Getting started in geocaching can be overwhelming because it seems everyone is speaking another language. In order to say what you mean in a nano’s logbook, the use of acronyms is more precise. Here are some commonly used terms and their definitions:
TFTC = thanks for the cache
TFTH = thanks for the hunt/hide
TNLNSL = took nothing, left nothing, signed log. Also can be written TNSL.
FTF = first person to find the cache
DNF = did not find
BYOP = bring your own pencil/pen
SWAG = stuff we all get. More commonly known as the cache contents or sometimes can mean special giveaway items at geocacher events.
CITO = cache in, trash out. Often in terms of an CITO event where cachers help clean up the caching areas by picking up trash.
Muggle = a non-geocacher. Named after the Harry Potter book reference non-magical people, muggles are ordinary folk who may get curious as to why you’re poking about in the bushes.
Hitchhiker = travel bug or geocoin
There are many more definitions and acronyms listed on geocaching.com but this handful will get you by in Calgary caching. TFTR! (thanks for the read!)
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Thanks for writing this, we set up our first geocache last weekend and I wasn't sure what people were leaving in the comments!
You're very welcome, Denise! It took me a long while to figure it out, too. TFTC, what the heck?!?!? Now, I am loathe to write it out. Best of luck with the caching!
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