+CWagoner Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Is it OK to go back and try again to find ones you could not before? I post even those I could not find and then if I see that someone afterme has found it, I woudl like to go back and try again. Thats acceptable correct?? Quote Link to comment
+JBnW Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Dropping off a previous DNF once you finally find the cache is quite rewarding! Just remember to record your "Found It" on a separate log. Quote Link to comment
8ball9ball Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Yes, that is part of the game. Sometimes, you may not find that particular cache until after you have gained some experience. Quite often, though, you may be in a different frame of mind and spot it right away. Go look. Quote Link to comment
+uxorious Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 There are caches I have a DNF on that I didn't enjoy looking for the first time. Those I won't go give another try for. Some are too far or hard to get to and I may not look for them a second time. However, most of the Dnf's I log I will go back and try for a few more times. The most times I've returned to a cache was five. I couldn't find that one until I got a hint from the CO. (and that one was logged as an easy find by most finders. Quote Link to comment
+sojourners7 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I couldn't find that one until I got a hint from the CO. (and that one was logged as an easy find by most finders. Don't you just hate that. I always get that "Duuh!" feeling when that happens. Quote Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Sure - that is fine. Sometimes I am so happy to cross those off my list and other times I sit and wonder what was wrong with me on the previous trip. Quote Link to comment
namiboy Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Yes, that is part of the game. Sometimes, you may not find that particular cache until after you have gained some experience. Quite often, though, you may be in a different frame of mind and spot it right away. Go look. true dat. last august i went looking for a micro, closest geocache to my house, could not find it. a few nights ago i had some time and figured i'd go give it another look, found it about a minute after i got to ground zero. said to myself "oh yeah, baby". Quote Link to comment
+Team Birdaholic Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I seldom go back a second time, just put it on the ignore list and you can filter it out of the queries. Usually its a terrain issue. Quote Link to comment
+WRASTRO Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I almost always go back to clear up DNFs if I have a chance to. For me it is an obsession personal pride thing since I hate to be defeated. I am more than willing to admit that I lost a given battle but I keep plugging away until I make the find. Quote Link to comment
+Night Stalker Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 There was a cache that a local cacher had hidden that I spent at least 6 months trying to find. Since I worked out of town I could only look for it on weekends. By the time I finally found it, it was time for snow to fall. I said many unrepeatable words about this darn thing, and like several above, when I did find it all I could say was DUH. Quote Link to comment
+Kryten Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Soon after I started caching I tried to find a micro close to my place of work, with no luck. I tried a few more times then placed a watch on it and waited. For a year I reveived "an easy find for my first cache" type logs while in my mind it had become a monster. Finally when I did return I got it almost immediately. Quote Link to comment
+Knight2000 Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I seldom go back a second time, just put it on the ignore list and you can filter it out of the queries. Usually its a terrain issue. This might mean that you shouldn't search for more difficult caches. Some will require multiple visits. My wife does not like to be defeated. I can imagine some young women saying lets get the heck out of here. Not my wife. She is determined to find it. Last March we were in search of a cache. According to the coords and our research we needed to cross a stream that was about 20 feet wide with rushing cold water. Then we needed to bushwack 200 feet through thick growth. No trail. We also had two kids, no way to get dry if we got wet, and lots of electronic equipment. It was cold too. After i got wet halfway across the stream and I slipped in getting wet- i called it off. She wasnt thrilled. We got home (it was out of state on vacation) and saw that the coords were like 250+ feet off. We were near it and didnt know. Can you imagine spending all that time looking for a cache in those conditions where no cache existed? Crap! To us, geocaching is about finding the cache and fun with family. We love to go back. Quote Link to comment
namiboy Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 i'm sure there are tons and tons harder than this one, but i just remembered it and thought it was kinda funny for one of those people went back to: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...=y&decrypt= Quote Link to comment
+SkellyCA Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I need to go back and grab one as soon as I become 8' tall! Ok, so maybe if would be quicker if I just took a grabber next time? Quote Link to comment
+fishindaddy Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Maybe it's my twisted sense of accomplishment, but so far I have not been able to ignore the ones we could not find. We will keep searching until we succeed. Quote Link to comment
+dakboy Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Is it OK to go back and try again to find ones you could not before? I post even those I could not find and then if I see that someone afterme has found it, I woudl like to go back and try again. Thats acceptable correct?? I do it more times than I care to admit. Quote Link to comment
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