Geocaching is a super fun hobby that more than 100 million people around the world participate in. The idea is simple: find a box full of treasures using only coordinates. Sounds fun, right? If my summary scared you, don't worry. All you need is your smartphone and a pen to get started.
See For More Info: What Is Geocaching?
How To Geocache
- Create an account using the free mobile app or the website. The app is called Geocaching and the website is geocaching.com. This process is completely free and takes about 2-5 minutes.
- Choose a geocache you want to navigate to. Using the map, take a look at the geocaches around you. Pick the one you want to find and navigate to it.
- Navigate to the geocache's GZ, or ground zero, the spot where the coordinates point. Look around!!!
- Find the cache. Look around until you find the geocache. You did it!!! Open it up, write your name on the logbook, and take some SWAG! Remember to put something in if you take something out. Go into the app or website and log your find. Your done!!! Congratulations on your first cache!
Extra: 15 Tips For Geocaching Beginners
10 Reasons Why You Should Start Geocaching
- It's fun. Geocaching is just fun. You get to explore new places and simply get outside a bit more!
- It's an easy way to exercise. The easiest way to exercise? Walking, running, biking, or paddling to a geocache.
- It challenges your brain. Some geocaches are really quite tough to solve. If you want to develop your puzzle and riddle solving skills, this might just be the best new hobby you could ever find.
- It is great with family and friends. Geocaching is great in numbers. Meet with friends and family to go on walks and expeditions to find geocaches.
- Geocachers are really nice. It is an easy way to join an ever-expanding community of real people that are just as interested in this as you are.
- You can get creative! Anyone can hide a geocache!!! This is a fun way to express your creativity in a way that others can enjoy. See this article for more info.
- It's 100% free. Who doesn't want to find a new hobby that you don't have to spend hundreds of dollars on equipment to try out?
- You can find new things! SWAG, also known as trade items, are the thing you trade in and out of geocaches. You never know what you might find!
- You can discover new places! Most people hide geocaches in interesting, meaningful places. Discover new places around your home city that you never would have found without this hobby.
- It's easy. Geocaching is probably one of the easiest hobbies. No schedule, no ridiculous gear, no outrageous prices, just you, your phone, and a box.
I hope you were convinced to start geocaching. I encourage you to go out and find your first cache right now! Stay safe and have fun!
-TeoPotato
See Also: Geocaching Acronyms and Terms | Geocaching With a Dog
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