GC guidelines clearly state that the GC number of your cache must be on the outside of the container. Hmmmm
How many of us pop a couple of caches into our caching bag and drop one in an area on the spur of the moment? I know I do. How to solve this problem?
One way is to generate a list of GC codes in advance and keep a list of them with you. Then when you get to your computer and go to build your cache page you can pull one of those numbers and use it. Change the info like hide date etc.
What if someone wants the spot you have set the cache page coordinates at? Well when the reviewer goes to publish a cache they check for nearby caches. They can see that an unpublished cache and/or a "not in the queue" cache is within proximity even though the cache has not been marked for publication.
I happen to live in an area that has a lot of water around it so I am fortunate that I can set my coordinates in the middle of a lake or ocean and they will not be a problem. Take a look on Google Earth for spots you can use and the coordinates for those spots. They don't have to be permanent and they do not have to be exact.
My next project will be to print a list of all my caches and bring them up to date with the current guidelines.
Usually when guidelines are changed/updated then any cache hidden before the change date will be "grandfathered" which means that the change does not have to occur. Only any new cache. I however have no problem bringing any of my caches to within the guidelines if I can or even archiving them instead.
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