So you miss the ammo cans and the creative hides, and dislike micros. Well an ammo can is no more creative than a bison tube. Everything else being equal, there is absolutely no difference other than size. It the container, how you bought it, just dropped where it fits. Maybe that place is the top of a mountain, maybe it's near a historic building, but the hide itself is the same.
You say bigger is better, others say smaller is better. I just payed $20 for an ammo can, and I'm not sure it's going to be ammo cache. I can get 6 or 7 bison tube for the price of one ammo can that will more than likely go missing. What can I do with the can? Put it down. Maybe put it in a hollow log. What can I do with a micro? Put it inside a hockey puck near the arena. Put it in a toy dinosaur near a place they found a fossil. Put it in a bat, hang it from a tree for a night cache. Are you saying those aren't as creative as an ammo can at the base of a tree?
Yes, I think caches should be more creative or in cool locations, but size doesn't equal a cool cache, or a cool location.
But size does translate to cool SWAG and TBs if you're into that sort of thing. I know our kids get more gratification finding Caches with stuff in them to trade. There's nothing fun or enjoyable for us for a tiny magnetic bolt with a shred of paper in it. If the CO puts some thought into location, you can still make larger containers a challenge to find. I personally hate it when the size isn't listed and I invest drive time to get to a park only to find a bison tube hanging from a tree branch in the woods.
