which other cachers move to other caches....and so it goes on...
I released one called HollyDog.....altho the original went missing I released another one....
The 'new' one has been moving about for over 6 years and recently asked for it back....which ive just received this week :)
In the time HollyDog has been moving around.....she's travelled nearly 51k miles :)
See linky if interested at all.....you can view the map to see where she's been :)
https://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=2478461
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Better travelled than the real Holly Dog, or its owner :y
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Geo what? ???
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Geo what? ???
Following the idiot box for fun without pay ;D
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Alternatively, a decent form of exercise that takes you to some interesting places. I don't do it (too fat, lazy and occasionally busy). But I have friends who do :y
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I still don't get it! Must be too old or stupid....or both ???
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An adult vesion of Pokémon go.
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Alternatively, a decent form of exercise that takes you to some interesting places.
Which is why I started, esp at lunchtime at work, as it forces me to go out for a walk (and quite a brisk walk due to the time constraints).
I noticed from the activity on my caches, popularity has dropped off a cliff since they stealthily changed the charging model.
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Alternatively, a decent form of exercise that takes you to some interesting places.
Which is why I started, esp at lunchtime at work, as it forces me to go out for a walk (and quite a brisk walk due to the time constraints).
I noticed from the activity on my caches, popularity has dropped off a cliff since they stealthily changed the charging model.
New caches will create more interest and popularity will drop as cachers near the cache, find it.
For example, I have a cache that was very popular a few years ago, now it only gets found about every 6 months or so, usually by a cacher visiting the area.
Whats the charging model difference now?
When I signed up for premium membership (which you don't have to, but does limit you somewhat) I was getting charged $10/quarter and still am. I know they changed it to £10/quarter for UK membership, so I save about £3/quarter on the membership, but then my bank charges me about 70p for a $ transaction, but whether its $ or £ its hardly a biggie.......don't know of any other changes :-\
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we have problems with geocashers on local farms, they insist on trespassing, we found 3 of them standing in the wood next to a pheasant pen the other year,
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What the F*** is this all about. I have a hard time keeping up with real life, doing what I really need to do on a day-to-day basis, without some not real but it's out there stuff. I don't want to hear about about how hard people are finding things.
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we have problems with geocashers on local farms, they insist on trespassing, we found 3 of them standing in the wood next to a pheasant pen the other year,
I sure they were pheasant pluckers. :)
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What the F*** is this all about. I have a hard time keeping up with real life, doing what I really need to do on a day-to-day basis, without some not real but it's out there stuff. I don't want to hear about about how hard people are finding things.
Easy....Don't read or post on the thread then.....simples.. :)
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What the F*** is this all about. I have a hard time keeping up with real life, doing what I really need to do on a day-to-day basis, without some not real but it's out there stuff. I don't want to hear about about how hard people are finding things.
Easy....Don't read or post on the thread then.....simples.. :)
Indeed... A bit of an unnecessary comment really.
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Whats the charging model difference now?
Without Premium, its now unusable.
Up until recently, you could pay a charge for app and see all non-premium caches. Now the app is free, but to use the app for all but easiest caches, you need premium. Granted, you could, if you're organised enough, print them off from the website at home, but most of my caching was always spontaneous.
Around the time this happened, I saw the drop off in activity on my caches, and notice hardly any new ones are popping up.
Obviously, Groundspeak need to make money to pay for the service, but I worry that they might have overcooked it.
I notice they changed mapping provider a while back, I wonder if the new default one is more expensive :-\
Also, on iOS, the new (free) app is so hard to use compared to the, now defunct, old (paid) app.
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Whats the charging model difference now?
Without Premium, its now unusable.
Up until recently, you could pay a charge for app and see all non-premium caches. Now the app is free, but to use the app for all but easiest caches, you need premium. Granted, you could, if you're organised enough, print them off from the website at home, but most of my caching was always spontaneous.
Around the time this happened, I saw the drop off in activity on my caches, and notice hardly any new ones are popping up.
Obviously, Groundspeak need to make money to pay for the service, but I worry that they might have overcooked it.
I notice they changed mapping provider a while back, I wonder if the new default one is more expensive :-\
Also, on iOS, the new (free) app is so hard to use compared to the, now defunct, old (paid) app.
Ok fair do's....
