Locked Traditional Geocache

[+deenfoxx]

Geocache reviewers/publishers, could you please answer this simple question...

 

Can a TRADITIONAL cache be locked if the combination code is provided in the cache description?

 

It does not make sense to me to make it an UNKNOWN cache because there is no mystery or puzzle to solve.

[+Team*RayanW*]

Geocache reviewers/publishers, could you please answer this simple question...

 

Can a TRADITIONAL cache be locked if the combination code is provided in the cache description?

 

It does not make sense to me to make it an UNKNOWN cache because there is no mystery or puzzle to solve.

sure no problem i've done it with one of my caches too.

greets

[+deenfoxx]

Thank you for the quick response. :-)

[+BAMBOOZLE]

I've had one like that in front of my house for many years.

[+niraD]

FWIW, I've also heard of locked caches that were rated D5 because the owner expected you to pick the lock, which requires special skills and tools.

 

But the locked caches that I've found have all been mystery/puzzle caches.

[+Gitchee-Gummee]

I know of a fair number that a locked. All with a combo lock, only a few are puzzle caches.

 

It does make for a more secure TB Hotel....

[+The Blorenges]

The last I remember hearing/reading about this sort of cache, the answer was Yes, it can be a Traditional cache but it should have the 'Field Puzzle' attribute added.

 

MrsB

[+eigengott]

I write the following as a player.

 

It does not make sense to me to make it an UNKNOWN cache because there is no mystery or puzzle to solve.

 

While there's no puzzle to solve, you still need to read the listing for the locks combination. So it makes sense to list it as "Unknown", the catch-all type for caches which don't fit neatly into the other categories.

 

That said: If you have the code also on the cache itself, labeling it traditional is OK for me. Actually I own such a cache and it's listed as traditional. The combination is the last three digits of the latitude. This information is also on the box. I assume that all geocachers are able to see these three digits in their GPS-device/smartphone/whatever. Even if they just downloaded the coordinates and not the description, they have that info.

[+stijnhommes]

Yes, I've found several non-puzzle caches with a lock on them. If you don't need to puzzle to get those coordinates, I can't see a problem in listing it as a tradi.

[+Night Stalker]

I did one with a locked container, and the clue was to look up. There was a billboard behind the cache and on it was a phone number. The phone number was the combination.

[+popokiiti]

Yep, locked container found and the combo was in the additional hint, in the form of a question...and the cache was a large traditional, hiding in plain sight.