Brian~!
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Hi there,
Of the hybrids I've found, only one from memory had a unique stamp - the others were very generic of the sorts that you could pick up in any high st, so it doesn't really matter what you choose. I think unique or unusual is nicer, but by no means essential.
As for the log books, from memory I think I have only ever seen one in hybrids - but again I don't think it matters and if you prefer the idea of two then there's no reason why not.
I have also seen stamps attached to the log book to prevent them becoming accidentally taken as trade items - might be a good idea if you want to prevent it going missing...
That's a good idea, probably best to tie the stamp to the log book somehow, otherwise someone might think it's a trade item. Certainly one log book is easier.
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Been playing around with an idea for a Geocache. Basically there's only a handful of caches in Pimlico in London. Inspired by the Carry on series of caches, I'm thinking about placing a cache inspired by the Ealing comedy "Passport to Pimlico".
And then over the weekend, the missus explained Letterboxing to me and it's just kind of come together with an idea to have the logbook mocked up to look like a passport that you'll have to stamp.
But I have a couple of questions before I can go much further on the hybrids. You see, I've not found one yet (in fact I don't even know where there are any nearby!). So I get that you have a unique stamp inside in order for letterboxers to stamp their books, but in the hybrid, is the book that gets stamped and stays with the cache the same as the log book - or do I need two different books?
Also, how unique does the stamp have to be? Will I have to craft it somehow, or can I pick up an antique one from the stamp in the market in Islington? Finally, do I include an ink pad in the cache, or will a letterboxer bring one with them? (I toy with the idea of getting a self inking stamp, but I think a pad is just more reliable.
Thanks for any help, and thanks again for the responses to my underwater cache query before - I ended up placing it on land in the end, it became GC2HVJ2 "A Walk by Yeading Brook".
Regards,
Brian / Miyagawa
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Perhaps seeing as it's Mega Wales at some point and William will be the next Prince of Wales (heck, his army helmet read "Wales" rather than "Windsor"), perhaps a run of coins could be made to commemorate the event and generate funds for the mega at the same time?
Regardless, I'll want a coin!
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I personally think you should make it an underwater event cache!
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Hey folks,
I'm currently playing around with some container ideas in my head and wanted to know what was out there to be used in British markets.
Obviously the old 35mm canister is a popular one, as is the nano (ask anyone in London!). I've seen the usual tupperware from time to time and have three tupperware caches in my hallway at the moment waiting for me to find the right spots.
In particular, I spotted a location to possibly place an underwater cache today and was wondering if anyone else has placed one before, what if they could recommend a water tight cache as I'm not sure how long simple tupperware would hold up while being submerged.
Thoughts?
Brian/Miyagawa
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Caches can be inside building, but you need to consider a few points in the guidelines. First, if it is a commercial establishment, the cache would likely be considered a violation of the commercial cache guideline. So most indoor caches you will find are in non profit establishments such as libraries and museums, or government buildings such as park welcome centers. In your case it seems that it should be fine because it is not a commercial establishment.
Second, according to the guidelines a GPS has to be an integral part of a cache hunt. So part of the hunt will have to require GPS use. Most reviewers don't consider posting coordinates for a parking lot or building entrance to be sufficient GPS use. The GPS should bring you to a specific object. One way to do this is to hide a container somewhere outside the building containing a note telling searchers how to find the actual cache. Post the coordinates of the container. This would fulfill the GPS use requirement.
Thanks for the help, we'll have to give some serious thought into working the GPS element into it. (Also need to check that you can get a reliable gps signal in the building!).
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One the wife found in south london the other day - an un-camouflaged tic-tac container.
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Hey there,
Asking a question on behalf of my wife who is a fellow cacher. She works as a head of a department in a large free to enter museum in London which has previously had a cache placed outside in the gardens but that has since been archived.
She wonders (as we've never seen one of these), is there anything against placing a geocache inside a building (with permission from security of course). However, strictly speaking would this be taken as advertising? We just don't want to put the work in to make a nice large cache container (it would be one of the few in central London that could take TBs, coins and trades easily) only to find out we've accidentally broken a rule that prevents it from being listed.
Thanks,
Brian (Miyagawa)
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Found a cigarette in one once - that went straight in the bin.
Weird finds in caches
in United Kingdom and Ireland
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I found a cable that normally goes between a hard drive and a motherboard in a computer. Funny thing was that it actually was causing the cache not to seal (I had found it open), and I ended up having to throw it away in order to close the lid on the cache (luckily was in a park and plenty of bins around, as that would have been a very odd thing to litter with).