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Against the rules......or NOT?
Posted: Mon 2012-02-13, 17:50:34
by T-Hunter
I saw this video about a pretty cool cache but I thought this type was not within the rules. Comments???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... ixLh5RZ5rY#!
Re: Against the rules......or NOT?
Posted: Mon 2012-02-13, 18:14:37
by SuchaNana
that one's going on my evil & maniacal list...
Re: Against the rules......or NOT?
Posted: Mon 2012-02-13, 19:07:19
by Handyman-N-Fam
If they had to use a tool to dig the whole, to my understanding, it is against the rules.
Re: Against the rules......or NOT?
Posted: Mon 2012-02-13, 19:54:26
by cheechgang
Nope
Re: Against the rules......or NOT?
Posted: Mon 2012-02-13, 20:00:32
by Mighty_Mo
I thought you weren't allowed to dig a hole.
There I go thinking again
Re: Against the rules......or NOT?
Posted: Mon 2012-02-13, 21:14:58
by styx
Mighty_Mo wrote:I thought you weren't allowed to dig a hole.
I have definitely found caches hidden in a hole (dug by the CO).... One even had lots of favorites. Myself included.
Re: Against the rules......or NOT?
Posted: Mon 2012-02-13, 23:06:42
by cheechgang
They are not allowed, that doesn't mean they don't exist. Two different things.
Re: Against the rules......or NOT?
Posted: Tue 2012-02-14, 10:47:48
by KeystoneGC
cheechgang wrote:They are not allowed, that doesn't mean they don't exist. Two different things.
I have noticed that, when people submit caches for review, very few of them write a private reviewer note saying "by the way, I used a backhoe to excavate a ten foot trench for this cache and that is why the difficulty level is four stars." Some cache owners seem to be shy and private about such things.
I wonder why that is.
Re: Against the rules......or NOT?
Posted: Tue 2012-02-14, 19:50:07
by scuba
I saw this video also and thought it was a good one. I would say not against the rules, because you do not have go dig to find the cache.
Re: Against the rules......or NOT?
Posted: Tue 2012-02-14, 23:02:07
by cheechgang
scuba wrote:I saw this video also and thought it was a good one. I would say not against the rules, because you do not have go dig to find the cache.
You are joking, right?
Re: Against the rules......or NOT?
Posted: Tue 2012-02-21, 00:15:25
by McCombRef
I believe you can put a cahe down into a hole as long as you don't have to use a shovel or any other means of digging to retrieve it.
Re: Against the rules......or NOT?
Posted: Tue 2012-02-21, 07:55:39
by cheechgang
The guideline
This is the quote from above. Read it closely
3.Geocaches are never buried. If a shovel, trowel or other pointy object is used to dig or break ground, whether in order to hide or to find the cache, then it is not permitted.
Re: Against the rules......or NOT?
Posted: Tue 2012-02-21, 09:28:25
by Mighty_Mo
It's always nice to eliminate the opinions and deal with the FACTS.
Thanks cheech.
Re: Against the rules......or NOT?
Posted: Tue 2012-02-21, 11:50:39
by styx
I think Scuba is asking.... What if you didn't dig the hole. There are natural ones that someone just places ground cover over for the hide.
Re: Against the rules......or NOT?
Posted: Tue 2012-02-21, 13:37:57
by GrizzFlyer
I like the concept, just have to get past the hole problem. Find some other way to place the "holding tube" thingie that was underground in the video. Water would be a problem in most areas too.
Now that I think about it, I have a container that would be perfect for such a hide's outer container. Wouldn't have to bury it, in fact, just the opposite. Used it in
GCK87Z, The Puzzle Tube.
Hmmmmm......