Lostboy1966
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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!
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2 minutes ago, Bear and Ragged said:
I'm in the UK, some words OK in the USA are downright rude here in the UK - and vice versa!
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.
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I'll switch it to something more G Rated I guess. Better safe than unpublished!
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6 minutes ago, TriciaG said:
Please take the apostrophe out of "its"! It's inappropriate there.
Oh - is that not the language question you had?
See my Edit notes.
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Lol. Whoops. I never said I was damned perfect!
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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.
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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!
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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!
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18 hours ago, kunarion said:
Here's one where I had to be a little creative, because not only does this area flood a little at times, but caches are allowed no farther than 10 feet from the trail. There's not much cover next to the trail, and of course I wanted to challenge myself to place the biggest container possible.
This is another solid mat of fake pine straw (a plastic material, not actual pine needles). It hangs 5 feet up on a bent tree, and the box is hooked behind the mat. This way, you don't see an obvious box when passing by. I also add a branch or two of dead leaves (which is mostly sticks, this time of year).
This has been in place for over 5 years, and only occasionally seems to be found by muggles. It never seems to puzzle any Geocachers. Another reason it's a quiet cache is likely the half-mile hike to get there.
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? 😄
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21 hours ago, ad5smith said:
I replaced a cache today that was a fake rock. The bottom, pull from bottom not slide, is damaged and not able to sit correctly. Has anyone found a suitable replacement for the bottom cover?
Can you give some measurements/description of the log holder in the rock? Looks like a micro - big enough for a watertight matchstick holder?
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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.
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On 1/28/2022 at 7:00 PM, kunarion said:
I had to drive 100 miles to find some
This. THIS is a hider who cares. 🤘👍😃
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7 hours ago, kunarion said:
It's important that all of the individual "pine needles" are melted into one solid mat, fused together.
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?
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1 hour ago, kunarion said:
Don't try to melt natural pine needles with a heat gun, that won't work
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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!
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Thank you for this link, Max and 99. Good information. 👍
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35 minutes ago, barefootjeff said:
While the cache page informs me that it's less than 15km from home, by road it's almost 50km:
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.
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34 minutes ago, barefootjeff said:
To my surprise, neither the container nor its bovine "camo" have fallen apart or turned to dust. Its 160-page logbook isn't quite full yet, with the cache's four finders only having taken up a little over half the first page. I suppose I should have replaced it anyway, or added some scrap paper, just in case it gets a sudden surge of finders before my next scheduled visit in March.
Funny. Come on, you slacker, get out there and add some extra pages and swag!
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18 minutes ago, HoochDog said:
I hear you. Sorry for the phantom post. I deleted my original comment because I didn’t want you to think I was being critical. It was a nice write up and I think online tools are helpful no matter how you go about it. Also, I think your scenario looks to be targeting remote areas where mine was in a cache dense area where good space is hard to find.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.
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13 minutes ago, HoochDog said:
Thanks for sharing.
I have done the opposite of this. I explore first. Try to find great locations. Take photos of the spot, with notes, and a gps reading.
Afterwards, I punch the coordinates into google maps/earth and then prioritize which spots deserve a cache worthy of blanketing out the nearby area.
-The “wandering around” exploring is a fun part of the process.
-This can take multiple trips.Pre-arthritis, I had the same method!
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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.
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Same pins, but rotated. You can see how you get a feel for where the hillier areas are.
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From there, I can lay out more areas where a container might fit in along the route.
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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.
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If I get around to stealing this idea I'll post my results. I've been searching - is Textraw the product you use?
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. 
Also, the perspective on the photo is confusing. For a second I thought "How did he hike that giant cow into a cave? 
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damneddarn 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.