+mountaindewjoe Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 well some of my friends think that it is nerdy while the ones that have gone with me have totally changed their minds but how can i convince the others to join. Quote Link to comment
+narcissa Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Get new friends. Quote Link to comment
+lamoracke Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I remember once I tried to show some folks who were at a friends poker game. I was telling them about geocaching and they agreed to let me show them the nearest one unfound to his house. It turned out to be a nano stuck to the back of a dog poop litter bag holder. Lets just say after that exciting hide, they have forever thought it was a dumb hobby. Word to the wise, if you are going to show them a cache, show them something cooler than that. Quote Link to comment
+Panther&Pine Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Geocaching isn't for everyone. I wouldn't push it. Quote Link to comment
+rawkhopper Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 (edited) well some of my friends think that it is nerdy while the ones that have gone with me have totally changed their minds but how can i convince the others to join. It is Nerdy! Embrace your inner nerd! If you are comfortable with it then they will say "hey that cool guy does geocaching let's be like him, it must not be as nerdy as we thought!" Edited January 12, 2011 by jameyp Quote Link to comment
+mpilchfamily Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Hold them at gun point till they find there first cache. lol Quote Link to comment
+johnsingleton1974 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Its not lame, ITS EXTREME!!!! Warning, not suitable for small children. Quote Link to comment
GOF and Bacall Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Just keep telling them they can't go with you. "It's a geocaching thing. No, I can't explain it that would be against the rules." Quote Link to comment
+e-bird67 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I have managed to bring a few of my friends "into the life". I try to identify those who seem like the type who might enjoy it- folks who enjoy technology- computers, smart phones, etc, and who love the outdoors. Someone who sits inside and knits all day is not the best candidate. I threw a "geocaching party" for my daughter's 5th birthday, and we hid several caches in a state park (temporarily!) full of grab bags and candy. Several of the parents have now signed up on gc.com. Last week, I took a buddy with me out for her first caching excursion, and introduced her to three different types of caches- an ammo can in the woods, a tricky micro hidden in a parking garage (had to figure out which level!), and capped it off with a venture underground into the storm drain system of Durham. She's gone out caching by herself a few times since then. I don't know- I've had pretty good luck with it, but it helps to project infectious enthusiasm. I'm surprised my stories of being in tubes with black widow spiders crawling past me, my tendency towards terrible poison ivy infections, and the fact that I constantly sport war wounds doesn't scare 'em all off! Quote Link to comment
+Manville Possum Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Hide beer and pork rinds in ammo cans. Quote Link to comment
+cerberus1 Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 If the others prefer to adhere their thumbs to their phones and sit on the couch, there's not much you can do about it. Some higher terrain caches might help. Tree climbs, walking a plank, tunnels, caves, cable over water (you get the picture.) Maybe a cache with a, "I'm not gonna do it - you do it" would add a bit of cool factor. Quote Link to comment
+JL_HSTRE Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Making sure to take them to more interesting caches would certainly help, but if someone totally blows of the idea of geocaching as boring/dumb/nerdy I don't think you are going to be able to persuade them otherwise. Many people are skeptical when they first hear about it but at least willing to try. Quote Link to comment
+GeoGeeBee Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 I once described geocaching to a group of friends and relatives during a camping trip. I had the idea that one particular person in the group would like it. Much to my surprise, his mom thought it sounded like fun. Several of us went off and found the one geocache that was in that campground. My friend's Mom got hooked and bought a GPSr before the week was over. As for everyone else in the group, that was the first, and last, geocache they ever saw. In my experience, when people hear about geocaching for the first time the respond one of two ways. The most common response is "meh." A minority will think it sounds like fun. The "meh" people will never get geocaching. The ones who immediately think it sounds fun can be converted. Quote Link to comment
+Racettes Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Get new friends. *clicks the "Like" button* Quote Link to comment
+Racettes Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 well some of my friends think that it is nerdy while the ones that have gone with me have totally changed their minds but how can i convince the others to join. My wife says its "nerdy" also So whenever she asks about a cache container Im pondering with, I just tell her its "nerd stuff" Quote Link to comment
+hzoi Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I tried to get a good friend of mine hooked on it. He had a good time going caching with me (I think), but he had little interest in actually logging the caches we found. I've talked to other friends of mine about caching, they thought it was a little nerdy, too. But then, I can't blame them, when I first heard about geocaching back in 2000 or 2001, I thought the same thing. "Aw, that's not for me." I owned a GPSr, I love the outdoors, I have always loved exploring places, and I love puzzles. How in the world I thought this wasn't right up my alley, I have no idea. It took my wife* suggesting this as a good way to get out of the house back in 2007 for me to give it a try. Been hooked ever since. *The brains of the outfit, obviously. Quote Link to comment
+California66er Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 He had a good time going caching with me (I think), but he had little interest in actually logging the caches we found. This has been my experience, exactly. I've taken a friend or two out, but even when they really seemed to enjoy themselves, they never went online to log their finds. Meh. Quote Link to comment
Suzalynn Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 (edited) My friends didn't come around until we went on an Indiana Jones-ish multi-cache. Now they've all got profiles and we try to break eachothers records. Nifty swag works wonders for the young-ones too. Edited January 15, 2011 by Suzalynn Quote Link to comment
+jomouse Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 I've shown a number of folks with mixed results. I think that it is just one of those things that either clicks or it doesn't. Have fun caching with those who click with it and find other things to do with those who don't. Oh, and it is nerdy. Quote Link to comment
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