Geocaching vs Cisting Anyone tried them both?

Question

It's like Geocaching, but different. On the Trail of the Cists (www.cistrail.net - www.cistrail.us).

I was wondering if anyone has tried them both and how the compare?

What are the differences?

Answer 1

I do both cisting and geocaching but there are very few geocaches near where I live so I do mostly cisting. Cisting is much like geocaching without a GPS reciever, except to register the find of a  cist on the website cistrail.net you must remove one item from the cache and replace it with another, but to register a geocache found on the website geocaching.com it is not necessary. Therefore all cists have several items to make exchanges plus a log book but some geocaches only have a logbook.  Some geocaches are for premium members only, but there are no premium memberships in cisting. I also find it much easier and faster to get the information I need to find a cache from cistrail.net than from geocaching.com.  

Answer 2

We tried geocaching briefly but once we heard about cisting we converted. The kids are much happier with cisting because there are actual "treasures" for them to find instead of just a log book. It is also really cool to read some of the clues people write. It is a great outdoor activity for kids. We are cisting addicts for sure and there will be no going back to geocaching.