- Welcome aboard, Brad. You're involved in a very addictive sport! As far as going armed, I carry a sturdy walking stick for better stability on those slippery slopes and to safely poke under bushes and into holes when I'm hunting. A cell phone and a water bottle also are good ideas. And extra batteries are a must. Actually, now that I think about it, I have a whole box full of stuff in the car that is dedicated to my geocaching stuff. It includes trash bags, extra log books, a flaslight, and an assortment of special tools for RGS caches. Watch the SLAGA website for group hunts and picnics. The best way to learn is to come along on a group outing. See you at a cache sometime soon. Pam/Tribble ----- Original Message ----- From: Brad Myers<mailto:bmyers88@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 5:34 PM Subject: [GeoStL] Thanks - Thanks for the warm welcome. Jim has already solved one of my problems (over shooting the cache site). I've been reading the forums at geocaching.com and have question. I've noticed a few topics about being 'armed'. It covers everything from carrying a stick to AK-47. I haven't felt it necessary to be armed anywhere that I've went (except with a fly swatter). Am I missing something? Most of the sites that I've looked at in our area don't appear to be in dangerous areas, nor do we have that many dangerous animals in the area. Also, tklnhl, AMH209 stands for Alton Memorial Hospital and 209 is my paramedic number. **************************************** Our WebPage! Http://WWW.GeoStL.com<http://www.geostl.com/> Mail List Info. //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=geocaching<//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=geocaching> Mail List FAQ's: //www.freelists.org/help/questions.html<//www.freelists.org/help/questions.html> **************************************** To unsubscribe from this list: send an email to geocaching-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:geocaching-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field **************************************** Our WebPage! Http://WWW.GeoStL.com Mail List Info. //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=geocaching Mail List FAQ's: //www.freelists.org/help/questions.html **************************************** To unsubscribe from this list: send an email to geocaching-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field