+jdehority Posted March 11, 2006 Posted March 11, 2006 Just curious about the ages of the people geocaching and being part of this forum. I'm a college student and wondering if there is a decent sized following of people my age or not. Quote
+Miragee Posted March 11, 2006 Posted March 11, 2006 I'm not telling my age . . . that should tell you something. The thing I love about Geocaching is the wide age range of those who participate. Because we have this obsession in common, an age difference of 20 years, or more, doesn't matter when we are on cache hunts, or at cache Events. In threads like this before, I think the average age of participants was around 38. Quote
+BlueDeuce Posted March 11, 2006 Posted March 11, 2006 In threads like this before, I think the average age of participants was around 38. Yep, but that was a couple years ago. Quote
+Confucius' Cat Posted March 11, 2006 Posted March 11, 2006 Most of the people i've met are OF's keeps grandpa off the street [] No, wait a minute... actually granpa is ON the street a little more ARRRRGH! Am I an OF? I was just a teenager a few minutes ago! Nooooooooooooooo! No more AARP solicitations... ARRRRGH! 51 Quote
Lt32 Posted March 11, 2006 Posted March 11, 2006 (edited) Most of the people i've met are OF's keeps grandpa off the street [] No, wait a minute... actually granpa is ON the street a little more ARRRRGH! Am I an OF? I was just a teenager a few minutes ago! Nooooooooooooooo! No more AARP solicitations... ARRRRGH! 51 If not off the steet then maybe out of the bars.....lol... Myself? I'm 40 Edited March 11, 2006 by Lt32 Quote
+MtnRubi Posted March 11, 2006 Posted March 11, 2006 My Geo-babe (the wife) and I are 42. But my kids (18 and 14) cache with us. Quote
+OldTimeRadioAddict Posted March 11, 2006 Posted March 11, 2006 34 here (35 next Sunday) wife is 41, and kids are 12 and 11. Geocaching is for the young at heart. OTRA Quote
+icefall5 Posted March 11, 2006 Posted March 11, 2006 (edited) The following post is an amazing example of what BB Code can do for you. I made this and it took me about an hour to do. I am doing this in two posts so I don't ruin the splendor of the below "cache page". And the award for best reply in a topic goes to....... ⇓ two posts down. Edited March 11, 2006 by icefall5 Quote
+icefall5 Posted March 11, 2006 Posted March 11, 2006 (edited) Guess how old I am! N12°34.567 W89°01.234 The owner of this cache has chosen not to allow .loc downloads of this cache. Use waypoint: GC1234 The owner of this cache has also chosen not to allow printouts or PDF downloads or printing of this cache. Please note: to use the services of geocaching.com, you must agree to the terms and conditions in our disclaimer. (ratings out of 5 stars. 1 is easiest, 5 is hardest) Difficulty: Terrain: This cache is not at the posted coords. This is an extremely easy puzzle cache. You just have to guess my age. I am older than 11 but younger than 13. In 2 weeks I will be older than I am now but younger than 14. Additional Hints (No hints available) Find... ...other caches hidden or found by this user ...no nearby caches that you haven't found ...there are no nearby caches ...there are no nearby waymarks ...there are no nearby placenames ...there are no nearby benchmarks ...there are no nearby hiking trails For online maps... Geocaching.com Maps Google Maps MapQuest Microsoft MapPoint Yahoo Maps Rand McNally? Topozone Terraserver Tiger Census Maps Logged Visits (0 total.) Warning. Spoilers may be included in the descriptions or the links. Cache find counts are based on the last time the page generated. Edited March 11, 2006 by icefall5 Quote
+icefall5 Posted March 11, 2006 Posted March 11, 2006 Oh come on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In the hour it took me to make that you had to reply! GOSH! Quote
+Airmapper Posted March 12, 2006 Posted March 12, 2006 19 years old enough to know better, but still too young to care. I think I'm on the young end, average of 30 something sounds about right. Quote
+Ambrosia Posted March 12, 2006 Posted March 12, 2006 I'm 31, my husband is 33, my daughter is 12, and my son is 9. We've been caching for almost 4 years. Quote
+GIDEON-X Posted March 12, 2006 Posted March 12, 2006 70 Years and still Running aganist the Wind..... Quote
