New Caches

[+ryme-intrinseca]

I haven't visited the forums in a while, and scrolling through recent discussions, I see that there are an increasing number of threads about micros, quality vs. quantity, etc. Most people seem to agree that there is a problem with many Geocachers placing lots of micros in uninspiring places.

 

As a fairly new Geocacher (67 finds to date), I am keen to place caches of my own. I have hidden 4 so far - three regular and one generous-sized micro ('small' really, as it does have room for some swops). I have thought carefully about the locations, and hope that I have picked interesting and unusual places.

 

However, I do sympathise with people in some areas. I have hidden two caches in the south of England, where there are few hides to date, and I had plenty of location choice. However, my other two caches are hidden in Wales, and I have to admit that it was difficult to find inspiring places here. The landscape is beautiful, but all the best places already have caches!

 

I personally would rather restrict the number of caches I hide, and wait until I find a particularly suitable area. However, I do understand that new Geocachers in particular may be tempted to hide micros in less interesting areas, so that they still have the thrill of other people finding 'their' cache. Perhaps there will come a time soon when Geocaching is so popular that all the 'good' places are taken in some areas! Then what do we do? Would new hides have to be restricted?!

 

It would annoy me if someone hid 50 micros in one region, but luckily no one has done that here so far.

[WH]

Id rather find lamp post micros than none at all.

Edited July 25, 2005 by WH

[Gecko206]

I personally would rather restrict the number of caches I hide, and wait until I find a particularly suitable area.

That is exactly what people need to understand about this.

 

Perhaps there will come a time soon when Geocaching is so popular that all the 'good' places are taken in some areas! Then what do we do? Would new hides have to be restricted?!

If, (hopefully not) that day comes, we will have to ban micros at last.

[+TheAlabamaRambler]

Yes, you will see lots of threads and comments on micros, but look carefully and you will see that it's a miniscule proportion of the geocaching community, and mostly the same people stating and re-stating their opinion ad nauseum, believing perhaps that if they say it often enough or loudly enough it will somehow become fact, or that anyone will care that they hate micros.

 

The best advice is Hide Them Like YOU Like To Find Them!

 

A local cacher has a 16-stage series of micros in a large urban shopping mall parking lot - some stages are coords written on a yellow parking-spot line painted on the pavement, some are bison capsules hanging in trees, some are 1"x.25" tubes stuck in the ground, some are fake rocks. The final is a Traditional.

 

Now, there are cachers here in the forums who would go haywire posting their flaming hatred for this cache, but the folks here in town either love it or ignore it.

 

I personally maintain a balance of about 50% Traditionals and micros.

 

Let your own enjoyment guide your caching, not the voices of a few haters.

Edited July 25, 2005 by TheAlabamaRambler

[+maggieszoo]

I am working on getting my first cache hidden this week in Pike County Ohio. It will be a half gallon container packed full of cool kid stuff and maybe a TB if I can smash her in there. It shouldn't be too hard to find, but there aren't any roads that go there very directly. It will be wheelchair accessible, though.

 

It will be in an educational spot, too.

 

So all you southern Ohio cachers.....Ready.....Set.....