How Is This For A Container?

[+FUSE_SCRC]

I think I'm ready to place my first cache. I have only 36 finds right now and haven't found anything like the container I want to use. I bought a 2 gallon paint bucket and made it look like a log. Think this will be OK to use?

 

 

 

 

[+Rick618]

Looks good.

[+The NEOGeodogs]

Pretty cool camo!

[+WeightMan]

I love it.

 

[+CompuCash]

OK - no fair!!!

 

Awesome -

 

now you gotta tell us how you did it!!

 

cc\

[+Stephanie2427]

I'm glad I don't have to hunt any of yours. If this is your first cache I'd hate to see what they look like when you actually "get good" at it. A puddle of water maybe?

 

You need to post these pics in the "Cool Cache Containers" thread.

[+Jester2112]

I hate it. You are a bad cacher, bad, bad, bad cacher. Take all the camo off of it and paint it blaze orange. Then put flags all over it. Otherwise...I'll never stand a chance at finding one of yours!!!!

 

AWESOME JOB!!!! Please excuse the rant above, I'm just jealous is all.

[+El Diablo]

Great job!!

 

El Diablo

[+Prime Suspect]

The really amazing thing is that he also made the tree laying on the ground!

[+New England n00b]

The ONLY thing I can see wrong (possibly) with it is if the container lid flexes when being pulled on/off, the camo might flake off, revealing teh white underneath. I might've given it a coat of Krylon, but I'm not sure how that container is. Sure looks good though. Nice job!

[+briansnat]

Nice camo job. The only potential problem I see is that after a few openings and closings a paint bucket won't be waterproof. Be prepared to make frequent maint runs.

 

If the opening is at the bottom that will help a bit though.

Edited October 4, 2005 by briansnat

[+Markwell]

I've done a similar one, but to lesser results. Very cool.

 

Watch the chipping of the paint in the weather. White specks bleeding through will be a give-away.

[+FUSE_SCRC]

Thanks everyone for the compliments. Good to know that this is OK. The white showing through was a learning process. I know now that my future ones will definitly be painted before I start putting all the camo on. And it's not finished yet. The glue was still wet so I couldn't add any more dirt and such. Today it should be dry enough that I will add more to try and cover up the white even more. I hope that it will stay water proof, I had to adjust the lip so it wouldn't be so hard to take the lid on and off. I'm going to be placing this one close to home so I can do a lot of maint. checks. This is going to be a learning cache for me.

 

For how I did it, very easy, used liquid nails and just glued pieces of bark all the way around, then where the bark didn't cover and put glue all over and attaching each piece to each other, then rubbed old leaves and dirt into the glue. I'm real curious to see how it hold up to the weather...

[+FletchWL]

Perhaps this type of replacement top would help make the paint bucket more waterproof. It's hard to tell from the photo, but it looks like it's threaded. As long as it has a gasket of some type it might be a better solution.

 

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=192204

[+ATMA]

OK to use but really hard to find.

That thing is awesome!

[Major Catastrophe]

I think that is freakin' awesome. My hat's off to ya!

[+New England n00b]

Thanks everyone for the compliments. Good to know that this is OK. The white showing through was a learning process. I know now that my future ones will definitly be painted before I start putting all the camo on. And it's not finished yet. The glue was still wet so I couldn't add any more dirt and such. Today it should be dry enough that I will add more to try and cover up the white even more. I hope that it will stay water proof, I had to adjust the lip so it wouldn't be so hard to take the lid on and off. I'm going to be placing this one close to home so I can do a lot of maint. checks. This is going to be a learning cache for me.

 

For how I did it, very easy, used liquid nails and just glued pieces of bark all the way around, then where the bark didn't cover and put glue all over and attaching each piece to each other, then rubbed old leaves and dirt into the glue. I'm real curious to see how it hold up to the weather...

Me too! Keep us updated!

[+wildfire]

Great hide hope to see more like this one, great Idea

[+garri]

A lovely cache Fuse, some time ago i found lots of empty trunks while I was searching a cache and took one for a future cache.

 

I don't know why the cache owner didn't took these as a container

[Team Firebird]

AWESOME!!!

[+BoomerFZ1]

MAN THAT THING SUCKS!!! What the hecks wrong with you???

[+FUSE_SCRC]

MAN THAT THING SUCKS!!!  What the hecks wrong with you???

LOL!!! You a funny guy, FYI everyone, this is my caching buddy.....

Edited October 7, 2005 by FUSE_SCRC

[+TeamAO]

I think I'm ready to place my first cache. I have only 36 finds right now and haven't found anything like the container I want to use. I bought a 2 gallon paint bucket and made it look like a log. Think this will be OK to use?

 

 

 

 

I love it!!!

 

I would make one if I was creative enough.

