Figured since I don't have anyone else to vent to about this that would get it, I'd do it here.

I feel like I'm cursed when it comes to TBs, with 4 of the last 6 TBs I've moved either disappearing shortly after replacing, or their caches just disappearing (quite literally one of the most recent ones I placed was archived a week later with the archive note "Stop." from the CO.

I know the odds of them making their journeys are slim, but man it feels bad to see a TB that's been around for a few years go missing shortly after you've had it and thought you found a good spot for it. (Hotels, long hikes, long standing caches.)

Anyone else have massive piles of swag and just fill all the caches in their area? Not pictures is all the foreign coins, seashells and another bag of large swag items and DVDs.

There’s a cacher who attends events in my area who always takes random (and often unflattering) candid photos of people at events and posts them all in her logs, on Facebook, etc. I know of at least one cacher who explicitly told her that they don’t like to have photos posted of them online for privacy reasons and she still posted multiple candid photos of her where she is the main subject during a recent event.

Personally, I think if you show up to an event then there’s always the possibility you might end up in in the background of a photo and if you have to be ok with that, however, someone secretly taking photos with specific people being the focus at events without permission just rubs me the wrong way. There’s another cacher who also is known for taking photos of people at events, but she always approaches them and makes sure they’re ok with it and they normally turn out being great photos as well because she’s a talented photographer.

Curious to hear what people’s thoughts are on this and if anyone has experienced something similar and how to deal with it.

In the US, you've got souvenirs for all the states, same with the regions of Germany and Australia, so why none for the individual parts of the UK?

As the title states: there is a USB stick with 500 dollar shopping credit from Linus Media Group hidden in a geocache in the Vancouver area.

https://youtu.be/oJ5fFph0AEM?si=IFZRCKKtc67_tgtY

They talk about the hide 9 minutes into the video but hints are throughout the video. I'm Dutch so no chance for me, but would not turn down a LTT screwdriver as a thanks for pointing to the video 😇 Other redditors are already talking about it on r/linustechtips so be quick with your hunt!

UPDATE: it's probably this one https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC4KWD4

Update 2; If someone does not trust it, they can mail it to me and I'll reward them 10% of the coupon plus shipping of the USB by bank transfer or PayPal.

As always, if you do not know the origin of a USB device, cable or plug: DO NOT PLUG IT INTO ANYTHING (unless you're absolutely sure what you are doing and do that off network on a secondary machine)

IT'S BEEN FOUND https://www.reddit.com/r/LinusTechTips/s/6RSNo7xfq7

And they are very happy with it 😉

Hi, I had a question, is it legal and possible to have 2 accounts? I now have 1 with my sister and parents, but I also want 1 with my girlfriend. Is that possible to do?

I can totally see the appeal of Geocaching —being outdoors, solving clues, and the excitement of finally finding that cache. But I’ve always been wondering:

Why aren’t there treasure hunts with real treasures to discover? Imagine the same fun and adventure, but with an actual valuable reward at the end—like a real treasure chest or something similar.

Would this be something you’d find interesting if it existed? Or do you think it would take away from what makes Geocaching special? Really curious to hear your thoughts!

Recently at an event a cacher was talking about how they go on the website and will just submit random strings of six numbers to try and hit unactivated travel bug codes, and then they’ll use them to send out proxy items of their own with those codes. Has anyone else ever done/heard of this?

When you create an Adventure Lab or Virtual Cache, how strict should you be about a "proof of finding" question? It is kind of a spectrum of possiblities, but where would you be on a scale of 1 to 10?

1 = Report a very minor thing you can only see if you are at the location

5 = Report an obvious thing if are there, and probably viewable online if you do some research.

10 = Report a very obvious thing because the CO doesn't care if you are a cheating.

Use to go with my dad starting in 2005. I haven’t gone looking since I was like 10. Me and my fiancé randomly found one the other day and it made me curious to see if I could get back into my old account and I now have access. We’re planning so many fun ideas for stuff to put into caches here in the Bay Area!

So, I am working on a series of caches that has a bonus cache at the end, and I'd like the series to be published at the same time. Can I tell the reviewer that in the notes? And can they honour it? And can I ask the reviewer to reject the whole series if they find a problem with one of the caches?

Every year around August it becomes less of a priority as I go back to school. Now that I’m retired I could fill in the days.

Next goals: Counties of California (I need about 30) and all 50 states (I only need Oregon).

Hello cachers! My caching friend and I recently acquired a new tott (18 ft ladder) and we want to give "her" a funny/clever punny name for when we refer to it in our logs. I'm having a mental block and can't think of anything. Help us!

I just recently got into this again and it’s been a while but I have some questions about some basic things that I don’t have an understanding on. I know the app has an “upgraded” version that you can pay for. Is it worth it? Am I allowed to make my own geocache for others to find? What does the abbreviation TFTC mean? Also what is a muggler??! I always like to check the comments before I find the cache (without spoiling it for myself obviously) and I see certain sayings quite often that I don’t understand. What are trackables? Any help is appreciated but I also can do my own research so any resources help! EDIT: thanks for all the help! I appreciate all the expert advice and those that were kind to me! :)

I'm aware that Secret Santa packages have begun to arrive.

Please use this thread to share your results about what your Secret Santa did to make your gift great. Secret Santas are welcome to reveal themselves if they'd like to respond to the post about the gift they gave, but it is absolutely not required!

So I have multiple good ideas for interesting multi and mysteries but I am lacking the ideas for the final point containers. I don’t want just to hide micros or some typical caches all over and just take space I want to make it interesting for the community. Any ideas are welcome, something that doesn’t require woodworking or metalworking.

Any chance for a Heathrow virtual cache or earthcache in England? When traveling, most of us love to be welcomed into a country with an airport geocache. Of course physical caches at airports are frowned upon but most large airports have virtual caches or earthcache. Of course adventure labs now greet us but it's not quite the same. Does anyone have a virtual cache credit to be able to welcome visitors to England?

I saw someone post their Snowflake TB, so I figured I'd post mine too. Feel free to discover them!

https://preview.redd.it/tyu5vm7nmp6e1.jpg?width=3060&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dfaf06ff4a0c10bcfc9b444193178352426ce830

https://preview.redd.it/rsu2vn7nmp6e1.jpg?width=3060&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c7298805f52f92814ee065c633beaa5399a272cb

I've just update my explorist, and have noticed my total finds are 0.

I've checked in the awards.txt and awards.ini and both are reading the correct stats

Any ideas or suggestions

I recently noticed that a cacher logs her events as FTF (with brackets so it gets picked up by Project-GC for their stats) and tells others who attend the events to do the same. I’m intrigued to hear how others feel about this sort of thing.