Damin69

Ok Guess it is time to check in. My Name is Todd Fiebranz My caching partner is my Son Alex. We just started and both love it. I got started when I went and bought a GPS for my Car. I litterally tried 5 different units before I finally settled on the Garmin Nuvi255W. I had been doing alot of reading and such wanted to do cacheing with my car unit found that would not be a very good choice to do. So I picked up a Garmin Etrex Venture HC. This so far seems to be a nice unit I have 30 days to return if I don't like it, I am weighing my options right now as I would like a bit more expandability with SD cards options of the Vista HCx. So anyway. We have 3 Caches found so far and have loved every minute of it. Give him and I some real good father son time. I am hoping that I can get the rest of the family to give it a try. Time will tell. Thanks, Todd (Damin69)

I have been debating this allot on weather to carry my Canon DSLR or my Sons Canon Point and shoot. I pretty much look at it this way I will take my DSLR if I know for 100% that I will not be in an area that has lots of water. If we are trekking in around an area that is a possibility of dropping DSLR we will take in the Point and shoot. Lot cheaper to replace. I know every Time I leave my DSLR behind I find something I wanted to take a picture of that the PS will not be able to do. I.E. Telephoto lens shots.

Thanks, I think this is a great Idea. This might actually help. :-) IF not there is the above mentioned Match.com..... LOL ok ok JK...

Oh, I understand that, but this is what you've got to deal with whether you like it or not. She's freaked out about ticks. So, you've got to take it a little bit slower than you would normally. Maybe involve her on figuring out some really creative urban-type hides (even if your area isn't really very urban... you can do something safe like that.) Your other alternative is to act like an unfaithful husband: lying to her about where you are and what you're doing, and doing your best to remove all evidence before returning home. I'm pretty sure you don't want to live that way. Good luck! - Elle Oh no I wont lie to here about it. I will keep going little by little. I have not done that many so far. I do want to find sme more urban hunts to go on so as to maybe ease her into the idea and maybe help get her involved a bit. Thanks alot, you all are great and thanks for the advise. I will see what I can do with it.

Thanks, Oh I should have mentioned my youngest is 9 years old... :-) Yes I want to get here comfortable with it. But I also dont what here freeking out every time I go caching either.

Very cool thanks for the info. Will let her read. Not that I think it will do much good but worth a try. :-)

My GF is totally freaked out the second lightning strikes anywhere within hearing distance. The first rumble of thunder and we're gone. I like to be safe but not too extreme about it. But I compromise and understand so I give in to keep it fun all the way around. I got my nephew in NC addicted and he was out of the house every second he had free. His wife and his young daughter didn't latch on like he did and it started causing family issues as he felt they were keeping him from his fun. It took some serious talks and compromises to get it in his head that family is first and geocaching isn't even close behind. Have some friends in the area who had newborns and have been out of the game for years but their kids are only young once and geocaching isn't going anywhere. Best bet would be to maybe compromise by picking caching locations less tick-friendly, maybe a little more urban, and then slowly work your way into more rural caching. And protect yourself from ticks with all the preventative things you can do. Someone fearful of something, especially when they've experienced it first hand, can't be expected to just let it go. They're probably not "nagging", they're truly fearful of it. Time and understanding will get them past it quicker then getting upset at them. I have been looking to find such caches. Unfortunally I do not live in a real urban area I am so Urban caches are hard to find unless I want to drive an hour or 2 away. I figured this last one I did would keep here from being so parinoid since it was basicly just crossing an open field but she even freeked on that one.

Yes she drives, I really was hopeing she would take a likeing to this also and start joining me in the advetures. but so far just my 14 year old is hooked as I am.

Ok how do you keep yourself free or close to free of wood ticks(ie deer ticks)? I am one that use to be a hunter so being the woods does not bother nor worry me in the least about such things. But she had lymes disease once now a simple walk .3 miles through an open field and she is all over me you were in a bad area I may have brought home a tick that is going to attack her. So basicly she wants me to stop Caching. I just found this new great way of getting excersize and making it fun at the same time I am not going to give up doing it. I seriously need to loose weight and this is a great way. Oh yeah I forgot to mention I really want to get my youngest who is really into pirates and such into some of these family friendly Caches but she refuses to let him anywhere near a woods. So my question besides getting rid of the nag....... JK how do you keep free of normal woods hitch hikers?? Thanks, Todd