+GroveBird Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Yeah, I am maybe. Quote Link to comment
GeoChuck808 Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Hey! I'm new to this whole geocaching thing but it's AWESOME!! 3 days into it so far and already found 11 I believe! stoked. Anywho I'm geochuck if you see me on the logs at the caches in orange county California! Quote Link to comment
+Pirate Rock Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 (edited) Hi all, I'm Travis from Team Pirate Rock. I have always had and love gadgets, and after working at a store that sold Garmin for many years, decided in April 2010 to take a Colorado 300 (the first paperless caching GPS we sold that was being discontinued) and see what this Geocaching thing was all about. I purchased the unit on the Monday as we were hooked. Our first finds were of a local cacher called DISK, who has some great caches in our area (so a special shout out to you DISK!). We now find ourselves caching most weekends, holidays and whenever work sends me interstate. We got our name as we explained geocaching to our daughter as a bit like finding treasure. When we asked what she would call herself, and looking at all the 'pretty' rocks she had in her hand, we had our caching name. We tend to visit the caches in the 'country' so to speak, and love any that involve a bit of bushwalking, as long as I get to play with a gadget that's fine. We currently use a Colorado 300, a Samsung Galaxy Tab (thanks to work!) and 2 iPhones. Hope you see you out there one day. Edited January 8, 2011 by Pirate Rock Quote Link to comment
+AAMOFIDOTR Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Hi i'm Chris and I'm the geek of AAMOFIDOTR We're a family of five and four of us, Mum, Dad, My Brother and I go GeoCaching we are based in Christchurch, New Zealand. We did a few GeoCaches in September 2009 and have only just got serious about it in the last few months. I'll be the one posting mostly for AAMOFIDOTR but you might see other members of our family posting from time to time Quote Link to comment
e3card Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 hello everyone :anicute: Quote Link to comment
M-Explorer Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Hello everyone! I knew about geocaching for a long time but finally decided to get off my rear and do it. Plus, I look at it as an good excuse to get out and get some exercise. Quote Link to comment
+CrazySanMan Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Hello everyone! I got a Garmin in 2007 for hiking and backpacking and did a little caching, then stopped until this past summer (2010) when I started again. As a cub scout leader I've helped get some of my scouts interested in Geocaching, and having a fiancee who loves to cache is an added bonus. I enjoy finding spots for new hides as much as I do finding caches. I'm currently working on placing a 5 stage multicache in my area. I want my caches to be creative, clever, and a little devious as opposed to a lock-n-lock with a few sticks on top of it next to a triple-trunked tree. Happy caching! Quote Link to comment
+maymacarn Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 hubby and I decided to give geocaching a try. we like to hike and can't think of a better way to get out of the house and explore. he has a Garmin Etrex and we tried it out on a cache that is only 10 min walk from our house ... woohoo!! we found it!! but do not recommend that your first cache be in the middle of winter, at night, and a nano cache at that ... lol. TFTC Quote Link to comment
+JosiesKat Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Hi I'm JosiesKat. I am fairly new to GeoCaching and enjoy a lot of the posts...others not so much. I don't consider myself a lurker really, more of an observer to learn more about the hobby. So far I have enjoyed it immensely. Thanks to those of you who contribute positive feedback and ideas for those like myself to learn from. Quote Link to comment
+PAgirlinTX Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I've been interested in geocaching for quite some time and just started a few months ago. 'Thought it might be time for me to stop lurking. Thanks! Quote Link to comment
+lemon16 Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Sometimes I see a topic that looks interesting and read the first few posts which I might have something to say about. Then I read the last post and it is way off topic from what the OP started with. So I don't bother. Quote Link to comment
+Scarlett_Ohara Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I am fairly new i live close to coordinates...Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.opps thats just my favorite saying. I am hooked allrady 14 finds since jan 11 i have dropped off 4 trackables so even if you have allready been there I am looking forward to an experienced cacher to find them and send them on teir way. i am looking forward to meeting oteres in my neighborhood or area that enjoy geocaching as well. please send me an invite or any info or advice you might have ... Scarlett_Ohara is my name on this web site I am a member. or tlmorningstar@gmail.com... thanks so much I hope to see my trackables on their way. Puple butterfly is my cachekinz and i left a travel bug. all with missions Quote Link to comment
+Scarlett_Ohara Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Help i have loaded my picture but it never shows up when i am looking . any suggestions? Quote Link to comment
Lazylulu Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Hello All, We are Lazylulu from Los Angeles. We were introduced to Geocaching from our friend, thefogheads! He's done over 3,000 caches and it took him offering for us to come with a few times before we took him up on it! Man oh man! We've had a blast so far and will definitely be doing more. We bought the iphone app for our phones and will be attempting to always upload a picture with every find. Thanks! Quote Link to comment
