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 05/09/2007 10:25:26 PM · #26
I sure do hope so. I should probably see if there any around me close by to cut my teeth with.
 05/09/2007 10:36:40 PM · #27
I think you'll probably be surprised by the number closeby. IMO the best way to start is to not only watch the difficulty rating but also choose one hidden in an area you know.
It does tend to get discouraging if you can't find your first try, so look for an easy one :)
Oh, and check every nook and cranny, and under every rock and branch when you get it narrowed to a few feet, even where you think there isn't room. After all, the whole idea is for them to be invisible to prying eyes.
 05/10/2007 08:50:45 AM · #28
Originally posted by TomFoolery:
I sure do hope so. I should probably see if there any around me close by to cut my teeth with.


When you sign up at geocaching.com, you can enter your home coordinates and then search for caches nearby. Also, don't pick a microcache or a small cache for your first one. It's usually a lot easier to find a
.50 cal ammo can than it is to find an matchbox. That, and the bigger caches usually have more stuff in them.

Message edited by author 2007-05-10 08:53:41.
 05/10/2007 09:19:52 AM · #29
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
Originally posted by TomFoolery:
I sure do hope so. I should probably see if there any around me close by to cut my teeth with.


When you sign up at geocaching.com, you can enter your home coordinates and then search for caches nearby. Also, don't pick a microcache or a small cache for your first one. It's usually a lot easier to find a
.50 cal ammo can than it is to find an matchbox. That, and the bigger caches usually have more stuff in them.

I'll second that. The first cache I went in search of was a 35mm film canister. I finally found it but it took forever, and I was pretty discouraged for a while there... I'm not very active at the moment, but I LOVE geocaching! I have several finds in Europe as well as around me here in New Orleans. (Including the one we did with Alan in January.)
 05/10/2007 09:23:56 AM · #30
Thanks guys...looks like my Garmin will be in next Tuesday...I'll try and learn how to use the thing then look for ones close by.
 05/10/2007 10:03:03 AM · #31
So what is everyones Geocaching handles? ...
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Mine is DespicableD2. That is what my tactical callsign was when I was flying the F-4 Phantom II for the USAF.
 05/10/2007 10:14:27 AM · #32
Originally posted by PhantomEWO:
So what is everyones Geocaching handles? ...
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Mine is DespicableD2. That is what my tactical callsign was when I was flying the F-4 Phantom II for the USAF.

Mine's the same as here... tryals15
 05/10/2007 10:52:57 AM · #33
My handle there is DefyTime
 05/10/2007 11:04:10 AM · #34
We love geocaching, we have a TB race going on right now. Our handle is riflecache

Brenda
 05/10/2007 11:10:23 AM · #35
name there is the same as here...prof_fate.
I am recovering from sore legs from my last cache - 45 degree hill (and there was a path) for 250 feet of elevation. Not sure what made me sore- the up or the down. Great excersize!

alanfreed, on council here, is a very avid cacher. His latest hide, GC12EE4 is cruel, er, ingenious. I think in my log I settled on educational

Message edited by author 2007-05-10 11:13:06.
 05/10/2007 11:16:54 AM · #36
Originally posted by Prof_Fate:
alanfreed, on council here, is a very avid cacher. His latest hide, GC12EE4 is cruel, er, ingenious. I think in my log I settled on educational


If you think that one is bad, wait until you see my next one :) I have a much worse one in mind... I just have to come up with a good place for it :) Mu-hahahaha

BTW, I'm also alanfreed at the Geocaching site.
 05/10/2007 11:28:02 AM · #37
I'd like to now that I have a GPS.

Used to have a site...need a simple one to start.
 05/10/2007 12:44:06 PM · #38
Before we actually do this we should go over a few rules for new folks. things like don't make people trespass to get the cache, don't disturb the site, cache in trash out etc.

Message edited by author 2007-05-10 12:44:18.
 05/10/2007 12:51:46 PM · #39
Originally posted by Megatherian:
Before we actually do this we should go over a few rules for new folks. things like don't make people trespass to get the cache, don't disturb the site, cache in trash out etc.


Definitely a good idea to look at the whole site, not just head straight for caches :)

But number 1 rule; Watch for muggles! ;)
 05/10/2007 12:54:04 PM · #40
Muggles?? These aren't little woodland people that use magic are they?
 05/10/2007 12:56:11 PM · #41
Originally posted by TomFoolery:
Muggles?? These aren't little woodland people that use magic are they?

aka civilians... =]
 05/10/2007 01:49:52 PM · #42
Originally posted by alanfreed:
Originally posted by Prof_Fate:
alanfreed, on council here, is a very avid cacher. His latest hide, GC12EE4 is cruel, er, ingenious. I think in my log I settled on educational


If you think that one is bad, wait until you see my next one :) I have a much worse one in mind... I just have to come up with a good place for it :) Mu-hahahaha

BTW, I'm also alanfreed at the Geocaching site.


