Should I Find A New Hobby?!

November 6, 2005

I seem to be logging DNF's far more often than finds at the moment. Maybe I am doing something wrong? It's not getting to the location, it's finding that plastic box once there! I have found a few, granted, but when I spend an hour looking under every root and going through every clump of grass with a stick, I wonder how can I possibly be missing it

Any hints please? Or should I just go back to cross-stitch?

Edited November 6, 2005 by Rose_Thorn

1.9k · November 6, 2005

Keep at it.

We all get a bad case of cache blindness from time to time.

1.3k · November 6, 2005

I can see by what you are saying that you do not look up. You have to look at the site in all dimensions. Not all caches are at ground level. and micros are even trickier, because they can be disguised easier.

Lynn

November 6, 2005

People kept telling me to think like a Geocacher when I was having a problem. This was useless advice in reality as you need to know how to thing like a Geocacher to think like a Geocacher. That being said once you can think like the cacher placing the cache life gets so much easer.

For what it is worth it des get easer with more experience. I not log a fraction of the DNFs that I did in the past and when I look for a cache I tend to find it so much faster than I use to.

I second the advice, just keep at it.

24.7k · November 6, 2005

My last day of caching was 9 finds, and 5 no finds. I'm pusing 1000 caches so in "Theory" I know how to find them. The reality is you have good days and bad. There is always a new hide you have never seen and always someone more clever than you.

Keep at it and have fun. Don't let a few no finds get in the way.

November 6, 2005

I would'nt worry about it,before long you will get cachers eye and you will be able to spot them from a hundred yds!!!

1.2k · November 6, 2005

I've had two DNF's this week, out of three attempted. Shouldn't worry too much.

Edited November 6, 2005 by Kitty Hawk

November 6, 2005

keep at it even experienced cachers have dnf. you will get more used to finding them with practice

November 6, 2005

My last day of caching was 9 finds

What made you give up?

November 6, 2005

It's just taken me 3 attemps to find a 1* 1* cache

November 6, 2005

I walked 4 miles last night to find a cache only a mile from the car (See white Jeep Thread). But that was due to a silly mistake by me

Keep at it, We all get bad months. Try thinking where you would hide the cache. It quite often works.

November 6, 2005

I gave up looking for micros and multis at first, just did traditional caches to get confidence & understand where caches are typically hidden.

Keep going you will soon walk to a cache site and go straight to where you would hide a cache and probably find it.

Mark

November 6, 2005

Dont give up the sport just remember the words of the chicken!!

"Dont take the sport so seriously, remember when you first started caching and you didn't no hardly anything about the sport and do it as a hobby if you dont find the cache it may be a bummer but then again atleast you have seen somthing you have not seen before!!" In other words just think of it as a walk in which you see nice views and new areas in which you hav'nt seen just have fun !!

November 6, 2005

Dont give up the sport just remember the words of the chicken!!
"Dont take the sport so seriously, remember when you first started caching and you didn't no hardly anything about the sport and do it as a hobby if you dont find the cache it may be a bummer but then again atleast you have seen somthing you have not seen before!!" In other words just think of it as a walk in which you see nice views and new areas in which you hav'nt seen just have fun !!

Well said! That's exactly what caching's all about!

2.5k · November 6, 2005

Don't give up there are lots of great caches where you live, even done one of yours, and your bnew one looks great

Milton (aka Moote)

November 7, 2005

We have done the same 3 caches so many tines now, we could write a book about our adventures. We have came in from different approaches, taken people with us...you name it, yet we still have not managed to find them!

What is frustrating is you return home and THERE! someone has just posted a find on the ones you can not find.

November 7, 2005

My thinking is - slow down a bit.

Firstly you were brought to the site for a reason other than to find the cache. The setter thinks this is a worthwhile place, so take a few minutes to enjoy it.

Secondly, in that few minutes the GPS will 'settle'. Remember, the person who set the cache didn't just march up to the location, take a snap reading, and then hide the cache.

