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# Register for a [http://www.opencaching.us/articles.php?page=impressum free] Opencaching US account. ([[Registering |How?]]) | # Register for a [http://www.opencaching.us/articles.php?page=impressum free] Opencaching US account. ([[Registering |How?]]) | ||
# Select [[wikipedia:geocache|geocaches]] to hunt. ([[Cache filtering |How?]]) | # Select [[wikipedia:geocache|geocaches]] to hunt. ([[Cache filtering |How?]]) | ||
| − | # Enter the coordinates into your [[wikipedia: | + | # Enter the coordinates into your [[wikipedia:GPS_navigation_device|GPS Receiver]] or software ([http://www.gsak.net GSAK], etc.) |
# Find the cache and sign the logbook. | # Find the cache and sign the logbook. | ||
# Go online and share your experiences at [http://www.opencaching.us Opencaching US]. | # Go online and share your experiences at [http://www.opencaching.us Opencaching US]. | ||
Revision as of 20:50, 27 August 2010
It's easy to get started, just follow these simple steps:
- Register for a free Opencaching US account. (How?)
- Select geocaches to hunt. (How?)
- Enter the coordinates into your GPS Receiver or software (GSAK, etc.)
- Find the cache and sign the logbook.
- Go online and share your experiences at Opencaching US.
Feel free to ask questions! Any question, no matter how simple or strange, is OK to ask.
Helpful hints
- Find a friend to go geocaching 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.
- 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.
Online resources
- Read and follow the Geocacher's Creed
- Learn about all things caching at the Geocacher's University
- Buy gear for your adventure at The Geocaching Store
- Be sure to check out the Opencaching US forums.
