VELOCACHE is a game that is played with:
- A bicycle
- A digital camera (or phone with a camera)
- A computer with internet access
There are two basic parts of VELOCACHE:
- HIDING
- FINDING
HIDING A CACHE:
Get some cool stuff together. Make sure that it is comprised of items that you might like to find. Encapsulate these treasures in a container of some sort that makes sense for the weather. It is best if the velocacher that finds your hide can use the container again if they chose to. Place on the outside of the cache a message stating that this is a velocache, the website url, and a nice note telling non-players not to mess with it if it is accidentally found.
Get on your bike and ride! Hide the cache! Be careful. Don’t be stupid. Have fun.
- Take a picture of where the cache is hidden.
- Take multiple pictures from the perspective of the cache itself
- Do not ever use the zoom on your camera! Zoom kills.
- Get to your computer and upload your new hide. The site is pretty self explanatory on this aspect. Simply click the “New Cache” text on the left. You can also use your mobile device to do this if you wish. Instructions on how to do this will follow below.
FINDING A CACHE:
Study the site and figure out where a cache is hidden. Get on your bicycle and go find it!
- Take a picture of where the cache was hidden.
- Take pictures from the same perspectives that you just used to find the cache in the first place.
- Take a picture of the found cache and your bicycle together at the hide location.
- Post your images AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. On the site it is as simple as clicking the “Post your find for cache#” above the cache you just found. Doing this immediately is best. Your mobile device or simple cell phone works great by using a text message to the site. This is the most important aspect to this game. If you mess this part up the other players will eat you alive. If you mess this part up a lot, the admin will close your account.
- Go hide one!
MOBILE POSTING:
Make sure that your account settings have been properly configured for this. E-mail from your phone is pretty straight forward but sms (texting) utilizes a very specific number from your phone. This aspect is found in your account settings.
-To post a NEW CACHE via e-mail send it to: cache@velocache.net with the pictures attached.
-To post a NEW CACHE via sms (text) send it to: cache@velocache.net with the picture(s) attached. Most sms services will only allow one photo so make sure that you post the rest later. DO NOT send multiple texts with different images attached. Send one and get back to your computer to put the rest up.
Posting a FOUND CACHE via mobile device or cell phone needs a slightly different address. Send it to: found@velocache.net
Here is the extra step for a find: the first line of the body (that is the main part of the e-mail, not the subject) must look like this example: cache: ##. So that's the word 'cache' immediately followed by a colon, then the number of the cache, (## in this example). The rest of the message body must start on a new line.
-To post a FOUND CACHE via sms (text) is the same as posting from e-mail except there are no new lines in texting. After the cache number you must insert a space before adding more text to the message. Remember to attach your picture and if you can only send one that is ok. Put the rest up later.
HELP:
Go to the forum. The answer is probably there. If it is not, ask a question, it will be soon.