Geocaching is free. Of course we all know that.
However to get the most out of the game people will usually need to spend a little money here and there.
One of the expenditure lines is for Tools of The Trade aka TOTTs.
There are many of these ranging from things which help you to solve puzzles, project coordinates, or to access a GZ or a cache at a GZ. Some caches can not be accessed without a specific TOTT. And sometimes this requirement is reflected in either or both of the D and T ratings.
This series contains caches which you will probably find easier with one or more TOTTs. Whether it is working out the final location or accessing the cache once there, there will be something where a TOTT will help. But part of the fun is that we won't necessarily tell you in advance which TOTTs you might need. Of course this may not be a problem for the experienced geocacher. But for newer ones some of these might open new windows of opportunities.
This is #08 in the series. It is an Unknown Type with a puzzle.
Brad took Ruff_Ruff and MisterQuinn for a walk. While they were out the two geopups expressed an interest in a location, as they do. Brad looked more closely and thought this could be a possible spot for a hide. When they got back to the geomobile, Brad checked but the only container he had was a fake rotating pop-up sprinkler. He thought it might work. And so placed it and took a set of GPS coordinates.
When he went to check the coordinates at home he saw his chosen spot was...
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Oh dear, the rest of the paragraph appears to have turned into a puzzle. To solve it you might need a few more bits of information. These numbers should help:
17
162
16
8
66
21
160
20
Don't forget to apply frontal padding if needed.
That should help you find the cache.