+Snoogans Posted March 12, 2006 Posted March 12, 2006 I was 35 when I started geocaching and the age demographic was about 35-37 then. I'll be 39 on the 16th of this month. The Snoogstress is 29 and Cujo & Winston are both 1. Quote
+What rock? Posted March 12, 2006 Posted March 12, 2006 54 and 53. Our kids who cache under their own handles are 21, 19, and 17. Quote
ParentsofSAM Posted March 12, 2006 Posted March 12, 2006 I am 29, hubby is 35 and the kids are 9, 5 & 2. Quote
+Quoddy Posted March 12, 2006 Posted March 12, 2006 (edited) Fours weeks until 66. The REAL Quoddy is 3. Forgot to mention that there are now 3 more generations of very active cachers behind me. Well, OK, the 4th generation cacher is just beginning. Edited March 12, 2006 by Quoddy Quote
+SGM & MRS D Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 Me 49 years, 11, months 8 days..(thats scarey ain't it? dang I'm almost 50) Mrs D 3?. Dano 18 Quote
+Harry Dolphin Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 Younger than springtime. Older than dirt. Or, somewhere between fifty and sixty. Done over a thousand miles on the AT And keep on ticking. Quote
+The Fun Group Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 I'm 41, the Mrs is 38, and two daughters aged 14 and 3. Quote
+BigWhiteTruck Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 Turned 26 yesterday! And had a great time doing it! Quote
+Foothills Drifter Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 (edited) Howdy...... Born in '49 Vern... Edited March 13, 2006 by Foothills Drifter Quote
+mthompson5 Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 I am also in college and feel like a minority in the geocaching community. But i love it and i am hooked. age 21 Quote
+Airmapper Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 (edited) So far in this thread the average is 29. I included kids, but not dogs. 53 persons totalling 1,550 years old. (Edit, adding mthompson5, the average actually went to 29.0, I rounded the decimal above. Before it was 29.2) Edited March 13, 2006 by Airmapper Quote
+yatta99 Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 I'm 39... and have been for several years now Quote
+Right Wing Wacko Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 Just curious about the ages of the people geocaching and being part of this forum. I'm a college student and wondering if there is a decent sized following of people my age or not. 21 < AGE < DEAD Quote
+Oneyedjack Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 Old enough to know what I want............... .................and still young enough to go get it! Quote
+geognerd Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 I am also in college and feel like a minority in the geocaching community. But i love it and i am hooked. age 21 Not in college anymore (graduated 18 mos ago), but I feel the same way. Surprising how many "young" people have replied in this topic so far. I'm 25, turning 26 in three weeks. Quote
Oliver1869 Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 I am about to raise the average. I'm seventy Two and sorry I didn't know about this sport 5-6 years ago when my knees were in better shape. Still I have had a ball since I discoverd the sport in January of this year. 23 caches found so far and still hunting. I limit myself to 1-2 star terrian, check maps, etc. to know what I am getting myself into. Also I go forward only on those caches that the GPS indicates to be within 500 feet or so from nearest parking area. Quote
+Woodbutcher68 Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 I'm 52, Look 42. Sometimes act like 22, Sometimes like 12! Quote
+Arrow One Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 40... and the clock is broke as of now! ha ha Quote
+nancois Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 33. My caching buddies are 32 and 35. We still have all of our teeth! Quote
+jtd18801 Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 16 yesterday and I'm going for my permit on thursday. Quote
+starcr250 Posted March 13, 2006 Posted March 13, 2006 (edited) 21, gf is 22. Yeah, where are all the other cachers in college? Edited March 13, 2006 by starcr250 Quote
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