+xpunkx & Julez Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 I was thinking about placing a new cache...but not sure if it would be aproved...it would be a traveling micro? like http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=5386e420-04a1-48ce-be99-5bfd6b9b21bf is this ok Julez and The Punk Quote Link to comment
+Touchstone Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 Good luck. I don't think people are getting the travelling caches approved. Too many problems getting coordinates updated on the page violating 0.1 rules and safety concerns (placed next to active railroads and that type of thing). Too bad really. We have a couple of travellers in our area and they're lots of fun. Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. The rest go geocaching. Quote Link to comment
Keystone Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 Sorry, but traveling caches (i.e, those that have the goal to move to different locations) are no longer being approved. The cache you linked to was set up prior to the adoption of this rule, so it is grandfathered. Very good of you to check in advance, thank you! |x*x-x|x*x-x|x*x-x|x*x-x|x*x-x|x*x-x|x*x-x| Keystone Approver, Geocaching.com Admin "Eschewing Entropy and Ensuring Enthalpy in the Groundspeak Forums" Quote Link to comment
+xpunkx & Julez Posted October 23, 2003 Author Share Posted October 23, 2003 thanks for your responses... i just thought that looked so fun...oh well...thanks what are mystery caches for then? Julez and The Punk Quote Link to comment
CacheNCarryMA Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 You can set it up as a travel bug that is essentially a micro-cache. The only way it would differ is that it could only be dropped off at established cache locations. See this thread: A travel bug that is a micro cache with a goal? Quote Link to comment
+xpunkx & Julez Posted October 23, 2003 Author Share Posted October 23, 2003 thats cool i never thought of that Julez and The Punk Quote Link to comment
Keystone Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 1. Cache'N'Carry's idea is just fine; there are many travel bugs of this type. 2. xpunkx & Julez, to answer your question about the "Mystery Cache" type, here is an excerpt from the current draft of the revised Cache Placement Guidelines: "The “catch-all” of cache types, this form of cache can involve complicated puzzles you will first need to solve to determine the coordinates. The only commonality of this cache type is that the coordinates listed are not of the actual cache location but a general reference point, such as a nearby parking location. For whatever reason, this cache either does not fit within any other designation or is a surprise to the hunter. If you choose to submit a cache of this type please give as much detailed information as possible to the Approver when you submit the cache. The Approver may still need more information before approving the listing. Please cooperate with their requests." |x*x-x|x*x-x|x*x-x|x*x-x|x*x-x|x*x-x|x*x-x| Keystone Approver, Geocaching.com Admin "Eschewing Entropy and Ensuring Enthalpy in the Groundspeak Forums" Quote Link to comment
+Lord Elwood Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 What about a micro cache that travels from cache to cache?? I was thinking of starting one that would travel from one cache to another just like a travel bug, but this would be a microcache with a log book in it. Would that be OK? Quote Link to comment
+xpunkx & Julez Posted October 23, 2003 Author Share Posted October 23, 2003 i think that is the same idea as the TB micro... the good thing about the tb micro is that it can be tracked Julez and The Punk Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 You can specify that the TB micro be placed near a cache, instead of in it. That way people get a bonus cache to find. Perhaps each person who hides it can place Letterbox type clues in the actual cache that give instructions about where to find the TB. "You can't make a man by standing a sheep on his hind legs. But by standing a flock of sheep in that position, you can make a crowd of men" - Max Beerbohm Quote Link to comment
+Genoist Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 There is a traveling cache around the Fort Wayne area that is interesting. Its goal is to get placed within 5 or so feet of an existing cache. It makes you look harder when at a cache you've never visited, and look at logs of ones you have to try to figure out where it may be hiding. here's a link: Secret Squirrels by Enos Shenk & Panic! Quote Link to comment
+OzGuff Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 Here is my recently approved TB: Hide and Seek OzGuff Quote Link to comment
+Kite and Hawkeye Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 Huh. Of the seven "mystery" caches we've found, only one didn't have a cache at the coordinates listed. Most seem to have been designated "mystery" because they were themed. Seems a bit under-utilized.. I'd love to find a good puzzle cache. Not sure I have the creativity to place one, alas. I have a hard enough time imagining where to place a regular cache, and then someone puts one in my backyard and I slap my head saying, "Why didn't I think of that??" Quote Link to comment
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