jen042975 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Hi everyone! I am a newbie from Chicago. My son (11)and I want to try this. I am not even sure where to begin. I have watched the video's and read information, but I'm still confused. Any seasoned vets willing to give a girl a few pointers? Trying to make this as fun as I can for my son. We are starting out close to home. Is what I'm looking for marked? I understand there are different sizes. Thanks Jenn and Austin Quote Link to comment
+thecatsdogs Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Hi- I am a bit of a newbie myslef but if I were in your area I'd totally help you out. You just kinda have to go try it. Since your son is young, I'd try it alone a couple of times because NOT finding isn't fun for kids. Also it helped me a lot to go to youtube and watch videos of people finding and hiding caches and looking at Ebay to see what some geocaching containers can look like. Kids usually like larger containers that have fun things in them so look for those first. I took my 12 year old nephew out for the first time a couple weeks ago. We looked for and found two small containers but I could tell he was interested but not thrilled. Then we went to a place where I had already found a large cache filled with stuff. I let him find it and he went nuts, digging through the container. He was hooked! I'm sure a lot of others can give you better pointers but the videos and ebay helped me a lot. Good luck! Quote Link to comment
jen042975 Posted June 10, 2011 Author Share Posted June 10, 2011 Thank you so much for your advice! Going to try for a larger one 1st. Quote Link to comment
+Corp Of Discovery Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Hi everyone! I am a newbie from Chicago. My son (11)and I want to try this. I am not even sure where to begin. I have watched the video's and read information, but I'm still confused. Any seasoned vets willing to give a girl a few pointers? Trying to make this as fun as I can for my son. We are starting out close to home. Is what I'm looking for marked? I understand there are different sizes. Thanks Jenn and Austin Hi there and welcome to geocaching! Chicago has a pretty active organization/local forums you might want to check out- GONIL. What part of the Chicago area do you live in? Quote Link to comment
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