New Cache questions

[brupp]

I’m set to drop my first cache today and I’d like to have a web page in hand to show the park manager prior to it being activated and shown to the general public. Is this possible? I’d like to have a freind hunt it prior to the general release too to check my co-ordinates.

Any advice on taking co-ordinates when placing a cache?

Thanks,
Team Kirkwood.

[GrouseTales]

Since I am the one that will be reviewing/approving the cache, I would suggest the following:

[*]If you already know the coordinates, go ahead and submit the cache on the GC.com website.
[*]In the approver note section, leave a note indicating that the cache is not quite ready to be approved yet.
[*]Then, go ahead and archive your own cache. This will show it doesnt need to be reviewed.

Even though it’s not approved, you will be able to print out the cache page to show the land manager. Your friend won’t be able to see the page until it’s been “approved”. You could just email the coordinates to your test pilot.

(to view your archived page, go to “my cache page” > “my hidden caches” > “show archived”)

When the cache is ready to be reviewed, send me an email to let me know. I can then take a look at it and “unarchive” the page and “approve” it.

My email address is: [email protected]

[Cathunter]

As far as getting good coordinates- I have found that my most accurate wapoints are set when I have a solid signal from at least 3 satellites that are overhead, vs. those on the horizon.
Naturally, any trees or other tall structure overhead makes it harder to set accurately.

I prefer to set the point and then (without moving) observe the distance reading from the set point. If it bounces out more than 6-7 feet or so on a regular basis, I will set another, hoping for a better point and repeat as needed.

After getting a satisfactory waypoint, then walk out 500 feet or so and hunt the point with your GPSr to see if it still looks acceptable.

If reception is not so hot, I would be sure to return to double-check the point after a day or so.

How good your coords need to be is highly dependant on the terrain and cache container too. I hardly notice if an ammo box is 20 feet from where I read as ground zero, but if i’m searching for a matchbook-sized item, 20 feet could take an hour to search.

Remember, no matter what your GRPr reads at a single moment in time, it might be 15 feet off anyway. Add that to the 15 feet the seeker’s measurement is off, and you get a 30 foot circle to work with. That’s where a clever hint might be a good idea if the hide is a good one.

[brupp]

Well here’s what I did to get my first bearing.

Made sure I had good sat coverage and took a 10 minute WAAS average reading. The reading didn’t change more than .003 on the North and .001 on the West.

I averaged the actual readings that I oberved changing over this time.

I plan on retaking the readings tommorow to see how it looks. I have till Monday before the park manager returns from a few days of vacation before I can activate this one anyway.

Thanks for the input.
Team Kirkwood.

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