+64kittygirl Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 how do I find the virtual stuff? I have the premium membership on a Android phone. My phone is a samsung galaxy s5 active. Thanks Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 how do I find the virtual stuff? I have the premium membership on a Android phone. My phone is a samsung galaxy s5 active. Thanks Do you mean the old Virtual caches, and Earthcaches? If you have Premium Membership and a FULL App (Not Groundspeaks free/trial app) they should show. As to 'Finding' them, read the cache page. You usually have to supply an answer/answers to a question/questions to the cache owner, and often supplying a photgraph to the cache page is helpful. Quote Link to comment
+Touchstone Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Virtual can have a number of different meanings, depending on the context. In general terms, it means that there is no container or logbook. There is usually instructions on the cache page that describes some sort of task that is required by the Finder in order to log a Find online. As B&R mentioned, Earthcaches and the grandfathered Virtual cache type, are typical examples. In most cases, the Additional Logging Requirement (ALR), involves emailing the answer to some question on the cache page, to the cache owner, or taking a photo of yourself or some object nearby. Good luck! Quote Link to comment
Pup Patrol Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 how do I find the virtual stuff? I have the premium membership on a Android phone. My phone is a samsung galaxy s5 active. Thanks Assuming that you mean how to search for Virtual caches, and maybe Earthcaches: I did a search using the new search page. United States: Washington unchecked all the cache types, except for Virtual and Earthcache https://www.geocaching.com/play/search?types=137,4&r=48 Clicked "map these results" to open in a separate tab: https://www.geocaching.com/map/default.aspx?asq=cmFkaXVzPTE2a20mdHlwZXM9MTM3LDQmcj00OCZhPTImcHViPTE=#?ll=47.409353,-119.183719&z=7 Then I changed the search to look for only "webcams", which are sort of "virtual", as there is no container https://www.geocaching.com/play/search?types=11&r=48 If you are using your phone/app to search for caches, these articles might help: Help Center → Apps → Geocaching with Android 3.4. Settings http://support.Groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=290 Help Center → Apps → Geocaching with Android 3.5. How do I search for geocaches by GC Code, Location, Geocache Name, Type, Size, Difficulty, or Terrain? http://support.Groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=449 B. Quote Link to comment
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