GeoSnippits Reboot Podcast: Ep. 011 - Where To Look For A Geocache - Recorded LIVE

We are recording the GeoSnippits Reboot Podcast LIVE at 8:30pm EST. We are broadcasting now and the preshow starts at 8:15pm EST.

Tonight's show is Where To Look For A Geocache and will be a lot of fun to watch.

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Tonight on the GeoSnippits Reboot Podcast : Where To Look For A Geocache

Tonight on the GeoSnippits Reboot Podcast Debaere and I discuss one of the most common questions of a new geocacher - Where To Look For A Geocache?

We go over many of the more common places to hunt and the types of containers you may find. Tonight at 8:30pm EST everyone meets up for the LIVE YouTube feed and chat room via www.geosnippits.com. We also give away our prize from last week's GeoSnippits Geocaching Cache Stash and have a new question for this week. Plus we find out what Dave's bottom third quote of the week is going to be.

That and so much more.

 See you tonight.
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Pulling My Garmin 60Csx Out Of Moth Balls

  

My girlfriend Amy told me recently that she was interested in trying Geocaching. I am thinking, sweet, she wants to get outdoors more and having someone get into the same interest as me is an awesome way of spending time together. So it occurred to me that she is going to need a decent handheld GPSr unit besides her phone. She agreed with me that dropping her new smartphone into water or crashing it on a rock may not be the best thing to have happen. Today I pulled out my faithful friend the Garmin 60Csx and took it for a test spin. I was very happy to see it start up right out of the gate. It took a while to acquire the satelites but after a quick calibration fixed all that. The next thing I knew I was on a nearby greenway and it was taking me right to them. So now Amy can feel confident that she will be able to get those Geocaches like a pro. Note - I am really hoping she gets hooked and that friendly competition of finding Geocaches kicks in. To me that is so much more fun when you yell out "Found It".  You know I will be hearing it way more than saying it, still awesome!

There Be Dragons Here: Resin Hardening

So far so good but i am concerned that the resin will not stick well enough to the plastic ammo box.  May have to spray the whole thing down with enamel paint. Some plastic paint for a finishing touch should be nice.

More to come...

The Geocacher's Creed

Every year and no matter on what show I go out of my way to make sure that the Geocacher's Creed is discussed.  I can't help it really, there is just way too much information held in those words and examples to be ignored. Sure it is a voluntary premise that geocachers do not have to follow. No one is holding a weapon on them making sure a order of standards are obeyed. On the other hand in a world of fast park and grabs plus everything is about the numbers. It really couldn't hurt to shout out loud some common sense every once in a while. 

During the recording of The GeoSnippits Reboot Podcast: Episode 010 - Geocacher's Creed we all found out that when the website for the Geocacher's Creed went down that our good friends Cache-Advance.com took it upon themselves to take over and keep the site alive. We would personally want to thank Lisa and Cache Advance for keeping the Geocacher's Creed going! 

So take a couple of minutes and think about what the individual parts of the Geocacher's Creed can mean to you. If you want to learn a whole bunch more about it be sure to listen to our GeoSnippits Reboot Podcast or watch our show on you tube. Just search for GeoSnippits or Headhardhat.

Enjoy!

The Geocacher's Creed

http://www.geocreed.info/

When placing or seeking geocaches, I will:

 

Not endanger myself or others.

Observe all laws & rules of the area.

Respect property rights and seek permission where appropriate.

Avoid causing disruptions or public alarm.

Minimize my and others' impact on the environment.

Be considerate of others.

Protect the integrity of the game pieces. 

There Be Dragon's Here: Geocache Series - Phase Two

Hey all,

Working on the next phase to my "There Be Dragon's Here" geocache series. I really do not know how well this is going to work but that is part of the fun of creating cool caches. Sometimes it is glorious and others, not so much. This is going to be an expensive series so it better turn out right - I say to myself.

Anyways, the dragons were glued to the ammobox with Fusion glue then the hole where the handle resides gets taped with Gorilla duct tape so we can make a holding area. Then we filled it half way up with resin and fish gravel. Finally we poured the resin on top of the fish gravel to hopefully solidify everything including the dragon permanently in place. They will be spending the better part of the week in the shed to completely dry and keep the fumes out of the house.

Well we will just have to wait now and see what happens.

More to come.

-HHH
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There Be Dragons Here - Geocaching Series

  The ammo boxes have arrived for geocache series I want to make based on dragons. Here is a shot with them on their respective homes. I like the way this turned out because I will be able to attach them to the handle and not have to drill into the top of the ammo can.

Going to get resin and fish gravel for next phase. 

More to come.

