Bingo - The moving cache race for 2012/2013

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Re: Bingo - The moving cache race for 2012/2013

Post by Just a cacher » 30 November 12 5:16 pm

Don't worry, Tronador. You aren't alone. I only have a GPS for caching, too. I do own a mobile phone, but it doesn't do data or anything - just phone calls.

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Re: Bingo - The moving cache race for 2012/2013

Post by GJMMelb » 30 November 12 5:36 pm

Hi C@W, I was just looking at the Bingo Numbers and noticed GA4740 is listed under the "74" numbers instead of "40" numbers as there is a gap after the GA and it has been read by the program as GA0474 instead of GA4740 I think ... see below for how the numbers are listed

GA 4740
GA4374
GA4674
GA4774
GA4874
GA4974
GA5074
GA5174

Cheers

GJMMelb

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Re: Bingo - The moving cache race for 2012/2013

Post by caughtatwork » 30 November 12 8:10 pm

FelixII wrote:oops didn't quite get the publish thing right. How do I unpublish as we have one just published but it's not out there to be found? :-k
Log a retracted log type.

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Re: Bingo - The moving cache race for 2012/2013

Post by caughtatwork » 30 November 12 8:14 pm

GJMMelb wrote:Hi C@W, I was just looking at the Bingo Numbers and noticed GA4740 is listed under the "74" numbers instead of "40" numbers as there is a gap after the GA and it has been read by the program as GA0474 instead of GA4740 I think ... see below for how the numbers are listed

GA 4740
GA4374
GA4674
GA4774
GA4874
GA4974
GA5074
GA5174

Cheers

GJMMelb
All fixed.
Thanks.

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Re: Bingo - The moving cache race for 2012/2013

Post by caughtatwork » 30 November 12 8:19 pm

GeGnome Project
There are 235 GeGnomes in this game (belonging to 167 members).

Leapfrog
There are 480 Leap Frogs belonging to 144 members in the game.

Bingo
There are 434 Bingo caches belonging to 85 members in the game.

Not quite as many participants as I hoped. Still, I think we have an excellent chance of making this a very fun summer.

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Re: Bingo - The moving cache race for 2012/2013

Post by Cheesy pigs » 30 November 12 8:24 pm

And don't forget there were a lot of late entries last year

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Re: Bingo - The moving cache race for 2012/2013

Post by CraigRat » 30 November 12 8:26 pm

Mine will be a day or so late, need to print out a log and stash note and stuff....
Stupid printers, someone ought to blow them up... well , mine already has been.............

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Re: Bingo - The moving cache race for 2012/2013

Post by SeabreezeOZ » 30 November 12 8:34 pm

Whew! Been slogging away all day and finally got my 5 caches hidden and published, now i can sit back, relax and see if someone comes to get them!

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Re: Bingo - The moving cache race for 2012/2013

Post by covert » 30 November 12 8:50 pm

I just helped boost those numbers a little..

Heading out soonish. Dropping another few of then going to go find them. There will be two teams in our car for the night. We will purposely be avoiding each others movables but when we find one what is the procedure if we both have that number on of our cards ?

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Re: Bingo - The moving cache race for 2012/2013

Post by cathylmorgan » 30 November 12 8:51 pm

I think quite a few more will pop up tonight. I know Julz76 has 5 ready to travel and is coming home from work after 10.30pm to get the pages ready!

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Re: Bingo - The moving cache race for 2012/2013

Post by caughtatwork » 30 November 12 9:11 pm

covert wrote:I just helped boost those numbers a little..

Heading out soonish. Dropping another few of then going to go find them. There will be two teams in our car for the night. We will purposely be avoiding each others movables but when we find one what is the procedure if we both have that number on of our cards ?
If there are two of you and you have separate accounts, then one picks it up (find type log) drops it (logs it as a move) at least 1km from where you picked it up, then the the other picks it up (a find) and moves it a further kilometre at least (a move type log).

If you are going to piggy back caches like this, it's ok, but if you can do a log in the field, it will save someone looking for them in a "temporary" drop off point. Maybe in your log indicate it was only there temporarily and is on the move again. It will help people who are rushing around, especially on the first weekend, to avoid disappointment of travelling to find the cache was never really there.

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Re: Bingo - The moving cache race for 2012/2013

Post by WanderingAus » 30 November 12 9:20 pm

tronador wrote: Nope,not on a pl an. Data is too expensive I wont .use it and have it disabled. Dont own a tablet or carry a laptop. Just me and my GPS. That's why I don't do munzees.Requires data to run the app.
I have a mobile wifi hub with 12 gig data for $180 expires 12 months, which I use when I am away from home (5 or 6 months each year). Until the WanderingMrs started using her iPad on it I always had a bit left, which was added to my recharge each year. Now I get 3 or 4 months on the Wallaby, and what's left will probably last me until next big trip.

I now use it for Munzees, and only turn it and the phone wifi on when I'm ready to capture or deploy (because my phone battery goes flat very fast if I leave it on).

A 2 hour Munzee session costs me 1 or 3 cents (rate is 1.5 cents per mb).

I tried using my meagre phone plan $5 data allowance for one 2 hour Munzee session, just to see what it would cost. The cost was $3.88, so using the mobile wifi at an average of 2 cents is the way I now stay.

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Re: Bingo - The moving cache race for 2012/2013

Post by covert » 30 November 12 9:39 pm

WanderingAus wrote:I have a mobile wifi hub with 12 gig data for $180 expires 12 months, which I use when I am away from home (5 or 6 months each year). Until the WanderingMrs started using her iPad on it I always had a bit left, which was added to my recharge each year. Now I get 3 or 4 months on the Wallaby, and what's left will probably last me until next big trip.
Way of topic but installing a 4G Wifi access point into the car...

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Re: Bingo - The moving cache race for 2012/2013

Post by blossom* » 30 November 12 9:39 pm

WanderingAus wrote:
tronador wrote: Nope,not on a pl an. Data is too expensive I wont .use it and have it disabled. Dont own a tablet or carry a laptop. Just me and my GPS. That's why I don't do munzees.Requires data to run the app.
I have a mobile wifi hub with 12 gig data for $180 expires 12 months, which I use when I am away from home (5 or 6 months each year). Until the WanderingMrs started using her iPad on it I always had a bit left, which was added to my recharge each year. Now I get 3 or 4 months on the Wallaby, and what's left will probably last me until next big trip.

I now use it for Munzees, and only turn it and the phone wifi on when I'm ready to capture or deploy (because my phone battery goes flat very fast if I leave it on).

A 2 hour Munzee session costs me 1 or 3 cents (rate is 1.5 cents per mb).

I tried using my meagre phone plan $5 data allowance for one 2 hour Munzee session, just to see what it would cost. The cost was $3.88, so using the mobile wifi at an average of 2 cents is the way I now stay.
Waaaaay too techie for me :?

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Re: Bingo - The moving cache race for 2012/2013

Post by covert » 30 November 12 9:43 pm

I cant seem to find the link to search for cache type by tag ? Anyone got it handy ?
[edit] found it http://geocaching.com.au/tags/search/au/vic/

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