+mthompson5 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 I was just curious of what the typical demographics of geocachers are. I heard about geocaching around 3 months ago then finally got a GPSr for christmas. I am 21 and in love with the sport/hobby. I am not sure if it is my age but people seem to look at me like I am doing something wrong when I am hunting all by myself, just wondering if this happens to anyone else. Thanks Quote Link to comment
berr326 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 usualy people go together, but its not like its wrong or anything to go alone, but mabye they can sense you are new to it. do you say things when your caching? sounds like an odd question, but I trying to help! Quote Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Nothing to feel bad about - if your not doing anything wrong - let them stare. 39 married - 2 kids one is 3 years and one is 11 weeks old. Wife loves it as much as I do. Quote Link to comment
+clearpath Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 43 this month ... Quote Link to comment
+Polar B's Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 I am almost 30 and I used to get that feeling when I started. I realize now I am doing nothing wrong and just let them stare. That and I firmly belive that people only see what they believe they will see, if you act normal doing non-normal things then you will be ignored. (My mother proved that to me on many occasions). However, I do cache with Maggie my dog, often and that make is a little easier to look normal. Quote Link to comment
docdigit Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 211...it's the miles... Quote Link to comment
+GRANPA ALEX Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Turn 60 on the 5th of next month . . . I usually introduce those who are staring to the game and gc.com. It relieves their, often genuine, concern. Once they know WHAT you are up to, they either ask questions out of interest or walk away shaking their heads (most fall into this category). Quote Link to comment
+5¢ Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 26 I think. I quit keeping track after 21. Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 (edited) I believe the last extensive poll, a couple years ago, showed the average was 38 year old males mainly working in the technical field. I think now most are 40. Just guessing. Edited January 13, 2006 by BlueDeuce Quote Link to comment
+AKent Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 I am 53 and my daughter who is the real Geocaching nut is 13. I have yet to get my wife really interested....I'm working on it! I do have a little more trouble than my daughter when hiking vertical inclines, but otherwise, I love it as much as she does! We now get to bond, where there was not much else we did together before. Quote Link to comment
+Stunod Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 I'm old enough to know better. Quote Link to comment
+Teamhawaii1981 & blueicyrose Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 24....going on 4 Quote Link to comment
+LSUFan Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 If you take my 5 drunken college years of DNF's (Did Not Feel) anything, and add them to my logged 33 years, then you have my total posts on the birthday cake. Quote Link to comment
+gimpy1 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 64 with a new artificial hip. Quote Link to comment
+Ambrosia Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 31. I think that in our area, the general age of cachers tends to be in the late 40's to late 50's. Sure, there are people older and younger than that, but that's what I tend to see. Quote Link to comment
+hereigoagain5209 & AugustWst Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 35 and and ACL replacement patient....so I can relate to gimpy (somewhat)...gotta keep moving!! hereigoagain5209 Quote Link to comment
+lcjhnsn Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 lcjhnsn is about to turn 44 this month. Usually I'm cacheing solo. About 25% of the time my 12 year old son comes along. He really enjoys the hunt but is not as fond of a particularly challenging hike to get to the cache as I am. He really dislikes bushwacking. Mrs. is interested and enjoys the hunt but only comes along once in a while. 6y.o. daughter likes finding the treasure, but is completely unimpressed with the walking required to get there. Quote Link to comment
+Former Hawkeye Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 54 and in 7 months I can get a senior coffee at McD's! Quote Link to comment
+Three Strong and kid Silver Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Mr. strong has authritis and is into caching as an exetercise. At 42 its a little early for the big A to be afflicting me but hey just keep moving.....Mrs strong likes the hikes and getting out and about with Mr strong She is a little older "Don't tell her i told you that. Jr is into the hikes at 17 working out getting ready to go into the Marines as an MP.....and then there is Kid silver. he is 2 and we are brain washing him effectively to be a life long cacher. I suspect one of his teenage gifts will be his own GPSr..... Do you think the 2 year old will throw off the average???? Quote Link to comment
+W7WT Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 I will be 81 in April and started caching in August of 2001. Charter Member with 1095 finds. We are in our 25 day of rain. Not much fun Geocaching right now. Hope to take some trips this summer and cache on the way. Dick, W7WT Quote Link to comment
+Wabsrck Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 15! youngest so far Quote Link to comment
+Davispak Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 I will be celebrating the 8th anniversary of my 29th birthday this year. Quote Link to comment