[+Sue Gremlin]

There really is nothing like a clever camo job. This is just an excellent effort. Excellent.

 

We have seen a few great camo jobs which I would love to post photos of, but we know how that is. Caching sure attracts some clever folks.

[+ShowStop]

We need more cache hiders out there like you. Great work!

[+wandererrob]

*applause*

 

Nice work!

[Team Firebird]

man, that would be hard to find!

[+Airmapper]

Really cool cache!!!

Thanks for the idea man, I got a 2 gallon metal barrel and was wondering how in the heck I was going to hide something that big.

[+AO and CC]

I love it; I have been telling all my family about it, well the ones that I've explained what geocaching is.

 

I'm also like CompuCash, I want to know how you done it.

 

Very creative.

 

Arrestable

[+CompuCash]

I love it; I have been telling all my family about it, well the ones that I've explained what geocaching is.

 

I'm also like CompuCash, I want to know how you done it.

 

Very creative.

 

Arrestable

 

he mentioned how above -

 

 

For how I did it, very easy, used liquid nails and just glued pieces of bark all the way around, then where the bark didn't cover and put glue all over and attaching each piece to each other, then rubbed old leaves and dirt into the glue. I'm real curious to see how it hold up to the weather...

 

 

I use cheap $1 a tube clear caulking compound to do similar things -

 

cc\

[+CompuCash]

check this thread for a couple I did -

 

http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php...dpost&p=1590470

 

cc\

[+jennycaz]

This is definitely a cool container! I will tell you that anything beats a micro. Thanks for not making your first a micro.

[+krazymtbr & QT]

Very evil container... I like it.

 

Krazymtbr

[+AO and CC]

I love it; I have been telling all my family about it, well the ones that I've explained what geocaching is.

 

I'm also like CompuCash, I want to know how you done it.

 

Very creative.

 

Arrestable

 

he mentioned how above -

 

Sorry, I missed that one. Guess my glasses were dirty. Na, I just wan't paying any attention.

 

Thanks CC for letting me know.

 

Arrestable

[+Wander Lost]

What you could do is forget the lid, turn the bucket upside down over an ammo can or lock-n-lock. That gives your cache an extra layer of protection and preserves the cammo a bit since people wont need to handle it as much.

[+Airmapper]

I'd like to know how he did it cause I've got a 2 gallon metal barrel with a sealing lid and ring. It'll be pretty waterproof, unless you submerge it, and any cacher with common sense will be able to open /close over and over again without hurting the seal.

[+Wander Lost]

and any cacher with common sense will be able to open /close over and over again without hurting the seal.

[+Airmapper]

You think that's funny check this thread

 

http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=110883

[+Wander Lost]

You think that's funny check this thread

 

http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=110883

I saw that thread, that's partly why I was laughing. One thing that is in extremely short supply is Common Sense. Geocachers by and large have more than the average person, but that isn't saying much sometimes.

[+Airmapper]

You would think people that can use a complicated GPS unit to find a L&L or any other container in the woods could at least be intelligent enough to put it back like they found it.

 

I'm still curious about how FUSE SCRC did his camo job, did you use some kind of glue??

[+Super_Nate]

I wish I had one like that!

[+CompuCash]

You would think people that can use a complicated GPS unit to find a L&L or any other container in the woods could at least be intelligent enough to put it back like they found it.

 

I'm still curious about how FUSE SCRC did his camo job, did you use some kind of glue??

 

would you believe a simple screw top lid -

yup - couldn't get crewed back on -

 

cc\

[+CompuCash]

I wish I had one like that!

 

well pillgrum - alls ya godda do is make yersef one -

 

cc\

[+FUSE_SCRC]

I'd like to know how he did it cause I've got a 2 gallon metal barrel with a sealing lid and ring. It'll be pretty waterproof, unless you submerge it, and any cacher with common sense will be able to open /close over and over again without hurting the seal.

Hey there Airmapper... Sorry I didn't reply earlier, I didn't get on the forums the last week or so. Here is a copy of what I emailed another fellow Geocacher on how I did it.

 

"This was put together in about 30 - 45 minutes. I wasn't really sure what I was going to do as far as camaflaging the container till I got in the woods and started working. It was extremely easy. I knew that I wanted it to look like I log but wasn't sure how I was going to accomplish that. Basically all I did was this. I had a couple extra tubes of Liquid Nails sitting around the house. So I brought those to the woods and then started working. I just glued large pieces of bark around the sides of the container hight wise - up and down. Then for all the areas that the bark pieces did not cover I rubbed glue over the areas then rubbed dirt and crushed up leaves into the glue. Let it dry overnight and then did the glue and dirt/leave thing again the next day on any area's that I missed. Total time was 30 - 45 minutes max."

 

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