TwistedCube
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11 hours ago, boisestate said:
I was in Las Vegas a few months back and looked for a couple of different parking garage caches at the resort I was staying. The first one I found quickly because the clue gave away which floor to look. The second one (different parking garage at the same resort) I DNF after two good long searches, it got pretty frustrating. Not to mention there were security cameras EVERYWHERE so I was fully prepared to the explain to the security crew what the heck I was doing loitering in the parking garage...after all I was a guest at the resort so I'm sure I would have been OK. I saw a third similar cache about a block away, after the DNF on the 2nd resort parking garage cache I decided to not even bother looking for it.
(Totally my opinion here) I am not a fan of caches that use multi levels (i.e. parking garages, stairs, small bridges etc.) to add difficulty to a hide. For sure it can add difficulty to the hide...especially if you don't give much information in the clue. If that's what you are going for then you will enjoy creating such a cache. , If there is not already a cache of this type in your area I would say go for it. Different cachers like different types of hides and I know some will enjoy it. - Have fun.
The nearest parking garage cache to where I am planning on hiding this one is about 45 minutes to an hour away, and by difficulty I mean the actual hide being tough. Like a really good urban camo job, or a devious container. Maybe even one where you have to look at a certain angle to find. But no, that is just plain mean to have different levels to search. However, I was also thinking about a "spot the difference" mystery cache where the finder has to look at a certain corner in the parking garage on every level and spot the difference, (which is the cache.)
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These types of caches are among my favorites, the ones I found were extremely clever, such as a little tin box on a magnetic beam 30 feet up. Oh yeah, and you can only see it from the ground! It took me and four others like 30 minutes to spot it, you had to go up to the top floor of the parking garage to retrieve it. And another where you had to CLIMB 20 feet up the garage to get the cache, or reach it from the inside, you can probably guess which method I went with : ).
Parking garage caches aren't common and I was wanting to place one near me. Ideas are helpful. Also, the more difficult/evil the better!
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16 minutes ago, Team Microdot said:
Anyone else noticed how sometimes replies to posts end up displayed before the post they quote?
Second time I've seen this now.
Some discrepancy between time zones???
Probably a glitch. I have noticed that it tends to happen at the worst possible time.
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11 minutes ago, thebruce0 said:
Right, in which case, puzzle styles (determination of hidden coordinates for the final standard container in some fairly standard manner) don't fit the bill... as redsox commented, a relevant idea would be an experience that doesn't already fit within the existing guidelines and standard listing construction. (such as challenge caches with ALRs, or what webcams and wherigos were, or letterboxes added).
EXACTLY!
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19 minutes ago, Team Microdot said:
Surely that's more possibilities for cache locating methods rather the more possibilities for hides?
I meant hides and method of locating, but just not a different type of puzzle cache.
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Gadget caches and really cleverly hidden or camo'd micros, tricky hides, and urban caches.
Or a combo of all of them. : )
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5 hours ago, redsox_mark said:
I've read this statement several times. I'm struggling how to answer as there are several aspects. If the focus is "allowing more possibilities for hides", I think "cache type" confuses this a bit.
For instance, there wasn't Wherigos or LBH's, now there is, thus "allowing more possibilities for hides." What i'm trying to ask here is for a completely new cache type that isn't a type now.
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9 hours ago, NYPaddleCacher said:
One think I think that every gadget cache creator should consider is how easy it is for the finder set the cache back to how it was when they found it. Instead of six long nails I'd consider using one of those magnetic cabinet latches like this one. After accessing the container/log inside the hinged bottom of the bird house merely needs to be pushed back up to close it.
I see your point, gadget caches should take a few seconds to set back up for the next finder.
However, this one is fairly easy to put back, just push the bottom up, and stick the nails back into place. the nail holes are going to be big enough to slide in without a hammer. To paint a better picture, here is a video. Everything's the same, except instead of the perch, four nails that are six inches long... and the magnet. : )
By the way, this is not my video, this is WVTim's video.
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OK, back to gadget caches...
You have probably seen the gadget cache where the finder must pull the perch out of a birdhouse, releasing the bottom part of it. I might build that, except there is a magnet on a string. Then s/he must use the magnet to slide large nails (like 6 inch nails) out of the birdhouse, once all of them are out, the bottom of it will drop out.
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On 12/8/2017 at 7:28 AM, NYPaddleCacher said:
Sorry to be blunt, but how about just forgetting about the idea of hiding a cache in a lamp post. Other than very few exceptions, lamp posts aren't in locations that are particularly interesting to visit.
I see your point. However, there are several LPs near me that are near some interesting architecture. I live 20 minutes from Columbus, Indiana, a town that is known for neat buildings and art. I was also thinking about a sort of "Brick Hunt" through town that would require the cacher to find certain bricks with names on them, possibly making it into a letterbox hybrid.
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34 minutes ago, cerberus1 said:
Our bisons are either stainless (the better ones) or aluminum. Neither magnetic.
Sounds like fun, but curious about lamp posts in your area. Even on the thin steel lamp post skirts you'd probably have to use rare earth magnets to make it work well. Someone muggle just passing by would probably be happy to spot that, not even realizing another "gift" fell to the bottom.
