How do you hide a legacy cache

[Coumpter]

Out of curiosity how do you hide a legacy cache ( Virtual, Webcam, locationless ). I know it says it is only available with limited release so how does the happen

[RuideAlmeida]

16 minutes ago, Coumpter said:

Out of curiosity how do you hide a legacy cache ( Virtual, Webcam, locationless ). I know it says it is only available with limited release so how does the happen

 

They are legacy because that kind of geocaches are no longer available... they were on the past. But Virtual Rewards may be a good option if you qualify for them.

[Pup Patrol]

13 minutes ago, Coumpter said:

Out of curiosity how do you hide a legacy cache ( Virtual, Webcam, locationless ). I know it says it is only available with limited release so how does the happen

 

A good place to start learning about geocaching is here:
 

Knowledge Books
https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php

 

2. Learn about cache types
https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.chapter&id=127&pgid=401

 

where you will find out about:

2.7 Virtual caches
2.26 Legacy cache types

 

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[+barefootjeff]

31 minutes ago, Coumpter said:

I know it says it is only available with limited release so how does the happen

 

There have been four limited release Virtual Rewards, each offering 4000 recipients the opportunity to create one virtual cache. They took place in 2017, 2019, 2022 and 2024 and each had different selection criteria. There's been no announcement yet as to if or when there might be a fifth release.

 

The only other legacy type that's had limited releaes is locationless but they've been just three that HQ put out for a limited time (GC8FROG, GC8NEAT and GC9FAVE). All are now archived and locked.

[Coumpter]

How do you hide a webcam

[RuideAlmeida]

16 minutes ago, Coumpter said:

How do you hide a webcam

 

When that type of geocache were available, we simply use an already installed webcam, on a building by instance. The task was to have yourself on the image of a given webcam address, then use that image on the Found It log. Usually we needed the help of a friend to access the webcam address while we were on location, so he could make a screen capture.

Edited January 3 by RuideAlmeida

[+hzoi]

13 minutes ago, Coumpter said:

How do you hide a webcam

 

You don't. No new webcam caches have been published since 2005. Some cachers have incorporated webcams into their hides since then - I believe at least one Virtual Reward has a webcam involved - but it's rare.

 

Webcam caches

Legacy cache types

[+Goldenwattle]

1 hour ago, hzoi said:

No new webcam caches have been published since 2005.

I think it would be great if a very limited number of Webcams were allowed again, with restrictions. Only to be placed in places (states/countries and the like) without present Webcams, and only experiences geocachers who have found several Webcams (and so know what they are) would be allowed to publish one.

[+Sottiwotti]

I really think webcam caches are never coming back. There are just sooo many privacy rules and security concerns now, I'm pretty sure it's just not possible anymore

[Pup Patrol]

On 1/3/2025 at 9:15 AM, Coumpter said:

How do you hide a webcam

 

 

Didn't even  look at the Knowledge Books I linked to, did you?

 

 

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[+JL_HSTRE]

On 1/3/2025 at 9:31 AM, RuideAlmeida said:

Usually we needed the help of a friend to access the webcam address while we were on location, so he could make a screen capture.

 

This was true originally. Once smartphones became commonplace solo webcams are quite feasible. All 14 of my webcam Finds were with my smartphone - no phone a friend needed.