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Something very obvious, but had to be done; YOU CAN DO IT!

I cache with my father, but I'm a teen male and my friends do not think the sport is 'queer'. Some are too lazy (sorry guys), but love the concept Out of curiosity, have they seen you trying to get a FTF in your pajamas? No...

I'm wondering about that too. Is there a definition of a geotrail or can it be just any series of caches? Is someone willing to add examples for a european list? Geotrails are a series of caches placed by an individual or organization where those who find all the caches in the series receive a prize, most often an unactivated geocoin with the name of the trail. If you still have questions about what a geotrail is I would recommend you click on the link for the Alleghney one in PA, as it has a nice explanation. My list currently only list known trails in the US and Canada because that is all that has been brought to my attention. If you know of any in other countries PLEASE let me know and I will add them to the ever growing list. Hope that answered all of your questions. So in theory I could make one in NZ?

I have a unicycle! Still learning how to ride, but when I can...

I cache with my father, but I'm a teen male and my friends do not think the sport is 'queer'. Some are too lazy (sorry guys), but love the concept

Dumb question, but are Geotrails limited to North America? Or can they be anywhere(worth a trail, of course!)?

I'm in my pajamas (doesn't stop me

Arriving to an impromptu party- in pajamas. Twice

Interesting idea!

Etrex 20, GPS 12 (Garmin)

Post a note on the trackables page

I find that this is happening more and more

Came out of the shadows 2 weeks ago- needed help

The first day of every season?

I find now that I can walk for longer periods of time after Geocaching- Did a world of good for my health!

No, the Germans are said to collect trackables (Complete nonsense, I say). They have a good record of only logging caches/events that they actually attended.

Okay I'm convinced. From now on I'm never going to donating blood to the red cross. I'm going to stop making charitable contributions to United Way or donate to relief funds when the next big earthquake or hurricane hits. That elderly woman struggling with an armload of packages can get the door by herself from now own. Good will, generosity, an philanthropy will no longer be in my vocabulary. From now on is all about greed. I think this falls under the False Analogy Fallacy catagory. I really don't see what helping people in need (through no fault of their own) has to do with expecting others to give you a FTF. Here is a list of different kinds of needs: 1) In need through no fault of their own. 2) In need because proper preperation/precausion was not taken. 3) In need because they/he/she put themeself into dangerous situation (could be physical, financial, relationship etc.). 4) In need because they/he/she wants it and are unwilling to earn it. Item 1, I will help with whenever I can. 2 and 3, I may or may not help with; depending on the situation and my mood. Catagory 4, I will rarely help with. Even my own kids usualy have to earn stuff. I think that this FTF hog accusation fits into catagory 4. Obviously the analogy wouldn't apply if "helping people in need" was what we're talking about here. Much of the responses in this and other FTF thread seem to framed around the assumption that someone that wants to get a FTF occasionally is doing so out of some sense of entitlement. I don't see it that way. I'm looking at it from the perspective that geocaching is a social game that would not exist without the good will of geocachers placing geocaches for others to find. It's a community of hiders and seekers and one would not exist without the other. When I think of terms like good will and generosity I don't think of doing something for someone in need, or out of obligation. I think of doing something because it's a nice thing to do for a fellow geocacher. I don't hold the door open for someone that's walking up behind me because they need to have the door held open. I do it because it's a nice thing to do for another person. In the grand scheme of life, getting a ftf is not that important. Gc.com doesn't sanction or care for the ftf game. But,, it is played by many people just the same. It's usually a friendly competition and like any competition, the goal is to win. Sure, i will be nice and sometimes let my 5 year old daughter win games that we play. Yes, with all the whining, it does seem like we have a bunch of children here, but i honestly do not believe this is the case. Adults, young adults, and teens can, and should be prepared to compete for a ftf if they want it. Being "nice" or not, i just don't understand how it would be satisfying to anyone when they were handed one. When our bigger FTFers left town for a 2 day trip, lots of caches were published- that was basically handing us FTFs- It's about timing

I learnt something!

Internet explorer recently stopped letting me get caches from the map- I switched to chrome

Someone could develop a website for it? Put in area, then preferences e.g male, non-smoker, listens to classical etc. etc. That would work

All resolved

I live in an area where the more obsessed cachers will get out at 00:05 to nab the FTF, we just stop thinking its unfair. It is just a fact of life for some areas. . Except if you live here

I stack them at the beginning of track/front of park so someone can deal to them, I carry the rest out (not too much left after the alcohol ) in rubbish bags I pick up from caches. People sometimes give them out as SWAG/FTF prizes in New Zealand, probably the same around the world-...?

Not all of it, just most

My dad and I go caching separately, and it does sometimes make logging harder, but it paid off on the long run- good idea.