They will have been at the site for some time, possibley making a few visits to get an average reasding. So try to re-create those conditions by giving the GPSr a few minutes with as good a view of the sky as possible. That might include putting it on a tree stump or bench and moving a few feet away so your body doesn't block half the sky.

Remember, conditions from day to day can affect readingd e.g. different leaf cover and thick cloud cover.

November 7, 2005

Buy a GPS..... :rolleyes:

November 7, 2005

:rolleyes: Thanks cache people. I was encouraged by your replies and even had a giggle. Plus I felt a lot better after a good meal and a hot bath! My doggie was cross with me because I was getting annoyed with her as she kept barking whilst I was trying to find the cache, but today she says "It's just walkies with some added fun" (am I totally barking??) so what with that and your encouargement I will carry on, and the cross-stitch can wait...I've been doing the same one for 7 years Keep getting distracted!

Also on a positive note, one of the best days of 2005 was doing part 2 of Lord of the Rings Quest for the Ring of power, as I overcame my fear of wading through thigh deep water in the dark!

Off to Hampshire next weekend to see my bro, and already have already told him I want to introduce him to geocaching - he already has a gps and is looking forward to it - so I can't disappoint him, can I?

November 7, 2005

Rose, I just read your profile....us ladies should stick together!

Look at the GPS and think of it as:

A piece of electronis wizardry, designed by a man, for a woman to use and complain about! :rolleyes:

Seriously, the logical thoughts of a man are reeally illogical to any woman!

Its because we look for the obvious, we have trouble with men orientated things in life.

My theory is, when out caching, unless the cache was placed by a lady, you really MUST think at a childs level!

Example: Did the male cache put the lickle boxy wox in the bunny wabbitts house?

and when the men scratch themselves on thorns...Would you like me to kiss your poorly better den?

November 7, 2005

Would you like me to kiss your poorly better den?

You can come and kiss my poorly better any time :rolleyes:

B.

1.3k · November 7, 2005

>Should I Find A New Hobby?!

By your own admission, you probably wouldn't be able to find one :rolleyes:

J

1k · November 7, 2005

Did the male cache put the lickle boxy wox in the bunny wabbitts house?

.....I sincerely hope not or the big reviewer bogey man :rolleyes: will archive his cachey-wachey as being contra the guidelines

November 7, 2005

Did the male cache put the lickle boxy wox in the bunny wabbitts house?

.....I sincerely hope not or the big reviewer bogey man will archive his cachey-wachey as being contra the guidelines

Now you see... if the male orientated guide lines were worded and written as you have, many caches would be in the right place! but! :rolleyes: as they are written in manesse what can you expect?

2.5k · November 7, 2005

Seriously, the logical thoughts of a man ...

...isn't this an oxymoron?

Rose, your fear of wading through thigh deep water in the dark is perfectly reasonable and was put there for a very good reason (ie to stop you wading through thigh deep water in the dark!).

November 7, 2005

Also on a positive note, one of the best days of 2005 was doing part 2 of Lord of the Rings Quest for the Ring of power, as I overcame my fear of wading through thigh deep water in the dark!

I would suggest that wading through water when you can't see through it isn't a very good idea. Its not brave, more foolish. You could see the bottom couldn't you? :rolleyes:

November 7, 2005

You could see the bottom couldn't you?

You cant see the bottom (its a bit too dark). It is a well used "path" though, so there are no big suprises.

November 7, 2005

You could see the bottom couldn't you?

You cant see the bottom (its a bit too dark). It is a well used "path" though, so there are no big suprises.

Also extremely cold water,

i had goose pimples all over,

and i only got to the mouth of the tunnel as cassiedog refused so we waded out,

the tunnel bottom will contain many shards of slate which will be sharp as the whole area is an old slate quarry

November 7, 2005

Seriously, the logical thoughts of a man ...

...isn't this an oxymoron?

Yep I agree! When have men ever had any logical thoughts?

