Jump to content

lightsandknives

+Premium Members
  • Posts

    1
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Everything posted by lightsandknives

  1. I just started last week, and all the I think all the tips give are good. 1. Invest the time to learn your GPS. I had a handheld quite a few years ago, but never really learned how to use it. I invested the time on this one to get decent with it. I'm sure there are lots of things it will do that I haven't figured out yet, but at least I'm pretty comfortable with it. 2. Have patience! I'm not known for my patience, but my wife is, thankfully. We searched for and found 10 caches yesterday. One, was a direct result of her "never say die" attitude. On this particular cache, the coordinates were off by quite a bit. And while the tip was helpful, it wasn't entirely accurate. I had already thrown my hands in the air, but my wife kept on looking and finally found it. 3. Use your hands. On one cache yesterday that was listed as a nano, I had looked right at the cache probably 3 times, and it never dawned on me that something that small could be it. I got in my car to leave, but couldn't stand not finding it, and got back out for one last look. It looked curious enough for me to take my knife out of my pocket and poke at it....and it moved! It was VERY small, but magnetic. It just looked like part of the design! Poke and prod it not sure.... On another, I had to lay down and slide on my back up under a bridge to find it. Remember, they're hidden so as not to be seen by others, so some will be kinda' tough. That's what makes it rewarding. 4. Try to be as stealthy as possible so as not to give it away to non-cachers who might destroy it or take it. 5. Have fun....I am! Good luck!
×
×
  • Create New...