[Do You Do It At Night?]

I enjoy caching at night, I also work until late and usually it's getting dark by the time I go out caching, the darkness adds to the fun and the woods and countryside take on a different feeling after dark, plus it's a good excuse to buy a cool headtorch

[Hiking sticks (mainly for those who use one)!]

I use a pair of Leki Aluminium collapsible trekking poles, they make your walking more effective as you are using your arms to propel yourself as well as your legs, provide balance over tricky ground and most importantly take alot of pressure off of your knees when walking downhill, did you know you knees are under 4 times as much pressure when walking downhill?

 

Using two poles means you have more points of contact with the ground when you need stability, also if you use just one your hips have a tendency to "rotate" aound the side that's holding one pole, using two keeps your walking gait straighter.

 

They're also useful for poking things you don't want to touch, holding brambles out the way when reaching for caches, and you can even get ones with camera screws on the top to use as camera stands.

[Cache in a museum?]

Thank you for all the advice, what I'll do is research and see if the museum has any free entry days or reduced rates (they often hold different events at the museum) and plan to approach them with a presentation of my idea.

 

I'll let you know how I get on.

[Cache in a museum?]

Unfortunately i'd class it as a "for profit" area as it is a museum. My theory was that the cache could be historically themed and if someone was planning to visit the museum anyway they might like to do a cache that would cater for the same interests while they were there.

 

Not using the cache in any way to attract people to the museum, but providing a cache for people who were already visiting the museum.

[Pictures - Cool Cache Containers (CCC's)]

I found a cache the other day that on the cache page many people had commented on but the owner had asked cachers not to mention what it was in the logs, so as not to spoil the surprise. The clue told us to look under a large piece of bark, and whe we did I almost jumped! It was a rubber snake with the logbook rolled up in its mouth!

[Cache in a museum?]

I've tried searching for guidelines on this but havent had any luck.

 

Basically My friend and I had the idea of placing a cache in an area with lots of historical interest that is outside but part of a museum, we were planning on asking for permission to place the cache from the museum owners. The only problem is that the museum charges an entry fee, so the question is:

 

Am I allowed to place a cache in an area where you have to pay an entry fee if I clearly state this in the cache details?

[How Do You Explain Geocaching?]

I usually check the they know what GPS is, then explain that it's a kind of treasure hunt using GPS to find hidden boxes and sign a logbook.