+shakespeareguru Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Okay. I'm new to this, but I can't find any information about what it means to "stealth cache". I understand all the other icons that alert you to the area surrounding the cache, but I don't think I'm expected to wear a black trenchcoat and sneak around like Inspector Cleuseau. Can someone help me with this? Quote Link to comment
+Kite and Hawkeye Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 It means that the cache is in a public and possibly crowded place, and you should try not to draw attention to yourself. A lot of people do this by kneeling and tying their shoes while looking for the cache, or talking on their GPSr like it's a cell phone, taking touristy photos in the area, or even carrying around a clipboard and trying to look official. I've generally found that the more you act like you aren't doing anything unusual, the less likely you are to draw any attention at all. If you're creeping around glancing over your shoulder, people wonder what you're doing. If you walk up, snag the cache and walk off without any hesitation, nobody looks twice. Quote Link to comment
+shakespeareguru Posted August 18, 2005 Author Share Posted August 18, 2005 Thanks very much! That helps. Quote Link to comment
+omegabane Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 Having two of your friends pretend to speak in a fake foreign language to attract attention away from you while you search somewhere doesn't work. I speak from experience, unfortunately. Particularly if you are caching along, some of the worst caches to find without drawing attention to yourself are one's hidden at playgrounds (unless you happen to be 12 years old). Being 23 years old, I look rather out of place lurking around in bushes at playgrounds. Quote Link to comment
+TeamAO Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 Stealth means, to not look suspicious. Kind of discretetly investigate your surroundings and scout out possible locations. Then you need to obtain the cache without looking out of the ordinary, same thing with logging and replacing the cache. Quote Link to comment
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