Phlogiston

This ammo can is the final stop for a multi, which I started on back in 2021. The clues for the final are in an easily accessible, urban area. But once I put them all together, the final was fully 10km away, on a hike part way up a mountain! I had the final saved to my phone and ignored for a long time before finally heading out for the hike today. So satisfying to finally check it off!

I'd like to request to be made a moderator of the [email protected] community. The only mod there, @[email protected], hasn't had any activity in the last 3 months. I tried conctacting them, and haven't received a response.

I was the only frequent poster on c/geocaching for about two months before a recent burst of activity, and I'd love to add a bit more of a wiki/sidebar now. Geocaching has been my main hobby for about 4 years, and I'd love for this community to keep growing.

Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask for this, please let me know where I should post instead!

*A couple married for 43 years attends geocaching events all over the world, and discovered the one held Sept. 16 to be enlightening on Cherokee history.

The Geocaching event, Cherokee stories and adventure presented by the Cherokee Nation, took place at the Peace Pavilion, and contestants came from several states to participate.*

It's been awesome reading more of people's stories over the last few days. I hope y'all stay active and this community keeps growing!

It's been about 2 months since I started posting regularly in the hopes of getting more people involved here. I've tried to keep a good mix of diverse topics in that time.

That being said, is there any specific content you'd like to see more of in this community? Something you feel is missing?

After a possible discovery of explosives in Magdeburg, the police have given the all-clear. As the local police informed MDR, the alleged explosive device poses no danger. According to the police, there will be no further investigations or criminal charges. According to MDR information, the dummy explosive was a geocache.

According to police information, tradespeople discovered a suspicious object in the empty prefabricated building of the former SED party school. It was a type of ammunition box that apparently contained two gas containers and various wires. The geocache must have been lying dormant in the underworld for many years. The last entry is from 2013.

After the discovery, the area around the former SED party school was closed for several hours. The blocking radius was around 200 meters.

I've been plugging away for about 2 months now trying to grow a small hobby community here on Lemmy. It's doing well, up from 200 to 425 subscribers in the time I've been active.

But, sometimes it feels discouraging. I'm still the only one who posts with any regularity, and I miss the more in-depth discussions I was able to have at the other place. How long, or how many subscribers, does it take for a community to become self-sustaining?

Edit: [email protected] for anyone curious

Just curious what this community's demographics are like! I'm closing in on 3500 myself

Always love the thrill of being the first person at a new GZ... this one came out while I was at home, less than 2km away. It doesn't get much luckier than that!

Located in Coombs on Vancouver Island, BC. Now that's a "Large"!

This is an update to this post.

I turned the backpack inside out to see the damage on the inside. Most of the black plastic coating was gone, and you can see the patch I applied in the outside.

I decided to coat pretty much the entire bottom with Shoe Goo sealant, like I did in my last repair. This gave the material a lot of extra stiffness, as well as waterproofing it. You can see it applied in the shinier areas:

Here is the sealant on the inside of the biggest rip, holding the patch in place:

I know this update isn't particularly visually impressive, but it felt like a pretty successful fix. I'm looking forward to being able to use this bag again!

Another year, another GIFF: 18 short films about Geocaching will be released for viewing later this fall. The event is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, and the finalist entries have just been announced!

Local GIFF events are happening in many areas from November 9 - 19. In my own community, someone booked a theatre room and about 100 people are coming to watch. Is anyone else from Lemmy going to an event?