+delta_dawn Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Hi! I have just upgraded to the premium membership so I thought I would drop in and introduce myself. I live in the far north of Scotland and have been geocaching for just over a year now and have found 69 so far. My son introduced me to caching and bought me my gps for christmas 2009. I am totally hooked! Yesterday I set my first cache and released a geotag as well and I am intending hiding another 4 caches over the next few weeks. Quote Link to comment
+Two & the Zoo Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 Hi, I'm a lurker who is reintroducing myself. I am the only remaining member of the team Two & the Zoo and haven't been out geocaching in a very long time. I really miss it. My team was my husband, our dog and me. In May 2008, my husband died from a sudden cardiac arrest, and our dog died a week after him. My husband was so looking forward to reaching our 100th find and setting our Travel Bug free. We only got to 89. I'd like to pick up and reach his goal, but I just haven't had the heart to go back out on my own alone. Lorie Quote Link to comment
+delta_dawn Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 (edited) That's so sad Lorie. I'm sure one day, when the time is right, you'll feel like getting back out there. Edited January 20, 2011 by delta_dawn Quote Link to comment
+Gianster98 Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 I'm pinning the topic. Groundspeak- the language of location. Now I know how to describe you guys LOL Anyways, I'm Gianster98 I love to geocache and I'm hoping to hit the forums more often, Quote Link to comment
+Gianster98 Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Hi, I'm a lurker who is reintroducing myself. I am the only remaining member of the team Two & the Zoo and haven't been out geocaching in a very long time. I really miss it. My team was my husband, our dog and me. In May 2008, my husband died from a sudden cardiac arrest, and our dog died a week after him. My husband was so looking forward to reaching our 100th find and setting our Travel Bug free. We only got to 89. I'd like to pick up and reach his goal, but I just haven't had the heart to go back out on my own alone. Lorie I'm so sorry for your loss. May your husband rest in peace. I hope you can get back out and complete your goal sometime. Quote Link to comment
+rascar66 Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Hi all, We are pretty new to Geocaching and to date, have found the forum is a great resource for questions that have already been answered, but we will be sure to ask the odd question if we can't find an answer. In time and with a little more knowledge, we also hope to be able to participate a little more. Quote Link to comment
Seventy Pairs Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Hi guys. New to the site. Quote Link to comment
Seventy Pairs Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 (edited) Any advice for a newbie? I'm not great at puzzles, but I would love to learn! fff.dstvtho.nsq/fjvne?u=I44DtHJOSmC Edited January 29, 2011 by Seventy Pairs Quote Link to comment
+geohuntess Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 hey! i'm geohuntess. only started very recently, have found 9 so far. pretty poor number i know but i plan to get to more, and plant my own someday not so far away. i love it, the hunt, the walking, cant beat it at all will post some day if i feel strongly about a topic. happy hunting! xx Quote Link to comment
+Geo-Warriors Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Hi! New to geocaching - hoping to learn lots here Quote Link to comment
IIICryptotrophicIII Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Hi folks, I'm a noob to geocaching but I'm excited to explore it! I really like watching videos on geocaching too, does anyone know people making good online videos on geocaching? Quote Link to comment
IIICryptotrophicIII Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Hi folks, I'm a noob to geocaching but I'm excited to explore it! I really like watching videos on geocaching too, does anyone know people making good online videos on geocaching? I know Gianster98 has a great online radio program on geocaching btw. But I'm looking for cool videos too! Quote Link to comment
neduet Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 i'm just here to increase my knowlege.... Quote Link to comment
+E_ZIG_A Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 G'day, I've been geocaching since Xmas eve 2010, when my sister dragged me with her to see what this geocaching business was all about. Well we found our first cache after a long and hot search, but the thrill of the hunt and then the satisfaction of making the find and the excitement of seeing what was in the container had us all hooked! So the Lindsay Larrikins and us (jmandea on patrol) are "out there" and on the hunt! I'm working my way up to 100, which I hope to have by the end of this weekend (we have 80 so far, prob a few more but I haven't worked out how to import logs from GC Australia yet!). The geo-beast loves it, as the humans now join her in that endless running around in circles and sniffing around under bushes that dogs enjoy so much! Quote Link to comment
+The GO! Team Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Lurker here. Just sit and read and hold back my opinions because yes forum by nature are very hostile and full of internet trolls. I have been a moderator on a few gaming websites over the years and it is a impossible mission to police hostile forum trolls, who just wait for any person to come along and ask a simple and harmless question. So I have made it a mission of mine to really not reply often or ever so as to not get dragged in to forum arguments or be the target of someone's need to make my life a living hell. LOL watch this reply get trolled. Quote Link to comment
FrankDV Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I received my Magellan in '03 as a Christmas gift. I used it while hunting and fishing. Then it became my way of recording our 4X4 adventures. Sadly, I was forced to take a second job on the weekends...fun stuff was put on hold for awhile. It appears I will be able to get back to "playing" with my trusty GPS and searching for some of the treasures in my neighborhood. Love reading the forums about everyone else's adventures...thanks all! Anywho, hoping to become an active poster in the future. :-) Quote Link to comment
