Help Please

[+medic'n'rn]

my boyfriend and i are having trouble finding caches in the woods. we get to the area using the cooridnates but can not find the cache. what are we doing wrong??? help anyone...

[+Corp Of Discovery]

Trees can cause poor GPS readings. You might want to start spiraling outward from where you zero out at. Don't overlook anything, it's surprising how well even an ammo can can be hidden. Look for obvious signs- sticks stacked up, bark in unusual configurations and so on; and in obvious places- hollow logs and stumps for example. Bring a flashlight, it's handy for checking out those hollow spaces I mentioned. Sometimes it's good to just stop and think "Where would I hide a cache here?". Hope some of this helps...

[+Team JSAM]

Dont always look down the cache could be up higher than you think, start off with easy caches then progress to more difficult ones you will become better with time.

[+Kacky]

Don't be afraid to be methodical. For some reason this is very hard for me but that makes it all the more rewarding when I finally find it. My first impulse is to hop to every likely spot, in scattered directions. When I see all the spots where it COULD be hidden, my mind starts racing and I want to give up. I have to force myself to put the backback down at what I think is ground zero, then make a very organized circle of about 20 feet around it. (Don't put down your GPSr or you may never find your backpack again! )In the woods, ground zero might change a few times too. I usually cache alone, but the few times I have been with other people, everyone splits up because we all seem to have our own system. That's the one that has worked for me, so far. Have fun, it does get easier - I only have 77 finds and it's still getting a little easier every time. But not TOO easy, cause that wouldn't be as fun!

[Hillbilly-Rockstar]

Sometimes the best thing to do is once your GPSr gets to around <5 go back out, oh say 20 feet, and follow it again. If it leads you to the same location that is <5 feet away, put the GPS away and look manually. That would prob. be the best thing to do. Thats what I did an hour ago and it helped. The cache was hidden in a hollow log. For some reason hiders like hollow logs

 

-Eric

[utahjack]

I found a cache yesterday that was under two logs in the woods. My GPSr was

within 5 ft. The only thing was there was about lots of logs in which to search under.

So once you get close you will need to start the visual or manual search.

Don't give up it just takes time. Remember they may not be in plain site either.

[+gps_junky]

Compas.... I use a compas when I get close and cant find it. I walk to an area I get good Sats. and look at distace and degrees. Then I pick up the compas and dile in to that degree then look at distance and whatever seems to be at that spot, Well that's usually where its at. Unless the cords are off. Then "WHERE WOULD I PUT ONE?"

[magellan315]

Make sure to bring a printout of the cache page. If you get stuck the encrypted cheat may help.