+Pico Sailors Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 help me please are there any caches - virtual or webcam that you can do from home? Quote Link to comment
+the_bell_dingers Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 what would be the fun in that. the point of geocaching is to get outdoors and explore, not sit at home ant twiddle on the computer... Quote Link to comment
+mndvs737 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 There are plenty of virtual caches to which you can find the answer from your home computer. There are a lot of 1-stage multis based on information on a historical marker, which can also be found online, so you can solve the final coordinates. You can pull up the camera for any webcam cache, and if so inclined, grab a screenshot and Photshop yourself in. There are also a ton of puzzle caches that you can solve from home and determine the actual coordinates. Doing any of these can be fun and educational. Should you then go to the cache page and log a find and claim a smiley? My opinion -- no. Maybe post a note to the page thanking the cache owner for giving you the opportunity to work through a new type of puzzle or to learn a new bit of history, but no smiley. Quote Link to comment
+HaLiJuSaPa Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Technically, as noted, you are not supposed to "find" virtuals this way, but many people have, especially in the winter months. It is especially popular with German cachers for some reason. Sometimes, admins have figured this out and closed the caches, particularly controversial now since no new virtuals have been allowed since December, 2005 and existing ones are grandfathered in not to be returned once archived. Some believe the reason they did this to begin with was the potential for such abuse with virtuals. There used to be a lot of bookmark lists of "Armchair" caches, but I believe most of these have been shut down as well. And for some unknown reason, armchair caching is particular popular with cachers from Germany. Quote Link to comment
+Aberwak Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 This is what makes puzzle caches great. While you can't necessarily find the final part of the cache from your house, you can at least sit down to solve the puzzle. Quote Link to comment
+Kit Fox Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 help me please are there any caches - virtual or webcam that you can do from home? Try emailing all the cachers who start their logs with, "Greetings from Germany." Seriously though, why would you want to be a cheater and a fake cacher? Quote Link to comment
+libertyjsy Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 I remember a cache about four windows in the antarctic and polar bears. I'm sure that wasn't meant for you to go and find it!! LOL Sue Quote Link to comment
+Castle Mischief Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 I remember a cache about four windows in the antarctic and polar bears. I'm sure that wasn't meant for you to go and find it!! LOL Sue Last I heard that cache was under review. Groundspeak recently clarified their policy on Virtual Caches. You really do have to physically visit them to claim a Found It log on the website. Quote Link to comment
+Pico Sailors Posted September 17, 2009 Author Share Posted September 17, 2009 help me please are there any caches - virtual or webcam that you can do from home? Try emailing all the cachers who start their logs with, "Greetings from Germany." Seriously though, why would you want to be a cheater and a fake cacher? I dont want to be a 'cheater' or a 'fake cacher' I just want to complete an icon cache where I have to do six diferent types of caches in one day. but as I only have four available to me I was looking at other ways of achaiving a web cache which we dont have here! Quote Link to comment
+the_bell_dingers Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Oh... if I knew that, I wouldn't have been so harsh on you earlier... sorry Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 help me please are there any caches - virtual or webcam that you can do from home? Try emailing all the cachers who start their logs with, "Greetings from Germany." Seriously though, why would you want to be a cheater and a fake cacher? I dont want to be a 'cheater' or a 'fake cacher' I just want to complete an icon cache where I have to do six diferent types of caches in one day. but as I only have four available to me I was looking at other ways of achaiving a web cache which we dont have here! It was inevitable people were going to take that the wrong way, don't worry about it. Yeah, I guess a well-rounded day challenge is going to be difficult if you live on an Island. Quote Link to comment
+Castle Mischief Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 (edited) help me please are there any caches - virtual or webcam that you can do from home? Try emailing all the cachers who start their logs with, "Greetings from Germany." Seriously though, why would you want to be a cheater and a fake cacher? I dont want to be a 'cheater' or a 'fake cacher' I just want to complete an icon cache where I have to do six diferent types of caches in one day. but as I only have four available to me I was looking at other ways of achaiving a web cache which we dont have here! Yet you logged a find on Four Windows...? Edited September 17, 2009 by Castle Mischief Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 help me please are there any caches - virtual or webcam that you can do from home? Try emailing all the cachers who start their logs with, "Greetings from Germany." Seriously though, why would you want to be a cheater and a fake cacher? I dont want to be a 'cheater' or a 'fake cacher' I just want to complete an icon cache where I have to do six diferent types of caches in one day. but as I only have four available to me I was looking at other ways of achaiving a web cache which we dont have here! I don't know if it is sanctioned, but I know that at least some webcam cache owners allow both the person on cam AND the person/people doing the screen capture to claim a find on the cache. Of course, you'd first have to locate a webcam cache like that, and then somehow hook up with someone that was going to be doing the cache (on the camera end). But arm-chairing a virtual would definately not be sactioned, officially or unofficially. Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Welcome, Pico Sailors Have you thought about asking a caching friend to set up a local event cache for a particular date? That would give you another possible icon for your special day. MrsB Quote Link to comment
+Jeep_Dog Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Last I heard that cache was under review. Ah! Is that what we are calling "archive" these days? Quote Link to comment
+Castle Mischief Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Last I heard that cache was under review. Ah! Is that what we are calling "archive" these days? I guess the review is over! Quote Link to comment
+Harry Dolphin Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 That would seem to be the definitive answer to arm-chair caching. (Or, maybe, there is no provision for five digits in the finds column?) Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Last I heard that cache was under review. Ah! Is that what we are calling "archive" these days? I guess the review is over! Fear not. Four Windows has resurfaced on Navicache. It has the old 2003 Geocaching.com placement date, but it's location in the list of Navicaches by date submitted is consistent with an August 23rd submittal and approval. Maybe it's also been submitted as a Terracaching.com locationless, but I don't feel like looking. Quote Link to comment
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