List 3 essential things you take on a geocaching adventure?

[+DARKSIDEDAN]

List 3 essential things you take on a geocaching adventure (excluding GPS, pen and swaps)?

[+barefootjeff]

Swaps? I don't think I've ever swapped anything in or out of a cache. Not my thing. So exluding GPSr and pen, I'd say water, spare batteries for said GPSr and first aid kit. For the fourth I'd add personal locator beacon, something I haven't yet had to use.

[+colleda]

Three pens.

If I lose one, I have another two. If one stops working I have another. If lose it too I'll call it quits.

[+The Jester]

Only three??  The Mountaineer's only got the list down to 10 Essentials...

[+Goldenwattle]

Leaving aside things to do with GPS, such as spare batteries; water, hat, suitable spare clothes in case the weather turns.

 

 

[+kunarion]

12 hours ago, colleda said:

Three pens.

If I lose one, I have another two. If one stops working I have another. If lose it too I'll call it quits.

 

Do three pens count as one thing?  If so,

poking stick (hiking stick I made out of a long golf club shaft, or other hiking stick),

wide-brimmed hat, and

at least 3 pens (some are fine point sharpies). 

 

But the 3 pens are in my cache pack full of useful cache stuff & swag.  If I haven't grabbed anything else, I still have a pen in a pants pocket.