I haven't used charterstones yet, because I quit before they were introduced, but I know how they work.
I want to say how good this is. Before you had to send alts down your trails, to check for pkers. Now you can make a charterstone far away, and use that for foraging, without endless fear of being ganked from it. That was my main problem living in a big village, and now it's solved!
Early world exploit: Put your hearthfire inside a cave, then hold shift to position a claim right in front of a cave. After 8 hours the claim will be unbreakable. Since your hearthfire is inside the cave, you can still get back inside, and leave, but nobody will be able to enter, effectively making you unraidable for the first 3-7 days. Enjoy
