Hiding a cache
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Hiding
When hiding a cache, try to think of the following:
- Why am I bringing fellow geocachers here? Is the location of interest, or is my cache construction/hiding method interesting enough to make the location worthwhile? Beware of placing cache-litter just for the sake of it!
- Is the way in which I have hidden my waypoints/cache socially acceptable?
- Will the environment of the cache location suffer if tens of geocachers visit it in the coming months? (See crop circles) If you can avoid environmental damage, then do so, either by hiding your cache sensitively, or providing sufficient clues to ensure that people do not flatten a 10m radius of vegetation around the cache
Cache & Cache Contents
- Try to pick a cache container that fits with the environment/location in which you hide it... Think about the effects of moisture, sun, sea and sand on your container. Will it last the distance?
- Apply commonsense to cache contents. Are all contents kid/animal/muggle friendly (e.g. sharp objects)? Will the contents decay with age (12 months in a hot location can have funny effects on Chupa Chups). Could the contents contribute to a bushfire (e.g. matches, party-poppers, glass)?
- Adequately protect your cache contents. Place the log book (the most important cache item) and writing implements in a sealed plastic bag.
- If your cache is not transparent, mark it externally to ensure that it is not regarded as a suspicious object (e.g. "Geocache - Contents Harmless")
