There’s not a lot that geocaching shares with the world of real estate, but there is one rule that experienced realtors and geocachers both swear by: Location is everything! A great hiding location can elevate a geocache from okay to outstanding and set the cache up to become a local favorite and destination for any visiting cacher. So how do you pick a great place for your cache? Excellent question. Read on for our top tips on how to pick a good hiding location. Continue reading →
Category: Learn
Whether you’re about to find your first geocache or your ten-thousandth, you’ve come to the right place to learn more about the game.
Cache Hider Checklist
You’ve decided to create a new geocache. You’re excited, and you can’t wait to go out and hide it. Slow down, eager cacher. A little preparation before you go can make the difference between seeing your cache published quickly or having to start all over again.
Let’s go over a few things to check before, during, and after you hide your cache. Also, at the end of the blog post we’ve included a graphic you can save and print so you can have a physical checklist to set you up for hiding success. Continue reading →
Five attributes to use this summer: Southern Hemisphere edition
Last week we featured “Five attributes to use for winter geocaching” and today we are grabbing our flip flops and sunblock and highlighting five attributes to use during the summer months. Attributes are a Premium member search filter available in the Geocaching® app and on Geocaching.com. Basic members can see which attributes are assigned to a geocache by looking in the geocache details. Ready to dive in? Continue reading →
Five attributes to use this winter: Northern Hemisphere edition
Last fall, we added 30 of the most popular attributes to the Search filters in the Geocaching® app. Attributes are a helpful way to personalize your geocaching no matter the time of year but some can be more useful than others depending on the season. Here, we explore five attributes to use this winter. Stay tuned for the Southern Hemisphere summer edition of this article next week! Continue reading →
Reviewer’s perspective of hiding a geocache
As we begin 2022, the Year of the Hide, we want to share what it’s like from the community volunteer reviewer’s perspective when a geocache is submitted for publication. We spoke with the reviewer, Rock Rabbit, to ask them a few questions about the process and for any tips or tricks for new cache owners.
