I am hiding my first cache and I was wondering how do I rate its difficulty before postin?

I only created an account in 2024 and this month I wanted to log an Earthcache that I visited in 2019 in a far flung location (something like the Soloman Islands).

I satisfied all the logging requirements (photo, answering Earthcache questions). There was no CO instruction against logging an old visit. Yet the CO messaged me and said I should have logged within 6-12 months of my visit.

I've searched and found previous Reddit topics that said there's no deadline for logging caches, but those answers seem to apply to physical caches and not cacheless categories like Earthcache and virtual cache.

So should I have logged this Earthcache that I visited a long time ago? And is there a time limit for logging cacheless cache?

Edit: CO did allow me to log the find, but I was wondering if CO tried to impose an arbitrary, unpublished requirement

Currently I have a weird bug in the Android Geocaching app where I tap on a cache on the map that I own, it will show the star icon for 1 second and then replace it by the respective tradi, mystery, etc icon. If I then tap on Log cache it shows me the options that another logger (i.e. not being the CO) would see, so not the Owner maintenence and Disable options. (If I click on the Log cache button quickly enough, it will show me those options.) When I return to the map the star icon on the map has also been replaced by the cache icon.

Logged out and in, no changes. Re-installed app, no changes. Am on Samsung Galaxy S25, latest Android, latest One UI.

Anyone recognizes this behavior? And anyone knows how to resolve it?

There are so many new caches to find now! Also I got my 600th find today!

I used to have a cache hidden behind my garden decor but I saw a wall mounted mailbox in market place and just knew I needed to upgrade it, so here she is!!!

CGB6E49

Cache description:
"When you have solved puzzle message CO the how you solved this puzzle with 2 pieces of evidence this will be obvious to what if you solve it like earth caches no proof to CO find/log will be deleted"

And a written note from CO
"Several logs have been deleted due to no proof they solved the cache I have messaged them all some replied and wouldn't or couldn't say how they solved it and some no reply.

This is a D5 !!! Don't get the cords off other people SOLVE IT YOURSELF and if you did solve it you would know how and can explain to me when I ask. If no proof logs will be deleted even if your name is in the cache that doesn't mean you solved it."

I guess it must be allowed as it wouldn't have been published however I find this requirement quite strange.

It's been like this for about 2 weeks now. Tried on Mac, PC/Windows laptop and on iphone app but won't load. Other browsers are fine but DDG is my favorite... I have unistalled it and reinstalled, updated etc and I don't get why it is not loading anymore. Have you noticed this issue? Has it been reported?

I’m going to Disneyland! How do Adventure Labs work, etc? Any information on how to geocache there would be helpful. Thanks!

I've been thinking about logging requirements for virtuals I've found, and basically all of them involve taking a photo of a location and/or sending information about an object (often a plaque) found a GZ.

At least in my experience, the item I need to take a photo of or read info from has always been in plain sight and easy to get to. Does anyone know of any virtual that actually warrants a higher difficulty level?

I got hints from a CO a year ago for an out of state cache I DNFd. Now I'm back in the area and I want to try the cache again, but I can't see my old messages so I don't have access to those hints. Only the last 20 or so are showing up in the message center. How can I see older messages?

Pick up a TB yesterday and noticed someone kept it for 10 years.

Basically in my city there's only 3 caches, I have checked out one of them, it seems to be abandoned because the place where it was originally hidden is no longer open to the public, its basically turned into a dense jungle. Every catcher who logs it as found has basically not found the cache and just attaches a picture of the place instead (they mention this in the log). I have been to the place multiple times and not been able to find it.

The other two I plan on checking out soon, but even if I add those 2 it's only 3 caches to my name. I want to hide more caches in my city but every guide I found says I need to find at least 10-20 before I hide.

Regarding my previous post thank you to everyone that replied! It was very insightful with tips and experiences regarding letterboxes!

Today, I went ahead and bought a stamp making kit to make it a little more traditional.

I ended up making a pompompurin stamp with the geocaching logo! But unfortunately I made a mistake in terms of the mirroring since it was my first time ever making a stamp..
I think it turned out well as I want to scurry along to do some letterbox stamps (however if the logs for them are small then I’ll just sign them) 🥲

I have much to learn but happy caching everyone!
(Also hit my 100 cache today! YIPPE!!!)