nobody137 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Hi, I'm nobody I've known about geocaching for a few years now when a few friends of mine started talking about it, however, we never had the means to do it. Then last month, while we were on a weekend trip to Tybee Island, I decided to hook up the GPS and see if we could find one. It ended with three Did Not Finds and a few great photos of a hawk at one of the locations. My wife and I decided to try it around the house in an area we were familiar with. After the first find, the rest is history, as it's pretty much become our Saturday activity since coming back from our trip. This past weekend we took my sister-in-law, my nephew, and their friend out, and they love it too, so we now have some cache buddies. It is very addicting. I feel like I should be going to meetings and the like. I've been lurking around the forums for about two weeks, and finally decided to start posting stuff. So hi! Quote Link to comment
+Stretch0 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Often when discussing features of the website, the point is raised that many of the people who might feel one way, or another about a given topic never actually say anything because the forums are so hostile. Gee, you kind of set the tone for responses by supposing that this is a correct statement. So let me introduce another question -- How many folks out there who are 'lurkers' would agree with this position: (1) the forums should NOT have posts that attack others, use profanity, or include material that is clearly offensive (2) but, the forums could be more fun if there could be a nice balance between topics that are strictly focus on geocaching and topics that deal with other interesting subjects, perhaps with their own place called 'off topic' What do you lurkers think? I'm really interested, since the person who started this post says many of you have essentially been scared off. Is it the off topic stuff that you do not like, or just the hostile / offensive stuff? I view this as an important question, because much of the heated discussion you folks might be observing is about getting an off topic section, not the right to be hostile or offensive. HM Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Welcome to all new lurkers I hope you'll soon get use to the forums and will post any questions or comments in "Getting Started" or wherever seems the best fit. Good caching to all! MrsB Quote Link to comment
xMISSYx Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 HI, been "lurking" for a week or so, to find out what it's all about and discovering there are lots of thses caches in our area, my 11 yr old lad told me to register as he wants to play as it sounds fun.....and to be honest anything that gets a child off the computer and away from the TV is all good for me! Quote Link to comment
+mithrril Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Well, I just started geocaching about two weeks ago or so but I haven't posted in the forums yet. I check them regularly but I tend to lurk at any forums that I frequent, not just this one. Quote Link to comment
+barra 103 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Hi Everyone, I started a couple of months ago and I am already addicted. I enjoy reading & following the many different topics and discussions in these forums. I only started reading these forums a couple of weeks ago - mainly because I geocache alone , I wanted to learn more about other aspects of this great game. Quote Link to comment
+spudpn Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Hi there I am 49 and from the North Island of beautiful New Zealand. I have only seriously got into Geocaching at the beginning of this year. I have been using some free software on my smartphone but next month I hope to buy a Garmin handheld GPS receiver. So far I have found 71 caches and have put out one of my own as well. My job involves quite a bit of driving so I have been able to pick up some finds when I have some time up my sleeve, in fact my latest find was earlier today.... I stopped for lunch at a rest area that I have frequented for years. I fired up my GPS and searched for the nearest cache. Would you believe that it was 2 metres away. I could almost reach out and touch it. That was the easiest find I have ever had :-) I like the way this sport can be done anywhere in the world and at any time by young and old alike. It makes a walk fun. It gets me off the couch too. I know I will be doing this for a long time yet. Quote Link to comment
+cacher87 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 hey im cacher87 im a bit new to geocaching and totally new to the forums hope to learn alot about geocaching here Quote Link to comment
+noodlefrog Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 I'm Tash from Wiltshire, England. I've been lurking here a couple of times a week since I joined a month ago. It's nice to be able to read tips, advice and people's stories. When I've had a bit more experience and hopefully have something constructive to contribute maybe I'll join in with the forums rather than just lurk! Quote Link to comment
+LazerFlash Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I'm not really a lurker, per se, since I pretty much signed up the day I found this website. I have, OTOH, not posted anything while trying to get the lay of this virtual land. I am extremely new to the whole geocaching world. My wife recently purchased a Garmin Nuvi 1490LMT and as we were figuring out all the things it could do, we discovered geocaching.com off of the Garmin website. Always on the lookout for something cool to do with our grandchildren (who live with us), we're more than just a little intrigued. I'm finding that while Garmin says that our unit is "perfect" for geocaching, the reality is that it's more a case of the unit does a lot of things - some really well, others not so much. Although we've found our first couple of caches, that's not saying much, since they both were nothing more than way-points to signs on the side of the road. Anyway, I look forward to finding out more about this intriguing hobby. Quote Link to comment
