Jacath_6

Well that's the problem-unlike cache sizes where you can specify that a large is say 20 liters, a cache rating is an opinion. And like I pointed out subjective. An LPC is so easy that most of us hate them but to a new cacher it might take 5 visits to find it. Plus unfortunately only the CO/OP knows where the caches is going so we can only guestimate an appropriate rating based on what we perceive the cache location is like. So to the OP go with the official one Cerberus linked to. Which is the same one I posted. Thanks to all who gave me info on properly rating my underwater cache. With this new info, I think I'm going with a 5/3.

My wife and I have been taking our four kids caching for about a month, we placed our first cache a couple weeks ago and our new geocache was an easy rating to find...but what about if I place a harder find? Is there a guideline on how to rate the geocache you hide? I am an active abalone/spearfishing diver and I plan on placing an underwater cache in about 15-20 feet deep in the Pacific ocean. I'm thinking it's going to be a 5/5 because of "special equipment needed". How do I find out how to properly rate my harder cache?

It doesn't say anything about caches underwater, I've been researching it since I am an avid abalone/spearfishing diver. I am gearing up for a 15 foot underwater cache that I plan to plant in a week or so. They do mention no caches buried in the ground and I'm pretty sure that's a rule so we don't all go gopher hole digging...tearing up the landscape.