remo713

I have several unplaced ammo cans waiting for me to find the right spot to deploy them. They have all been cleaned and completely repainted with a matte black grill paint that completely covers the military markings and has a very large Geocaching sticker on one side. A metal box found by a LEO is one thing, a metal box marked with caliber and US military markings is something else entirely.

Those were hikers on the Iraq / Iran border. They wandered into Iran and Iranian security forces picked them up.

The guidelines have been clarified since that cache was hidden. It was possibly grandfathered. Thank you! That makes sense in terms of reconciling an old cache with what I thought was an unacceptable practice.

Ok, I am going to attempt to be somewhat calmer than the original response posted to my inquiry. First, make the call for yourself if this cache is outside the guidelines: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...4f-bd710559a492 I was under the impression, albeit possibly mistakenly that going so far as to physically bury a cache so deeply that one would suggest using a metal detector to locate it and finders having to use shovels to locate the cache was not kosher. As the cache has been around since 2002, that might be a misunderstanding on my part, which is why I asked the question in the first place. My fault for not providing a better example of what I was talking about, but still no real reason to escalate the discussion in such a fashion, is it? Using natural camoflauge is part of the game, that is obvious to anyone who has ever looked for a cache. I was simply looking to clarify what I thought was an improper hide. There is one thing I have learned in my brief exposure to Geocaching, and that is the forums definitely seem to suck the fun out of this hobby.

How about this example? While planning a caching route recently, I found a cache that is buried. Actually, literally buried. Some logs state that people found the cache by sticking metal objects in the ground to locate the cache and other references to the depth it was buried at changing. I haven't actually been to the site to find the cache yet, but this is obviously a cache in violation of the rules. So do i wait, give it a shot at a find, then SBA it, or just "fake" SBA it now, having full proof from previous cachers that the cache is buried in a dirt pile?

Or try this one too. A few more than Geocaching has listed. http://geolex.locusprime.net/

Try a local sporting goods store, preferrably someplace that sells a good supply of archery gear. Lots of bow hunters will use camo tape to break up parts of their bow like the rest and such. As for containers, you cannot go wrong with lock 'n locks. Walmart is the place cheapest for them, but you can also find Snapware brand containers that are built exactly like the lock 'n locks. I get mine at Bed Bath and Beyond of all places if I want Snapware. Lock 'n locks are very, very popular here and I've dug them out from under snow and wet brush and everything inside is nice and dry. They are simply the best container for geocaching!

We have a movie exchange cache up here in Washington. The cache is here : http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...5f-301fde382c96 Just in case the link gets stripped you can find the cache by code or name - GCZHJD - Cameron Crowe's nest. It seems like a cool idea. Just remember though you probably aren't going to get too many works of cinematic art left in an ammo can in the woods, so maybe you could work something related to "B" movies into the title?

As a relatively new cacher, there have been times where I have been somewhat verbose in my log and attempted some levity and color in the log only to feel a bit odd when I look at some of the other finds posted for the same cache. I can see where newbies get the idea that a simple "TNLNSL" is the way to go since you see a lot of those in every find, and a nice long post detailing the experience seems to stick out like a sore thumb. I have since decided that injecting a bit of color in my log is a good thing and I TRY not to feel like I'm standing out in a crowd of one liner finds. I will get long-winded and put in a paragraph if the adventure surrounding the find warrants it, but you have to admit it can be hard coming up with a few prosaic lines about an LPC or a medicine bottle shoved under a parking curb.