Jeff H wrote:
> You really can't
>hunt geocaches without a GPS receiver, wheras this isn't standard equipment
>for a letterboxer. I think if the only clue given is a lattitude /
>longitude pair, it isn't really a letterbox.
I disagree on two counts:
* With a good topo map, and some basic math skills, one should be able to
find lat/long coordinates.
* I don't think we want to get into the business of deciding what type of
clue makes a letterbox or not. I think there are many clues out there that
99% of us don't even know exist. Isn't a letterbox not simply a container
with a logbook and a stamp, regardless of where it's hidden (outdoors,
urban, library,...), or how you go about finding it?
Lone Wolf
P6F45X20
P's & F's
2 messages in this thread |
Started on 2000-10-17
P's & F's
From: John De Wolf (jdewolf@mail.icrsurvey.com) |
Date: 2000-10-17 08:03:18 UTC-04:00
Re: [LbNA] P's & F's
From: Jay Chamberlain (ae4mk@1bigred.com) |
Date: 2000-10-17 08:56:44 UTC-04:00
I have to agree with John. A
Marine 2nd LT found my Quantico, VA geocache without a GPS receiver. He
converted my Lat Long to MGRS in meters and got within about 100 meters then
with the photo aid I had, looked for the uprooted tree. I have added Lat Long
into a couple of my letterbox clues "A Few Good Men" and "Barefoot". One of my
goals (if I can find the time) has been to place a Geocache/letterbox on a
confluence, hitting three hobbies at once.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Jeff H wrote:
> You really can't
>hunt geocaches without a GPS receiver, wheras this isn't standard equipment
>for a letterboxer. I think if the only clue given is a lattitude /
>longitude pair, it isn't really a letterbox.
I disagree on two counts:
* With a good topo map, and some basic math skills, one should be able to
find lat/long coordinates.
* I don't think we want to get into the business of deciding what type of
clue makes a letterbox or not. I think there are many clues out there that
99% of us don't even know exist. Isn't a letterbox not simply a container
with a logbook and a stamp, regardless of where it's hidden (outdoors,
urban, library,...), or how you go about finding it?
Lone Wolf
P6F45X20
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> You really can't
>hunt geocaches without a GPS receiver, wheras this isn't standard equipment
>for a letterboxer. I think if the only clue given is a lattitude /
>longitude pair, it isn't really a letterbox.
I disagree on two counts:
* With a good topo map, and some basic math skills, one should be able to
find lat/long coordinates.
* I don't think we want to get into the business of deciding what type of
clue makes a letterbox or not. I think there are many clues out there that
99% of us don't even know exist. Isn't a letterbox not simply a container
with a logbook and a stamp, regardless of where it's hidden (outdoors,
urban, library,...), or how you go about finding it?
Lone Wolf
P6F45X20
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