team hummer Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Hi all, Please forgive my ignorance, and I had a search on the forum for an answer however it was to no avail. When starting a multi, how do I know which cache to tackle first? The ones in my area don't give any indication. I'm just wary of tracking down a cache and finding out it was step 3 of 7 and I've missed the first two. Any information would be great. Very excited to be a new member to this fantastic community! Quote Link to comment
+coachstahly Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 The first stage is almost always the posted coordinates. Occasionally you might come across a multi with stages that can be done in any order and they chose the posted coordinates as just one of the stages. Quote Link to comment
+Gitchee-Gummee Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 (edited) You must (normally) find the first stage in order to find any successive stages. It is the first stage that provides clues or coordinates to (a) later stage. You could accidentally come across a secondary stage. It happens occasionally. Edited February 23, 2015 by Gitchee-Gummee Quote Link to comment
+Walts Hunting Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 It sounds like he may be talking about a series that has a bonus cache at the end. By saying he sees a bunch ofmultis I think they are separate caches. Can you give us the gc numbers of a couple of them and a further explanation about the situation. Quote Link to comment
+GeoLog81 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 If the multi lists all stages, it really doesn't matter which you went for first, but of course, usually, the multis are so designed that the final is somewher near last stage (or at least, much nearer last stage than first stage) so starting from the end will probably force you to go there and back once again. If the next stage is based on the calculations from the previous one, of course you can't skip it, because you won't have the coordinates. Quote Link to comment
+K13 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 GC numbers of the multis you are looking at would help us with the explanation. Each "gold double-tupperware icon" on the map is an individual caching experience - they are not connected to each other. It will have coordinates for you to find a starting location and at that place there may be a container (or something) with further coordinates for the next stage, until you get to the final location with the log to sign and claim the find. That is one example of multi cache set-up that I have found. Sometimes there is a a question to answer about something at a stage which lets you choose the coordinates from a list to go to the next stage. Quote Link to comment
+Chief301 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 I think you may be confusing a Multi with a series or perhaps even a power trail. A Multi will only give you the location of the first stage. When you find the first stage, the coordinates of the second stage will be there...either in/on the container, if there is a container, or written on some other object like a tag or sign at those coordinates. So you find stage one and use the coordinates you find there to find the second stage, etc. Of course, you need to be able to enter those coordinates manually into your GPS or smartphone or whatever device you are using. Quote Link to comment
+NeverSummer Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Hi all, Please forgive my ignorance, and I had a search on the forum for an answer however it was to no avail. When starting a multi, how do I know which cache to tackle first? The ones in my area don't give any indication. I'm just wary of tracking down a cache and finding out it was step 3 of 7 and I've missed the first two. Any information would be great. Very excited to be a new member to this fantastic community! Are you talking about one of these? Here is a link to what the different cache types are: http://www.geocaching.com/about/cache_types.aspx It sounds like you may have found a "Series" or "Power Trail" that has a final cache to find (a Mystery/Puzzle cache perhaps?) after you find the others. But, to be sure, can you post a link to the geocache(s) you're talking about? Quote Link to comment
team hummer Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 Hi all, Firstly a big thanks for the prompt response. It appears, as you have all suggested, I think I have confused a multi with a series, however in this series there are some multi caches and some traditional caches. The caches I am referring to are GCYDKR, GCY9H7, GCY3CR and GCZJ8R. Just a little FYI, my partner and I stopped at a park to try and locate our first cache tonight after dinner, it didn't go too well! Perhaps should have started with something easier than a 2.5 in the pitch black! Quote Link to comment
+Chief301 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 (edited) It looks like those caches are just individual caches that the owner grouped into a related series (all the cache names are "Damper One", "Damper Two", etc). Some of them are multi caches and some are Traditionals, but each one is an individual stand-alone cache. Do them in any order you like...they are only related to each other by a common owner and being part of the "Damper" series, whatever that is. Just a little FYI, my partner and I stopped at a park to try and locate our first cache tonight after dinner, it didn't go too well! Perhaps should have started with something easier than a 2.5 in the pitch black! Yeah, that's a good idea. Go back in daylight and try again. Also, pay attention to the cache rating...stick to easy difficulty ratings (1-1.5) for now and also pay attention to the size....look for Smalls and Regulars, they should be easier to find than Micros, at least until you gain a little experience and know what you're looking for. Edited February 24, 2015 by Chief301 Quote Link to comment
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