new 2 this. how deep are they burried?

[thekeep]

I have been on 2 in my local area with no luck yet.

Are all geo's burried. And if so how deep do they get

I keep sticking in the ground my screwdriver to try and locate them with no luck.

 

Am I doing this wrong and they are not burried????

tom

from trenton michigan

[+geospotter]

Tom,

 

Proper geocaches are NOT buried.

[+Hawk-eye]

Geocaches might be covered by logs, twigs, leaves, rocks ... in hollow stumps ... under logs ... but should NEVER BE BURIED. It leads to a lot of damage being done to an area. Just not a good idea.

 

[Jake.Hazelip]

Two things to never do with a geocache: bury it or leave food in it.

 

People who do this are not thinking, and you may wish to report the cache to Jeremy for review and possible archiving.

[+nscaler]

I have a buried cache. Well it is in sand with a pile of rocks on top. There is only about 1/4" of sand on the lid. This is a 3 gallon bucket I'm talking about here. I was trying to insulate the water bottles inside from heat and cold. It is in the desert of Southern California and is an emergency water supply. Everyone who has looked for it has found it. Look up the name "Hey Rocky!" for more info.

 

nscaler

[+RangerRick]

Hello Thekeep and welcome to geocaching. Because of your two strikes at bat, I would double check you gps unit and make sure you are using the same coordinate datum that everyone else is. (That is, WGS84) If you are using the wrong datum, you may never find a cache even if it is on top of the ground because your coordinates would be off. Hope this helps.

[+martinp13]

Also, email the owners of those two caches... tell them where you were looking, and ask if you were in the right area.

 

> Martin (Magellan 330)

Don't have time to program and record your shows while geocaching? Get a TiVo!

[+laurie]

quote:

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Originally posted by Ranger Rick:

Hello Thekeep and welcome to geocaching. Because of your two strikes at bat, I would double check you gps unit and make sure you are using the same coordinate datum that everyone else is. (That is, WGS84) If you are using the wrong datum, you may never find a cache even if it is on top of the ground because your coordinates would be off. Hope this helps.

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In addition you should keep the following in mind:

 

1) error is additive in the worse case - so your 20feet of error in your GPS added to the 20feet of error in the hider's GPS - makes a 40foot radius area that would have to be searched.

 

2) The cache will be hidden (not buried) so look for nice hiding spots - think "if I was hiding the cache where would I put it" That will narrow the search area quite a bit.

 

3) Some caches will be easy to find, others will be hard, and still others will require several attempts to find it.

 

Laurie

[+RAD Dad]

Did you use the cheats? I mean, there is no shame in using the cheats, that's what they are there for. This is about fun, search without using the cheat till it's no fun, then break down and use the cheat....then smack yourself upside the head for walking past it 10 times That's what I do.

 

ummmm....not sure what to say here....so ummm, well errrr, uhhhh, well I guess that's it.

[+RAD Dad]

Did you use the cheats? I mean, there is no shame in using the cheats, that's what they are there for. This is about fun, search without using the cheat till it's no fun, then break down and use the cheat....then smack yourself upside the head for walking past it 10 times That's what I do.

 

ummmm....not sure what to say here....so ummm, well errrr, uhhhh, well I guess that's it.

[+Team Roman Geoskis]

I've never seen one buried and hope I never do. As alot of folks already stated just use twigs branches etc. to cover it up.

 

NOW WHERE DID I LEAVE THOSE SKIS?

[+TAT]

I am planning to bury a cache in the sand at on a beach. I thought this was ok since the sand below low tide is the most resiliant to human use, less impact than hiding above ground near dunes. Another option is to anchor it in rocks, but there is more sensitive life there.

[gm100guy]

Sometimes a cache maybe buried in the snow if it was placed at the location in the nice weather, you have to take this into account when hunting.

 

Is this a factor in the hunt you are doing?

 

gm100guy

[+urbo]

once you take into account the gps error, you could end up digging yourself a really big circle!

 

if you really think you re at the right place and it looks like you'll be tearing up alot of ground then let it be and move one.

 

i just ran acros one of those here in miami and it sucks to kick around dirt for an hour trying to find a geocache. i dont bury my caches. i hide them above ground.

 

urbo

[+Glenn]

quote:

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Originally posted by TAT:

I am planning to bury a cache in the sand at on a beach. I thought this was ok since the sand below low tide is the most resiliant to human use, less impact than hiding above ground near dunes. Another option is to anchor it in rocks, but there is more sensitive life there.

---

 

I've lived by the shore and you may have some problems with a beach that is open to the ocean. The sand moves a LOT more than you'd expect. Find a natural harbor or a stream.

 

Oh, and stay off of the dunes. Most places are still trying to get the protective dune grass to grow back and stay.

 

- Lone Rangers

[+azmark]

I've heard there are lots of burried caches in Bosnia. Just start digging around.

[+ZingerHead]

Ouch!

[+ZingerHead]

Ouch!

[Necrogeist]

I dont know, the last Bosnian cache I found blew up in my face.

[Necrogeist]

I dont know, the last Bosnian cache I found blew up in my face.

[+birdheh]

i was planning on placing a new cach that would be dug into the ground but the top flush with the earth. something could then be placed on top of it so it would not be visible and no digging by the searchers would be necessary. Is this acceptable?

 

Howard Harris

[imzadi]

if it is on your land you can do whatever you want, but if it is private you should ask the owner first.

 

"With great power, there must also come great responsibility."

[magellan315]

Buried caches are not acceptable under the Geocaching guidlines as we are trying to create the least impact to the environment and digging a hole to bury something is a mjaor impact. As some of the other posters have mentioned a buried cache is covered with twigs, branches, pine needles, rocks, or in an already hollow tree. Some people have even gone so far as to create fake tree stumps. Please do not dig any holes to hide a cache.

[+Alan2]

Mine's 50 feet down.

 

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=14514

 

ALan

[+Alan2]

Mine's 50 feet down.

 

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=14514

 

ALan

[+Alan2]

Sorry about that. Here's the one that's 50 feet down. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=10814

 

Alan

[+Alan2]

Sorry about that. Here's the one that's 50 feet down. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=10814

 

Alan