lilbluyze

Yes, moisture does build up inside the coffee cans. I have used several and one in particular is frequently found with water in it. The contents are in a zip-lock, so they're okay. I had some cans setting outside in our yard during several rains and they kept getting water in them. I couldn't find a leak, my husband said it must be condensation. So I put some on the porch that is covered and let them set through several weeks of extreme temperature changes and guess what? I discovered that he was right. They had water in them, and it hadn't rained and they were protected from rain if it had. Lilbluyze

No matter who you are, where you go or your level of health, have the good sense to NEVER go caching alone. Lilbluyze

I note a bit of anger in some of these responses. Which is normal. Yes, I think it is most important to ask what we can do to help the victims of this tragic event. I, myself have worked as a member of a Flood Recovery team for an area that was flooded several years ago. I also worked the Disaster Recovery Center for in Port LaVaca, TX after Hurricane Claudette. No, I don't know what it is like to be a victim of either of these tragedies. But, I do know the stories and emotions these people their friends and their families feel and tell. They are horrible, very painful to hear and hard to imagine. One thing we can do to help is stay away unless you are planning to help and are qualified and healthy enough to do so. I understand the concern for the geocaches in this area and the concern for the Geocache community. I don't believe it is anyone's intention to minimize the disaster, the pain or loss of any person affected directly or indirectly. At this point these caches are insignificant. But there are people out there that won't think things through and attempt to find them (because they aren't diabled) thinking they are still accessable. Some may even use this as an excuse to go see what has happened. If you've never been a part of such a thing you have no idea how dangerous it is to go into this area. The flood waters are TOXIC with waste, chemicals, etc. that have seeped into or disolved in the water. The diseases mentioned are a REAL and a MAJOR concern. Going there unprotected and unprepared could make you sick or even kill. The debris can be fatal for any one trying to climb around. Considering archiving these caches may be a wise decision on the part of our moderators. Lilbluyze

It's better to fess up than to have the next finder be disappointed. Even to let the owner know so they can fix it. If you can fix it do it. But, still let the owner know. There's not a Geocaching Police that's going to arrest you if you goof up. Everyone should know there is a risk with such things in every cache. Lilbluyze

We too are on a limited budget. I work paart-time (Searching for fulltime) I've found garage sales to be a great help. I also check the end caps at the local grocery stores. K-mart. Wal-mart even some of the drug stores. Each have items for a $1 or under. I've found mini radios, flashlights, calculators, tape measures, cool magnets, other neat stuff, etc. If you look carefully at the Dollar Stores, you can find some neat stuff that is not junk. I wonder if we may be putting too much emphasis on what we retrieve rather than what we found, the cache. I don't care what I find in a cache, sometimes I take something that someone else might not consider a nice item, just because it's a treasure to claim for my hunt. Several of the items I take, I place in other caches anyway. I think that might be what some cachers intend to be done. Lilbluyze

When you throw a rock into a bunch of ducks, the one that gets hit; quacks. HMMMM Lilbluyze

I have been considering adding a note to my cache pages. The note would be a (maybe) gentle reminder to leave things like you found them & report anything that the hunter might think needs attention. I haven't found a method that wasn't antagonizing. I certainly don't want to provoke any one or anything. Lilbluyze

I have gone caching alone a couple of time and with my grandchildren 10 & 13. One time I had an uneasy feeling and it was a challenge to keep my uneasiness from my granchildren. Thankfully it had started to sprinkle so I didn't have to look for a reason to justify leaving. Although, if I had just told them I didn't like how things felt, they would have understood. I have found your best defense is your gut. If your gut tells you something is wrong or you should listen. Even police officers will tell you this, many victims of violence have said they had a bad or uneasy feeling, just before an incident occured. However, they ignored that feeling. Then there is common sense. everyone has it, but nont every one uses it. Lilbluyze

I could go on & on & on & on.... and probably will as your responses trigger other thoughts I have on this subject. Renegade Knight is right about this - I think sometimes, it is at least somewhat obvious that the cache wasn't intended to be hanging out the end of a tunnel-ram or left in the middle of a trail or such. Then yes, you should put it out of sight. But, as Renegade Knight mentioned, If in doubt don't. But please e-mail the owner and encourage them change it if it's been misplaced. I'd like to think that owners read the notification of their respective cache finds. If and when there is a remark that makes them question something, then "DING " go check it out. The key is consideration, and thought. I'd like to read Criminals ideas, I find his view points very thought provoking. Lilbluyze