As others said, getting folks to replace things correctly isn't as easy as the FTF finding it from your placement. Something as simple as lining it up to attach may be "inconvenient" for some.
- But try it if you really wanna, and please come back a couple months later with a review. Thanks.
Some lamp posts in my area have metal signs that say: "No semis allowed" that are wider than the lamp posts. I could push a magnet in the shadow of the sign. Also, they are facing the parking lot, so the back side can only be seen if you are walking by.
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Another idea I had is to find a magnetic lamp post cover, (not that difficult) and place a magnetic key holder inside of that.
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56 minutes ago, NYPaddleCacher said:
I think a lot of people finding it would just leave the container at the bottom of the lamp post. I assume that lamp posts are magnetic. Many bison tubes are aluminum so the magnet would stick to the lamp post, but not conduct magnetically to the bison tube.
I bought some bison tubes recently and the key ring was magnetic. Perhaps it may stick to that.
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I don't know If this is a gadget cache, but I have thought of making a "different" LPC. This may or may not work, but I could get a bison tube, slide it under the lamp post, attach a magnet to the outside of the lamp post, and drag the bison tube up the inside of the lamp post. When a cacher arrives, s/he sees the magnet, and pulls it off the outside, the bison tube then falls to the bottom of the lamp post (the cover) where s/he could retrieve it.
Let me know what you think. : )
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On 9/13/2013 at 10:37 PM, kunarion said:
I'm trying out some ideas with "hide-a-key" fake sprinkler heads. There are more ways to use these than just pressing them into dirt as "sprinklers".
On top of a sign post, attached to a magnet (also try it on a fence post):
Among unused plumbing:
In a planter (not buried, among the plants in a planter I own):
As a "fire sprinkler":
Another placement on a plumbing fixture:
Nicely done! Never thought of hiding one of those in that fashion.
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My local reviewer (Hoosier Reviewer) is very speedy in publishing, very good at answering my questions, and knows the guidelines pretty well.
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I've created a monster.
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What would be a good new cache type? I feel that there would be more to the game with it, allowing more possibilities for hides.
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On 12/1/2017 at 3:33 PM, niraD said:
Yeah, I love multi-stage mystery/puzzle caches, but each stage needs to be unique in some way. Finding yet another QR code sounds like more of the same, rather than like something unique.
This was just the basic idea, I do have a few ideas for hiding QR codes.
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Here is my latest idea: It is a Multi Letterbox Munzee Hybrid. A Munzee is like Geocaching, except you find QR codes and scan them for points.
On the description I would note that a QR code scanner app is needed.
Stage 1 - Under a lamp post, there is a QR code, scan the code for letterbox-like clues to Stage 2.
Stages 2, 3 and 4 - QR codes hidden in various fashions, each with clues for the next. However, Stage 4 would have coordinates to Stage 5, which would be located nearby.
Stage 5 - A birdhouse gadget cache painted like a QR code. There would be one on the front to scan, containing instructions of what to do next. Then, there will be small knobs on the side to rotate mirrors inside the gadget cache, look through the entrance hole of the birdhouse and once you turn the mirrors at just the right angle, a QR code inside will be revealed. scan it for the code to a combo lock on the side of the cache to open it.
Let me know what you think, and anything I could change!
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When it comes to logging, it just depends on the cache.
LPC: TFTC Out caching today with friends.
My favorite cache: (20 lines of text here)
With the LPC, there isn't much to say. But with my favorite cache, there would be nothing but good things to say there. Or, if something funny/weird/unusual/scary happened, like if the cops stopped you, or if you saw someone dancing to Elvis with a horse head on, there would be more to add.
Also it depends on time, like if you're doing the E.T power trail in Nevada, it would take at least a week to add 20+ lines of text to each one, unless copied and pasted. However, it gets old seeing the same text reiterated 1000+ times.
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22 hours ago, on4bam said:
Of course it's not a cardreader, any thin stiff material would do. You just need to push the locking mechanism away
They would bring their own of course. When I found one like that, I used a library card. I would also add a geocaching sticker on the bottom or side of it.
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59 minutes ago, NYPaddleCacher said:
I would also suggest specifically mentioning in the cache listing that specific permission was granted from the land owner. The problem with caches like this is that there is a lot of monkey-see/monkey-do in cache placement. Even though banging a post into the ground, or attaching a bird house to a tree "in a safe manner" seems like a good idea, someone else may come along, think it's a cool way to place a cache, and decide to hide their own in a similar manner *without* obtaining permission.
The land manager of a park might think it doesn't need any more bird houses (or even something that looks like a bird house) on trees in the park. It might allow someone that specifically asks for permission to place a "fake" bird house, but they almost certainly wouldn't want any geocacher (or anyone else) putting up a fake bird house anywhere they wish. That's the management part of land manager.
I get what you're saying. I'll add to the cache(s') description in BIG BOLD LETTERS that permission is needed for these type of hides. And add to the reviewer note that it isn't in a commercial business. Luckily, there won't be any need to go into the shop to find one of the caches.
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I built a gadget cache where you have to bring a credit card. The finder pushes the card thru a slit to unlock a little door on the side, then, pull the door and there is the cache! I will post pics if anyone would like to see them.
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I assumed I was the only one that thought that. : D