Hm your explanation cleared it a bit for us. Thanks! Looking forward to do this!! Downside, it’s winter here, so not a 100 degrees. More like 40 or 50 🤣 🥶
1. Love the deerstalker! But I agree--probably too hot to wear it the whole time. 2. Thank you for this explanation. As others have posted, this was very informative and helpful. Great video! 3. After that brief twitter exchange, I realized I hadn't watched this video yet and that I should get on that asap--so I did ;) 4. I heard on a podcast (geocache talk? podcacher? been binge-listening to a few lately) that you can earn the first souvenir by going to an event, and that's the only one you can earn at an event. My strategy is to go to an event on Saturday and get that 1st souvenir (hopefully all the bugs will be shaken out by then as well). After that, I'm going to try to use the filters, but also just find caches wherever I happen to be. But I'm going to hold off on logging any of them until I see what the clue may or may not be. I've been doing this pretty much lately anyway. I wait until I'm home on the laptop so I can type more easily. Thanks again!
Ya, it looks like the event in my area has the detective clue in it. It doesn't happen until the end of the month though and I need it now :) So that may be true that all events will have the detective clue. You can check your event now to see which clue it will give. Oh I wonder how many will log caches they find later once that clue for that cache opens up. My only problem so far is I cannot plan ahead the path I want to take because I cant see what cache have what clues except for the dective one right now.I like to plan ahead.
@@Stardustzzz bummer about it being at the end. Filter for events ;) Maybe there's one earlier and not too far away :) As far as planning goes, if/when I get out to cache, hopefully I'll get a bunch and hope the odds are in my favor for clues that help progress :)
Thanks for the explanation. Your explanation makes way more sense than Groundspeak's. They need to work on those. Seriously, they've had some hard to understand ones before, but this one takes the cake. I just tried the filters and it is only letting me filter for detective right now. Sooooo, I guess I have to find a detective clue before I can investigate the scene? I guess I'll find out!
Yep, that is what i figured out when I reread the page about 5 times. We can't find the other clues until we find the first one. I thought I would at least be able to search for the other clues in advance to get a plan together. looks like I cannot do that. :( I like to be organized with my geocaching
Love the hat and magnifying glass. Nice touch. Would've been cool to see you film this at a museum while wearing those. As for finding these things... I will just find caches like I normally do and see how this plays out. :P
Don't forget a trenchcoat :) Yeah the way you described it is pretty much exactly how I understand it'll work as well. It'll certainly be interesting to see how well this promo period plays out for the geocaching website and community! Brand new concept, both in technical mechanics and geocache finding tactics... will the community like it? We shall see! :)
Love the detective hat and magnifying glass. Cue the pink panther music. Thanks for going over the rules. Im sure once the game has started it will all make sense.
🕵🏻♂️ Loving the themed Sherlock Holmes hat & magnifying glass!! 🕵🏻♂️ You’re totally rocking the detective look, we hope you wear it 👀 Thanks heaps for sharing, I’m definitely more clued in now 😎
I have a hard enough time not finding caches. I think I'll just wait until you do it all and then watch the vid on it. I'll just live through your channel to find out what the last souvenir is. YES, YOU'RE A VLOGGER, I have a strategy: not for the promo, but for wearing the hat. Go 'all in'. I mean commit to that sucker! That hat is worth it. Visually I can't think of another article of clothing that screams I AM A GEOCACHER, and the mystery theme of the promo...well, Watson else you gonna do? *I tried*
Last year there were 3 souvenirs and everyone had a month for each. Creatures was a month. The Carnival one. Hmmm. Multiple promotions have been a month long. :)
Not looking forward to this promotion. It doesn't look like we will be able to opt out of having the clues in our caches, so we will not be hiding any caches during the period and will be disabling some of our 200+ hides to prevent the clues. We have found that our caches are not appreciated/ go missing with the influx of app users and souvenir hunters:(
I agree with you all Plus... cachers in other counties without a lot of caches , in the middle of nowhere, are not going to be able to do this unless someone puts out a ton of caches real fast I am loosing interest in these souvenir challenges from headquarters
That is really sad. I didn't even think about that but I can totally see geocaches being mistreated during promotions. Hopefully, I remember to say something about that next time I make one of these informative videos. I can remind people to be respectful of the caches they are finding. I would say to make your caches premium to help cut down on that but my puzzle box cache was premium and it still was broken multiple times by people just trying to bust it open rather than be patient and figure out the puzzle.