I and thirdchild have some really mean ideas. I keep wanting to make them actually doable, but he insists we leave them extrememly difficult, bordering on impossible.
I may do that, just for you and for PAFarmboy it's going to be a multi with lots of hills.
05/10/2007 01:52:16 PM · #43
Originally posted by Megatherian:
Before we actually do this we should go over a few rules for new folks. things like don't make people trespass to get the cache, don't disturb the site, cache in trash out etc.


Rules? we don't need no stinkin rules!
From the GC site:

What are the rules in Geocaching?

Geocaching is a relatively new phenomenon. Therefore, the rules are very simple:

1. Take something from the cache

2. Leave something in the cache

3. Write about it in the logbook

Where you place a cache is up to you.

Probably explains a lot of what goes on in the game. It leaves out a few things - like LOG your find on the net. If you take a Tb/Coin, LOG IT TOO and place it in another cache.

It's like the WWWest at times.
 05/10/2007 01:55:32 PM · #44
I haven't wandered around in there in a while, but I thought there was a section that gave more detail on the "etiquette". I guess I could be wrong, though THAT has NEVER happened before! ;)
 05/10/2007 09:50:57 PM · #45
This is a great hobby...all ages are involved. Global with over 300,000 sites and over 30,000 geocachers every week out looking. I posted my first one few weeks ago and within 2 hours, 3 geocachers had found it and posted their find on the web. My camera goes with me on every geocache and usually find some very ineteresting photo-ops.
 05/10/2007 10:19:04 PM · #46
If it won't cost me a bunch of money...I'd love to play. Stuff like this is a hoot!!!
 05/11/2007 01:27:11 AM · #47
Originally posted by bergiekat:
If it won't cost me a bunch of money...I'd love to play. Stuff like this is a hoot!!!


You need a GPS, $99 and up perhaps less used. you will probably be driving to caches, so add in gas. trade goods can be $1 items up to some nice stuff. If you always trade 1:1 you can start with something you already have and never spend a dime. IN theory anyway. That's about it - until you want to release TBs or coins, but that cost is moderate. Starting a cache of you own can be $5 or $10 to $20-25 depending on the container, a log book and some ziploc bags, and you need to start the cache with stuff in it.

It's great when you travel - there are caches all over the place, most interstate rest stops, parks, etc. you go places you'd otherwise drive by and have stories to tell about your adventures.

Like the time we got off the PA turnpike to do a cache and saw a witch - broom and all! Then two little witches walking down the road. A little while later we realized we were in some remote mountain community of some religious order - not Amish, not Mennonite...but similar. Very freaky at first.

Caching gave us another reason to visit the Flight 93 memorial -yes, there is a cache there too.
 05/11/2007 09:53:38 AM · #48
Originally posted by Prof_Fate:
Originally posted by bergiekat:
If it won't cost me a bunch of money...I'd love to play. Stuff like this is a hoot!!!


You need a GPS, $99 and up perhaps less used. you will probably be driving to caches, so add in gas. trade goods can be $1 items up to some nice stuff. If you always trade 1:1 you can start with something you already have and never spend a dime. IN theory anyway. That's about it - until you want to release TBs or coins, but that cost is moderate. Starting a cache of you own can be $5 or $10 to $20-25 depending on the container, a log book and some ziploc bags, and you need to start the cache with stuff in it.

It's great when you travel - there are caches all over the place, most interstate rest stops, parks, etc. you go places you'd otherwise drive by and have stories to tell about your adventures.

Like the time we got off the PA turnpike to do a cache and saw a witch - broom and all! Then two little witches walking down the road. A little while later we realized we were in some remote mountain community of some religious order - not Amish, not Mennonite...but similar. Very freaky at first.

Caching gave us another reason to visit the Flight 93 memorial -yes, there is a cache there too.


There are caches, not just everywhere in the US, but all over the world too. Even in some places you might not really want to go like Afghanistan and Iraq.

05/11/2007 10:05:41 AM · #49
Y'all could take on a real challenge and do the classic method of Orienteering. Southern Michigan Orienteering Club
 05/12/2007 11:52:46 PM · #50
Originally posted by scrum8:
Y'all could take on a real challenge and do the classic method of Orienteering. Southern Michigan Orienteering Club


That looks like fun. I've always wanted to try orienteering, but aside from the fact it involves a map and a compass, I don't know beans about how to do it.
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