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Who has the Golf Ball? Mystery Cache

Hidden : 8/14/2015
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not hidden at the posted co-ordinates. 

The puzzle uses logic.  There are no tricks.

However, please assume, for the sake of this puzzle, that any of the swag can fit into any of the containers

Everything you need to solve this puzzle can be found on the cache page


 

THE PUZZLE

On a path, there are 5 caches, painted 5 different colors.

Each hidden by a different person.

These 5 cache owners each hid a different type of cache,

used a different type of container,

and stocked them with different swag.

The Question is...

Who's cache has the Golfball?

Here are Some Hints to Help You


1- Wrestler34 hid the black cache.

2- Karate262's cache has a rubber duck in it.

3- TSandCS's hide is a Letterbox Hybrid.

4- The camo cache is next to, and on the left of the grey cache.

5- The CO of the camo cache hid an unknown cache.

6- The owner of the Keyholder placed batteries in it.

7- The green cache is a 35 mm canister.

8- The CO of the center cache owns a traditional.

9- LegInfantry hid the 1st cache.

10- The CO of the ammo can hid his cache next to the cache with the McToy.

11- The cache with the beads is next to the 35 mm canister.

12- The person who hid the multi placed a nano.

13- Kids4cache hid the Lock-n-Lock.

14- LegInfantry hid his cache next to the tan cache.

15- The CO of the Ammo can hid his cache next to the where-I-go.



The Cache is Hidden at the following coordinates:

N 40° 44. golfball, Kids4cache, black

W 073° 44. rubber duck, ammocan, nano








You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.





Cache is located in a public park. it's open from dawn to dusk.

cache can be approached from sidewalk. no need to walk in the street. please use caution anyway

I left a micro FTF geocoin in the cache for the FTF

Special thanks to the TS part of TSandCS for being my beta tester and sounding board. it's been a long while but i finally ironed out the wrinkles

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

GUR CHMMYR: Sbphf ba jung lbh QB xabj. Abg jung lbh qba'g GUR PB-BEQVANGRF: Qba'g xabj jung gb qb?!? Nafjre gur dhrfgvba pbeerpgyl naq lbh'yy trg gur cvpgher. GUR UVQR: qb abg tb va gur jbbqf. ZXU

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)