+ParrotRobAndCeCe Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Will be 35 in 4 weeks. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Last time I looked I was 29. Then I checked my drivers license the other day and saw that I was really 48. How the heck did that happen so suddenly? When I was a teenager I remember my grandmother complaining about how as she got older time went so much faster. Of course when you are waiting to graduate high school, college, get your ldrivers license, get to drinking age, start your career, etc... time goes reeeeeal slow so I couldn't connect with that concept. Now I know what she was talking about. Its like I'm on greased rails heading into old age, but I'm going kicking and screaming. Quote Link to comment
+Thrak Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 I'll be 53 in March. Married 33 years (34 in May). 3 kids ages 31, 28, 20 (21 on Valentine's day). Quote Link to comment
tampitt Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 I just turned 32 in December. coderpitt is 33. Gaby - 10 years Liam- just turned 1 in december Quote Link to comment
+Henki Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 45 year old female here, and my 15 year old daughter likes to cache, too. DH would rather watch football, or anything & everything LSU. Quote Link to comment
+VegasCacheHounds Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 29. Seriously. I know, most people that say they're 29 aren't, but I am. At least until the end of April. Quote Link to comment
+Airmapper Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 I'm old enough to know better. But I'm still to young to care. I'm 19. Quote Link to comment
franck Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 (edited) 37 and still a tadpole Edited January 13, 2006 by franck Quote Link to comment
+Right Wing Wacko Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 (edited) I'll be 3 on April 30th. Time before geocaching doesn't count! Edited January 13, 2006 by Right Wing Wacko Quote Link to comment
+Broccoli King Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 48 and feelin' good! I usually go 'caching with my best friend, Frosty the WonderSchnauzer. My wife and I often work different shifts, mainly 'cause I work weekends and I'm not willing to give up my 2 day a week job. Anyway, I'm kind of long-haired freaky lookin' but people always smile when they see me with a miniature schnauzer, she's very cute and child friendly(important). So take your dog, or borrow your friend's dog, or go to a shelter and adopt one. There's nothing happier than a Geo-Dog on the hunt Quote Link to comment
ParentsofSAM Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 I just turned 29 last month, hubby is 35 and the girls are 8, 5 & 2. Quote Link to comment
+ZSandmann Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 24/male Geologist or geophysicist if you are so inclined. I usually stick with geologist though. Z Quote Link to comment
+Toidy Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 (edited) Me = 41 Hubby = 37 Funny looks? YEP!! We just started...if it's not my hubby walking around with the GPS in front of him like he's Captain Kirk with his trusty tri-corder, it's overweight me in my VERY conspicuous red car. LOL We stick out like a sore thumb. I still feel a little weird when people look at me but if anyone asks, we just tell them about geocaching and they do usually shake their heads and walk away. LOL And all the extra walking around...and the new hiking we're doing...is motivating me to take care of the overweight part! And hey, THRAK!!! Mushroom, mushroom!!! Snaaaake! Snaaaaaaake!! :-) Edited January 13, 2006 by Toidy Quote Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 (edited) TODAY IS CUJO'S BIRTHDAY!!!! He is 1. Cujo's brother Winston is 1 & 1/2. Me - 38 The Sn gstress - Somewhere between 27 & 29. (It's a loooong story.) The age difference evens out because I'm immature. Edited January 13, 2006 by Snoogans Quote Link to comment
Deego Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 38 in May its flown by, still think i am in my late 20's (still act like I am in my late teens) Quote Link to comment
ATMouse Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Hmphf! Unlike most, I generally let people think I'm older...at least two here are my age, but I let folks think I'm in my 50's.... Hey, don't look like that! It works for me! Quote Link to comment
+sodajerk Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 60 I don't look like that picture over there <<< on the left. Quote Link to comment
+HolyCowboys Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 We are..... 40 .... me 35 .... the wife 3 1/2 but not 3.5 ... the boy Penn State cachers. Quote Link to comment
Trinity's Crew Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 This is the dawning of the age of the geocache The age of the geocache The geocache..... The geoooocache... Sorry... flashbacks. Our core group consists of 5 children who range in age from 4 to 15, and four adults aged 27, 31, 42, and 45<(me) Quote Link to comment
+TheAlabamaRambler Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Hmmm - it looks like I have been married longer than most of you have been alive! Got married on my 7-day leave after Navy boot camp in 1970, to a woman I met in the boot-camp choir! 5 children and lotsa exciting years later she's still young and pretty while I am OLD and NOT! Ed Quote Link to comment
+Team Red Oak Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Since we're all confessing: One of us turned 50 in Dec and the other is a mere 41. We have kids, but they don't like to cache, they think its wierd. Huh, imagine that coming from teenagers who by their very nature are just weird! I'd like to think people can tell which one of us is older, but if they can't then I need a day at the spa! We both act much younger (and our bodies remind us of our true age the next day). We will not go gently into the night, we're afraid of the dark! Quote Link to comment
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