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The finish looks good...not shiny. The only problem i see is that it's only 1 inch wide. I prefer the 2" rolls. The only problem is....you can't find it in any store. I have a fishing trip coming up soon near peterborough and will probably stop by the caching store there to pick up several rolls. Rob

That would be a good guess Taoiseach. Knowing what to look for helps. I'll be sure to mix them up. Rob

I live in the Ottawa area and was wondering where the closest and best TB Hotel was. Is there anything closer then the HWY 416 & 401 one (about 45 minutes away). It needs to be a 30 or 50 cal ammo container at minimum. The Junction Travel Bug Hotel (II) I'm looking for a good spot to drop off this little guy. Fozzy Bear Wants to Travel! Anyone going the Grand Canyon or overseas this summer and would like to take Fozzy along for the ride and drop him off in another nice and roomy TB Hotel? If so....let me know. Thanks in advance for any help. Rob

I was able to find some at Canadian Tire. It will work for now, but i don't like the glossy type finish on it. Ii guess i'm stuck odering the good stuff from an online geocacher store. Rob

Good point. I should have mentioned where i was planning on placing it. I will have 9 of these to place (small and med tubes as well as lock n locks) and i thought i would mix them up as far as camo goes. The tube in the picture i posted is completely covered in camo tape, you just can't see the the rest of the camo tape very well as it is covered by a coniferous type plant. I was planning on placing this cache tube in a primarily coniferous forested area and most likely in a spruce or cedar tree. It will stay greenish all year round. I was thinking on doing my other tube with cedar bark to make it look like a fallen branch on the ground. Rob

I will be setting up a Multi-cache puzzle in a few weeks and have been camouflaging some lock n locks and some small tube containers. I like the high energy drink tubes. They are about 5 to 6 inches in hight and 1 1/2 to 2' in diameter. Any comments, suggestions would be welcome. Would it stand out like a sore thumb no matter where it's hidden? Thanks for the feedback folks. Rob

I'll be publishing what's inside the camoed ammo container and it will be well worth the hunt. If that doesnt entice of few cachers who would otherwise not consider doing a mult-cache puzzle, then i'm okay with that. Tradional caches offer virtually no challenge, other then a very well camoed and/or hidden micro-cache. Rob

thnx tangerineman, I check it out. Rob

Anyone from Ottawa know where i can buy forest green camo tape? Thanks in advance for any help. Rob

May I make a gentle suggestion? I see that you have seven finds, all traditional caches. You are thinking about creating a very ambitious cache with very little practical caching experience. I'd like to suggest that you put this idea on a back burner until you've done a little more caching, as well as perhaps hidden some more traditional caches. Or, alternatively, create a the puzzle then ask for volunteers here to solve it (beta test it) and give you feedback. I've beta tested several puzzles for caches that would be placed well outside my typical search area. Also, use a coordinate checker to allow potential solvers to check if they solved correctly. I "thought" I solved a puzzle in Rome but didn't find the container when I searched for it. I couldn't be positive that I solved it correctly because the site didn't have a coordinate checker and I solved it on my flight from the States to Rome. Great thought NYPaddleCacher..a coordinate checker is a definite must for this puzzle. This will be multi-cache puzzle that involves going to 9 bird waypoints. Bird waypoints 1 to 5 will have a single picture of a bird in each cammoed container and bird waypoints 6 to 9 will have 2 bird pictures in each cammoed container. The cacher will be instructed to identify the exact bird name and will be warned that correct spelling is crucial to solving the puzzle. They will also be politely asked not to take the pictures with them. I fully expect some will go missing over time. When cachers reach the 9th bird waypoint, they should have collected 13x jumbled letters. If they put those jumbled letters into an anagram solver, they will come up with two words that will tell them where they need to go in order to find the main cache. The main cache will be fairly close to where the anagram tells them to go. The combo lock on the ammo can will be set to the non-reduced value of all 13 birds added together with a few math functions applied. The cacher will have the choice of doing the math or looking for the combination written on a piece of paper (hidden inside a fake rock) a short distance away. Rob

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Fyi, my blog entry also mentions a small footprint WAP phone compatible version. Great blog searchjaunt. I added it to my favourites and will be checking it out in more detail later. Rob

Thanks cheeto, Some great advice. I have a very high attention to detail as well and would be very surprised if i made a mistake in my coordinates, calculations, placement, etc. However there's always a chance. I had thought about having someone else attempt to solve it..as well as do a walk through myself. My numbers are good and i will check them several times before i make it active. My Multi-cache puzzle involves solving an anagram by identifying one letter in each of the 13 birds names. The 2 word anagram will be an obvious clue to wear the main cache is located (cammoed ammo can). It will be very important to have the "exact" bird name and correct spelling of the birds or things might get a little more difficult. The main cache will have a combo lock and to open it you must either find the combination hidden in a fake rock nearby or add the value of all 13 birds (not reduced) and perform a few math functions on that value to come up with the combination to the lock. I think most will do the math, cause the rock will not be easy to find. Rob

Thanks sTeamTraen, That will come in handy. Rob

I would echo that, putting stress on the part about putting it on the backburner. In other words, don't toss your idea (it may be a very good one), but put your focus now on finding more caches, say at least 30, including some puzzle caches, and then go back to your idea about placing this hide. Having seen more caches will give you more insight into what works well and doesn't work well when decoding cache listings in the field. There's no substitute for good preparation. Good preparation includes having someone else solve the puzzle before you have it published, to find any flaws you may have overlooked. believe it or not, the cache listing author is not the best person to de-bug a cache listing. I have a friend who does not geocache who proofs most of my puzzle caches before they are submitted for publication. If he can solve it, then a cacher should be able to do it, too. One last consideration... When placing your a cache, realize that puzzle caches aren't found nearly as often as traditional caches. If your first hide is a complex puzzle, don't expect as many cachers to find your hide as they would if it was a traditional. Have fun, keep that first hide in mind, and go find some caches! Thanks WebChimp, I agree with everything you've said here. I fully understand that puzzle caches (particulary of the multi variety) aren't found nearly as often as traditional caches. Many cachers are more about the numbers than they are about the challenge. Rob

May I make a gentle suggestion? I see that you have seven finds, all traditional caches. You are thinking about creating a very ambitious cache with very little practical caching experience. I'd like to suggest that you put this idea on a back burner until you've done a little more caching, as well as perhaps hidden some more traditional caches. I was wondering how long it would take for someone to point out that i had only 7 traditional cache finds. I appreciate your concern regarding my lack of caching experienced and it is duly noted. I believe this work on my multi-cache puzzle will take a few weeks to complete. In the interim i can find a wider variety of caches and place a few traditional caches as well. Rob

Thanks Eddy, That's exactly what i'm looking for. Rob

OMHO - The Cache owner should put more work into creating the cache then is required for people who will be looking for it. That said, I would do it long hand and not look for a program. Actually, I would do it long hand several times just to make sure it is correct before I published it - That's just my 2 1/2 cents worth. I agree. The Cache owner should put more work into creating a cache then is required for people who will be looking for it. I also agree that you want to make sure your math is correct before publishing any cache. Rob

Hi Folks, I'm new to the forum and just started getting into geocaching. It gets me outdoors on the bike paths and hiking trails. That's a good thing. I enjoy the scenery and wildlife. I like to try an identify the many different types of Birds. I've been working on setting up a muti-cache puzzle based on Ontario birds and was wondering if anyone knew of a faster way to convert words to numbers? A=1, B=2, C=3, etc. I'm looking for some type of program that i can input many different words and it will compute the numerical value of those words. Any help is much appreciated. Rob