+Cache Liberation Front Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Hi all, I have a nice puzzle cache planned, but the first stage would be w/in about 400' of a nearby traditional. Once you acutually find the cache, though, it'd be a good 600' from the nearby tradtional. What's the ruling? Would my cache be approved? Thanks. Quote Link to comment
WH Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 All stages need to be a minimum off 528' away from another cache or multi-cache checkpoint. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 WH is correct, it probably won't be approved unless there is something like a river or cliff between them. Quote Link to comment
+Cache Liberation Front Posted August 9, 2005 Author Share Posted August 9, 2005 All stages need to be a minimum off 528' away from another cache or multi-cache checkpoint. Thanks, WH. Quote Link to comment
geo_boy_2001 Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 what if there is water there most of the time but is dryed up for now Quote Link to comment
WH Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 Unless there is some major obstacle between them such as a river, lake, cliff, swamp or other obstruction, the approver would probably request that you move the stage. Quote Link to comment
+KKTH3 Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 As I understand it, for a puzzle cache, if the first waypoint is just a place to park or to show the general location of the cache and the real coordinates are solved for and lead to a cache more than 528' away from any other caches - you are OK. It's a guideline and might be questioned by an approver, but if the situation is explained and there is a good reason why the first coordinates were chosen (turnout on the side of a mountain road) and can't really be moved elswhere then it would likely be blessed. Quote Link to comment
geo_boy_2001 Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 in night caches there are some caches that you follow refectors to the cache is there any rules about something like that Quote Link to comment
Keystone Posted August 9, 2005 Share Posted August 9, 2005 in night caches there are some caches that you follow refectors to the cache is there any rules about something like that The beginning of the trail, where the finder's flashlight catches the first reflector, is a relevant waypoint that ought to be 528 feet distant from existing caches or stages of existing caches. But I don't know of anyone who's provided coordinates for every reflector tack along their trail! Probably you could just provide the starting point coordinates and the coordinates for the cache container at the end. Just steer clear of existing caches, generally, so as not to crowd them. That is one of the reasons for the cache saturation rule. Night caches work best anyways when they are far out of the way of regular traffic, like what you'd get in a park that already had lots of geocaches. Muggles often see the reflectors and remove them. Quote Link to comment
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