+JacobBarlow Posted September 23, 2002 Share Posted September 23, 2002 how long do you dare make them? Quote Link to comment
+Lazyboy & Mitey Mite Posted September 23, 2002 Share Posted September 23, 2002 The longer you make them, the fewer the finds. No rules though, just have fun. Never Squat With Yer Spurs On Quote Link to comment
+JacobBarlow Posted September 23, 2002 Author Share Posted September 23, 2002 i'm working on one that has pretty nice contents that should make it worth how long it will be, FRS radios, CB radio, stuffed animals, money, travel bugs, lots of batteries, a big hike to get there, lots more... Quote Link to comment
+Kodak's4 Posted September 23, 2002 Share Posted September 23, 2002 quote:Originally posted by AD0OR:how long do you dare make them? There's a multi in the Seattle area that has, if I recall, nine legs. It was fun, but one of the ongoing problems has been that at any given time, one or more of the legs is missing, making it awfully tough for people to complete it in one day. As the number of legs increases, the probability of the multi-cache getting 'broken' approaches 100%. If you do a multi with a large number of legs, I'd suggest that many (most, or all) of the legs use big, heavy, permanent features to provide clues, so that it won't get broken so easily. Quote Link to comment
+regoarrarr Posted September 23, 2002 Share Posted September 23, 2002 Mario's Tower has 13 legs, but due to the puzzle nature of the cache, it's not intended to be completed in one day. Quote Link to comment
+JacobBarlow Posted September 23, 2002 Author Share Posted September 23, 2002 http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=34144 Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted September 23, 2002 Share Posted September 23, 2002 I think 3-4 legs is a reasonable maximum. Anything over that and you won't get many looking for the cache, or you'll find a lot giving up during the search. Quote Link to comment
+JacobBarlow Posted September 23, 2002 Author Share Posted September 23, 2002 3 or 4? oops! Quote Link to comment
+TeamJiffy Posted September 23, 2002 Share Posted September 23, 2002 We've done multi-caches that had 3, 4, even 7 legs. It all depends on the distance between them. One was a 6-parter within a single park, and the whole thing took an hour or so. Another was a 3 leg that took a couple of hours because the distance involved made it perfect for a nice walk of 30 minutes or so between legs. Another one took us multiple days, because the caches were relatively far apart, and each one involved a fairly decent search in the 'woods'. I think a multi-cache just going from one place to the next in the woods would be really boring, and I might stop tracing it, but the ones we have done have taken us to new parks, or taught us the details of a single, wonderful park, or have taken us from one nice vista to the next. So, doing them was a pleasure. The nicest thing to do is to give a time estimate on the cache page (you'll need an afternoon; you'll need multiple days, etc.) Quote Link to comment
christophe Posted September 23, 2002 Share Posted September 23, 2002 I just got done placing my first cache. Six legs. All the legs are within the same woods and less that .25 mile apart, so it's really not that bad. The legs are in film canisters and the final cache is a green ammo box with some pretty good stuff in it, so I think it's worth it. It should only take at the most 2 hours to find, so it's not that long. Hopefully people actually look for it! Quote Link to comment
+pater47 Posted September 23, 2002 Share Posted September 23, 2002 I have a multi that has nine phases. Only four of those are physical containers though. The other 5 stops are just to solve a puzzle to get coordinates to the next phase. Finder's times from start to end have been from 2 to 4 hours. Visit the Mississippi Geocaching Forum at http://pub98.ezboard.com/bgeocachingms Quote Link to comment
+MartyFouts Posted September 23, 2002 Share Posted September 23, 2002 Multi caches around here tend to average 3 or 4 legs with a few going 6 or 7. As others have pointed out, the more legs the fewer visitors. There is one intriguing pair of multis near here where you have to solve the first one to get a clue needed for the second one. I've decided to call such caches 'poly-caches' and I'm currently planning to do some. The idea is to have a humongous multicache, but to allow partial credit for stages along the way. kg6nee Quote Link to comment
+fizzymagic Posted September 23, 2002 Share Posted September 23, 2002 If it's your cache, how come you posted a Found log? Isn't finding your own caches kinda like wrapping your own birthday presents? Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted September 23, 2002 Share Posted September 23, 2002 quote: If it's your cache, how come you posted a Found log? Isn't finding your own caches kinda like wrapping your own birthday presents? Ya know, this is a great idea. I can easily up my cache count by 1/3 by posting a find whenver I visit one of my caches for maintenance. "Life is a daring adventure, or it is nothing" - Helen Keller Quote Link to comment
+Lil Devil Posted September 23, 2002 Share Posted September 23, 2002 The Course, Of Course has 18 holes (legs). Each leg was a little metal tag attached to something permanent such as a fence or sign post, and they were all within walking distance, basically in a big circle on public lands surrounding a private golf course. I made it thru #11 before I got to a missing tag. The owner has since fixed it but I haven't made it back to complete it yet. As others have mentioned, the more legs, the more likely one will be missing at any given time. Lil Devil Quote Link to comment
The Artful Dodger Posted September 23, 2002 Share Posted September 23, 2002 I have placed a few...including my favorite Ay Caramba! and The Giant's Stairs great fun to place, but it is not as popular as regular caches for seekers. (my opinion). It tends to be visited by experienced cachers - but once you seek out a multicache and find it, the feeling of accomplishment is sooo sweet! Quote Link to comment
The Artful Dodger Posted September 23, 2002 Share Posted September 23, 2002 I have placed a few...including my favorite Ay Caramba! and The Giant's Stairs great fun to place, but it is not as popular as regular caches for seekers. (my opinion). It tends to be visited by experienced cachers - but once you seek out a multicache and find it, the feeling of accomplishment is sooo sweet! Quote Link to comment
The Artful Dodger Posted September 23, 2002 Share Posted September 23, 2002 I have placed a few...including my favorite Ay Caramba! and The Giant's Stairs great fun to place, but it is not as popular as regular caches for seekers. (my opinion). It tends to be visited by experienced cachers - but once you seek out a multicache and find it, the feeling of accomplishment is sooo sweet! Quote Link to comment
+brdad Posted September 23, 2002 Share Posted September 23, 2002 I have been considering a multi here as well, and looking at various examples I see a few with found logs saying, "Was here on vacation, could not get to second leg", "third leg had to be missing", etc.. How often has this happened and have you ever had to make someone change it to a no-find? Save our forests, wipe your *** with a tree-hugger. Quote Link to comment
umc Posted September 23, 2002 Share Posted September 23, 2002 You mean your supposed to log not found when you don't find them? Crap. Now I have to go back on all my logs and change them. Back to the topic. I haven't done a multi yet because of lack of time for the most part so I say keep it short like others have mentioned. Quote Link to comment
umc Posted September 23, 2002 Share Posted September 23, 2002 You mean your supposed to log not found when you don't find them? Crap. Now I have to go back on all my logs and change them. Back to the topic. I haven't done a multi yet because of lack of time for the most part so I say keep it short like others have mentioned. Quote Link to comment
+JacobBarlow Posted September 24, 2002 Author Share Posted September 24, 2002 so... what's the biggest one out there? Quote Link to comment
The Artful Dodger Posted September 24, 2002 Share Posted September 24, 2002 quote:Originally posted by AD0OR:so... what's the biggest one out there? My guess would be Mario's Tower 12-stage multicache. Sounds awesome! Quote Link to comment
+JacobBarlow Posted September 24, 2002 Author Share Posted September 24, 2002 the golf course one(see above) had 18. Quote Link to comment
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