Dive Caching: The Underwater Geocache

Hunt for a Dive Cache. It's a Fun & Free Adventure!

Have you always wanted to be an underwater treasure hunter? Dive Caching with Ocean Enterprises is the next best thing! So take the plunge, find the Caches, and win the game!

If you've been out of the water for a while, this is also a great and fun reason to take a Scuba Review Course and get back into diving!

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What is a "Dive Cache"

Dive Caching is essentially an underwater "treasure" hunt that combines your certified scuba diving skills or snorkeling skills with some high tech equipment and simple underwater search techniques, while looking for a hidden "cache" of goodies. The premise is simple; divers hide a "treasure" or cache underwater, they post the location of the hidden cache online, and other divers search for it. When the cache is found, the finder logs their visit to the cache online, and puts the cache back where they found it. Sometimes the finders enhance the cache. Other times the finders simply put the cache back in the hiding place for the next dive cacher to locate. After returning to the surface, the visit to the cache is logged online. If you're interested in searching for a dive cache, view Our List of Dive Caches to find a dive cache near you!

Why Dive Cache?

There are many rewards for Dive Caching and everyone has their own favorite reason for participating. Some will thrive on the fun and adventure of discovery. Others enjoy exploring a new dive site or returning to one that they have not visited in a while. Still others enjoy practicing their diving skills or using new skills in navigation or search and recovery, or just simply being with friends and family. Some, especially the younger DiveCachers will love the treasure!

What Am I Going to be Looking For?

The cache itself is usually composed of a container holding a log book or log sheet, something with which to write, and various items that might be of interest to the dive cacher, such as collectible coins, lapel pins, key chains, beads, money, stones, or other treasures. These items, known as SWAG (Stuff We All Get) can include handmade items, stuff from the dollar store and anything else the DiveCacher can imagine. Items don't need to be expensive but should be a reflection of the cacher's personality.

How Does Container Hiding Work?

The cache container is hidden underwater and out of sight of non-caching divers or swimmers. The surface coordinates of the item are recorded using a Global Position System (GPS) and are posted online so that other divers can find the cache. DiveCaching is a form of "Geocaching," a decade-old land-based activity with more than 5 million participants worldwide who are looking for (mostly land-based) caches hidden by others and posted on the internet.

How Do I Go About Hiding and Submitting a Dive Cache?

Caches can be hidden in almost any underwater environment, and the visibility, temperature and other diving conditions are part of the challenge of hiding and finding a cache. After your cache is properly hidden with valid GPS coordinates, fill out our form to Add a Dive Cache. After you submit all the information about your cache, we will review it and if it follows all of the guidelines for hiding a dive cache, we'll post it in our List of Current Dive Caches.

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