sp1tf1re
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I think it mostly comes down to the magnets. Getting the rare earth magnets are the way to go as they will hold to anything that has a magnetic properties. They can be a pain to pull off sometimes if you can't get a good grab on the container though.
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I have seen a few that were placed inside a utility box on the ground. One of them was created specifically for the cache. Though I didn't believe it to be the hide location as I knew they shouldn't be in the ground. This specific place also had some labels indicating that certain boxes were not the cache.
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These water wallets can do a decent job at keeping the water out. My mom uses them all the time for scuba. However I have seen them fail in those cases too. But usually the only thing that happens is a few dollars get soaked. As long as they are closed properly and the seal isn't compromised it should hold off rain and other moisture. Once water gets in though its over for anything inside. Which is true for any waterproof or watertight container.
As for the altoids tin, I found a bunch on a day of hunting that had varied results. All had a bit of rust, but it really is about the location of the hide that keeps the water out of them and the contents from getting ruined. Perhaps it is time to come up with a small container that has that added "room" inside that a hide-a-key doesn't offer that is great for urban hides.
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Thanks GOF for posting the feedback link that i started.
There is another event in Hollywood every summer weekend that uses a cemetery. There are movies shown on the side of the mausoleum every Saturday and Sunday night. There is even a mystery cache there too. The organizers do a good job to keep people off the main grounds and strictly enforce walking on the roads during the event. The area of laying out the blankets have no graves under them. It's really cool.
The history of the cemetery is also very cool, tons of Hollywood A-listers are buried there and there is a Ramone buried there with a bust gravestone that is lit up.
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I log a DNF for each one that i spend time searching. I then add those to my watch list to see if others are able to find it. If so then I go on the hunt again for it after some time has elapsed.
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I suggest getting a low cost GPS though, since cell roaming data rates are nasty. I think Jamaica was the only stop where we didn't find a cache. I was on a dive trip in Cozumel but my wife grabbed a couple.
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I have found a total of one cemetery geocache and was with some siblings and my 2 year old nephew. We all loved the cache and it was near the older section of the cemetery. It was still active and it was obvious where the new and old was. The best part was that I never knew that cemetery was even there and it was so close to where I grew up as a kid.
I sent in a request to GS for a cemetery attribute for those that like them to search and those that don't to exclude from their PQs.
There is one in SF that is a multi (I believe) that takes you in to a specific site then out to a cache that is in relation to the Emperor of the United States. I love the quirky history of this guy and that there is a cache that honors him. The next time I am in SF I am going to do this one.
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I think the stealthiest I have been was down in San Diego at Seaport Village. This cache was pretty well hidden and the wife and I just kind of sat down near where it was and casually looked around until I spotted it. We think that there may have been another couple looking at that same moment too and were just waiting for us to leave the spot. But we aren't 100% on that.
But for the most part, stealth is generally about looking like you belong.
Our least stealthy was again in San Diego near Belmont Park. We were searching in the right spot but couldn't spot it. This guy up on his balcony shouted down that we were warm.
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I initially was looking at dipping my coin in every single cache that I visit. Then I realized its much easier to get the general mileage. So if I am on a road trip I will dip the coin in each unique location. If I am planning a cache in a general area I will simply dip in one cache. This keeps me within a general mileage for caching and not the exact mileage. Which i decided was fine by me.
Of coarse it becomes a personal thing so to each his own. For a personal coin I don't really see a problem with dipping in every location, since only you and your friends are going to be looking at it. For a bug or coin that was picked up I would say dip if you can't drop that day so the owner knows its still active.
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The coins are up on ebay. I have included some for sale in complete sets. Get all three together. Good luck.
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The coins have now arrived. I have just put the first one up on ebay and they will be up until they are all sold out.
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Looks like I failed to make an update.
The final tally to the Red Cross for Tsunami relief was $19.00 to be paid out bey the geocoinstore.
The remaining inventory is on its way to me now. They will be going up on ebay shortly after I receive them. Most likely at a buy it now price. The will trickle out onto ebay though. So if you wanted one of these and never got around to it, let me know as I will be selling them directly within the next 2 or 3 weeks.
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If you have a smart phone, Android, iPhone, Windows Phone 7, there are apps available for caching. the official is 10 bucks. However keep in mind that older iphones and Android phones may not be very accurate due to a lack of true GPS.
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I would have to say that it didn't really stop me and my wife who just traveled over 1 thousand miles to cache. Granted it was part of a planned road trip. I have a personal coin that I dipped in at least one cache in a general area we cached in.
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looking at their website, it seems to be separate from what GC's and TBs are. There isn't a lot of info, and they have a hope to be able to track worldwide, but keep things safe for the kids. I wonder if you get a general area log when you trade them. So you could see how often it's traded, then beyond that if it actually leaves the city or state, where it would go from there.
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I got my final bill from direct mint and the final tally is $19 dollars. The amount will be included in a check that geocoinstore.com will be sending to the Red Cross. Thank you to all that purchased one of my transit series coins.
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www.geocoinstore.com still has coins available that are providing proceeds to Tsunami relief.
<sorry, indirect link removed by moderator - please use a direct link> $9.95 and $1.00 goes to relief. Currently on back order but they are minting more.
<sorry, indirect link removed by moderator - please use a direct link> in the bargain bin at $6.49 and $.50 go to relief. These are in stock and ready to ship.
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This is awesome.
My coins have still not sold out, so I don't know what the total will be. I do know that if they sell out the amount to be donated will be $225.00. I will have a final tally on April 24th if they are not sold out before then.
All three are currently on the front page of www.geocoinstore.com. The price is a super bargain at 6.49 each.
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Sorry I was internetless all weekend long, Thank you Moop for posting the link again.
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The site geocoinstore.com has been updated on all three coins to indicate that I will be donating 50 cents to each coins sold to the Japanese Earthquake relief.
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Hi everyone.
While this is not an auction, 50 cents of every coin sold in the Transit Series - LA will go to the Japanese earthquake relief effort. They are currently being sold exclusively at www.geocoinstore.com and I have had the store update each coin page with the notice.
Like I said it's not an auction so you can get them for the low price of 6.49 each plus shipping.
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For each coin sold I will donate 50 cents to Japanese relief through the American Red Cross.
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yep, i will remove gum wrappers and ticket stubs all the time. Who the hell wants to trade a used ticket stub or candy wrapper. Thats just wrong.
As for old happy meal toys, as long as they aren't actually broken, they are just fine in my opinion.
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My coins came in the mail. I am so happy with how these turned out. Very nice finishes on them.
Rustproofing Altoid Tins
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Normally they are fine while diving and i have worn them up to 80 feet down. Usually they start to leek when the seal gets compromised in some way.