I can't believe I had searched for a thread on this to add my 2 cents. and at the same time I was writing, this one was being written too. Similar thread I used a little different approach, although my ire and first thoughts weren't way off from CompuCash's. Lilbluyze

Color me silly. I SWEAR I looked for a thread on this before I posted. Similar Thread Lilbluyze

Some AutoZone store also carry it. Lilbluyze

I would like to encourage all hunters new and not so new to take the extra time to put caches back like you found them. Cover them well if they have been covered by brush or what ever. You may not have noticed that there were vines that were also covering the disguise that is an important part of the camouflage, or there were decoy piles etc nearby. Before you leave your find Look to see if the cache is easily seen ( It may not have been intended to be) Did you place it back in the hole, pipe etc so that it isn't easily seen? If there were other piles of stuff near the cache and you disassembled them during your hunt; did you re-pile the stuff? Did you leave the disguised container with the open end facing away from the trail? Think about how you leave the cache before you walk away. You may be able to even cover it a little better than when you found it. Maybe the weather blew or washed away some of the camouflage. Geocachers that have hidden caches (Hopefully) have put some thought and usually hard work into their hides, especially if they are disguised or camouflaged. It's a bit dissapointing to go check on one and find it just out there. ( I know that's one reason why we do maintenance checks) PLEASE don't misunderstand and move the cache or something of that nature. Just think about how much fun it was when you found a particular cache and it was well hidden or disguised. Let it be that much fun for the next geocacher. Here's to lots of fun finds Lilbluyze

I believe this person simply has a cynical approach to writing. I can see how this article could be taken negatively, however, I don't believe it is negative. Geocaching is/was not a turn-on to the author. I didn't necessarily pick-up any praise for the sport. Rememer there is no such thing as bad advertisement. If people are talking about something, a product, etc. that's just what you want them to do. Lilbluyze

I had put together several caches in our area that would be W/C accessable. All are not on trails, but with my personal experience with W/C I believe they would be great. When I tried to e-mail them to you personally, I got some kind of stinkin error message and it didn't make it I'll try again. Lilbluyze

I was looking at caches in the Ft. Worth -Dallas Area, I knew thre would be a lot of them. When I saw how many, I nearly went into a coma. We have realitives in this area and someday will attempt to cache there. How do you decide which ones to hunt. It's so overwhelming. I know you guys love to take questions like this and go off on a tangent. But, seriuosly, how do you decide? Lilbluyze

Thanks everyone for the great tips. We've found the place, now it's just a matterof getting there again to set it up. I found some reflective tacks at Academy and reflective tape on close out where I work. Lucky me. I can hardly wait to get it done. I hope ours will inspire some others in my area. Cache you in the dark Lilbluyze

The only thing I could add, and I do so from experience, is a shovel, sand in a bucket or cat litter. WHY? After getting stuck 3 times in one day, I wished I had something to help give me traction. If I had some sand or cat litter I could have put it under the tires for better traction. Obviously I got out or I wouldn’t be sitting here sending this reply. Oh yes, news paper to cover the floor of the vehicle to keep mud out of the carpet. Lilbluyze

I am more into geocaching than my husband. Although, he likes it too. Lilbluyze

I am in agreement, figuring out clues, etc. is a lot of the fun. Giving some sort of clue would be great. If you think long enough, I'll bet you can figure out how to give a clue without too much or too little information. Lilbluyze

Thanks much! You sure had a lot better luck in finding results. I must not have the search part down too well either. My gratitude Lilbluyze

I've done some searching to find "How to Make a Night Cache." But, I haven't found it yet. Please send me in the right direction to the forum that tells how others have created night caches. Or just give me some ideas. Lilbluyze

I find some really neat items at a store called "Dollar Tree." (these may not be nationwide) Everything there is a $1. Lots of the stuff is pretty nice. Check the endcaps and strip hangers at Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Target and other like stores; grab bags at the hobby stores and garage sales. You can find containers at garage sales too.

Is this 0% seen on your personal cache page? or where? lilbluyze

These are great ideas and I've considered some of them. I think the gun I have is too small to be convincing, I'll have to think about that one. Thanks lilbluyze