Lostboy1966

These damned darn containers have been sitting in my shop for almost a year now while I've tinkered with the lids. I'll be happy to finally get them out in the wild.

Ready to Rock. Locked and Loaded. Chomping at the Bit. Burning a Hole in my Pocket. Choose your cliché, but I'm ready to get these hides out - just waiting for some Reviewer feedback before I place them. It's a sure sign of Spring when I get the urge to place a new Series!

Cripes, I can think of a UK word or two that definitely would not carry over to a hide in the US! I'd never appeal a Reviewer's judgement. They are volunteers, and have all of my respect for what they do. I just started the thread in hope of some fun discourse in the community.

I'll switch it to something more G Rated I guess. Better safe than unpublished!

See my Edit notes.

Lol. Whoops. I never said I was damned perfect!

I've poked around the guidelines for submitting a cache, and did not notice anything about what entails crossing the line over language in a cache write-up. I assume using the late George Carlin's seven words would be an automatic no-no for a Reviewer, but what about something less harsh like 'Damned'? The exact line I am questioning in a hide I want to publish is: "Like its predecessor this container is ridiculous even by my standards, and still does not deserve a stupid story to justify its existence, proton modulation bypass interface be damned." Personally, I think it's fine, but I don't want to risk a publication delay by submitting something questionable. And before everyone tells me 'Ask your Reviewer', I will; I'm just putting this question out so we have something to chat about.

A lot is about the location being in an area where a civilian is less likely to stumble upon the container, but sometimes bum luck just comes into play. I had a hide (not an ammo can) placed in what I thought was a remote area in a preserve, and one day it was reported as laying next to a newly constructed fire pit littered with beer cans, partially melted next to the ashes. Stuff happens sometimes. It’s a hazard of being a cache hider I suppose. Keep the faith!

I was out scouting locations this past weekend, and even though the temps were the high 50s (14c), the snow had been compressed to glacial ice on the trails by skiers and hikers - had to walk along the edge of the trail for the whole trek. I'm amazed I didn't break my neck. Come on, Spring!

Neat camo, too bad civilians are vandalizing it - hope the new spot holds up better. But more importantly, what the bloody heck is a Southeastern Atlantic Tree Octopus? I consider myself an authority on Bad Critters and may have to build one now. Do they range as far north as Connecticut? 😄

Can you give some measurements/description of the log holder in the rock? Looks like a micro - big enough for a watertight matchstick holder?

In my memory of playing I've always viewed Muggle as a 'civilian' coming across a hide, and being based on the Harry Potter term from the books/movies of the time. I might be wrong. It certainly wouldn't be the first time.

This. THIS is a hider who cares. 🤘👍😃

That's what I would think - fuse the base well and give it a few good shakes to be sure any loose ones are gone prior to placing. I'd be tempted to lay some epoxy resin on the underside as well, but I'm always looking for a reason to use epoxy. If I get around to stealing this idea I'll post my results. I've been searching - is Textraw the product you use?

I've never heard of that material before - I'll have to look it up (i.e. steal your idea). There are areas around here with pine/fir stands where this would be an awesome technique. Being a landscaping product, I assume it would hold up well to the elements. Also, nice work on the ammo can paint. 👍 Please continue to share your shop work!

Thank you for this link, Max and 99. Good information. 👍

Welcome to Southern Connecticut and the Long Island Sound! Here's what I get as a 20 mile (32km) radius from my area. I'd have to drive past the Manhattan skyline to get these 'close' Hides.

Funny. Come on, you slacker, get out there and add some extra pages and swag! Also, the perspective on the photo is confusing. For a second I thought "How did he hike that giant cow into a cave?

No worries. In my area wooded space that allows Hides is scarce, so I try to pre-plan areas for best distribution when I have a container series in mind. Just sharing some of my techniques for the amusement of the community. For my next post: Why I Hate Micros! Peace.

Pre-arthritis, I had the same method!

I can them rename the pins and load them into my Garmin before hitting the trail to find actual hide spots. I think this method saves me 'wandering around' time when on the trail, because I already know the approximate locations of where I want my containers, and the approximate distance to the next open location.

Same pins, but rotated. You can see how you get a feel for where the hillier areas are.

From there, I can lay out more areas where a container might fit in along the route.

Using the Measure tool in Google Earth, I can then roughly lay out my distance from nearby caches to confirm an area I want to scout meets the minimum distance requirements.