👍👍👍😁😁😁 Lifes too short to be too concerned with what others think of us when they see us. Lol I bought a car once with a chicken hat on my head....haha. drove that car right off the lot while all the salespeople scratched their heads but I didn't car....lol... I was having fun.😁😁😁😅👍
Well, if you're going to wear the hat, you have to wear a trench coat and smoke a pipe as well. And Rory can be your Watson. This new promotion sounds interesting. Looking forward to it.
lol i would wear the coat if it wasn't so hot here. Dressing Rory up would be so much fun! He probably wont get much time to find some of these caches with me since he works too much :(
OH wow that is a lot. Again cachers in other counties without a lot of caches , in the middle of nowhere, are not going to be able to do this unless someone puts out a ton of caches real fast Thanks for explaining I am loosing interest in these souvenir challenges from headquarters Hope everyone who likes this has fun ...
ya this will be tough for some for sure. I am even finding it hard to find a cache that I havent found with the detective clue in it. I guess it will be hard to run a souvenir promotion that makes everyone happy. As long as people get out there and geocache is all that really matters :)
You're rockin' that hat! Was hoping to see a video from you breaking down the mystery! This is going to be fun I think. I already ordered the t shirt!
That shirt does look pretty cool.
Hm your explanation cleared it a bit for us. Thanks! Looking forward to do this!! Downside, it’s winter here, so not a 100 degrees. More like 40 or 50 🤣 🥶
ya i guess there will always be some place that won't have the most ideal weather during these promotions :(
Just have to wait for them good sunny days. They often feel like summer, even in mid winter. Love this country (New Zealand) for that!
Thank you for the breakdown. I'll be sharing with friends
You are welcome. I hope people find it helpful
1. Love the deerstalker! But I agree--probably too hot to wear it the whole time.
2. Thank you for this explanation. As others have posted, this was very informative and helpful. Great video!
3. After that brief twitter exchange, I realized I hadn't watched this video yet and that I should get on that asap--so I did ;)
4. I heard on a podcast (geocache talk? podcacher? been binge-listening to a few lately) that you can earn the first souvenir by going to an event, and that's the only one you can earn at an event. My strategy is to go to an event on Saturday and get that 1st souvenir (hopefully all the bugs will be shaken out by then as well). After that, I'm going to try to use the filters, but also just find caches wherever I happen to be. But I'm going to hold off on logging any of them until I see what the clue may or may not be. I've been doing this pretty much lately anyway. I wait until I'm home on the laptop so I can type more easily.
Thanks again!
Ya, it looks like the event in my area has the detective clue in it. It doesn't happen until the end of the month though and I need it now :) So that may be true that all events will have the detective clue. You can check your event now to see which clue it will give.
Oh I wonder how many will log caches they find later once that clue for that cache opens up. My only problem so far is I cannot plan ahead the path I want to take because I cant see what cache have what clues except for the dective one right now.I like to plan ahead.
@@Stardustzzz bummer about it being at the end. Filter for events ;) Maybe there's one earlier and not too far away :)
As far as planning goes, if/when I get out to cache, hopefully I'll get a bunch and hope the odds are in my favor for clues that help progress :)
Cool get up Stardustzzz! Good luck with your search and sleuthing.
Nice run though of everything here, Jamie! I really like what you did with the thumbnail, too.
Thank you!
Thanks for more info.. We are excited for this one as it’s our first promotion we are actually going to take part in..yes wear the hat
Good luck! I hope you get all the souvenirs but even if you don't, it is all about having fun.
Thanks for the explanation. Your explanation makes way more sense than Groundspeak's. They need to work on those. Seriously, they've had some hard to understand ones before, but this one takes the cake. I just tried the filters and it is only letting me filter for detective right now. Sooooo, I guess I have to find a detective clue before I can investigate the scene? I guess I'll find out!
Yep, that is what i figured out when I reread the page about 5 times. We can't find the other clues until we find the first one. I thought I would at least be able to search for the other clues in advance to get a plan together. looks like I cannot do that. :( I like to be organized with my geocaching
Love the hat and magnifying glass. Nice touch. Would've been cool to see you film this at a museum while wearing those.
