Nothing doin!

Well, I stasted back in College this week. Taking CIS (computer information systems). Not really survival related, except maybe for the fact that I need to keep my mind amused to live! So, as this programming stuff is taking up my time, I may not be posting as much. We'll see though.
I receinty hit my 200 mark in geocaching, & surpassed it. I am currently at 207. I may get out tomorrow or Saturday to do a few more. My PDA backlight died on me the other day (static electricity), so, I had to buy another GPS for my Jeep. I ended up picking up a quest 2, for alot cheaper than advertised (by about $400). I do hope that this unit will last a few years...it is waterproof, which is a HUGE plus, as I dont normally keep the top on the jeep during the summer. It is supposed to be here tomorrow, so, I'll give a quick review when I put it into use.
Anyway, my 200th cache ended up being here
A pretty spot, right on the Quabbin Reservoir. It was a rather frustrating day of caching though, as I seemed to be losing my geosense. I logged several DNFs that day...not really sure why. I think that alot of them were due to the fact that they were NOT in the woods; instead, right out in the open, on roads, etc. I'm not a big fan of these, but, will attempt them regardless.
In a totally unrelated story, I am now back on the SAR team I belonged to years ago. You can check out the website here. We have outdoor training next week, and I'll snap some pics to post up. Until then, stay alert, stay alivE!

EDC

Well, as I have a few minutes, I thought I'd post what my Every Day CArry is. I carry most of these items all the time, with the exception of my pistol (dont carry that to work. Here are the descriptions of everything there;
pistol-Beretta model 9000s, .40 cal
mini mag light, LED
Doug Ritter PSK
LG CU500 cell phone
wallet-credit cards, ID, etc
Doug Ritter RSK1 mini folding knife
keychain, with 12' paracord & thumbdrive
windproof lighter
watch-Suunto Vector, with velcro strap
PDA-garmin Iqueue 3600
moneyclip.

new gear

Well, I have been experimenting with some new gear over the past couple of weeks. I posted my new boots. Update on those; I did some pretty tough hiking this past week (day hikes only), and they held up fine. I also picked upa new backpack, a North Face Yavapai. I needed something a little bigger, particularly for winter time. The Yavapai is perfect; allows me to put in an extensive survival kit, in the event I get caught out overnight; all my geocaching stuff, some snack foods, and an extra set of clothing, to include all layers. Also, room for water bottle (I dont use a bladder in the winter), and a lash point on the outside for my jacket. Two water bottle holders hold my canteen & a first aid kit.
I am now 10 caches away from 200...I have a special one planned for my 200th, provided it doesnt snow. Stay tuned, as I'll have pics!!!
This week, well, yesterday actually, I went out and grabbed 10 more caches. I found a few really cool places for hiking. Even did a little bushwhacking...for about a MILE. As is typical, I found the trail on the way out. I started on an old logging road, that then petered out into nothing. I then dead-reckoned to the cache. I think I crawled over or under every god damned tree that was downed in that forest! Crawled through a bunch of mountain laurel too. In case you've never had the experience of going through this; its like trying to walk through a chain link fence. So, you can imagine how tough this was. Here is a link to this cache: up, up and away