Matt, your right ! Cache is better than Stash ! Stash does have that illegal
tinge to it that has bothered me all along..

OK, I'm game to go geocaching and change my stashes to geochaches. All I
need to do now is remember how to spell it and type it :)

Dave...


----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Stum" <matt@...>
To: <gpsstash@egroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 8:04 AM
Subject: [gpsstash] Cache vs. Stash


>
> Regardless of the final name, can we please replace
> the word "stash" with "cache"? "GPS Cache Hunt"
> and "Geocache" still sound find. I believe it still works
> with all of the variations that David came up with
> (Geocaching, geocacher, etc).
>
> Here's my reasoning:
>
> 1) Several people have already stated their dislike for
> the term "stash" on the basis that it sounds illegal.
> To my ears, "stash" sounds a little immature, but that's
> a personal feeling.
>
> 2) "Back in the old days", especially in the Yukon and
> northern climes, explorers would leave caches of food
> and supplies at known locations so that they'd
> have them on their return trip. Some caches were
> "community property" and known by all who took a
> particular trail. If they needed something, they took it,
> and if they had extras of something, they left it. Sound
> familiar?
>
> 3) The word "cache" both brings forth feelings of nostalgia for the
> days of exploring, as well as a "techie" feeling for those
> that associate it with computer memory.
>
>
> Personally, when I get a chance to check on my cache's
> again (they're 6 hrs from where I live) I'll remove all references
> to any particular game. I'll probably add a custom rubber
> stamp and register the cache with the letterboxing folks as
> well. Might as well double the fun. My "clue" for the letterboxing
> folks will simply be the lat/lon coordinates. I believe their game
> is flexible enough to allow that.
>
> Matt
>
>
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