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Thanks to JThorson, I’ve become a fan of the multi. I don’t know whether it’s the “suspense” or duration of the hunt or what.
I’d like to create another cache and would like it to be a multi. My question is, how far is the average hunter willing to go? How many “stages” would be just right, or too many for yourself?
I thought “Draw your own conclusion” (http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=68368) was a great idea for a cache but, I notice there are not too many visitors. Is this because of too many waypoints involved?
I’d just like some input in order to create a quality hunt for all…
Thanks for any input!
Team Flushingrouse
A number of offsets that involve some kind of puzzle or task can be performed right at home. I consider that a part of the enjoyment of ‘The Hunt’ to see if I can solve things without leaving my computer and bypass steps. Doing Draw Your Own Conclusion, I simply parked my motorcycle and walked straight to the final cache. Further, some people prefer remote locations for doing their hunting. This was a bit public. For me, one of keys to an enjoyable cache is to take me away from developement.
As to your essential question, anything I can do in a day would not be too large. Even an overnighter on a weekend! I’ve been thinking of a wide area multi that would require the searching of clues along the way to work your way to the end. It could require a tank of gas to complete! Otherwise, I think a model that might fit your question would be ‘Nature Hill’ by Artopsy. I believe that was fourteen waypoints where tags had to be found before the final was done.
A good start would be a multi on a trail that takes you on a mile or two hike and the final ends up being near the first waypoint. No wasted hiking time.
Steve Bukosky
WaukeshaI thought Nature Hill Odyssey was the perfect multi-stage. A nice mixture of coordinates, bearings, and riddles. The 14 stages took me three hours over two days to complete. This did not seem too severe. This remains my favorite find.
I’m in agreement, Nature Hill Odyssey was one of the best multi-caches I have ever done. I also really liked “Coccinella”. Both of these caches had a significant but not too long of a hike. Both had an interesting place to hike in and around, and both were in the woods. On the other hand, I did have a lot of fun doing “Lord Of The Caches”, but that involved driving from waypoint to waypoint. My preference is not to have to drive from point to point, but once in a while it’s OK just to break things up. I think that the number of waypoints isn’t too important, but the total hike length is. I would try to limit the round-trip hike to less than 2 miles.
Follow the Yellow Dot Trail in the Kettle Moraine just HAS to be right up there, too!
When you get older and suffer from arthritis and/or gout, 2-mile hikes require a bit more planning for. We have done them but usually make them first on our agenda. Later in the day we look to keep our hiking under a half mile round-trip. As long as the rewards are appropriate and we have notice in advance, we will eventually work the cache in.
If a cache hunt requires a long hike in hiking boots or waterproof gear, we would like some advance notice. There is nothing as disappointing as a long trek with multiple waypoints that leads through a semi-active landfill to a pill bottle with a soggy piece of cache register tape in it.
tb
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Originally posted by Snoshu:
I’d just like some input in order to create a quality hunt for all…Just a further thought. You can’t please everybody. I think creating a hunt should be as much fun as doing one. I’ve come to the realization that I don’t have to do every hunt that pops up nor do I have to like everyone that pops up. As long as the guidelines are followed, try any idea that you have. If after placing it, the logs indicate to you that it could have been done better, you can certainly archive it and redo it differently. My point is to do what you need to do to keep enjoying the hobby.
Steve Bukosky
Waukeshaquote:
Originally posted by sbukosky:
Just a further thought. You can’t please everybody.
My point is to do what you need to do to keep enjoying the hobby.
Both good points!!
Team Flushingrouse
We prefer/appreciate the long and involved and definitely difficult caches. A lot of these are Multi’s, and the stages have been far apart.
Bring’em on!
We haven’t done hundreds of caches, but they all haven’t been the easiest either. The thrill is in the hunt!
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