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| − | [[Image:On_the_run.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A moveable cache: '''On The Run''']]
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| − | [[Moveable cache]]s are caches that are moved by [[geocacher]]s.
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| − | When the [[cache]] is found, the finder takes the complete cache to a new location, hides it and updates the [[coordinates]] on the [[Cache listing website|website]].
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| − | Moveable caches can be extremely innovative.
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| − | There are a number of moveable caches that are used to play a giant game of Battleships!
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| − | ==Guidelines==
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| − | [http://geocaching.com.au Geocaching Australia] welcomes all caches.
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| − | [[Geocaching.com]] no longer accepts [[moveable cache|moveables]]. However, there are some [[grandfather]]ed moveables on their system.
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| − | ==Logging a Moveable Cache==
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| − | As moveable caches can be quite creative, please check the cache page for special logging requirements. With a normal moveable cache, follow these steps to log your find and move.
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| − | '''First Step:''' Log your find with a 'Found' log (this will give you your smiley!)
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| − | '''Second Step:''' When you have moved the cache to its new location, log a NEW 'Moved' log, adding the new co-ordinates and even a hint in the hint box if you wish. The hints box will update the main hint for the cache so that it will update in [[GSAK]] and the like.
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| − | Note that you can also effectively move a cache with a found log. Log your find with a 'Found' log to give you your smiley and add the new co-ordinates and a hint to the applicable entry boxes. This will update the cache location and the hint and will also give you your smiley for finding the cache.
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| − | ==Moveable Cache Games==
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| − | From time to time, [[Geocaching Australia]] organises a game involving moveable caches. This involves participants hiding moveable caches, which then race around Australia and the world. Prizes are sometimes awarded based on the performance of the geocache during the race. Two recent moving cache races have been:
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| − | * [http://www.cachinggames.com/mcr/index.php Moving Cache Race], 1 Dec 2009 - 31 Jan 2010
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| − | * [http://www.cachinggames.com/gegnomeproject/index.php The GeGnome Project], 1 Dec 2010 - 31 Jan 2011
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| − | * [http://www.cachinggames.com/leapfrog/index.php Leap Frog], 1 Dec 2011 - 31 Jan 2012
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| − | ==Examples==
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| − | * [http://geocaching.com.au/cache/ga0204 Sydney's Official Battlecache]
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| − | * [http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=14112 On The Run]
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| − | ==See Also==
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| − | * [[Cache type]]s
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