+JUSTHEJOB Posted June 26, 2010 Posted June 26, 2010 What decoy or excuse do you use when you spot geocachers or are spotted out geocaching in areas were no normal person would be? 1. Just admiring the view 2. Looking for trig points 3. I see you have a GPS etc. 4. other? Do you use the geocachers wave? Quote
+*mouse* Posted June 26, 2010 Posted June 26, 2010 What's the geocachers wave?? Rarely come up with alternative explanations these days - just tell people I'm caching. Or ask them if they're caching and intrduce myself. Quote
+little-miss-naughty Posted June 26, 2010 Posted June 26, 2010 just say im working for the council and checking for tree snails they have to be counted every year you see lmn Quote
+needaxeo Posted June 27, 2010 Posted June 27, 2010 What decoy or excuse do you use when you spot geocachers or are spotted out geocaching in areas were no normal person would be? "Boys play with toys" - They just accept that the GPSr itself is reason enough for a bloke and his son to be wandering around in the middle of nowhere with it. They're probably surprised it's the only piece of beeping equipment we have with us One lady walking her dog seem surprised a sat nav "would work out here" and wanted to know if any sat nav would. So I spent a while trying to explain to her about mapping and so on and that I could tell where I was, track where I've been and where I want to go, but the unit wasn't going to tell me to "turn left at the next stile" or even show me where the footpaths and right of ways were, so a car sat nav wasn't ideal for what we were doing Quote
+drsolly Posted June 27, 2010 Posted June 27, 2010 "I'm counting th snails" is one of mine, too. And "I'm looking for god". Quote
+The Wombles Posted June 27, 2010 Posted June 27, 2010 If someone is studying their GPS then I ask if they are caching and have hardly ever been asked "what's that"? I don't think I've ever been challenged by a non-cacher although I've had plenty of odd looks Quote
+The Slaughter Family Posted June 27, 2010 Posted June 27, 2010 we called out 'We know where you are going' to another party we saw head down and off to the cache we had just found.......and they were not on the recognised footpath....another giveaway Quote
+FantasyRaider Posted June 27, 2010 Posted June 27, 2010 (edited) What decoy or excuse do you use when you spot geocachers or are spotted out geocaching in areas were no normal person would be? 1. Just admiring the view 2. Looking for trig points 3. I see you have a GPS etc. 4. other? Do you use the geocachers wave? Mmmmmm I will go with the trig points ...(as you well know) You go with 'Just admiring the view! (I believe?) Edited June 27, 2010 by FantasyRaider Quote
team tisri Posted June 27, 2010 Posted June 27, 2010 What decoy or excuse do you use when you spot geocachers or are spotted out geocaching in areas were no normal person would be? 1. Just admiring the view 2. Looking for trig points 3. I see you have a GPS etc. 4. other? Do you use the geocachers wave? I've acted as if I'm admiring the view. Often I take a pocket camera with me and as soon as someone sees a flash go off their suspicious looks usually shift to "Oh, he's taking pictures". Other times I pretend to be fiddling with the bike, although even then sometimes a helpful passer-by offers assistance in fixing a puncture or taking a best guess what might be wrong. So if I'm fiddling it's usually safest for it to be something about either the derailleurs or the brakes - it seems most people don't know anything at all about adjusting either so leave me alone. Quote
GerritS Posted June 28, 2010 Posted June 28, 2010 we called out 'We know where you are going' to another party we saw head down and off to the cache we had just found.......and they were not on the recognised footpath....another giveaway I tried this one once , well the guy had a GPS and was collecting the info required from the right place ... Turns out he was not a geocacher at all although a few days later he mailed my caching account and said he is now Quote
+The Slaughter Family Posted June 28, 2010 Posted June 28, 2010 we called out 'We know where you are going' to another party we saw head down and off to the cache we had just found.......and they were not on the recognised footpath....another giveaway I tried this one once , well the guy had a GPS and was collecting the info required from the right place ... Turns out he was not a geocacher at all although a few days later he mailed my caching account and said he is now Like it Quote
+HazelS Posted June 28, 2010 Posted June 28, 2010 If I'm in Chester (or nearby) then I'm a location scout for Hollyoaks, or I pull out my council badge (who I work for) and say I'm surveying... If I'm further afield, I just say I'm on a treasure hunt! Quote
+Mad H@ter Posted June 28, 2010 Posted June 28, 2010 just say im working for the council and checking for tree snails they have to be counted every year you see lmn Like it , might just use this one. We spend a lot of time searching for lost balls, does help if you have a dog with you for this one. If they have a GPS, we just ask if they've found it yet. Quote
+Palujia Posted June 28, 2010 Posted June 28, 2010 Not too difficult in the country where it is fairly obvious if you are walking in small circles bumping into trees etc. GPS devices also tend to be easy to recognise, so a direct question like "Are you looking for buried treasure?" tends to break the ice. In towns its more difficult. There is a cache in Burford (Oxfordshire) which is located very near the public convenicences and if you are lurking about in the vicinity you get some very odd looks !!!! Told someone curious that We were studying the architecture (Standard Victorian council type )in the end had to wander off and wait for a less "muggly" time of day Quote
+Buckleberry Posted June 28, 2010 Posted June 28, 2010 Not that I've seen anyone else caching while I've been out yet, but would ask them if they're keeping an eye out for muggles... Quote
mrstroudy Posted June 29, 2010 Posted June 29, 2010 i just say im looking for a friend do you want to be my friend i like friends!!!! Quote
+The Other Stu Posted June 29, 2010 Posted June 29, 2010 (edited) I find regularly that a three word reply tends to fix all. "Internet Treasure Hunt" That's it Edited June 29, 2010 by The Other Stu Quote
+Mark+Karen Posted June 29, 2010 Posted June 29, 2010 Walked up to a restaurant in Madiera where a cache was hidden outside and the waiters immediately called out "GEOCACHERS!!" talk about being rumbled I agree, internet treasure hunt is the best description, as only cachers actually know what geocaching is IME! Quote
+MartyBartfast Posted June 29, 2010 Posted June 29, 2010 (edited) Well apparently the 10 Russian spies that the FBI have just picked up in the USA used "Excuse me, but did we meet in Bangkok in April last year?" as a code phrase. Maybe we should have "Excuse me, but did we meet in Weston-Super-Mare in August last year?" then change it every year after the Mega, it would make it more difficult for Muggles to infiltrate our ranks Edited June 29, 2010 by MartyBartfast Quote
+smstext Posted June 29, 2010 Posted June 29, 2010 i was asked at work today what is it i actually do at weekends, before i could answer he asked "is it some form of orienteering you do?" yes was my reply as it was an easier way to explain it all. Ive used "im doing track logging for the OSM project" which is quite true, just happens to have caches along the way too I like drsollys answer "doing a slug survey" Quote
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