HHH

Some After Work Geocaching And A Scout Master

Went to pick up my girlfriend from work and picked up some geocaches before hand. 

Yes i told her first... 

Had two nice finds and a DNF letterbox. 

On the way back to the car from my second find I just happened to  meet up with scout master Paul. He heard me talking about geocaching to my recorder which then stroke up the conversation. We talked about the geocaching merit badge that is available to scouts and also his pet peeve with scouts who do not learn how to use a manual compass. This too is one of my wishes for geocachers to too learn how to use a manual compass correctly for those circumstances where their smartphone or GPS fails them and they know how to get back to their car. We talked for quite a bit and Paul had explained to me that their is actually a training course in a nearby park that is used for manual navigation. I was intrigued and so hopefully in the not too distant future will have Paul on the show to talk about manual navigation. Can't wait.

Now I need to get Amy before I have to geocache in the dog house.

See you out on the trails...

HHH

The Latest Episode: 010 - Geocacher's Creed of the GeoSnippits Reboot Podcast Now Available

Recorded LIVE at the GeoSnippits Studios in Raleigh, NC on March 21, 2013

Tonight's show -- The Geocacher's Creed. Both Andy HeadHardHat Smith and Dave Debaere go over this amazing reminder of geocaching sportsmanship so that the geocaching community can understand the importance of such a creed. They also learn an interesting fact about the geocaching creed and it's tie with Sponsor Cache Advance and their role. Geocachers are encouraged through the creed to take common sense to heart while geocaching and have available answers when the question of "What should I do in this situation?" arises.

It is an episode you do not want to miss.

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GeoSnippits Reboot Podcast: Episode 010 - Geocacher's Creed

Tonight at 8:30PM EST the GeoSnippits Reboot Podcast: Episode 010 - Geocacher's Creed

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GeoSnippoits Reboot Podcast: Episode 009 - Geocaching Trackables

Here is episode 009 of the GeoSnippits Reboot Podcast.

Recorded LIVE at the GeoSnippits Studios in Raleigh, NC on March 14, 2013

Tonight's show -- It's the hitchhiking guidelines of our favorite geocaching game pieces the travelers (travel bugs, travel tags and Geocoins). Host Andy HeadHardHat Smith and Dave Debaere discuss a full hours worth of geocaching insights dealing with travelers. So what are they? What do they do in the geocaching world? What makes the difference between travelers and geocaching swag? All of this is discussed and more. So everything you want to know about travel bugs, travel tags and geocoins and so much more.

It is an episode you do not want to miss.

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GeoSnippits Reboot Podcast Episode 009 - Geocaching Travelers

Last night's GeoSnippits Reboot Podcast was recorded live on 3.14 2013. Which many has designated as PI Day and to make sure we celebrated it correctly both Dave Debaere and I had ours ready. It was a fantastic show where the chat-room was smoking with Geocaching chatter, we talked everything that dealt with Geocaching travel bugs, travel tags and Geocoins.  We gave away not one but two prizes from the GeoSnippits Cache Stash and to top it off we had pie!

Thanks to Cache-Advance.com, CoinsAndPins.com and RHPromos.com for being our Sponsors.

It's an amazing show any way you slice it... So choose your favorite way of enjoying our show either audio or watch video they are all available for you right now. Just select the link below.

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Packing Them In B Umstead State Park, NC

You know that everyone gets the spring fever the first sign of a 65 to 70 degree day rolls around. I was amazed as we pulled into the B Umstead State Park and there was not a single spot available. People were starting to park along the side of the road which is what we did. Within minutes there was not a single place to park anywhere and people were parking outside the park - Crazy.

I love long shadows when doing photography.

Plenty of sites and sounds once we hit the Loblolly Trail which goes for 2.7 miles and is considered a moderate difficulty terrain. There was some good stream crossings due the the bridge being out and it was actually more green the deeper into the hollers you went.

Andy HeadHardHat doing some rock jumping over a stream.

The lower into some hollers the cooler it became but also more green.

Had a great time hiking today with girlfriend Amy. There were only a couple of geocaches that I have not already found in the park and they were on the other side. So today's adventure was getting good shots with the camera and enjoying the company.

Saw this little guy warming his wings in the sun.

Amy showing her little known tree bending skills.

All in all a great hike with a lovely lady. I planning on doing much more now that the spring time weather is coming back.

-HHH
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A Little Birdie Told Me

Okay I had to get just one more geocache before I go get my car worked on and this one was so cute. It is so nice to have the weather finally turning more towards spring. Looking forward to finding some more geocaches really soon like let's say  tomorrow.