I seem to remember that they messed the apps up, the freebie one being better than the paid for one. So I guess they've just dropped the paid for one.
Maybe they were also trying to address the problem of muggles finding the caches and destroying them, which used happen a fair bit if they wernt set to premium.
Now its costs them money to find the caches they will less likely to do so.
I use the android version of the app, which imo, is pretty simple to use. My only gripe with it is , when using the compass, the screen blanks out after a short time. But theres probably a setting somewhere to keep the screen alive when either when using the compass or the app :-\
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What the F*** is this all about. I have a hard time keeping up with real life, doing what I really need to do on a day-to-day basis, without some not real but it's out there stuff. I don't want to hear about about how hard people are finding things.
Easy....Don't read or post on the thread then.....simples.. :)
Genuinely sorry about that. After re-reading, that really wasn't good and certainly out of order. I really should learn not to comment on forums late at night after a few glasses of wine. Apologies to all :-[
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What the F*** is this all about. I have a hard time keeping up with real life, doing what I really need to do on a day-to-day basis, without some not real but it's out there stuff. I don't want to hear about about how hard people are finding things.
Easy....Don't read or post on the thread then.....simples.. :)
Genuinely sorry about that. After re-reading, that really wasn't good and certainly out of order. I really should learn not to comment on forums late at night after a few glasses of wine. Apologies to all :-[
No probs Rog .... if you want to learn what its about .... have a look here :y
https://www.geocaching.com/guide/
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I seem to remember that they messed the apps up, the freebie one being better than the paid for one. So I guess they've just dropped the paid for one.
Even the current free app is a poor substitute for the old paid for one. On iOS, it really is unintuitive, I'm surprised crApple like it through TBH.
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What the F*** is this all about. I have a hard time keeping up with real life, doing what I really need to do on a day-to-day basis, without some not real but it's out there stuff. I don't want to hear about about how hard people are finding things.
Easy....Don't read or post on the thread then.....simples.. :)
Genuinely sorry about that. After re-reading, that really wasn't good and certainly out of order. I really should learn not to comment on forums late at night after a few glasses of wine. Apologies to all :-[
No probs Rog .... if you want to learn what its about .... have a look here :y
https://www.geocaching.com/guide/
Now you're just taunting the man, TD.. ;D
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What the F*** is this all about. I have a hard time keeping up with real life, doing what I really need to do on a day-to-day basis, without some not real but it's out there stuff. I don't want to hear about about how hard people are finding things.
Easy....Don't read or post on the thread then.....simples.. :)
Genuinely sorry about that. After re-reading, that really wasn't good and certainly out of order. I really should learn not to comment on forums late at night after a few glasses of wine. Apologies to all :-[
No probs Rog .... if you want to learn what its about .... have a look here :y
https://www.geocaching.com/guide/
Now you're just taunting the man, TD.. ;D
Not at all.....
If Rog wants to know about geocaching, he can clicky on the link.....if he doesn't then no clicky on the link.... :)
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Hi all.
There are a few different apps that may help with this issue.
if on adroid try c:geo
if on ios try Cachly or "looking4cache".
May show you much more the the low rated ones.
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Hi all.
There are a few different apps that may help with this issue.
if on adroid try c:geo
if on ios try Cachly or "looking4cache".
May show you much more the the low rated ones.
so how do we keep people off of private land?
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Hi all.
There are a few different apps that may help with this issue.
if on adroid try c:geo
if on ios try Cachly or "looking4cache".
May show you much more the the low rated ones.
so how do we keep people off of private land?
Shooting is reasonably effective...
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Hi all.
There are a few different apps that may help with this issue.
if on adroid try c:geo
if on ios try Cachly or "looking4cache".
May show you much more the the low rated ones.
so how do we keep people off of private land?
TBH, they will mostly be very new to it or just plain arrogant... The guidelines clearly state not to go onto private land without permission :-\
Mind you, walkers can be just as bad ::)
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the plastic tube things were hidden 300yds from a public road,
the keeper started filling them with a present from his dog, finally removing them, and putting signs up.
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the plastic tube things were hidden 300yds from a public road,
the keeper started filling them with a present from his dog, finally removing them, and putting signs up.
In all walks of life, there are inconsiderate knobheads that need shooting. Sounds like you found one of those.
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yea the keeper is a bit that way inclined ;D