RottenWood

I agree the locker idea is appealing. Really easy. But, I have never seen a locker there. To be sure I have never looked. I’ll check with a friend there. I don’t think there would be lockers at the train stations. The rail system in Mumbai is crazy. It handles 6 million passengers a day. There doesn’t seem like there would be room. The flow of bodies is really something to behold. It’s like Tokyo Station but without any order to it. They tried to install a security screening system in a main station while I was there earlier this year. It was literally swept away by the tide of people. Almost comical. Someone trying to open a locker would be trampled immediately. The airport is probably out because both the international and domestic terminal require a ticket to enter the building. And, the guys with the automatic weapons might frown on hiding packages. I dealt with that at a cache near Narita airport once and I do not wish the muggel police on anyone. Believe me, they don’t have a sense of humor. Let’s see what my Mumbai friend says. Keith

Isn't that basically what happened to Jimmy Hoffa, when Giants Stadium was built? Yea but, no one recorded his coordinates.

Business takes methere every 2 or 3 months. So I should be able to do minimum maintenance.

SparrowHawk, You are exactly right. Nothing against the Indian people. But, it would be plundered immediately. Not because they are thieves (quite the contrary). But because 90% of the people are dirt poor and see something of value left apparently discarded. And, the shear density of people is hard for westerners to comprehend. There simply is no location (that I have found) where a hide would go undetected. And, if I did hide it that well, there would be a lot of DNFs. I don’t want to see any DNFs posted for this cache. I know what it is like to get to someplace exotic and only have a few hours to devote to geocaching. Coming up empty handed is very disappointing. I like the huge concrete safe idea. Close to an idea I have been hatching. If I find a construction sight with a willing foreman (a few Rupees helps), I might get the metal box encased in a bridge abutment or building. Now that’s permanent! The door could be disguised as an electrical panel with a big lock. Perhaps I combine this with your idea. The construction sight I was thinking of could be great cover for building the concrete monolith you describe. The needed materials and strong backs could be siphoned off of the construction work (for a few Rupees). CacheNCarryMA Close to another thought I had. I was thinking of using the grounds of a Western hotel which usually means protected by security. But, the notion of having to find a specific shop in a bizarre is far more on the spirit of Geocaching adventure. How about the arrangement is that geocacher has to pay the sum of 50 Rupees (about a buck) to the shop owner for the box on the shelf with the Geocache label on it. That creates ongoing incentive to the shop owner. A box he can sell and keeps being put back on the shelf. Wonder if that would fly with the reviewer? Considering the difficulty of caches in India, they might give me a little latitude.

I am planning to establish a new cache in the highest muggel density area of the world, Mumbai India. How can it be there are only 3 caches within 200 miles of what some consider the highest population city in the world? The three caches “nearby” require a full day journey each and none are big enough to hold travel bugs. This just will not do! The key to success will be security. It will not be possible to rely on stealth. There are just too many muggels living on every speck of land. So, I’m thinking of hiding it in full view but making it muggel-proof. The goal is to make a cache with bragging rights. It must be easy to find so any cachers who have the rare opportunity to look for a cache in Mumbai are not disappointed. It will also serve as a TB station so bugs can get a truly rare log. Any suggestions on high security caches?

I agree camzotter. I go to Mumbai regularly and there are only 3 caches within 200 miles of this biggest city in the world. Way to few caches. I am considering establishing one in the heart of the land of muggels. The key will be making it muggel-proof. How? RottenWood

Try carrying a handful of wood stakes. Drive them into the ground in a line that slowly turns toward the front of a house. This will flush out any muggles that have been peering out from behind the curtains. Hardhat, traffic vest, tape measure, clipboard, and spray paint can be helpful in adding to the muggle’s anxiety. Wimseyguy could add hotgloves.