+thethompsontribe Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 Hi all, after recently getting my new phone with gps i have decided to give geocaching a go, i have read up on this forum and downloaded a great app for my phone, c geo, and have found a few caches very closeby. This weekend we will try to find our first cache, my 7 yo daughter is very exited. can't wait. Quote
+Brooklyn51 Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 Welcome to the fun! Good luck with your first find! Let us know how it goes. Quote
+StarBrand Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 Welcome aboard!! ...but I am a bit confused...you say you found a few nearby but will hunt your first this weekend ??!!!?? Quote
chuckr30 Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 You will have lots of fun. Remember, at the coordinates, the cache can be hidden high or low but you should not need a shovel or tool to find it. That means, it cannot be under dirt, but it CAN be under a log, rock, trash, etc. Quote
+Brooklyn51 Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 Welcome aboard!! ...but I am a bit confused...you say you found a few nearby but will hunt your first this weekend ??!!!?? I think he means he found a listing of a cache nearby.. Quote
hoosier guy Posted January 19, 2011 Posted January 19, 2011 Have a fine time! Caching is a great thing to do with your kids. Quote
+geocat_ Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 Welcome! As a newbie myself, let me warn you, you might get addicted Quote
+thethompsontribe Posted January 20, 2011 Author Posted January 20, 2011 sorry, i did mean found some listings near by, i was amazed at how many actually. Quote
+The Blorenges Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 Also, look on the cache page to see what size it is : For most beginners it's easier to find the caches listed as small, or larger, rather than the micro caches which go from film pot size down to a tiny cylinder half an inch long. Take some small swap items with you in case your daughter wants to take an item from the cache but don't stress the idea of "finding treasure" too much - It's more about the walk, having fun, the hunt and (hopefully) finding the hidden container rather than what's in the box! Hope you are successful. MrsB Quote
+thethompsontribe Posted January 20, 2011 Author Posted January 20, 2011 she is already shortlisting some items for swaps and she is getting a box ready to keep her found items in. we enjoy the great outdoors a lot anyway with camping and walking so it just adds a bit more fun for her as well as me. Quote
hoosier guy Posted January 20, 2011 Posted January 20, 2011 she is already shortlisting some items for swaps and she is getting a box ready to keep her found items in. we enjoy the great outdoors a lot anyway with camping and walking so it just adds a bit more fun for her as well as me. Two axioms I live by as a daddy; #1 Kids learn more about themselves, the world and God when we take them outside. #2 If we spend our time with them they will spend their time with us. Happy caching Quote
+thethompsontribe Posted January 22, 2011 Author Posted January 22, 2011 i actually cheated and didn't wait till the weekend, myself and a friend set off yesterday on our first hunt and within an hour we had the cache in our exited little hands. I have got her into it now and she also signed up and is checking the maps for nearby caches. I am setting out very early this morning as a new cache was placed not too far away only 2 days ago and i want to be the first to sign the log. oh lord what have you turned me into. Quote
+hndlbr Posted January 22, 2011 Posted January 22, 2011 You have been turned into one of us. Welcome Quote
+KI4HLW Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 I am setting out very early this morning as a new cache was placed not too far away only 2 days ago and i want to be the first to sign the log. oh lord what have you turned me into. Wow, in my neck of the woods you got an hour tops (less then 15 minutes on afternoons/weekends) to get FTF, the only exception is if it posts very late at night... then you got till 7/8am. Quote
+NYPaddleCacher Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 I am setting out very early this morning as a new cache was placed not too far away only 2 days ago and i want to be the first to sign the log. oh lord what have you turned me into. Wow, in my neck of the woods you got an hour tops (less then 15 minutes on afternoons/weekends) to get FTF, the only exception is if it posts very late at night... then you got till 7/8am. In my neck of the woods I've seen caches remain unfound for a week, even one that is easily accessible in a strip mall parking lot. Quote
+thethompsontribe Posted January 24, 2011 Author Posted January 24, 2011 i couldn't find it anyway and somebody has claimed first to find on it, i'll still go back and try to find it another time Quote
+Bear and Ragged Posted January 24, 2011 Posted January 24, 2011 Welcome! As you are in the UK, there is a forum for UK and Ireland cachers here link Pop over and join in! Quote
hipointred Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 I downloaded c geo to my droid x and tried it today. Out of 7 I was only able to find 1. When I got home and checked the map, I was off by about 50 yards on at least half of the caches. User error maybe? Don't know but I am waiting for my Garmin GPSMap csx to come in the mail and will stick to that. I'll use my phone to call people when I get lost. Quote
+knowltonGeo Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 i couldn't find it anyway and somebody has claimed first to find on it, i'll still go back and try to find it another time Welcome to the obsession. It's so fun to see people brand new to this (not that I'm that experienced, either! LOL). Quote
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