I geocache --- moniker is Pitt Chick.

Never came across a chigger (don't even know what one is!), so I can't help you there.

I started a few months ago, but found that I don't have the energy right now. Hopefully after I recover from my surgery I will start again. There are several other KTers who geocatch.

LOL, when I put this through the spell checker it wanted to change geocatcher to cowcatcher.

Forgot - my name is bugsinourteeth. Oh, and we have chiggers here.

We have done this for many years and LOVED finding and leaving trinkets. Unfortunately, our family had one on Bolivar Peninsula near the light-house and it is now gone thanks to Hurricane Ike. We plan to do it again once things get back to somewhat normal. Our name is isopropyl. As far as chiggers? Put a flea collar around the bottom of you blue jeans at each ankle. :)

I remember someone posted a website one time about this....I had never heard of it before, which isn't unusual for me...I don't know how I would have ever heard of it, if not for KT.

I read the website and saw that several of the sites were near here, and a couple that I drive past every day.

Would someone explain it a little more to those of us who really don't quite understand it?

I have never heard of this before so out of curiosity I Googled and discovered there is a cache in the State park,which is atop our Scenic Mountain,in my city! How cool is that!

My DS and I are getting better at it too. We even took our exchange student from last year before he left and he took a travel bug back to Russia to place in a cache back there.

We would like to place one but we haven;t done it yet.

Me!!!! Joe and I have been geocaching since May 2007, so about a year and a half. In that time we've found 266 and hidden 25.

I don't know what a chigger is either! My favourite time of the year to geocache is autumn. Less bugs and not so hot for walking long distances.

My favourite container to hide a cache in is a peanut butter jar wrapped in camouflage tape. We've got several of those out. Film containers (remember those? LOL) are great for mini caches in an urban environment where you don't have a big spot to hide it in. We've got several of those out too.

Some cool ones that we've found have been a toy rat cut open with the cache inside (the rat was hidden in the woods between two big rocks), a fake electrical outlet with a magnet attached to the back. This was attached to the bottom of a big light pole on top of a parking garage.....no one walking by would ever suspect it was a geocache. Another one that was cool was a birdhouse in a tree (no hole for birds to get in, though). Magnetic key containers are great, they can be stuck on anything metal like guard rails or under mail boxes. Another we found was hidden by geologists. They had a big rock that a core sample had been drilled from (so a round hole was in the rock). They put a film container in there and then put the rock with a pile of rocks....took me a while to find that one!

We've got 2 travel bugs (haven't put one of them out yet) and a geocoin that's been held by someone in Colorado since March....really wish he would send that one on it's way. Our user name is jdawson.

My siblings geocache. They've taken my kids a couple of times so the kids want me to do it. Maybe next I'll do it when we aren't so busy.

For chiggars and ticks, weve always thought the best defense was immediately taking a shower after you get home. Some people recommend Ivory soap. My family is allergic so we don't use it. Don't set your clothes down in the bedroom. Anything crawling can travel. Put the clothes in the washer and wash them right away.

We are geocachers. We started in April and have really enjoyed it - especially when we were on vacation. We saw some incredible views and scenery that we never would have seen as non geocaching toursist.
Now that it has cooled down, we are hoping to do it more often. (Those forty odd 100 degree plus days this summer were a bit de-motivating.)
Chiggars - try sprinkling sulphur (available at garden centers) on your ankles.

Marilyn - here's the description from Geocaching.com"
"Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices. The basic idea is to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, outdoors and then share your experiences online. Geocaching is enjoyed by people from all age groups, with a strong sense of community and support for the environment."

Here is a link that might be useful: Geocaching

Marilyn - I just realized that you already read the website.
Here's how we do it:
We use the Geocaching site to search for caches that are near where we are visiting , or in our neck of the woods.
Each "cache" has a page, where it is described (from Micro to Large) and categorized (Virtual, Puzzle, Regular, plus others) and the coordinates are given. This is also where you log your find, when and if you find it. I put an example below.
You can download the location (coordinates) directly to your GPS, or manually enter the location. We print the info sheet, but some people go paperless.
Then we set out, using the GPS to guide us to the location.
It sounds too easy to be fun, but trust me - not always.

If you find the cache and let's say it is a regular cache, you open the container (Typically tupperware, but can be any watertight container.), sign the log and exchange trinkets.
Then, go home, log it online and maybe write a little paragraph about the experience.
Some caches are urban - for example I recently found one hidden in a newspaper box in a camoflaged altoids tin and some (the most fun ones) are rural - maybe requiring a long hike.

Here is a link that might be useful: Random TX Cache page for Example

We are often asked what geocaching is and our answer is high tech treasure hunting. It sound so much better than bushwhacking through heat, mud, ticks, chiggers, mosquitos and snakes to find a tupperware container or film canister with a log in it we can sign. LOL

We started geocaching in July and are having a blast. Our favorite containers were a fake piece of bark with a micro container embedded in the underside and then attached to the tree with magnets. I have no idea how we found that one but we did. Another favorite was in a parking lot - is was a fake smashed Burder King ketchup packet with ketchup oozing out and a micro container attached underneath. It blended perfectly with scattered litter.

We have not yet hidden any caches but when we do we fully intend to have at least one truly evil hide - paybacks... So any devious suggestions are welcome!!

Cache on!!!

I found one of those big fungi type things growing on an old tree so I brought it home. I'm going to hollow out the middle and put a small container in there and then put it on a fallen tree somewhere.

Another one I want to do as soo as I can find the right spot for it is to get a big magnetic sheet from the craft store. Stick that to something magnetic, preferably under it or on the back of it so it isn't noticeable. Under the magnetic sheet will be the log sheet. We've got some "rite in the rain" paper that you can still write on if it gets wet, so we'll use that as the log sheet.

We've also got 1 multi cache out, 2 puzzle caches and are putting out another puzzle cache this week.

Here is a link that might be useful: Rite in the rain paper

You guys mention Tupperware and peanut butter jars.... never came across those!

The popular western PA container is an ammo canister.

I've come across a few ammo boxes but they're not that popular here. Not as many hunters using them I suppose? Yep, peanut butter jars are very popular, as well as film containers, tupperware (even generic brand) and lock & lock containers which are also really good. I think any plastic container with a screw on lid is good and waterproof. I save vitamin, tylenol and rolaids bottles to use as well.

We have found a few ammo cans, some micros with film canisters, but the majority of regular sized caches have been tupperware lately.