TeamBarton4 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 (edited) Scared to ask a question, it appears when someone asks a legitimate, genuine question, they get a rude reply. Edited March 11, 2011 by TeamBarton4 Quote Link to comment
+rav_bunneh Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Hi there everyone! I've only known about geocaching for a little less than a week but now I've found my first 9 geocaches. Someone had gotten a gps watch for running and I was looking at reviews online, as the nerd in me went "neato!". While doing the google/bing search thing I kept running into mentions of a thing called geocaching and I had no idea what that is so I looked it up. Mind you, as a kid in the in summer camp in the late 70's early 80's I would Hike to the top of mt. san gorgonio and the most interesting thing was that metal box at the top of the mountain where you sign your name to prove you made it to the top of the mountain. Reading about geocaching made me think about how much fun that was and also how much more I should get out of the house. Well to make a long story short I drove all around my little area of Oahu looking for a gps that very night. I ended up getting a Magellan Explorist GC and the next day I was out looking for caches. :3 Crazy how places I've driven past for years have had treasure hidden and I never knew. So I'm here, late to the geocaching party, but looking to have fun none the less. Quote Link to comment
+kevcco Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Hi I am a lurker mostly because I hate to type and most of my questions are answered already I just have to look around abit. Quote Link to comment
Caching422 Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Hey I'm Caching422 and I'm actually relatively new to geocaching but i find it to be so much fun to do that my school work is now suffering a bit.. opps. anyway i just recently started and i dont yet have a GPS unit i was wondering what units are good for people just starting out like me and also which were on the slightly cheaper end as i am a student so therefore broke... Any suggestions? and I was also wondering what types of terrain people find are the easiest to cache in. Thanx much! ~Caching422~ Quote Link to comment
sick4x4 Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Just joined so not so much a lurker lol as i am a newbie!!!! lets get together and team up!!!! Quote Link to comment
YosemiteGranite Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 Hello all, new to the game and the forums. Lurking and learning is my motto for the time being. Have fun out there! Quote Link to comment
bobo_the_monkey_77 Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Often when discussing features of the website, the point is raised that many of the people who might feel one way, or another about a given topic never actually say anything because the forums are so hostile. Another good point that often comes up is that the forum is where people come to learn about caching, and we should try give the best impression we can. I'm curious to know how many people are out there quietly taking it all in. There really is no topic here, so you can't post off topic. And since there is no topic, there needn't be any arguing either. Feel free to use this thread to say "Hi", and introduce yourself. Well, I think its a great idea to have somewhere where people can just introduce themselves and hopefully not have too many problems. Hello all, I'm bobo_the_monkey_77 and I'm kind of new to the whole geochaching and just going around and reading post. hope this site is useful to me in the future Quote Link to comment
TeenRiderz Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Hi all ! We are Team TeenRiderz ! A bunch of young boys from 12 onwards. We are in Mauritius Island and we are into many activities like, quad-biking/mini-moto, offroading (yes ! We have two Landies so far ), rapelling/canyonning, hiking, scuba-diving, snorkeling/swimming, kayaking and we are new to geocaching ! We intend to find all the caches in Mauritius, our first one found today (22nd March 2011). We wont go too fast as we have time ... Team TeenRiderz ! Quote Link to comment
CountryGirl1023 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Hi, my name is Angel. I'm from Pgh Pa. I learned about this from a friend on facebook and decided to join, learn about and got some questions before my hubby and I start this together. Married for 9 years, no kids. Does dogs count as kids? I love to explore, drive through the country and visit Amish Country every year. One day I will be living in the country in Ohio. I hope I get to know you and learn. Quote Link to comment
+A & J Tooling Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 N00b here. Checking things out as I think this would be a good activity for my kids to do, ages 8 and 10. I can pass on some skills I've learned throughout my time and we can learn and explore new worlds together before I get too old and feeble. Anyhow, I tried a couple of caches I found here yesterday and I'm hooked. I don't have any equipment (GPS) yet, since I don't want to invest any money until I know if the kids will enjoy it. I also don't care to use a GPS unless I discover along the way that I need one. I used one a LONG time ago and never really liked them. How long ago? Try 91-92. I'm sure I will since building a cache looks like fun and I have quite a few tools to accomplish this. And I assume you'd need one (GPS) to hide a new one. About me: Retired US Army, currently in my second career with a large automotive related industry. Married and we have 2 kids, 2 dogs, 2 cats and 6 koi. I drive 117 miles a day and I figure with that amount of driving I can nab 2-3 caches a day and keep busy for awhile. Quote Link to comment
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