Finn&Blue Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 I've just found my first cache! It's taken me long enough, but local knowledge is a dangerouse thing, now I'm over being discouraged I'm getting really excited about finding more. Quote Link to comment
+mark&beth Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Congrats on your first find! That's the most important milestone! Welcome to the addiction.... I mean sport! Quote Link to comment
+nekom Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Welcome to the fun. It only gets better from here. Quote Link to comment
+BarbVA Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Congrats on your first find! Quote Link to comment
+Jaguar Paw 7 Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Hi, I'm a new GPSer and tried looking for first geocache yesterday with my duaghter. We were exited when we started, but tried to find 2 and were unsuccesful. Ant tips? Quote Link to comment
+Dash-2 Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Hi, I'm a new GPSer and tried looking for first geocache yesterday with my duaghter. We were exited when we started, but tried to find 2 and were unsuccesful. Ant tips? Do as much "pre-game" work as you can. Read the description, look it up on Google Maps. If it's a no go after that (or if you are just getting into it), read all of the logs for that cache and read the hint. If all else fails, you can probably email the hider for another clue. Quote Link to comment
+Miragee Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Hi, I'm a new GPSer and tried looking for first geocache yesterday with my duaghter. We were exited when we started, but tried to find 2 and were unsuccesful. Ant tips? Welcome to the Forums! The biggest tip I can give is to look for caches that are a "Regular" or "Large" size with a Difficulty of "1.5" or less. Also, caches hidden along walking or hiking trails are usually a lot easier to find than urban caches that have to be cleverly-cammoed to survive very long. Small, and micro containers can be very elusive for a new cacher . . . Quote Link to comment
+Miragee Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 (edited) Whoops . . . Forum burp. Edited April 5, 2008 by Miragee Quote Link to comment
+goathag Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Congrats! It just gets better. Quote Link to comment
+TrailGators Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 (edited) Oops... Edited April 5, 2008 by TrailGators Quote Link to comment
+MamaOdy Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 Hi, I'm a new GPSer and tried looking for first geocache yesterday with my daughter. We were excited when we started, but tried to find 2 and were unsuccessful. Any tips? We're new at this too and having a great time. Make sure you're looking at EASY caches to start with. Maybe 1 star difficulty and 1-2 star terrain. Also, I would avoid the micro category for a little while--some of those are teeny tiny and although the standard micro hides will become easier with time, until you get used to them, they're tricky for newbies. Have fun! My two children love treasure hunting! Quote Link to comment
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