2.2k · November 8, 2005

nope we still don't learn and spend our money chasing skirts despite all the evidence. :rolleyes:

find a new hobby? why would you want to do that? i mean surely you enjoy wading through deep mud, getting scratched to the bone by thorns while the heavens pour down?

fresh air's good for you.

beats sitting at home staring at the walls

November 16, 2005

Well my faith is fully restored after an excellent weekend caching "darn sarf" with my brother. We had a six mile walk on Saturday and logged 5 out of 5 caches as finds, and the strange thing was it took hardly anytime at all to spot any of them, even the last one, "ickle pond", which we found in the dark. Maybe my brother's philosphy of a Snickers every couple of hours, tea breaks at a cafe and stronger refreshment at the pub after dark keeps one's mind focussed! A bit more civilised than a bottle of squash and a soggy buttie which is my usual fare. :lol: We only managed one cache on Sunday, having been whizzing around Hampshire on his Suzuki Bandit for most of the day. This was a bit more tricky (lots of trees at Waggoners Wells) but even so it didn't take long to pin down despite the onset of darkness and the hiding from Muggles.

Interesting train of thought re gender differences in cache-placing, Mrs Rangie...

Are men's hiding places likely to be dirtier...scarier...denser? Are women's likely to be prettier...more devious...blemish-free? Just a thought...

November 17, 2005

Interesting train of thought re gender differences in cache-placing, Mrs Rangie...
Are men's hiding places likely to be dirtier...scarier...denser? Are women's likely to be prettier...more devious...blemish-free? Just a thought...

Ok, I think I can speak for most ladies here.

Its men in general that do not use there brains.. the problem is, they see a nice place to hide a cache.. Yes that will do! regardless of where it is. Its only after us ladies have tried to find them that they realise WE have a problem but blokes don't!

If you are out on a walk, say a wooded area, and you see a suitable place for a cache, first in the back of your mind is... can the cache be accessed easily? or do you have to climb through stingers the size of Giant pines to get to it? Next will probably be.. is the cache save out of sight and hidden well enough not to attract wild life or farm stock? How big can the cache be Is the track to the cache suitable for users, Is there any suitable comfort stop places on route etc..etc...

Men just go into placing a cache. Arh! thats a nice place, usually dumping an oversized cache for the hole, amoungst stingers, brambles and in area's where limbo'ing is a great advantage, or in places where you wish you had a grab hand thingy that extends into the depths of a rampant wild lifes home. (I am not talking rabbit holes here, I am on about spiders webs and other horrid bug places)

I agree to making the cache destination interesting and well hidden, but honestly, men just do not have good imaginations!

We have a cache near where we live. Gary placed it initially, I then and fine tuned it! OK, so its still a pain to find, but at least you shouldn't get any unpleasant suprises.

Honest, just look at who the cache owner is before you do the next cache! Then look at where the cache is..its all clear then!

November 17, 2005

Is there a reason why this topic has decended into some of the most sexist remarks I have ever read?

Perhaps you should change the topic title to sweeping generalised sexist coments.

Bekie (Yes I'm female!)

1.1k · November 17, 2005

Is there a reason why this topic has decended into some of the most sexist remarks I have ever read?

Perhaps you should change the topic title to sweeping generalised sexist coments.

Bekie (Yes I'm female!)

Well said Bekie!

I was thinking the same, and I'm male (Oh, sorry, thet's a different thread)!

3.8k · November 17, 2005

Is there a reason why this topic has decended into some of the most sexist remarks I have ever read?

Perhaps you should change the topic title to sweeping generalised sexist coments.

Bekie (Yes I'm female!)

Well said Bekie!

I was thinking the same, and I'm male (Oh, sorry, thet's a different thread)!

Yes well said, I am one for equal rights for everyone. Yes there are things that men can do that women can't, but it is also the same the other way.

For years women have been fighting to be treated the same as men, so far they have proved that they can do it, such as female fire officers and police officers.

