Moving Your Cache

[+YodaDoe]

I placed a traditional 1/1 cache in my front yard to supply the area with an easy, quick, kid-friendly cache... as well as to satisfy my desire to start one and be able to easily maintain it.

 

So anyway, I will probably move it to a park nearby at some point in the distant future when I get sick of strangers coming to my house. In order to move it, I need to know what is the usual way to go about that.

 

Would I archive the original listing and start a new one for the new location? Or would I change the coordinates in the original listing and then move the cache to the new location? Is it bad form to move a cache at all (i.e., should I supply the new location with a fresh logbook so that it would be officially a new cache?) Any comments appreciated! I don't plan on moving anything at this time, just curious about what's to be done in the future...

 

YodaDoe

[+Harrald]

You must place a new cache. Unless you can work something out with your local approver. The GC.com system won't let you change the coordinates more than a short (a few feet) distance.

[+briansnat]

Like Harrald said, if you're moving more than a few feet, the approver must do it for you. But since you're moving it that far, it's an entirely different hunting experience, so just archive it and create a new page.

Edited January 21, 2004 by briansnat

[The_Brownies]

You must place a new cache. Unless you can work something out with your local approver. The GC.com system won't let you change the coordinates more than a short (a few feet) distance.

 

--- That's not entirely true...

 

Option#1 Archive the original cache. That way everyone who originally found the cache will not loose the find. Then create a new cache page for the moved cache.

 

Option #2 You could also simply edit your cache page and modify the coordinates to display the new cache's location. Of course I would put a little blurb on the cache page saying something to the effect that "Chance for a 2nd find -- If you already found this cache then you may log a 2nd find since the cache has been relocated."

Edited January 21, 2004 by The_Brownies

[+Crow T Robot]

You can change the cache coordinates yourself, but the limit of movement is 528'. This allows a little tweaking of the approved location but prevents the cache from being moved to a new location that may or may not be suitable without a second look from the approver. You can archive the cache page and start again if you want this to be a brand new cache. Or, you can alter the existing cache if you want to preserve the logs for posterity. In any case, you can check with the person who originally approved the cache (Honeychile) for more details. Thanks for asking.

[+IV_Warrior]

I agree with those who say archive it. If you're moving it from your yard to a park it is, for all intents and purposes, a new cache. It deserves it's own page. Plus, most people who have already found it, won't know about it being moved, because many people like myself run PQ's or the seach page to filter out finds. Giving it the new page it deserves will also put it on the radar of those who have already found the original cache.

[+bob393]

Unfortunatly it is a new cache. Archive it and place a new one with the old cache container.