+TheMayfieldFamily Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Got my first FTF tonight... man what a rush =) and a micro in the dark lol... just had to brag =) Quote Link to comment
+G_Fours Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 (edited) Got my first FTF tonight... man what a rush =) and a micro in the dark lol... just had to brag =) nothing like a blank logbook, congratz (whoot, first to reply LOL) Edited December 9, 2009 by G_Fours Quote Link to comment
+Scubasonic Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Got my first FTF tonight... man what a rush =) and a micro in the dark lol... just had to brag =) Congratulations....... I remember my first FTF I got up at at 4 am and made a 38 mile drive to get it, and what a feeling to make the find and then see that Blank log sheet. Nothing better well almost nothing better. ScubaSonic Quote Link to comment
+WRITE SHOP ROBERT Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 WooHoo...Congratulations!! Quote Link to comment
+NYPaddleCacher Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 (edited) Got my first FTF tonight... man what a rush =) and a micro in the dark lol... just had to brag =) Congratulations....... I remember my first FTF I got up at at 4 am and made a 38 mile drive to get it, and what a feeling to make the find and then see that Blank log sheet. Nothing better well almost nothing better. ScubaSonic I remember my first FTF. A puzzle cache came out in the morning. I spent some time on it before work, got hooked on it, and eventually solved the puzzle a bit before noon. The coordinates showed that the cache was on a small island on our local lake. After work, I went home and put my kayak on my car, called my wife to let her know I would be home late, then drove the 35 miles to a spot where I could launch my kayak. I paddled the 1/2 mile or so to the island, found the cache after a 15 minute search, then paddled back and drove home to log my find. It wasn't found again for a month and a half. I got my last FTF on 09/09/09 when several local cachers placed 9 different caches in the area to be found prior to a 09/09/09 event. I took the day off of work and went out early to find them. After my third FTF in a row I started to feel guilty about getting all the available FTFs so I took a break for breakfast. The first cache I found after breakfast has someone else log the FTF. The cache that I placed for the day was found at 9:09AM. Edited December 9, 2009 by NYPaddleCacher Quote Link to comment
+DragonsWest Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Got my first FTF tonight... man what a rush =) and a micro in the dark lol... just had to brag =) Conga rats! It took me years to get my first. Quote Link to comment
+tango501 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 very cool the thrill of the hunt and rush of finding a blank log I know some look down on FTF I dont rush out on all new listings but have found a few its always been a blast Quote Link to comment
+tango501 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 very cool the thrill of the hunt and rush of finding a blank log I know some look down on FTF I dont rush out on all new listings but have found a few its always been a blast congrats on your 1stFTF, you wont forget it have fun and happy hunting Quote Link to comment
+Gitchee-Gummee Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Congrats. Our first was a CITO cache, and we were the first to carry out a bunch of trash (chest thumping heard). Quote Link to comment
+Juan Durrer Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Oh big deal! You rushed around like some friendless loon in the dark to find some tiny thing that nobody cares about just so you could sign your name on a scrap of paper before anyone could? I'm SOOOOOO proud and impressed. At least, that's pretty much what my daughter said to me while I was dancing around the room after I came home from getting my first FTF. I, on the other hand, being fairly new to caching, congratulate and applaud you heartily!!! Maybe after I've got a few I won't care, but I think FTFs are really, really fun (as long as they are not an obsession.) Rob Again, congrats! Quote Link to comment
+DragonsWest Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 I've had an FTF two days running now. Just because it's cold out doesn't mean you can't cache, does it? Or is there something about caching a cold? Quote Link to comment
+missionMode Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Congrats. It really is exciting, especially the first one. I did the same on Sunday. The cache was published at exactly midnight on Saturday, and I am a church-goer so I could not go then, or first thing in the morning on Sunday. I consulted with some fellow geocachers after the service and they thought for sure somebody would beat me to it, but I decided to try. As I drove up to the best spot to begin my trek through 600m of snow and grass covered deadfall and 1 foot deep ruts - there were a great deal of footsteps in the snow, so I was convinced I had missed it. I was really happy and surprised to open the cache and find the certificate. Quote Link to comment
+GMartinTX Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Ah, the rush of the FTF! Garnered my first 2 on my 2nd day of caching! Definitely put the hooks in me, and now I must confess I am one of the Hounds. Sometimes work gets in the way of chasing them, and recently missed out on a few because of vehicular problems. In the dark, in the rain, it's all good. I was fortunate to have a cacher give me a FTF coin - http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=2060613 - which I dip into all the caches I am lucky enough to get to first. Is it an obsession? No more than geocaching in general... Quote Link to comment
+Scubasonic Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 (edited) Ah, the rush of the FTF! Garnered my first 2 on my 2nd day of caching! Definitely put the hooks in me, and now I must confess I am one of the Hounds. Sometimes work gets in the way of chasing them, and recently missed out on a few because of vehicular problems. In the dark, in the rain, it's all good. I was fortunate to have a cacher give me a FTF coin - http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=2060613 - which I dip into all the caches I am lucky enough to get to first. Is it an obsession? No more than geocaching in general... Ayep hooked myself................... just got 3 FTFs yesterday and have been caching for about a year and a half and have over 430 FTFs the Hound dog obsession has bit me hard, and I can't shake it. I even have other cachers calling me now saying "Hey I put a cache out 3 days ago and no one has found it yet, you should go get it" so I do............where is that 12 step program. ScubaSonic Edited December 9, 2009 by Scubasonic Quote Link to comment
+Tobias & Petronella Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Got my first FTF tonight... man what a rush =) and a micro in the dark lol... just had to brag =) This is where it all starts. The addiction, the need to run out side and have fun all hours of the day and night. I'm sorry to say that you are already hooked, and there is nothing you can do about it. Congrads and welcome to "The Race". Quote Link to comment
+jellis Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 (edited) I remember mine. I kept wondering how others were doing it. This was before I went paperless, gotten notifications or had auto routing. About a month after I started caching, I woke up early one weekend morning out of habit and couldn't get back to sleep. So I just checked out the "Newest in California" and noticed two new caches about 20 miles out. I thought about it and decided "what the heck". Got my dogs and headed out. The first one was on a dead end road, my first experience with post cap hide. Took me about 15 minutes to find. The second one was in a new housing development, which was a struggle finding my way around. The cache was easy to find but the dogs got loose and that took me awhile to find them. And yes it was a rush to find not only my first FTF but to find two of them and they were not even close to home. The most recent one I found a couple of mornings ago. I hiked out in mud that sticks to your shoes and makes it difficult to walk. After I logged it in no one else has gone since which is rare even for nonFTFers. Edited December 10, 2009 by jellis Quote Link to comment
+Firefly911 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Congrats! We've only got one under our belt (we showed up minutes before someone else!) but it was great! Quote Link to comment
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