{"id":19068,"date":"2013-11-11T14:10:40","date_gmt":"2013-11-11T22:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/?p=19068"},"modified":"2015-12-11T15:25:57","modified_gmt":"2015-12-11T23:25:57","slug":"does-your-geocache-pass-the-d2w-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/does-your-geocache-pass-the-d2w-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Your Geocache Pass the D2W Test?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/flood-tested-geocacher-approved-lost-cache-found-years-later-30-miles-downstream\/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=11-11-12\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19069\" alt=\"WeeklyMailer_111113_QualityGeocacheContainers_vFINAL_Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/WeeklyMailer_111113_QualityGeocacheContainers_vFINAL_Blog-1-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/11\/WeeklyMailer_111113_QualityGeocacheContainers_vFINAL_Blog-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/11\/WeeklyMailer_111113_QualityGeocacheContainers_vFINAL_Blog-1.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Three things can ruin any geocache. It\u2019s true whether your geocache is a creative hide, a geocache that delivers hikers deep into the untamed wilderness or a fantastical Puzzle Cache with a big surprise twist. If your geocache is soaked through with water, the container is cracked or geocachers don\u2019t know it\u2019s a geocache because it&#8217;s not marked, it\u2019s what some people call a #fail.<\/p>\n<p>D2W\u00a0isn\u2019t a droid from some sci-fi movie. It\u2019s a quick test for geocache owners. To avoid the #fail, check to make sure your geocache is\u00a0D2W\u00a0compliant. It should be:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Durable<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Water-tight<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Well-marked<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Are you interested in a seeing a geocache that fits all three criteria?\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/shop.geocaching.com\/default\/cache-essentials\/cache-containers\/official-ammo-can-kit-w-logbook.html?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=11-11-12\" target=\"_blank\">Check this out<\/a>. Every once in a while at Geocaching HQ we hear the success stories of\u00a0D2W\u00a0geocaches. Look at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/flood-tested-geocacher-approved-lost-cache-found-years-later-30-miles-downstream\/?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=11-11-12\" target=\"_blank\">Geocaching Blog<\/a>\u00a0post about a geocache that was lost in a flood and then found, still intact, 30 miles away and three years later. Share your advice for passing the\u00a0D2W\u00a0test in\u00a0comments\u00a0after this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three things can ruin any geocache. It\u2019s true whether your geocache is a creative hide, a geocache that delivers hikers deep into the untamed wilderness or a fantastical Puzzle Cache with a big surprise twist. 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