Geocaching Australia

Ive recently been doing a lot of cachers by a guy called Rodz who is a great (evil) hider as you can see if you check out a few of my logs on his caches.

He has put me onto a new thing in caching... Munzees! Basically its just something else to look for in or near the cache, or simply on their own. You get points, there are levels etc A pointless waste of time? Perhaps! But then Im all for the that

It revolves around people hiding and finding Munzees using your smart phone to scan QR Codes. you know, these things...

That one is for the website None in Australia yet, but I thought Id share for all the geeks out there with too much time on their hands like me

When I signed up a few weeks ago I could still not create my own. Has that changed ?

Zalgariath wrote:It revolves around people hiding and finding Munzees using your smart phone to scan QR Codes.

There's a QR puzzle cache in Wollongong, does that count

I like the idea. Really. Very cool. Now if you could get tangible items as rewards it would be a winner.

Nope

I have noticed the site / info has changed little since I last singed up. I also download the iPhone app but the closes one is still over 7000 miles away. I can see it being something I would enjoy doing, more so the geekyness of it all. Also not having to deal with wet logbooks and the various types of fungus you find growing with it......

covert wrote:Nope

I have noticed the site / info has changed little since I last singed up. I also download the iPhone app but the closes one is still over 7000 miles away. I can see it being something I would enjoy doing, more so the geekyness of it all. Also not having to deal with wet logbooks and the various types of fungus you find growing with it......

I found the exact same problem, so far there is not a single one in OZ, and not too many around the worlds either. If it grew to be as big as Geocaching, that would be fantastic. I love the idea, but until it grows, I wont be able to participate just yet

You Can Hide and be the first in Australia! (It just takes a minute to generate)

Create a Profile, click on it... hit "Create Munzee" and enter a name and description (you can change these later)

You have created your Munzee. Then click on the "Undeployed Munzee" tab where you can change/edit and print your Game Piece. If you dont see the bottom box "Munzee Admin Details" below "Capture History" Wait a few minutes, come back and refresh

I am going to list a munzee as a GCA cache. What would be the best catergory? Traditional or unknown? Is it even appropriate?

Seems that using my iPhone I will go out and dpeloy my munzee in the wild. Just gotta work out how best to attach or contain it in.

Actually I will wait for the community to decide how we handle munzee's. Would it ever be a cache type on its own? Until it is clearer, I will locate it in my GCA cache "MM Beach".

Happy munzeeing!

haha, I was not the first

But the link to mine is http://www.munzee.com/m/fluffyfish/1/

Some feedback :
- need a GPS smartphone (for the app and GPS)
- need a data signal (you deploy your munzee in the field)

Otherwise it is pretty easy.

fluffyfish wrote:haha, I was not the first

But the link to mine is http://www.munzee.com/m/fluffyfish/1/

Some feedback :
- need a GPS smartphone (for the app and GPS)
- need a data signal (you deploy your munzee in the field)

Otherwise it is pretty easy.

Yep, Echo placed one down in Cranbourne, vic. I will be the 3rd!

I got 5 ready to go out in the next day or two.

Not much good to me, yet another techno device I need but don't have

fluffyfish wrote:I am going to list a munzee as a GCA cache. What would be the best catergory? Traditional or unknown? Is it even appropriate?

Seems that using my iPhone I will go out and dpeloy my munzee in the wild. Just gotta work out how best to attach or contain it in.

It's not exactly what I would call a geocache, but hey, no rules, right.
If you wanted to list it as a GCA cache, you would probably be best off listing it as a mystery / puzzle cache so that people would read about the special equipment needed.
You then need to monitor the "proof" of finding, I suppose by checking the finds against the munzee finds.
Do you get a "confirmation" code when you "find" the munzee?

In terms of geocaching and munzees, it uses GPS coords and it provides proof you were at a spot so therefore it is like the equivalent of a locationless or virtual.

Regarding proof, I guess we will have to wait until someone finds a munzee!