This Is HeadHardHat Checking In

  

I couldn't help it. The Geocaching bug was stronger than the head cold I have been fighting and I had to go for some Geocaches today. The sun was out the sky is dark blue and I have my Ful powerbag all charged up for a day like today. So as I finished up a DNF ( Did Not Find ) on my last attempt. Oh did I mention how I hate holly bush hides especially when the GPS is pointing to an old and rarely existing working phone booth AND there are several ten foot holly bushes that could be where the geocache is..  Running sentence apology. Needless to say the fun factor ran out quickly and so I stopped to update my blog, get something to eat and recharge my phone on my powerbag. If you are wondering the juice from the car is not enough to recharge the phone because it shuts off after 10 minutes with the car off. So it is much more productive to plug the phone into my Ful bag and let it recharge there. If you want to learn more about my Ful bags let me know and I will do another review.

Anywho, already picked up a handful of Geocaches and I should be able to pick up a few more before my cache mobile oil change later today. I was kind of hoping to get a 3/3 in a nearby park but unfortunately the park was closed due to construction which normally is not a big deal except they went out of their way posting no trespassing signs while the park is closed so we will just look elsewhere. 

Wil fill you in on more as I get going but thought it cool to do a quick check in. Hope your day is filled with Geocaching wonder as well.

-HHH 

GeoSnippits Reboot Podcast: Episode 008 - Types Of Geocaches On Multiple...

Debaere and I had a fantastic show last night with tons of viewers in the chat room, great discussion about the multitudes of geocache types, a new sponsor for the show and of course the GeoSnippits Geocaching Cache Stash.. You are not going to want to miss this one!


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Tonight, Episode 008 of the GeoSnippits Reboot Podcast

Tonight, Episode 008 of the GeoSnippits Reboot Podcast - Types of Geocaches with Multiple Listing Sites. 

We record LIVE at 8:30 PM ET (GMT-5) and everyone meets up at www.geosnippits.com. We have the Live Feed there and a smoke'n chat-room of geocachers from around the world.

GeoSnippits Cache Stash Prize for Tonight is a CoinsAndPins.com 10 Hides trackable geocoin and pin set.

Will we have a second prize for our viewers in the chat-room? It's now March will have to wait and see.

Great sponsor coupon codes, a new sponsor rhPromos.com and insights from HHH and Debaere.

An episode you won't want to miss.

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New GeoSnippits Reboot Podcast Sponsor: RHPromos.com

Hey All,

Please be sure to check out our newest GeoSnippits Reboot Podcast sponsor: RHPromos.com!

If you use the promo code: SNIPPIT you will get 10% off your online order. Tell'm HeadHardHat and Debaere sent ya :)

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LIVE NOW! GeoSnippits Reboot Podcast: Episode 007 - Let's Go Geocaching!

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Out For A Stroll In The Woods, Lake, Swamp and Greenway

Was out enjoying a nice day with my girlfriend Amy and walking around Lake Benson Park. It was a very nice change of sunshine and 60 degree days after a couple of weeks of snow, ice, rain and blech. The sun was out and only a slight breeze the closer to the lake the path took us. There were a couple of new geocaches that I had not picked up before so it was an opportune time to do some filming. One of the cool things about Lake Benson Park are all the different terrains packed in this great place. You have a wide field of cut grass, woods, swamp and beach - awesome.

The concept that both Debaere and I have been working on is essentially creating a 2-3 minute geocaching commercial that we will feature on the show and YouTube. It will be a fast paced overview of our game sport and obsession with the premise of "Geocaching is...". There the viewer will be enticed with a pluthera of factual and comical bits of information about geocaching. 

Because I was taking Amy out for a walk in the woods with me and also have her run the Kodak Sport video camera for me. I tried to get things in one take and not have her have to bushwack through too many briars. She was a real trooper though she did make it clear she was not going to be doing camera work all the time on our hikes. Well noted.

One of our finds in the park was a nano. A fairly fast find but as usual it takes longer getting the log book back into a nano than it does to find it sometimes.

It took me a few minutes longer than I wanted but eventually I got the log into the cap as it should be. 

After several miles of walking in multiple terrains we were able to get the footage that I wanted and were able to head home. I had a great time out today and can't wait until spring gets here in full bloom. Oh and I hope to have our first GeoSnippits Reboot Video out in the next couple of weeks. Stay tuned.
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I've Fallen And Got Back Up... This Time.

One of the reasons that I love going out Geocaching is because it instantly gives me valued insights that I can then pass on to my viewers. This last weekend was no exception, the situation I am about to discuss could have been terrible but by the grace of the Big Guy Upstairs I was not seriously injured. Thank you God.

