Tricksta Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Hi all, Today I found my first geocache completely by accident, noticed a small plastic box covered in camo tape on the floor under a bush near a path i was on. Being nosey I had a look in the box and found a geocache, luckily I had heard of geocaching before so I had some idea of what to do. I logged my name and the date, but didnt have anything to swap so went home and found something, I swapped a small ladybug bead/toy with a smart looking button. Of course I put the cache back where I found it and made sure it was well sealed again etc. So to the point, I joined the site in the hope that I would be able to log the cache on here but I can't find it listed, what should I do? Any ideas?? would be glad of any pointers thanks Tricksta Quote Link to comment
+lamoracke Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Do you even have a GPS to know the rough coordinates? Sounds like you have found it without a GPS, which is just fine of course, but most likely you will be using coordinates to find future caches, not finding them by accident. Know the street address where the cache is? I bet if you had the address, one of us could find it. Small chance the cache could be a cache not listed at the coordinates you found it, as it could be a multi or mystery. Also, there are caches that are not "geocaches" but lets not talk about them. Quote Link to comment
+lamoracke Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 will send you an email and you can respond if you want to me directly and we can figure it out. can also figure out a cache by looking at the dates and names of past finders, but we probably will not need to go there. Quote Link to comment
Tricksta Posted September 2, 2012 Author Share Posted September 2, 2012 Oooops! It would definitely help if I posted where I found it! Weedon Road, just outside Kislingbury, Northants. UK NN7 4 at the footpath crossing over the A4500 hope that helps a little Tricksta Quote Link to comment
+luvvinbird Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Hi all, Today I found my first geocache completely by accident, noticed a small plastic box covered in camo tape on the floor under a bush near a path i was on. Being nosey I had a look in the box and found a geocache, luckily I had heard of geocaching before so I had some idea of what to do. I logged my name and the date, but didnt have anything to swap so went home and found something, I swapped a small ladybug bead/toy with a smart looking button. Of course I put the cache back where I found it and made sure it was well sealed again etc. So to the point, I joined the site in the hope that I would be able to log the cache on here but I can't find it listed, what should I do? Any ideas?? would be glad of any pointers thanks Tricksta Two possibilities come to mind. It may have been a "Premium Member Only" cache in which case, if your not a paid member, you won't see it. Secondly, it's possible it's been archived and without the specific GC numbers, you won't see it. I wouldn't worry about this one, go out and enjoy finding the ones around your neighbourhood and experience the fun of geocaching. But, hopefully, you'll eventually get your answer. Quote Link to comment
+Mushroom finder Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Several possibilities. A. Could be a new cache that has not been published yet. If the log book was still blank this would be the most likely. B. Could be a stage or the final of a multi cache or mystery cache whereby the exact listed coordinates would be different that where the cache is located. C. Could be a cache that has been archived for one reason or another but has not been removed the area. D. Could be a premium member only cache which are only visible to premium members. E. Could be a cache that is listed on another "geocaching" site (there are a few others out there). F. Could be a Letterbox which is similiar to a Geocache but is typically found through clues rather than GPS coords. Letterboxes will always have a rubber stamp of some sort and the log book will be stamped with finder's personal stamps rather than signatures. Anyway, welcome to Geocaching, I hope you decide to join in on the hunt. Quote Link to comment
+lamoracke Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 (edited) Am not from the UK, but I am looking at the map. I see both A4500 and Weedon Road but they seem to be the same road, have a cross street? Here is one, a premium member one, http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GC35ZPA "A cache and dash near the "Welcome to Northampton" sign" small sized container, over a creek. As a non Premium member, you would not see this one. That cache has not been found since June 28th so if you remember that if the last signature was from that date, it could be a winner. Edited September 2, 2012 by lamoracke Quote Link to comment
Tricksta Posted September 2, 2012 Author Share Posted September 2, 2012 Thanks for the information, In reply to some of your ideas/comments: It wasn't a new cache as the logs went back over a year (can't remember how long) but the last visitor that logged was in June this year. Definitely wasn't a letterbox, no stamp and a few cache items (even though I only found out what one was by reading on here over the past couple of hours!) there were however a few personal stamps in the log between the numerous hand written entries. Thanks for the welcome and I look forward to finding more, just need to get together a collection of nice bits and bobs to swap. Tricksta Quote Link to comment
Tricksta Posted September 2, 2012 Author Share Posted September 2, 2012 Lamoracke, The road is one in the same Weedon Road = A4500, seems like you have just nailed it, sounds like just the cache I found and the date for the last entry sounds about spot on! is it possible for me to log this or do I have to upgrade? Quote Link to comment
+lamoracke Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 (edited) Yes, you can log this cache...but going forward, you would still not be able to see these caches unless you upgraded some day. Probably plenty regular non PMO (Premium Member caches) for you to get your feet wet first around there though. Try to log another cache, any cache. Click on post a new log. When you are in that screen, change the website entry to this one... http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?ID=2537920 or just change the ID to 2537920 Log away with the details of your find, it will let you log it. Hopefully that is a correct explanation of the "backdoor" method for this cache for you. Edited September 2, 2012 by lamoracke Quote Link to comment
+lamoracke Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 (edited) FYI, it looks like many of the caches in that area belong to one CO (firemountain24) and his caches are all premium member. However, there are others still you can search for directly, like this one. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GC1307N Edited September 2, 2012 by lamoracke Quote Link to comment
Tricksta Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 thanks for that, just logged my find, now time for some sleep Tricksta Quote Link to comment
Tricksta Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 I plan on looking for them tomorrow after work if I get the chance Quote Link to comment
+popokiiti Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Congratulations on your first find Tricksta, and thanks for awakening fond memories. My family are from Northampton (although I was born in the south.) Up the Cobblers!!!! Quote Link to comment
Tricksta Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 I'm now on my second already! I'm actually not a Northampton local, I moved here a few years ago Quote Link to comment
+lamoracke Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 fyi, I saw you posted a spoiler picture of the cache you found. Many COs (cache owners if you do not know the abbreviation yet) do not like that. Ultimately they can just delete the picture if they notice (and realize this new(ish) feature), but I would try to avoid posting spoilers of the caches unless you know the CO does not mind or has not already done so themselves. Just a word of advice. Congrats on your second one. Quote Link to comment
+ayrbrain Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Can I just ask, how can a non PM log a PMO cache? I am not wanting to start an argument but just wondered. Thanks. Quote Link to comment
+niraD Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Can I just ask, how can a non PM log a PMO cache?Here you go:backdoor to log premium caches? Quote Link to comment
+Viajero Perdido Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 just need to get together a collection of nice bits and bobs to swap. Welcome to the game! Just so you know, the trading part is entirely optional. Plenty of cachers take nothing, leave nothing (TNLN), simply leaving their signature and (hopefully) logging online as well. But kids, if you have kids, they love they treasure-hunt / swapping aspect of it. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment
Tricksta Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 Ahh good point about the spoiler images, will avoid posting further images online for the moment, thanks for the heads up Tricksta Quote Link to comment
+baloo&bd Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Can I just ask, how can a non PM log a PMO cache? I am not wanting to start an argument but just wondered. Thanks. See my signature for some of the methods and discussions. Quote Link to comment
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