Brantflakes

I've seen a couple of those, this one is probably the most well made one. Just be sure that you can always pull it out; it once took me 20 minutes to pull it out of the hole it was in because it had fallen in too far.

The only one I see being useful is being able to write why you favorited a cache. When I first clicked on the favorites box of a cache, I actually was wondering where the text next to the names was. I think this feature would be helpful because it allows me to know what to expect. Before favorites, I used to look through bookmarks of "favorites" of local cachers, read the comments about the caches, then go to the ones that sounded appealing. I would like favorites to work in a similar way.

I like making my 100 milestones a big deal. With about 10 left to go, I plan a longer drive to one of the harder, longer, or more difficult caches in the state. It is a reason to go for a cache I would normally balk at just because its so far away, or I could easily just find a shorter one near home. I can clearly remember each 100, so they make for great memories.

I think I am going to shy away from the concrete, I may as well just put out a smaller container then. I was thinking of camoing one side, then painting something on the other side. Does anyone have some experience with painting ammo cans other than camo? I saw a 30 cal painted with a really cool scene of a bear over on the CCC thread a while ago, but I can't find it now. What kind of paint is good for that?

I'd say its worth it. I actually found a geocache at every college campus I visited this past year. This would have been a great one to alleviate the monotony of tours and info session.

I got a 120mm ammo can for Christmas. It is 12" * 6" * 32". The cache will be like a 4 stage multi, through a large nature preserve near my house. I was thinking something more creative that just buried in rocks or logs. I also want to make sure no one steals it, so I need some kind of chain. How should I hide it?

The TFTC logs really bother me. In turn, I try and hide caches that impress people so they want to write more. I feel like finders notice when you put more work into a container, or puzzle, or finding the location, and will have more to say. I wish there were some sort of instructions for writing logs for newer cachers too. I find the only TFTC logs I get are often from people with 10 or less finds. Even whenI started, I saw so many short logs, and figured that was normal.

This was a good year for caching gear for me: - Camelback backpack w/ bladder - Premium membership renewal - 120 mm gigantic ammo can - Leatherman Wave - Flashlight

I understand wholly that it would be dangerous for the cache to involve lifting some heavy object to get a cache from under it. In no way would a car be involved; I don't think I could even get one into the middle of the woods. Having a car jack on you wouldn't be an issue either; most people do drive cars to caches, and if I wrote on the cache page that the use of a car jack was important, then people would know to get it out of the car. Some good ideas so far; -moving something sideways, to reveal a cavity -Using a placed jack in reverse to reveal the cache -Bolting down the cache so that it can be undone by the same wrench that undoes the lugnuts on your car Any others?

Most people have car jacks readily available (or at least with some planning ahead) when they go caching. How could I make a cache that isn't dangerous but forces the cacher to use a car jack to retrieve it?

Well, considering he only has one find, it may be difficult for him to provide much information. The hardest geocaches are usually rated accordingly with the stars that appear on the top of each cache page. A five star for difficulty usually requires going back multiple times, a very difficult puzzle, or often in my area at least, a very small container hidden in a place with a lot of possible hiding places. The terrain rating will tell you how difficult it is to get to a cache. A five star rating means that special equipment, like a boat or climbing gear, is needed to access the cache. Someone can probably provide a link to the breakdown of the rating system for you. As for the best rewards, the more obscure, large and new a cache is, the more items are usually worth. In my experience, if it requires more effort to find a cache, often people have traded fairly. Being the first to find will often provide you with higher quality SWAG. Unfortunately, it tends to degrade over time. I'd suggest looking at the "Getting Started" forum if you have any more questions. Welcome to the game!

To view all the steps, just click on the little thumbnails at the top of the page of the instructable. However, to get them all on one page you do have to sign up for the website. Luckily, that's free too and I use it a lot.

Would epoxy work as the adhesive? Also, how have people camoed these?

Thanks for all the encouragement. I added a step to show the new gluing techniques that everyone has brought up. Great input. I've never used anything more than hot glue on them so I may try out some of the others. Would epoxy be any good?

A few months ago, there was a thread about making micro containers from two bottle caps and the neck of a soda bottle. I made like 20 of them after I finally figured out the instructions. Now, I decided to make an instructable on it in order to clarify how to make them. Check it out! http://www.instructables.com/id/Micro-Geocache-Container/ As you can see, I attributed the idea to Odie442, who sent me the instructions by email.

A few months ago, there was a thread about making micro containers from two bottle caps and the neck of a soda bottle. I made like 20 of them after I finally figured out the instructions. Now, I decided to make an instructable on it in order to clarify how to make them. Check it out! http://www.instructables.com/id/Micro-Geocache-Container/ As you can see, I attributed the idea to Odie442, who sent me the instructions by email.

They are called signal icons because they depict signal, the frog mascot of Groundspeak. I have no idea what they are for though.

I was talking to my sister about this the other day, and she got inspired. She ended up asking her boyfriend to prom in a geocache. It seemed to work pretty well even though he's never seen a cache before in his life!

The CD roller thing is really cool. Where are you going to put it? And why did you not just put the cd in a case, then have them listen to it?

I guess I'm winning at age 16 then. I started finding a lot more once I got my liscence.

One of my christmas gifts was a premium membership, so I promptly went out to find one that was only about a mile from my house that I wasn't able to access before. The snow made it really difficult. I'll definitely be out some time in the next week to find our local "cachemas" series that is currently being published.

The first cache I found was when I was a muggle. I was at track practice and a few of us were hiding in the woods to avoid a long run. Needless to say, I stumbled on an ammo can tucked into the base of a tree. I thought it was a bomb at first, never having seen one, but that quickly subsided and I opened it and read the cache note. Needless to say, I've been caching ever since!

I wanted reach a conservative 250 finds by the end of this year. Looks like I will be this weekend. I may shoot for 300 becaue I will be doing a lot of caching during my winter break.

A lot of great suggestions so far. I would add... 1. Night Caching (equipment, what to look for, etc.) 2. Series Caches (Where multiple caches contain part of the coordinates for a final) 3. Challenge Caches (Delorme, Fizzy, etc.) It would have been helpful to know what they were before I went out to try and find them.

I'm 16 and I started geocaching all by my self. It was hard at first because I biked around to a few local parks, but when I got my license it was a lot easier to go caching on the weekends especially. I've convinced one of my friends to come caching too, and he loves it. Even though we are a lot younger than the other cachers I have met on the trail, it's always easy to talk to them. This hobby seems to be accommodating to any age.