But it appears to me as though some people want the best of both worlds, well I am sorry, females have proved they can do the same as males. So stop the whinging that caches are placed with a male attitude. Because if I can do it, unless you have a physical disability you should be able to do it as well.

For the record I know a female cacher that achieves any caches that she seeks out, regardless of the terrain. I have still got to do one that she couldn't do! I don't think that day will ever come?

:anitongue:

Edited November 17, 2005 by Haggis Hunter

November 17, 2005

I think we are just having a little fun here! There's nowt wrong with a little banter as long as no-one takes it too seriously, surely? Personally I've always been a bit of a tomboy and will dive into holes and scramble around boulders with the best of 'em - I usually have to because my partner doesn't like creepy crawlies or getting his hands dirty

November 17, 2005

Well if it's fun and banter you want:

One bright, beautiful Saturday morning, everyone at the Langdale Cache Event wakes up early and prepares to go on the hunt.

Suddenly, in the midst of the tents, Satan appears!! Everyone starts screaming and running for the hills, trampling each other in their determined efforts to get away from Evil Incarnate.

Soon, everyone is evacuated from the campsite except for one man, who sits calmly outside his tent, seemingly oblivious to the fact that God's ultimate enemy is in his presence. This confuses Satan a bit.

Satan walks up to the man and says, "Hey, don't you know who I am?"

The man says, "Yep, sure do."

Satan says, "Well, aren't you afraid of me?"

The man says, "Nope, sure ain't."

Satan, perturbed, says, "And why aren't you afraid of me?"

"Well, I've been married to your sister for 25 years."

November 17, 2005

I think we are just having a little fun here! There's nowt wrong with a little banter as long as no-one takes it too seriously, surely? Personally I've always been a bit of a tomboy and will dive into holes and scramble around boulders with the best of 'em - I usually have to because my partner doesn't like creepy crawlies or getting his hands dirty

Rose, I just think there are too many people that think that Geocahing in the UK is a serious competition, and that have a "pop off" at anyone who enjoys themselves!

Its the competitors that can't have fun, that are determined to spoil it for others!

November 17, 2005

Well if it's fun and banter you want:

One bright, beautiful Saturday morning, everyone at the Langdale Cache Event wakes up early and prepares to go on the hunt.

Suddenly, in the midst of the tents, Satan appears!! Everyone starts screaming and running for the hills, trampling each other in their determined efforts to get away from Evil Incarnate.

Soon, everyone is evacuated from the campsite except for one man, who sits calmly outside his tent, seemingly oblivious to the fact that God's ultimate enemy is in his presence. This confuses Satan a bit.

Satan walks up to the man and says, "Hey, don't you know who I am?"

The man says, "Yep, sure do."

Satan says, "Well, aren't you afraid of me?"

The man says, "Nope, sure ain't."

Satan, perturbed, says, "And why aren't you afraid of me?"

"Well, I've been married to your sister for 25 years."

Be carefull, or it may be miss interpreted as you being a SATAN lover! :mad:

You know, I now remember why I stop about a year ago, from visiting the ENGLISH geocache website!

Some people just don't know how to have a laugh or have fun!

November 17, 2005

lol. I only love one woman and she is an angel......ok honey, I posted it to the forum, now put the frying pan down...

November 17, 2005

lol. I only love one woman and she is an angel......ok honey, I posted it to the forum, now put the frying pan down...

A see there was little gentle persuasion on that reply? :mad:

November 20, 2005

Posted by Haggis Hunter

So stop the whinging that caches are placed with a male attitude. Because if I can do it, unless you have a physical disability you should be able to do it as well.

My reply to your comments about disabilites are as follows.

Yes! I have several disabilites. One being I am riddled with Arthritis, the other is I have 2 prolapsed disks in my kneck and also one in my lower spine. To top it, I also have walking problems.

I can supply medical reports from hospitals to confirm these if you wish.

So Yes! I do have problems!

But I try to have FUN all the same :anitongue:

Should I Find A New Hobby?!

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