Longest time after a DNF before you found the cache.

[+Jamie Z]

Today I found a cache where I'd previously had a DNF. My DNF was a couple of years ago, and today at the park, things were vaguely familiar, but a little different from what I remember.

 

When I got home to log the cache I was surprised to see that my DNF was on 3 January 2005, over four years ago. I've probably got older DNFs, but as far as I can tell, that's the longest span I have between DNFing a cache, and eventually finding it.

 

Anyone else?

 

Jamie

[+Isonzo Karst]

4 and half years.

It was boat cache, and with the tide running out, we couldn't get to it. I went overboard, thinking to swim in, and discovered that there was about 6 inches of water on top of bottomless muck. Getting myself to something solid and back into the boat was a heck of an effort.

 

4 and and half years later, I went back in the kayak, paying attention to the tides, and paddled to the cache.

Ammo can rusting away, but still present.

[+edscott]

My personal record is 9/21/2003 to 9/13/2008... just short of 5 years. In between there were at least three more unsuccessful attempts. It's not that tough, but the satellite images available in 2003 were confusing to me. When the newer ones came along I was able to see my previous errors.

[+StarBrand]

I think I went a bit over 2 years on one - and 5 total visits to the area before I finally got it. I know I have a few DNFs from 6 years ago where the cache is still active - I really must persue some of those.

[+beejay&esskay]

28 months.

 

A micro hidden near the front of a store about 50 miles from home. Didn't get back to the area for a while but was able to find it pretty easily the second time.

[+KoosKoos]

9/22/2005 - tried to get an FTF on a cache in California before leaving town only to find out the cache hadn't been placed before submission

 

1/13/2009 - first trip back to town and had a little time to walk back down from the hotel to finally get it.

[+hukilaulau]

Great topic! The first cache I looked for was a DNF and it was about 6 months before I found it. Since then there have been a few DNF's that took about a year to find but nothing longer than that. This thread has inspired me to look up some of my oldest DNF's and see if I can find them. The thing that I've noticed is how often a cache that I DNF'd early in my caching career turned out to be a very easy find after 6 months to a year of caching experience.