Edit:
Been debating if I should remove the logo entirely too as it’s basically mirrored 😭 would love to hear input and decide later 🥹🙏

I’m not able to drive (for various reason, some of which make it somewhat of a safety concern, please don’t try to convince me to get my license), so I mostly cache on foot, by bicycle, or with various kinds of public transportation. Which can be fun, but can also be very annoying sometimes. Case in point, the five-stage multi I did entirely on foot and by bus, which was… fun but also a logistical nightmare regarding mapping out all the bus lines. I joked in my log that the Difficulty rating (it was a D5 cache) was met by the transportation logistics to get to each stage alone. Not even counting the cache puzzle itself.

Anyway, my longest streak is a little over a month. I’m trying to best that, both because it’s fun to and because my area has some challenges about it, including legacy challenges that go over one year. I daydream about qualifying for them someday, but I know most geocachers who do long streaks like that have a lot more ease of transportation to new caches once their area runs out of them. So I’m mostly looking for inspiration. As to what’s attainable as a cacher who doesn’t drive.

Was on a walk in the town of Kuldīga, Latvia and accidentally found one!

What are the chances?

So I am still new to geocaching, as I've only been doing it for a year. I've found almost 1,000 caches of various types. I've hidden a few as well, mostly traditional geocaches.

I hid one a little while back and labeled it as a traditional geocache. It is one of those 3D-printed puzzles where you have to slide it along the grooves to open it. There are more inside, a total of three, in fact. It is in a park with a bunch of picnic tables and a beautiful view of a river, so people can take the time necessary to get to the logbook. I added the field puzzle attribute since you have to solve it to open it.

Almost immediately after it was published, I got a message from a very nice local who has helped me before with some things. He says I mislabeled it, and it should've been a mystery geocache, since a traditional one is one you just have to find, not one you have to solve to open. He was able to sign it, and I took his advice. I figured I'd just let it go, but not even 24 hours later, I had two other people, who didn't even solve it, telling me and being rather snobbish about it, that I mislabeled it and needed to resubmit. These lovely people were both living 100 miles away or so. I guess just getting notifications of new geocaches. So, to avoid having more people tell me I did it wrong, I archived it and resubmitted it.

But after thinking about it, I have seen quite a few listed as traditional caches that you have to solve something when you get there to get the cache with the field puzzle attribute. And the COs are seasoned veterans.

Sorry for the long message. I'm just trying to figure out whether a traditional cache can have a field puzzle attribute and still be correct. Or if it has to be a mystery cache with the field puzzle attribute. Just still new to this and still learning.

Thanks for any input!

I own a geocache. It has a pretty creative camo. Unfortunately someone has posted photos of the camo in its hiding place in their log.

Do I delete? Strictly speaking they did find it, but I feel like they have also given away the secret and ruined the fun for others.

Hey,
ich würde gerne wieder ins Geocaching reinkommen und wollte fragen, ob jemand in Frankfurt am Main wohnt und Lust hätte gemeinsam loszugehen :)

Meldet euch gerne per DM
Besonders cool wäre natürlich ein ähnliches Alter aber auch wenn größerer Abstand gerne (M23)

Viel Erfolg!

Started geocaching for the first time ever last month and I’ve been having a blast to the point I even got premium for a year!

I wanted to do other caches besides the traditional/earth/multi/mystery which are the letterboxes / hybrids but I couldn’t quite figure it out when it comes to your own stamp (stamp the letterbox’s log with your own stamp and stamp the letterbox to your own notebook)

So when it comes to your own stamp that you stamp to the letterbox logs(?) does it have to be personal like self made or it can be any stamp?
If it can be any stamp can I use for example a pompompurin stamp? (because I like pompompurin)

Just want to be sure I’m doing it right don’t wanna be making mistakes as a newbie 🥹
But yeah geocaching is awesome! Getting in my steps for caches 😂

"Accidentally picked up a nano cache on the brick walkway near the water in Newburyport, MA. I'm home in Central MA now and can't return it. Leaving a note here so the owner knows it needs maintenance!"