+Cachefoxxe Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Whats a good way to help ID Geocachers while out and about if they don't have the GPS in hand or have a TB in sight? Is this just a hit and miss, at a cache or is there another way? Quote Link to comment
+adt1982 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 There's no sure-fire way to know. The last time I met another cacher while out caching was when I noticed him trying to find the same nano stuck in a sign that I had found but couldn't reach. Quote Link to comment
+T.D.M.22 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Luck when you see them heading towards the cache. And you just "kinda know" that a person is a geocacher sometimes, that 6th sense thing. Quote Link to comment
+niraD Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 For me, it's usually because I recognize them from past events... Quote Link to comment
+Prime Suspect Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 I shout out the super-secret phrase, that is only known by geocachers: "HEY! Are you a geocacher?" Seems to work. Quote Link to comment
+Glenn Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 If you don't like approaching people and you're looking for something subtle you can try one of the two common geocaching signs. OR These photos are from http://www.notaboutthenumbers.com/2011/07/22/a-new-geo-sign/ and you can read more about them at that link. Quote Link to comment
+mlrs1996 Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Just look for the person walking in circles... Quote Link to comment
+dprovan Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Ha-ha! Good one! As if geocachers are subtle and hard to spot... Quote Link to comment
+Cachefoxxe Posted May 19, 2012 Author Share Posted May 19, 2012 The reason I'm asking is today I grabbed a few caches and when I got home one of them had like 5 or 6 other people out there today. I would have loved to have met them, and I'm not sure if some one was there while I was. I keep looking for TB Patches and the like, on there bags as well as the Beacon (ie a GPS). It got me thinking that maybe there was something I missed as I am new to this. Quote Link to comment
+mlrs1996 Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Nothing really except that someone will be around the cache Quote Link to comment
+WRASTRO Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Look for the people who are dirty, wet and scratched up...and smiling. Quote Link to comment
+Mr. Wilson & a Mt. Goat Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Luck when you see them heading towards the cache. And you just "kinda know" that a person is a geocacher sometimes, that 6th sense thing. I totally agree with this. Your just know when it's a geocacher. Quote Link to comment
+6NoisyHikers Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 We're the ones in the bushes yelling to each other: "DID YOU FIND IT YET?" "SHH! SHUT UP!" "WHAT? WHERE ARE YOU?" "I'M OVER HERE. BE QUIET!" Quote Link to comment
+C8W9 Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 "Have you lost something..." Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 It's obviously time to remind newer cachers of the correct Groundspeak Approved protocol, as set down by Briansnat a few years ago: When you see a possible geocacher you are to yell "Ho! Are ye a geocacher" The proper response is "Yay, a geocacher am I". Once you get the proper response you stand facing each other and put your right hand on the other geocacher's left shoulder. You then skip together in a circle while loudly repeating in unison, "Geocachers are we, runny munny mee. Ha ha ha, Tee hee hee" This should continue for no less than 5 minutes. (It is recommended that you practice this in the privacy of your own homes before attempting it "in the field".) MrsB Quote Link to comment
+Chief301 Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 You can usually spot another Geocacher....he's the one sitting over there in his car watching you and waiting for you to leave while you sit in your car watching him waiting for him to leave while he sits in his car watching you waiting for you to leave....These little standoffs might go on for hours until you both realize you're there for the same thing... Quote Link to comment
+McDeHack Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 I have only once met a cacher in the field. We had both just parked in the same car park. I suppose we spotted each othe by the YELLOW ETREX that we both had in our hands. We then went off to find the cache that was in the area. Quote Link to comment
+Legochugglers Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 I have walked over to people looking suspicious around GZ on many occasions and asked them if they have found it or are they geocaching and on several occasions they have answered 'what?'. It sure gets them moving away nice and quickly so I think its a good strategy to adopt if you want a win win situation. You either have some help to look or clear the area around the weirdo. Quote Link to comment
+Harry Dolphin Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 I've probably met thirty or forty cachers in the field. "Are you geocaching?" Of course, once he was a National Map Corps seeker who had no intrest in the cache. Oh, well. Quote Link to comment
+larryc43230 Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 I've probably met thirty or forty cachers in the field. "Are you geocaching?" Of course, once he was a National Map Corps seeker who had no intrest in the cache. Oh, well. I've met quite a few geocachers in the field, several of whom are still friends of mine. Then again, there was the time when I had spent more than two hours chasing down a five-part multi in a little-known park in Columbus. I had finally found the final stage and signed the log, and was making my way back to the parking area. A woman approached on the trail, obviously coming from the parking lot and carrying a GPS unit in one hand. I smiled, said hello, and said something foolish like "Good luck, this is an elusive one." She gave me a quizzical stare that told me she had no idea what I was talking about. I did some probably-not-so-clever verbal fumbling and apologizing; she laughed and told me she was an Ohio State ornithology student who was visiting the park to work on a population study of some sort. She asked me to tell her more about geocaching, so I gave her a brief summary. She seemed to be interested, and told me she would check out the Web site when she got home. I've often wondered whether she ever tried caching herself. --Larry Quote Link to comment
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