twokings Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Hey there, I'm new to this. Enjoy the great outdoors and this is fun stuff. I'm lost in some of the lingo though. Can somone shed some light on these for me. Muggles- What is this. Harry Potter Jargon? TFTC-??? TB's-??? Geo-coins-??? Travel Bugs-??? Anything else I should know would be good. Thanks all. Ben Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Light: http://home.earthlink.net/~prime.suspect/geolex/ Quote Link to comment
+Prime Suspect Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Light: http://home.earthlink.net/~prime.suspect/geolex/ Actually, it's http://geolex.locusprime.net Quote Link to comment
TheTodds Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I know how you feel Ben. I'm a newbie too and a language person so I really get hung up on trying to figure out what's being said. So, what I've learned so far: TFTC - Thanks For the Cache, also sometimes TFTF - Thanks for the Find TN - Took Nothing LN - Left Nothing SL - Signed Log; sometimes may appear as TNLNSL TB's are Trail bugs, read up on them in the forums or on the main page GC - Geo Coins, also do your homework on the main page for how to log them and stuff like TBs Muggles - non-caching folk; while I'd be inclined to stop the gawking child and tell them about what I'm doing stomping around in the forest (or where ever I might be), you have to share this interesting and fun activity with great discretion as to not endanger the life of the cache GZ - ground zero, matching your coords to those listed in the cache details FTF - first to find (a cache) Quote Link to comment
+Prime Suspect Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 TB's are Trail bugs, read up on them in the forums or on the main page Travel Bugs, actually. Quote Link to comment
+Chuy! Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 ...TFTC - Thanks For the Cache, also sometimes TFTF - Thanks for the Find I sometimes use TFTH - thanks for the hunt. Why? 'cause I can . Quote Link to comment
crawil Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 TB's are Trail bugs, read up on them in the forums or on the main page Travel Bugs, actually. Correct as always, Prime Suspect, but I think "Trail Bugs" is a a cute alternative! Quote Link to comment
+Prime Suspect Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 TB's are Trail bugs, read up on them in the forums or on the main page Travel Bugs, actually. Correct as always, Prime Suspect, but I think "Trail Bugs" is a a cute alternative! "Trail Bugs" are what I use Cutter Outdoorsman for. Quote Link to comment
+admo1972 Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 What is CO? I often see logs stating that "I contacted the CO for a hint". I'm guessing Cache Originator or something like that? Quote Link to comment
+Prime Suspect Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 What is CO? I often see logs stating that "I contacted the CO for a hint". I'm guessing Cache Originator or something like that? Cache Owner Quote Link to comment
+Metalist Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 (edited) Boy, as a newbie myself, this is very helpful! Edited June 6, 2007 by Metalist Quote Link to comment
nickilindahl Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 I just won a geocaching kit and GPS unit this week in a drawing, so am totally new and going on my very first hunt tomorrow in the mountains. Thanks for all of the help figuring out the acronyms! I've been wondering what they all meant! Quote Link to comment
+saginawmike Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 (edited) Great topic for us "tadpoles". In fact it appears in the FAQ section. Edited June 9, 2007 by saginawmike Quote Link to comment
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