So there I was all Geocaching and stuff on my birthday. It was exceptionally cold and windy for North Carolina this time of year but I was not going to hear it from GeoSnippits Reboot Podcast host Debaere that the weather got me from Geocaching again. It's not fair really, granted I am from Michigan but he's from Canada where the only thing they play with is polar bears and igloos. I over exaggerate, though it gets mighty cold up there and he is much more aggressive when it comes to winter caching than I, but I digress.

So there I was Geocaching on my birthday and picking up some quick park and grabs. The sun was warmer though the wind chilled air kept any recent snow/ice in that partially melted and partially ice state. I was going for a Geocache that literally had three levels of possibility of which the Geocache could be hid. Ground level I scoured pretty well with the mid level another ten feet above and the top layer another ten feet above that. I was not going to attempt the middle level because the was no rail to speak of and the ground was ice covered. A serious fall possibility and I was caching by myself. So up to the top level I went. It was a parking lot with a rail so I did not have any real fear of falling from there. The ice on the asphalt was slick but I kept my eye on where I was walking and even though I could not find the geocache in the howling wind I noticed a way of maybe checking some of the mid section. It looked safe. On the far side of the area was a steep sloping sidewalk that led to the middle section which was in the shade but seemed like a safe walk. I literally remember looking down at the wet patch and thought, "That is most likely very icy and I should walk around that area".  Then I promptly was distracted by my phone and stepped on the slick ice patch anyways...

What followed next was a bit of a blue. I remember falling backwards and landing flat on my back. No real pain but was curious that I felt my right foot underneath me just about where my right shoulder blade was. My initiall thought was, "that really shouldn't be there and why is this not hurting more"? My head started to clear a bit and I rolled on my side while moving my leg down to where it was supposed to be. I didn't hit my head and started looking around. No one was around to see this because it was on the far side of the building, my phone was about 15 feet down the sidewalk and keys about eight feet behind me. Both flew out of my pocket when I hit the concrete. That was when I had the realization of how alone I was in this particular situation. Fortunately when I attempted to get up my leg was uninjured. Don't ask me how because I was sure in the position I was in that something was out of place or worse. Long story short I got up,dusted myself off, picked up my phone and keys and then went to find a few more Geocaches.

The point to this tale? When we go Geocaching it is so very important that we tell someone where we intend to go Geocaching. In my particular situation I was on the far side of a popular shopping mall but no one would have see me if I was injured. My phone and keys went flying even though I thought they were snug in my pockets. If I had been injured with a broken leg I may not have received help any time soon and the cold weather conditions would have complicated things even more. So I guess what I am trying to say is be careful out there when Geocaching. Even in areas you are less likely to get hurt doesn't mean you can't get hurt. Be extra safe, let people know where you are at and give times for them to be concerned if you don't show back up. How many times are we just out of view from the public and unknowingly just out of view from help as well?

Food for thought by example from your friendly, neighborhood, geocaching Headhardhat.

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Geocachers: You Need To Check Out CacheFace

I was listening to Collin French from the UK Geocaching Podcast and in their February episode not only do they do a mention about yours truly but they also talk about a very cool new website called CacheFace.

Think of CacheFace as a facebook for geocaching website. Except without all the kitt ' ehs. I really hope you give it a try. It has a whole lot in functionality without having to be offered play some gambling game. Give it a try and let me know what you think. Oh and it is free.

https://www.cacheface.com

-HHH


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A Geocoin Birthday Gift

An engrave-able geocoin from CoinsAndPins.com

I really was not expecting anything quite so cool as the geocaching based gift I received from my girlfriend Amy and my daughter Amanda. Not to say they don't give very cool gifts but when it is something completely unexpected it is even more, well, cool.

Thus the geocoin I received for my birthday. What surprised me is that I did not know that CoinsAndPins.com did engraving. It's right there on their website but I never guess that I put the two toghether and now that I know how many cool geocaching things you can do with engraving. For now I will leave my creative thinking in check and show you the coin.

Note - Black line is where trackable code is.

Now in this example the coin has a great feel and look to it. It's a 2" x 2" bronze square with plenty of detail and color. The front has raised etching which gives this geocoin it's umph in my opinion though the back has all the personalization of which my girlfriend and daughter exclaims. It's to me a collector's item that will not be going out into the wild but rather cherished in my personal collection.

If you are interested in seeing all the available engrave-able geocoins that CoinsAndPins.com has to offer, simply go here --> http://www.coinsandpins.com/custom-engraving

Thanks again to Amy and Amanda for such a wonderful birthday gift!

-HHH
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Really cold winter geocaching birthday finds

Ok doing some geocaching on my birthday. Having a really good time but it is extremely cold and windy out today. Going to try to find a few more before my fingers completely freeze.