+5¢ Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 Today I found my 50th and 51rst find for that matter. Does this mean I have come of age? What is the number that makes you a full fledged serious geocacher? Just wondered what everyone thought. Quote Link to comment
+The Cheeseheads Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 Congrats! I just found my 400th, but nobody takes me seriously... There's really no set time when you're no longer a newbie. I think as long as you still get that tingle of excitement when you find a cache, you're still a newbie, not that there's anything wrong with that... Quote Link to comment
+Robespierre Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 I hit 60 today, in 11 months. I'm a little slow, but I keep goin'. Quote Link to comment
+Nappy10 Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 Better than me...50 at 1 yr 9 months Quote Link to comment
+5¢ Posted July 11, 2004 Author Share Posted July 11, 2004 I seem to have caught the bug as of late Quote Link to comment
the federation Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 first offI want to congratulate everyone on the records. they say and from experience I can say the first 100 are the hardest. after that you learn the ropes of routing and laying out where and what you like to hunt and you start to get the numbers up. as far as have you made it, if you are enjoying what you doing then you have made it. the federation Quote Link to comment
+JMBella Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 What is the number that makes you a full fledged serious geocacher? ONE At least that's all it took for me. Quote Link to comment
+El Diablo Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 I agree with JMBella. All you need is one find to become a geocacher. After 3 years I have 73, but I'm gonna break a 100 this year! El Diablo Quote Link to comment
dampeoples Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 zero, you're a geocacher when you are looking for your first one screw the numbers, just go have fun Quote Link to comment
+5¢ Posted July 11, 2004 Author Share Posted July 11, 2004 I hear what you all are saying and understand it but we all know there are certain people whom we all respect for one reason or another in the geocaching community. For me it is CYBRET. I don't know why, the numbers have something to do with it along with his dedication to the sport. I guess like in any other sport or aspect of life, when do you know you have made it? Is it really in your own eyes or is there a number or time figure. I have heard "oh that guy has a million finds but he is retired and has nothing better to do." I have heard " I am hooked on geocaching but that guy is like an addict or something, I don't know what is going on with him." I guess I just posted this in the forum because to me I found my 50th and was D*&% proud of it. I look forward to doubling that in the next 2 months. It took me 3 months to get 50 and want to get my next 50 in 2 months. ( I may or may not but that is my goal.) When I started I thought getting 100 in a year would be great, but geocaching has trully changed my life. I have forever longed for a hobby. Nothing seemed to spark my interest. I almost thought I had A.D.D. or something. I would start something and it would fall to the wayside. Geocaching has given me something that encompesses me. I just want to go out and do it. I take someone new out and they yell at the top of their lungs "I FOUND IT" and I am like SSSHHHHHHHHHH be quiet don't tell the county what is going on. I love this game / sport and am glad you all do too. In my eyes for lack of better words I became a man. (In geocaching terms that is) I guess I set my own number for what makes you as a geocacher. Happy caching to all of you and I hope your next cache you find a million dollars or a MCtoy that makes you laugh at the least. KRN187 Quote Link to comment
+graldrich Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 no,you need a least 1000 finds! Quote Link to comment
+Team Perks Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 no,you need a least 1000 finds! Nonsense! Numbers lie!!! I am NOT hooked!!! Quote Link to comment
kayaker22589 Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 Well I've got 40 in 6months Quote Link to comment
+Dynamic-Duo Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 Ok here's the truth of it... Numbers mean absolutly nothing! You can't compare apples to oranges. One geocacher may work 75 hours a week on shift work and find 1-2 a month, while another might be a college kid who geacaches instead of writing their papers or geocaches all summer when there off... It would be very easy for someone with less of a demand on their time to obtain higher numbers. I myself am a newbie... I found my first cach on July 2, 2004 I've found 7 caches in 10 days... at this rate I'd reach 255 in a year.... that would be pretty impressive, but... I am also a husband and father of two beautiful daughters (one of which caches with me... she's 5) and my time must be spent wiselyand I will never reach that number or keep up this pace, but that doesn't make me less serious about the sport. Numbers cannot dictate who is the best or who is serious... Thats just my honest opinion Patman of Dynamic-Duo Quote Link to comment
Pto Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 Congrats! I rrecently also hit #50 - I just checked, and #50 came 359 days after I signed in. made #51 a day short of my 1 yr anniv..... Time.....thats all I need is more time! Quote Link to comment
+Robespierre Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 I seem to have caught the bug as of late Is there a brain specialist in the house? Quote Link to comment
Micqn Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 I was hooked instantly but it took a 'Cookbook' cache to get the Mrs. to get hooked. My loose defination of a geocacher is one who has the ambition to go where he or she hasn't been before being led by a piece of battery-powered equipment built with the cheapest components available. I'm a geocacher. Quote Link to comment
+beejay&esskay Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 I like the answer of "one".... But you have to admit 100 is a nice "round" number. Quote Link to comment
+2qwerqE Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 I am 5 weeks away from my 1st cachiversary, Aug 18, and I'm working hard to hit the 200 mark by that date. Even my caching friends don't understand my push for the number. It only means something to me. So, 26 caches to go! Hubba hubba... Quote Link to comment
+rover-r-us Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 i hit 300 last week. Quote Link to comment
+Skyman Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 zero, you're a geocacher when you are looking for your first one screw the numbers, just go have fun And there ya Go Quote Link to comment
+Swifteroo Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 zero, you're a geocacher when you are looking for your first one I have to agree that this is the case. I believe that you ARE a Geocacher as soon as you realize what it is you are going to seek, and go seek it! I think in my case, I worked out all the quirks of Geocaching after around 15-20 caches. The "Fever" is still evident for me at 86 however!!! No but really... I believe you are not a geocacher until you are fording a medium sized river in just your underwear somewhere in Ontario Canada in the middle of November!! Quote Link to comment
+Lazyboy & Mitey Mite Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 At the end of my first year caching I had 22 finds. Now guys get that in a couple of hours. Times they be a changin Quote Link to comment
+GPSKitty Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 I"ve been caching around 5 months and I just passed the five-oh mark this weekend at my first cache event. We cached a bit afterward too. I didn't even realize I had passed fifty til I was finished logging them in. It's kind of cool to get past the 50 point and yet it was so non-monumental for me that I didn't notice that it was upon me til it passed. Can you tell it's not about the numbers for me? As for knowing when you have "arrived" as a cacher....well, I still feel like a newbie, especially after seeing some of the hides at the event. I learn something each time I cache. Quote Link to comment
+2Wheel'in Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 Congratulations krn187, I don't think it's an actual number of finds that makes you a "real" geocacher. I think it's that feeling you get right after you find your very first one As long as you have that feeling, your a full fledged member of the herd. Regards, Bill Quote Link to comment
+SixTen Posted July 13, 2004 Share Posted July 13, 2004 ONE At least that's all it took for me. Ditto! Quote Link to comment
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