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== Helpful Hints: ==
 
== Helpful Hints: ==
  
* Read and Follow the [http://www.geocreed.info Geocacher's Creed]
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* Read and follow the [http://www.geocreed.info Geocacher's Creed]
 
*Find a friend to go geocaching with you!
 
*Find a friend to go geocaching with you!
*Don't have a GPS yet? Need geocaching supplies? Visit [http://RVRoadTrip.us/geostore.asp The Geocaching Store]
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*Don't have a GPS Receiver yet? Need geocaching supplies? Visit [http://RVRoadTrip.us/geostore.asp The Geocaching Store]
 
*Always take a pen or pencil with you.
 
*Always take a pen or pencil with you.
 
*If you want to trade trinkets, take some with you. The accepted rule is if you take something, you must leave something.
 
*If you want to trade trinkets, take some with you. The accepted rule is if you take something, you must leave something.

Revision as of 13:21, 26 August 2010

It's easy to get started, just follow these simple steps:

  1. Register for an account at http://www.opencaching.us (It's free!)
  2. Click Seek A Cache from the menu
    • Set your search criteria or leave the defaults
    • Enter your zip code and select a radius distance
    • Click Search!
  3. Choose 1, 2 or all of the geocaches shown in your search results
  4. Enter the coordinates into your GPS Receiver or software (GSAK, etc.)
  5. Find the cache! Sign the logbook, trade trinkets, etc.
  6. Once found, return to Opencaching.US and log your find.


Feel free to ask questions! Any question, no matter how simple or strange, is OK to ask.


Helpful Hints:

  • Read and follow the Geocacher's Creed
  • Find a friend to go geocaching with you!
  • Don't have a GPS Receiver yet? Need geocaching supplies? Visit The Geocaching Store
  • Always take a pen or pencil with you.
  • If you want to trade trinkets, take some with you. The accepted rule is if you take something, you must leave something.
  • Mark your vehicle as a waypoint so you can easily get back to it!
  • Leave the geocache just as you found it.
  • Make sure the public (aka muggles) doesn't see you retrieve or hide the cache.
  • Be safe... watch for critters, snakes, bugs, sharp objects, dangerous areas, etc.
  • Be sure to carry extra batteries, water to drink, etc.