+pepash13 Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 I'm planning a trip and would like todo a pocket querrie. Or what ever it is called. I can't do it. Geocahing does not respond to any of my Messages. Can anyone help me with it. I'm new to using a phone. I'm back to caching after some years. I got the premium membership yet wondering why I wasted the time .. Is there a class on this. Is there a place where I can talk to a person? Is there someone who can talk to me like a three year old without a phone.. I don't understand the lingo..of the phone.. pinch, blahhhh.. Isthere anyone near who can help me/ I'm going to quit due to no events...no where to learn no emails answered .. I'm aggravated as hell. I'mplanning a month in advance and I can't get anyone to show me the ropes.. I probalby won't even be able to find this page again. Been asking for a week and now have three weeks until schedule departure. Does anyone have the time , energy to help me.. I never knew I have to be an expert on the laptop and phone to play a game that is outdorors.. smh. I'll have to find something else.. I'm so tired of it. Quote Link to comment
+pepash13 Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 just donate my membership to someone else.. It does me no good to not know how to use it and not find any help.. Give it to someone else.. I quit. Quote Link to comment
+icezebra11 Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Don't give up so fast. There is a recent thread in the "How Do I" section called "Understating Pocket Queries" that should get you going. (Yes, that is the misspelled but actual topic title) Quote Link to comment
+barefootjeff Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Have you looked in the Help Centre (https://www.geocaching.com/help/)? That's always a good starting point for information. Specific to Pocket Queries, there are a couple of chapters (4.8 and 4.9) under Find a Cache - Premium Member Features. Quote Link to comment
+kunarion Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 (edited) I ran through the basics of Pocket Queries in that thread a couple of days ago. Pocket Queries are cool, and you should get familiar with them. But when someone has The App, they can make "Lists" to load a bunch of caches at once even more easily:https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.chapter&id=7&pgid=283 For example, do a search, and if you like the results, click the top left square in the results, Click "Add XXX to a List", and do that. Then open the App, and the list is right there in the App already. It's that easy. You can even do something like that entirely inside the App. Plus once you get the hang of Pocket Queries, The App can use those, too. Edited February 24, 2018 by kunarion Quote Link to comment
+hzoi Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 (edited) If you need an in person walkthrough, attending an event might help. Unfortunately, there don't seem to be any coming up in South Carolina any time soon. Maybe try reaching out to some of the local cache owners to see if they can sit down with you and go over things. (Also, no need to give up when you don't get an instant response - just keep in mind that Friday night is not exactly the best time to get hold of folks.) Edited February 26, 2018 by hzoi Quote Link to comment
+bflentje Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 On 2/26/2018 at 11:41 AM, hzoi said: If you need an in person walkthrough, attending an event might help. Unfortunately, there don't seem to be any coming up in South Carolina any time soon. Maybe try reaching out to some of the local cache owners to see if they can sit down with you and go over things. (Also, no need to give up when you don't get an instant response - just keep in mind that Friday night is not exactly the best time to get hold of folks.) Or pepash13 could host his own event.. I've done that when I needed help with certain things. Quote Link to comment
+hzoi Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 19 hours ago, bflentje said: Or pepash13 could host his own event.. I've done that when I needed help with certain things. Thanks -- great point I left out. Hopefully he's still listening. Quote Link to comment
+DerDiedler Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 (edited) Well, Geocaching is not like a "plug your batteries in and go full throttle" hobby. How about developing slowly into it. Go step by step. Start by searching simple Tradis, get used to generl therms and functions. Then proceed on to more comlicated stuff like Multis, understand how coordinates and bearing works. Getting familiar with the homepage by browsing arround, checking out options, trying stuff out. Have fun, you´ll make it! Edited January 14, 2019 by DerDiedler 1 Quote Link to comment
+irisisleuk Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 12 hours ago, pepash13 said: Wow How was your trip last year? Did any of the given advice help you or did you find another solution? Quote Link to comment
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