redwoodkestrel

The forum is probably not the best way to get this accomplished - you should look up some local cachers in the area and ask them (via sending them an email), or ask if they'd help you hide one. Just check out who has hidden caches in the area near to where you're interested in having a cache placed.

Also, now that I look at your two archived caches - since it's been so long since these were active caches, you should probably just re-list them as new caches. Especially since you're including prizes for "FTF"...

You'll need to contact your reviewer and ask if they'll unarchive it for you. No guarantees they will, but they might. As a note for next time, it looks like you're confusing "archive" and "disable." If you want some time to replace a cache or perform some sort of maintenance, you need to DISABLE it, not archive it. Then you can replace the cache or maintain it and then enable it so that it's active again. Archiving means you're putting it away for good - and you're not going to replace it. That's why enabling those caches didn't unarchive them. There's no way for a CO to unarchive a cache without a reviewer. Hope that's helpful!

Assuming it has truly been submitted for review, make sure you check the cache page and see if the reviewer has posted any notes for you to answer. Many people have come to the forums asking the same question as you, and it's almost always one of two things: 1. The cache hasn't actually been submitted for review. 2. Your reviewer has posted a note with questions you need to answer, and the email notifying you has ended up in your spam folder, so you need to check the cache page itself and make sure you post another note answering your reviewer.

Hi Fizzy This is borderline to this topic, but since you are reading it... I have a question, but first some background. I think it was a horrible idea that GPS manufacturers decided to use HDD MM.mmm as the default coordinate format. It should have been HDD.ddddd Since FizzyCalc is a Geocaching tool I understand why it does calculations in the HDD MM.mmm format. But if I want to string several projections together, accuracy is lost due to rounding (they are not actually errors). I see 3 possible solutions to address my concern. 1. The ability to set FizzyCalc to return more digits as HDD MM.mmmmmmmmm (without confusing newbie FC users?). Possible? 2 The ability to set FizzyCalc to also calculate in the HDD.ddddddddd format (again without confusing newbie FC users). Possible? This is the absolute best solution for me if this could be done, and you would be willing. 3 Someone direct me to a good downloadable calculator that works as well as FizzyCalc, but does all calculations in HDD.dddddddd format. I have been looking, but have not found what I want. I think the GeoCache Calculator might have the features you're looking for - I was using it in the field the other day to get the distance between two caches and then to triangulate where a third cache was based on a schematic posted on the puzzle cache. I know the option to switch between coordinate formats is there and it definitely provides decimal places beyond three.

Hi Fizzy This is borderline to this topic, but since you are reading it... I have a question, but first some background. I think it was a horrible idea that GPS manufacturers decided to use HDD MM.mmm as the default coordinate format. It should have been HDD.ddddd Since FizzyCalc is a Geocaching tool I understand why it does calculations in the HDD MM.mmm format. But if I want to string several projections together, accuracy is lost due to rounding (they are not actually errors). I see 3 possible solutions to address my concern. 1. The ability to set FizzyCalc to return more digits as HDD MM.mmmmmmmmm (without confusing newbie FC users?). Possible? 2 The ability to set FizzyCalc to also calculate in the HDD.ddddddddd format (again without confusing newbie FC users). Possible? This is the absolute best solution for me if this could be done, and you would be willing. 3 Someone direct me to a good downloadable calculator that works as well as FizzyCalc, but does all calculations in HDD.dddddddd format. I have been looking, but have not found what I want. I think the GeoCache Calculator might have the features you're looking for - I was using it in the field the other day to get the distance between two caches and then to triangulate where a third cache was based on a schematic posted on the puzzle cache. I know the option to switch between coordinate formats is there and it definitely provides decimal places beyond three.

As the CO, there are two ways to go: 1. You can contact the owner of the TB, let them know the trackable is not in your cache, and let them decide what to do - mark it missing, or let it be for now. 2. You can mark the TB as not in the cache - which makes it missing.

In California there tend to be regional geocaching groups - like the GBA (Geocachers of the Bay Area). I don't know about the southern California groups, but it looks like there's a 4x4 geocaching group down there: link I agree, finding a regional forum and attending events are a great way to meet geocaching friends!

I only use the map. I have a pretty good set of topos with my GPSr so it's generally easy to understand where the cache is relative to where I am. I also use the feature that draws a line between me and the cache, so as long as my arrow is pointing along that line I know I'm heading in the right direction.

