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@@haybaile9478 - Lots with life. The channel took a backseat this year but about to launch a new vid so stay tuned.

@@CleverGeocacheHides awesome. Cheers bud

@@Cokepencilpsd - absolutely you can!!! They will brighten someone’s day for sure. Just make sure there is enough room in the cache for such items. I have found tony containers people have jammed swag into before. no beuno. 👍👍

Finding (and leaving) little trinkets is my favorite part of geocaching!

@@theelaavar - I’m so happy my video was helpful is lessening the geocaching learning curve for you. Ya my husky is now 15 years old and still going strong. Such a sweet boy. I’ll always have this video to remember him with.

None. 45 foot elevation. It’s has snowed like twice in my 45 years. But only the light stuff. I’m about to head to minnesota to cache and I know the weather is reversed there. Good luck finding caches 8-10 mths of year if they r on the ground.

Thank you for your comment. This was my intention. And at almost 100K views I plan to make more videos like it. It seems many who are brand new to caching find my videos so I aim to shrink the learning curve as best I can and get new cachers out there as fast as possible. I hope you have many wonderful adventures in geocaching!!!

I agree. To find the big ones you really have to intentional and filter for them. I think my kids lost interest in caching partly because I took them to too many nanos and micros vs big park caches with swag. I’m making up for it now with a 3’ by 3’ trunk in my front yard. Many families come by just to swap toys and trinkets. 136 ❤️ favs and counting.

That’s baffling to me. what does it matter.

I’m not really up to speed on the current offerings for handheld gpss. Well now a days the best all around device is just your smart phone. They are so very accurate now. I used to say using handheld was better for getting cords when hiding but my older garmin csx seems to be wavering in its old age marking waypoints 20-30’ off sometimes. The only real need to have a handheld gps vs a phone is if you often cache where there is no cell service or if you need one for other things besides caching. hope this helps.

GREAT QUESTION! So for starters definitely go for the lesser difficulty rated ones and work your way up. If you have a basic free membership you will only have access to the easier ones anyway. Buying the $30 a year premium membership will get you everything. In regard to groups to meet with I would suggest searching for events in your area. It's a kind of cache you can search for on the map. Icon is a red tear drop with a conversation bubble in center. Definitely go to as many of these as you can. You will meet dozens of cacher all from your area that are veterans...and cacher are usually very VERY willing to help new folks. Start collecting phone number and cacher names because you can call them for help once you have those..and that only builds relationship. I hope I was able to answer your question.

When you find the physical geocache then it should have a logbook in it. Sign this with your cacher name to prove you legitimately found the cache. Then you go online to geocaching.com or within the app and virtually log your experience. Here you would right a bit more about the experience without giving away the location or cache type making it to easy for future cacher to find. Save this log as a FOUND IT and it will be kept on your account and go into your statistic as a find. Great question!

So many ways to find the hobby! I stumbled upon a hikers magazine that had an article about geocaching 17 years ago and I’ve been hooked ever since.

Maybe the algorithm is trying to tell you how valuable the experience might be for you. I mean you did spend a small amount of time and energy making this comment so it must've triggered something in you

Maybe time to start?

actually I cut it from a full sized clipboard i wasn’t using. Saw another cacher using one and opted to make my own instead of buying one.

Sorry for your frustration ya. The free membership with geocaching used to be alot more giving for sure. You should still be able to search for a navigate to local easier caches with the free option though. Can you still do this? When you get the point where you know you use it Id highly recommend the premium membership. It’s only $30 for a year and that opens everything! You can always cancel it later. If you are a iphone user I’d also recommend Cachley app. I mention it in my video. I use this 95% of the time now. It was made by geocachers and is loaded with convenient layouts and features. But first things first, that premium membership so you can see all cache location no matter their difficulties. good luck!

To give a little more background on this cache.... The title is JUST A TOOL and clearly in the description cacher are told to find the tool then use it to find the cache. I have several other caches in the series with this name so local cachers to my area know what to do and appreciate the extra step that makes them think a little out of the box before finding the prize. Just something a little more creative to brighten someones day.

That’s wonderful!

Exactly what I wanna do with my kids . Gonna start...just learning now ❤❤

thanks for sharing. yet another item i didn’t think of.

Every cache I hide I want people to find. I always leave good hints and easter eggs in the titles and descriptions. Also field many a text message to help people along. Ultimately it’s about the journey, well AND the destination too.

No the idea is that you find it, sign the log to prove to found it, then log your experience on the app. Placing the cache back in the correct location where it was found ensures that future finders will enjoy finding it as well. If the cache contains swag (small trinkets and toys) you may trade for those. Or you may move travel bugs along. The cache and log must stay put. Thanks good question. An important one.

It IS a wonderful hobby with the kids. I have 4 kids that I’ve shared caching with and we have countless positive memories from our adventures. I’ve enjoyed teaching them the value of exploring our world (in-person)

yes, a lot of people think this when they first get into it. I’ve seen a lot of Geocaching video shorts online where people click bait that they somehow make money doing the hobby. Truthfully, I have found $1, $5 dollar and $10 bills before in caches. but this is a rare occurrence. The true treasure of geocaching is the journey and experience.

@We_silly: Cache.....not cash.

Usually trinkets or swag are toys but they don’t have to be. You just want to leave something of value. Think if you’d be happy to find the item you’re placing in a cache or not. Just keep in mind the item could go months without a cacher even seeing them. So they can’t be food of any kind. Also you don’t wanna put in anything too fragile because the cache could get banged around. I try to put in items that are larger (container appropriate) and a bit out of the ordinary. I own a cache that is a 4 foot by 3 foot treasure trunk. In there I have gotten roller blades, an umbrella, a new garden hose, books, action figures, card and road trip games etc. Also try not to place plush items like stuffed animals as they could get wet and maybe mold. Ick. Hope this helps.

@@CleverGeocacheHides that helps a lot!! thanks for the ideas :D

so glad you got something out of my video. happy caching!!!!!

Sounds like a decent video game maybe?!

You just described a dead drop

Guess it would depend how long you have been geocaching. But what I meant by that is at that coordinate the metal pole would be a common spot to reach inside of. Love the humility though. My first cache I found was in a fake sprinkler head in a busy business lot. Took me a month to find cus ya I had no idea that was even a thing.

Well thank you. Yep just a little extra effort on a hide makes all the difference! Thanks for watching.

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