The treasure hiders
Today I’ll be visiting the workshop of a company called “Geheimpunkt” (“secret spot”).
They also did the “Leibniz Ge(o)heimnis Mystery Tour“,
presented in the last video.
So I thought I’d take a peek behind the scenes.
I’ve been a geocacher since February 2008.
It was so much fun that I wanted to make it an integral part of my life.
That’s how I came up with the idea of starting a geocaching company.
Hi, I’m Sebastian.
Hi, I‘m Daniel. You wanted to take a look around our workshop?
Yes, I wanted to see what’s behind the Leibniz Mystery Tour.
Have you already found some of our geocaches in and around Hanover?
Sure, at least 20, or 25…
That leaves about 100 to go.
Most of them are made in this workshop.
Basically everything you see here already is, or can be turned into a geocache.
There are still two Leibniz caches that haven’t been stashed yet.
This is one of them.
We usually start with researching the theme.
Many of the themes are really inspiring. Like the Leibniz geocaching series, which was really great!
After reading a lot and consulting the experts,
we discovered that Leibniz was involved in so many things.
His interests went far beyond the binary system.
People didn’t really like this idea.
So we built a second cache. Just put it on the table and try to solve it.
Our next step is to inspect the locations where the caches are supposed to be stashed.
Locations are often linked to certain parameters:
specific conditions that have to be accommodated.
This can be a restriction, but it can often offer new opportunities.
The topic and location are the basis of our inspiration.
Aren’t you afraid of running out of ideas? There’s such a great variety out there.
No, that’s not really something we’re afraid of.
Okay.
Because we’re a really big team now.
And we still hunt for geocaches ourselves, which is always inspiring.
Once we start the actual planning and construction,
we use all kinds of materials and tools, without restrictions.
We build electronic gadgets, intricate craftsmanship,
things made of stone, wood, or metal.
We don’t set ourselves any limits.
There’s certainly no limit to creativity when it comes to stashing caches.
That’s so impressive. It’s like visiting an amusement park.
Most non-cachers probably can’t imagine what it’s like,
but any cacher will know what I’m talking about.