I recently accidentally found a puzzle cache while I was searching for the final stage of a multi. Found the puzzle cache first, then found the multi about 10 feet away. Looks like the puzzle CO mis-typed the coords initially and it was reviewed and published with the wrong coords. CO caught the mistake after it was published and put in the correct ones - which were right next to the final of the multi. Since it was less than a 528 foot move the reviewer didn't have to re-review it, so yes, it appears that that's a potential loophole. Luckily the puzzle CO is an honest guy and once I mentioned the issue in my log he immediately disabled the cache and started looking for a different place to put it.

I did one a couple weeks ago called "Schrodinger's Cache," where the first stage had coordinates to two possible final stages - one that had the cache, and one that had a decoy. I could see it being much harder with multiple stages that all had two ways to go, though!

Interesting, I've never had a delay in sorting when adding a cache to a bookmarked list - it always shows up right away where it should based on alphabetical order. I guess that could get thrown off if a cache had a space before the cache name, or any sort of non-alphanumeric symbol, like a _ or .?

There's also the issue of when people find your cache when it's raining outside... they open up the ziplock - rain gets inside, they pull out your cache to get to the logbook - your cache gets wet. Then they put everything back in the ziplock and seal it all up, so none of that moisture can evaporate or escape... every cache I've found inside a bag is either moist or moldy or both. Can you work with your local library to get the book placed INSIDE the building? I know of a couple fake book caches around my area that are actually on a shelf in the library... makes for a fun hunt (with the proper hints, of course) to find the right book!

If you want to use satellite view, you need to make sure you've set up your map preferences to be set to Google, NOT the Leaflet maps - since the only version there is MapQuest Aerial which is not high quality. Look in the left sidebar of the maps, you'll see a button that says "Set Map Preferences." Click that, and click on the Google maps - then you'll be able to toggle between the normal Google maps and the high-quality satellite view.

Log out and log back in. That usually does it.

This cache in San Francisco is pretty cool: GC15XK4. I'm sure it's nice to have a safe place to drop trackables in downtown! I haven't made it over to find it yet but I look forward to it.

Make sure your Magellan is updated with the latest software - go to the Magellan website and see if there's a firmware update. I had to do that with my Magellan when I first bought it. And do you really want to send caches to your GPS one at a time? As a premium member, it's so much easier to use Pocket Queries and then you don't even need Vantage Point - you can just open your GPS like you would a usb drive and drag and drop the gpx files into the right folders. Fast and easy!

It's easiest to create PQs from the map. Center the area that you want (keeping in mind that the map goes under the left sidebar menu - you can collapse that to help you find the center) and zoom out to create the radius of caches that you want. Then from the left sidebar click "save as pocket query." If you zoomed out far enough that there were more than 500 caches in the map window, then you'll get the 500 closest to your center point.

Hover your mouse over the "Your Profile" button (between "Learn" and "Play" along the top Geocaching banner). The last choice on the menu that drops down is "Account Details." Click that. The fifth box down in the left column shows your chosen email address. In the top right corner of that box is a tiny "Change." Click that, and change your primary email address! Hope that helps.

Yes, if you know there are multis within the range that you specified for your pocket query, and none of them showed up, then it's probably something that you inadvertently set up in the PQ. Since you can select the types of caches you want to download, maybe you accidentally unclicked multi-cache?

And assuming you just recently became a a premium member, just be sure to first delete all the other geocaches and waypoints out of those folders first - the Magellan will keep the oldest version of the file, so to see all the extra cache info that comes with being premium, you need to first delete the old files.

It's way easier just to treat the Magellan like you would a usb drive: connect the Magellan to your computer, and open it up so you can see the folders inside. One folder is called "Geocaches," another is named "Waypoints." When you download and unzip your pocket query, you will have two gpx files - one of geocaches, and one of waypoints. Drag the geocaches file to the Geocaches folder, drag the waypoints file to the Waypoints folder. Simple!

Make sure you've DELETED all the other gpx files first - the GPSr always keeps the oldest version.

If you're in California, find your nearest Michaels. They definitely have them.

I posted this in the other thread you asked this question in, but here it is again: When you're on your pocket queries page (from the "Your profile" drop down menu, choose "Pocket Queries"), you should see a list of Active Pocket Queries, and right next to it there's a tab called "Pocket Queries Ready for Download." Click on that, and you should see the pocket query. Click on it and download it as a zipped file. Once it has downloaded, unzip it and you'll have two gpx files - one that is the geocaches, and one of the associated waypoints (it will have "wpts" in the title). Those two files can be dragged and dropped into the corresponding folder on your Oregon 550.