Common Abbreviations

CITO- "Cache in, Trash Out". The act of removing and desposing of trash you may find while searching for a cache. CITO is also a special type of event cache, where cachers get together to clean up a park or public space.
CO- "Cache Owner"
DNF-"Did not find"
FTF- "First to find" The person to first find the cache after it has been placed.
GZ-"Ground Zero" The point where the coordinates displayed on your GPS exactly math the coordinates given for a cache.
LPC- "Lamp post cache" A very common hiding place for micro-caches, this exploits the fact that the shround on a lamp post that cover the anchor bolts are usually not secured, and can be lifted
up to provide a hiding place.
P&G- "Park & Grab" A easy-to-find cache that you can get very close to your car.
SL- "Signed log"
SPOILER- An online log entry that may give away the location of a cache, or in some other way spoil" the caching experience for others.
SWAG- Free promotional items that you might get at a trade fair; trade items
TB- "Travel Bug" An item that travels from cache to cache and has a tracking number. You pick up the travel bug and continue to place it in other caches.
TFTC-"Thanks for the cache"
TNLN- "Took nothing, left nothing"
TNLNSL- "Took nothing, left nothing, signed log"

Missing Cache

Cachers call people who don’t geocaches a “muggle”. When a geocaches goes missing they say that it’s been “muggled”. I received a number of emails from people searching for three of my caches. I went out to look to see if they were accidentally moved and couldn’t find them. Rather than replace them I chose to “archive” the cache. That means that theses caches are no longer there so people won’t go look for them.

Geocache Types

There are many different types of geocaches. Some are larger than others and some are virtual. A tradition geocache is the original cache type that consists of a minimum of a container and log book. Normally you'll find a tupperware container, ammo box, or bucket filled with goodies or a smaller container to small to contain anything but a log book. These caches have one set of coordinates. A multi-cache involves two or more locations, the last one being the container. These types of caches vary, usually the second gives hints about the third, and soo on. A mystery or puzzle cache contains a difficult puzzle that you will have to complete in order to find the coordinates. A letterbox hybrid is a mix between a geocache and a letterbox, which involves the passing of stamp prints. An event cache is ocassional organizations for local geocachers set at a time and location to discuss geocaches. A mega-event cache is similar to the last but much bigger and attracts geocachers from all over the world.