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Hello, to the Buckeye State! Welcome Wldrnssman & Wldrnsswoman to this highly addictive hobby! I hope you both enjoy the site and hobby as much as I have this past month. I just started myself, October 8th, 2006. I have no plans in putting my GPS down any time soon! Great information and great people on this site! Ever come down to south Atlanta give me a shout and let's go caching! Cache On Y'all, Cache On!

Welcome to the addiction Blackoakred! I'm still considered a newbie I suppose. I was introduced to this hobby by my girlfriend's, friend's, husband. He and I started hunting caches together on October 8th, 2006. I am borrowing his extra hand held GPS at the present but, in the market for my first Garmin GPS purchase next week. I now gotta' great new buddy to hang with and keeps me from having to do a bunch of sissy stuff with my girlfriend all the time. While the girls shop or scrapbook... we go caching! So far to date I have 8 finds with my partner and 1 solo find under my belt, 2 DNF's and attended a Georgia Geocaching Assoc. Event(contest) I have 7 more caches lined up for hunting real soon! I'm not braggin'... I've seen where many more newbies have already far out done me. But, one things for sure... I ain't putting my GPS down anytime soon! Happy hunting my friend and have a blast! Cache On Y'all, Cache on!

I wasn't thinking about those clipboarders in the mall. But, that would for sure send some folks runnin' the other way to avoid ya'. It was likewise, recommended to me to take the opportunity to introduce an inquiring mind to the hobby if they was bold enough to walk up and ask what I was up to. But, by the same token, I fear I might risk the safety of the cache to someone who might keep an eye on where I go and take it upon themselves to move or remove it after I left if they became paranoid. It'd have to be a judgement call I suppose. Then again, some folks can talk better than I can about Geocaching due to them having more experience than me. Another idea for deflecting mugglers: my caching partner told me was to simply just put my GPS up to my head and talk to it like a cell phone while I go walking off toward the cache. I can imagine that's a little harder to do with a metal detector strapped to ya'. Of course that might work too... if you was having a conversation with your metal detector like you was on the cell phone, I wouldn't bother ya'. Take care bro and welcome to the hobby!

I don't consider myself a vet but, I wanted to add my two cents. An idea I had to come up with on the fly a few caches ago when dealing with parks and parking lot caches with crowds of people... was to tuck a wal-mart sack in my pocket.(maybe a trash bag if you have bigger pockets.) Every now and then you can run in to nosey outsiders or mugglers and they just have to investigate. If I see them coming, I take out the bag and start picking up beer cans, trash, etc. It helps out for them to leave you alone and maybe they won't freak out and think you're up to no good. At the same time, we can help clean up the enviroment. There's also a post somwhere on this site I read after that incident that recommends using a clipboard. They went on to say that nobody suspects a person with a clipboard.(LoL) It's true! And if the nosey rosey or muggler moves closer to you... just start counting trees and doodle in the clipboard.(LoL) I also like having a caching partner, my father, or girlfriend go with me. Simply put... two heads are always better than one. They can help look out for mugglers and is safer if locating caches deep in the woods and out of sight of most of the world. Equip them with a cell phone or walkie talkie and they won't even have to get out of the car if they'd rather not. Just some advice and experience I learned early on and wanted to pass it on to ya'. Hope it helps and happy hunting! Us newbies have to stick together!(LoL)

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