As for finding these things... I will just find caches like I normally do and see how this plays out. :P
filming in a museum would have been neat!
Don't forget a trenchcoat :)
Yeah the way you described it is pretty much exactly how I understand it'll work as well. It'll certainly be interesting to see how well this promo period plays out for the geocaching website and community! Brand new concept, both in technical mechanics and geocache finding tactics... will the community like it? We shall see! :)
If it wasn't so hot, I would geocache in the coat too hahah
There was that one August where it was 31 days of Augusts - finding 1 cache a day for the entire month got you 31 souvenirs
oooh ya! I forgot about that one. Thanks for the reminder.
Love the detective hat and magnifying glass. Cue the pink panther music. Thanks for going over the rules. Im sure once the game has started it will all make sense.
Much better! Can't wait for this to start. It looks like a good one. Thanks for explaining it so clearly.
Need one more clue, then on to the jewels. Hopefully we'll collect all jewels before heading to Midwest Geobash.
🕵🏻♂️ Loving the themed Sherlock Holmes hat & magnifying glass!! 🕵🏻♂️ You’re totally rocking the detective look, we hope you wear it 👀
Thanks heaps for sharing, I’m definitely more clued in now 😎
I have a hard enough time not finding caches. I think I'll just wait until you do it all and then watch the vid on it. I'll just live through your channel to find out what the last souvenir is. YES, YOU'RE A VLOGGER, I have a strategy: not for the promo, but for wearing the hat. Go 'all in'. I mean commit to that sucker! That hat is worth it. Visually I can't think of another article of clothing that screams I AM A GEOCACHER, and the mystery theme of the promo...well, Watson else you gonna do?
*I tried*
Last year there were 3 souvenirs and everyone had a month for each. Creatures was a month. The Carnival one. Hmmm. Multiple promotions have been a month long. :)
lol i was going to try to find a hat and magnifier glass for my video
we can be twins
@@Stardustzzz lol yeah we would look like Dany Devitto and Arnold lol
HAHAHAHAHAH
Not looking forward to this promotion. It doesn't look like we will be able to opt out of having the clues in our caches, so we will not be hiding any caches during the period and will be disabling some of our 200+ hides to prevent the clues. We have found that our caches are not appreciated/ go missing with the influx of app users and souvenir hunters:(
I agree with you all
Plus... cachers in other counties without a lot of caches , in the middle of nowhere, are not going to be able to do this unless someone puts out a ton of caches real fast
I am loosing interest in these souvenir challenges from headquarters
That is really sad. I didn't even think about that but I can totally see geocaches being mistreated during promotions. Hopefully, I remember to say something about that next time I make one of these informative videos. I can remind people to be respectful of the caches they are finding. I would say to make your caches premium to help cut down on that but my puzzle box cache was premium and it still was broken multiple times by people just trying to bust it open rather than be patient and figure out the puzzle.
👍👍👍😁😁😁
Lifes too short to be too concerned with what others think of us when they see us. Lol
I bought a car once with a chicken hat on my head....haha. drove that car right off the lot while all the salespeople scratched their heads but I didn't car....lol... I was having fun.😁😁😁😅👍
lol i need your confidence :)
Well, if you're going to wear the hat, you have to wear a trench coat and smoke a pipe as well. And Rory can be your Watson. This new promotion sounds interesting. Looking forward to it.
lol i would wear the coat if it wasn't so hot here. Dressing Rory up would be so much fun! He probably wont get much time to find some of these caches with me since he works too much :(
Hi Jamie..i hope you wear that hat while geocaching..you look cute in that hat 😊👍
Have a Awesome Day!
-Stone
OH wow that is a lot.
Again cachers in other counties without a lot of caches , in the middle of nowhere, are not going to be able to do this unless someone puts out a ton of caches real fast
Thanks for explaining I am loosing interest in these souvenir challenges from headquarters
Hope everyone who likes this has fun ...
ya this will be tough for some for sure. I am even finding it hard to find a cache that I havent found with the detective clue in it. I guess it will be hard to run a souvenir promotion that makes everyone happy. As long as people get out there and geocache is all that really matters :)