TattooedDancer Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Had the day all planned - use cache hunting as a way of exploring the area around where i live. Two caches (GCJTN5 and GCT2B7). 8 mile round trip from where I live, so ifigure nice hike, good weather for it.... Then couldnt find either. First cache in woods where conservationists are busy renovating, so might have been moved. Second, had no luck with at all (apart from mis-calculating the bearings and finding some kid's stash of girly mags (!) - not what i was expecting!!). Back home tired , happy, but a little frustrated. Will have to try again, undeterred. Maybe i was expecting it too easy on my first attempt. Also, not sure how to go about cache hunting once your GPSr finds the rough area. Anyone have suggestions or tips? Quote Link to comment
+Moote Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 kid's stash of girly mags (!) Joke Many might actually want the coordinates of this location! Opinion Keep trying you will find a cache soon Moote Quote Link to comment
+Eco-sheep Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 (edited) Yep, chin up. We started with high hopes for our first Geocaching expedition last Sunday and were disappointed to log a DNF. Like your first attempt though, the evidence is there to suggest that the cache has been muggled - we just await confirmation. However, we have found a couple of caches this weekend and now feel confident in our ability so to do. So much so that we may be attempting 3 more tomorrow. So we know how you feel and sympathise, but keep on keeping on, your first find will be well worth it. Edited March 4, 2006 by Eco-sheep Quote Link to comment
+HazelS Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 Trust me... there will be many more DNF's to come!! Well done on your 1st hunt though! Quote Link to comment
+Travers Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 It 'is' frustrating, but we have too many DNFs to count. It's just part and parcel of the game. A lot of people don't bother to log them, which is another bugbear for owners. I suspect most of our DNFs are at micros, which is probably why we love them so much! If we go back, we sometimes find them so easily that we wonder what the problem was the first time, but that's the way it works. Quote Link to comment
+Get of Fenris Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 I think I've been lucky then. Out of two attempts, I've nabbed two caches! They weren't micros though so that might have been the reason. Good luck and keep at it! I hope you find it as rewarding as I have. Quote Link to comment
+Eco-sheep Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 It 'is' frustrating, but we have too many DNFs to count. Even more so when it's your first attempt at Geocaching though. The stoicism of experience isn't present when you leave for your first hunt, just optimism and excitement, which makes a DNF far more disappointing. Quote Link to comment
TattooedDancer Posted March 5, 2006 Author Share Posted March 5, 2006 Thanks for the encouragement. Am off to try back at one of the sites today, so here's hoping. Looking back - i did find a virtual cache as part of the second hunt, so I guess being positive it was 1 out of 3 ! Quote Link to comment
+Kitty Hawk Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 I tried looking before I had a GPS, I was too excited. I tried one seven or eight times by map reading skills alone. When I got the GPS I found my map reading skills were OK, but not OK enough. To build up some confidence look for large or medium caches, so you know you are looking for a decent sized bit of tupperware or an ammo box. Their size limits the number of hiding places. Maybe check the previous logs to establish how challenging they are, you may also get extra clues from the logs. Good luck Quote Link to comment
TattooedDancer Posted March 5, 2006 Author Share Posted March 5, 2006 Went back to GCT2B7 to have another hunt around but still no luck. Wandered into town, and realised another cache should be nearby - GCGG9E - and found that - so at least I found one this weekend! Quote Link to comment
+Nellies Knackers Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 We planned a couple of caches for today but ended up in the pub instead,does that warrant a dnf? Quote Link to comment
Wot No! Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 I just started on friday - so far 7 found, 1 dnf(gps got me right on the spot but coundn't find the cache!!). I feel quite chuffed but may be next weekend it will be a different story!! Wot No! Quote Link to comment
+Eco-sheep Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 Went back to GCT2B7 to have another hunt around but still no luck. Wandered into town, and realised another cache should be nearby - GCGG9E - and found that - so at least I found one this weekend! Well done TD. We visited two sites today, found one and didn't find t'other. C'est la vie. Quote Link to comment
+Nellies Knackers Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 One of my early caches took a couple of visits,the owner checked it and confirmed it was still there,turned out I was right beside it but it was hidden so far in a tree hole that I ended up right up to my elbow before finding it,a great hide from the Beds Clanger! As annoying as dnf's are it can get boring walking up to a pile of aligned sticks and picking up a cache all the time,stick at it and you'll be well and truly hooked. Quote Link to comment
+Fudog1138 Posted March 5, 2006 Share Posted March 5, 2006 We planned a couple of caches for today but ended up in the pub instead,does that warrant a dnf? No, there's fine print somewhere on ther internet that exludes pubs as counting as DNF's in Geocaching. So your safe. TattooedDancer: I'm just starting out as well in SE lower Michigan. Terribly muddy. -3 till 10:00, then no higher than 5 the rest of the day with a stong wind. Just enough to make things to cold in the morning and muddy in the afternoon. Ask yourself this. Would you have ever just "walked" to that location otherwise? So nothings a waste. Quote Link to comment
+wizard1974uk Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 We planned a couple of caches for today but ended up in the pub instead,does that warrant a dnf? Nah, should be a CBA. Quote Link to comment
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