What Kind Of Caches Do You Like?

[the butterfly effect]

I want to set up a new cache and I want it to be unique, what are your favorite caches? May be I can incorperate several kind of caches and make a real neat, different kind of cache!

[Team Firebird]

I like quick caches, so you can get a lot of them fast. Annother thing that I like is to have a camoflaged cache (ex: having a ammo box painted white between two white boulders. I also like ones with a veiw.

[+Lacrosse Fox]

Im not a huge fan of the Hike through miles of poison and thorns. i love the small hikes or easier terrain to a really thoughtthrough cache. or easy terrain with extremely hard finds. but i hate hiking through tthe forest for a tiny micro cache that only has a log.

[hide & seekers]

One of my favorite finds was a DECON box hidden behind a loose stone in a rock wall. Another one was an empty garage door remote stuck to a tree with a magnet and camoflaged with bark.

 

In general I like ones with a hike through a nice area like a state or county park. Micros are not my favorite although my husband seems to like them. Well camo'ed is nice as opposed to tupperware hidden under a pile of sticks. My husband seems to catch anything that looks out of the ordinary.

 

I appreciate ones at rest areas on the interstates for cache and dash. Makes the trip more interesting.

[+krazymtbr & QT]

We both like regular caches, ammo boxes, tupperware containers, whatever that take you on a nice hike along a trail in the woods with some bushwacking the last few feet to get to it. We also don't mind micros too much as long as they're not in a high muggle area.

[bogleman]

I just completed What's in the bag dad? This cache used very unique containers and various techniques were deployed to get the numbers for the next step. Send the owner an email and ask him about the details. I have not found that many and this one was a first. I enjoy finding any type of cache but this one had everything. It was not too hard and did not require anything special to get to the next step. It was well planned out and I have plans on copying one or more of the steps because they were so fun.

[Mustcache]

Any size cache that will take me to anything except a park. I just don't like dodging muggles. I'll take a nice quiet forest anytime.

I really like a cache that takes me to a place I never knew existed, even if it's just down the road that I've travelled many times.

 

[+whistler & co.]

The kind we can find!!!!!

 

The kind where the kids don't step in water/mud/poop.

 

The kind where no one gives us weird looks (although some of my favorites have been clever micros in well-traveled areas).

 

The kind that take us to a neat spot in our own home town.

 

The kind that inspire us to hide more of our own.

 

Did I mention, the kind that we can find?

[+Team Perks]

I'm easy to please. Give me a nice view or a clever container, preferably both. Make me get some exercise, but don't send me through the local homeless encampment or the nasty swamp or the poison oak patch.

[+samirsky]

Since I bring my 3 small children along, we need a cache big enough to hold some decent 'treasure'. The little ones just don't see the point in finding a (micro) cache with no prize.

 

When I am travelling for work, I sometimes enjoy a micro hidden in a very public place. I like to see where someone hid it in plain sight, and use stealth to get it.

 

Sam

[+briansnat]

I prefer caches that involve a good hike to a scenic spot. A 2-3 mile RT hike makes for a nice quickie cache.

[+clearpath]

I like caches full of cash. I once found a pill bottle stuffed with $138. It wasn't the cache I was looking for (it was MIA) but somehow I think the pill bottle was the better of the two.

 

edit: spelling

Edited October 4, 2005 by clearpath

[+budd-rdc]

If you want to reward others, then I think you'll come up with a pretty good hide naturally. A clever (but not difficult) camouflage, scenic locations, and interesting areas are some examples.

 

If you want to present a challenge, then you should be careful and wait to hide caches of this type, since your idea of a challenge might be torture to others.

 

Personally, I enjoy camouflaged containers, especially if they involve skilled craftsmanship and/or clever engineering. For locations, I enjoy hiking through lesser known trails, and/or "secret" locations that most people don't know about, so I can enjoy it all by myself without muggles.

[+AtoZ]

I like caches I can find.

 

cheers

[+TeamAO]

I prefer caches that involve a good hike to a scenic spot. A 2-3 mile RT hike makes for a nice quickie cache.

Same here!

[+Mighty Nimbus]

I like caches that the owners actually take the time to place. Some caches in this area seem to be simply thrown under a bush in a small field or parking lot. My favorite cache to date was up on a rock formation about 40 feet above the trail. It was excellent.

[+Team Neos]

I like a variety, but my favorite are the nice strolls to ammos boxes.

 

I don't mind a challenging hike once in a while, but I prefer to be able to easily do several in a day, since I get to go caching so rarely.

 

I don't mind clever micros once in a while, but I do like to do some trading, and I do like a nice walk through a pleasant area.

 

If I can have a good view, an ammo box with some potential trades, and a nice walk without worrying about broken bones or blisters I am in seventh heaven!

[+Corp Of Discovery]

Any. They all have their places.

[+Airmapper]

I've tried urban caches, I just don't like them that well. There are too many people around, the caches aren't there half the time cause of muggles, and most are micros.

 

I like more rual caches, and regular size caches, I also like micros in an interesting place. I like caching out in the country cause there is not as much traffic and muggles to deal with.

[+Alan2]

Do the kind you like and find interesting. They'll be the best because your heart will be in it.

Edited October 5, 2005 by Alan2

[+entropysedge]

I like caches in places I didn't realize existed such as hidden little parks or takes me somplace that teaches me something new. In general I perfer regular size caches but a well done micro is fine too (I don't do a lot of trading)

[Lesbaru]

We like them all, though we've not been caching much as we'd like! My favorites are boxes that can hold trade goodies (yup, keep the kids happy!) in little parks that I didn't know existed, fairly easy to get to, with clever clues, a little historical interest, and a pretty view is a plus. I'm thinking of "Old School" in Shoreline WA. The clues had my son and his friend thinking (do you count from the bottom or the top? WHAT do you count?) the view was great, nice park, nobody got frustrated to the point of quitting, and they got to trade something, etc. etc.

 

It's all good!

[+clearpath]

I also like lamp post micro caches ... <zzzzip> fire proof suit on and ready for action.

[+Ed Rad]

I also like lamp post micro caches ... <zzzzip> fire proof suit on and ready for action.

<zziipppppp> Stand still and I'll put out the flames...

[+RockyRaab]

I also like to find new places. A recent search took me to a little fishing hole I never even suspected was there - and only three miles from my house.

 

I'm losing interest in micros, especially urban ones. They don't seem worth the effort it takes to find a parking spot, dodge muggles, get weird looks and scare women just to sign a log. On the other hand, I was delighted by my first light pole find, so much so that I hid one.

 

I think a mile is way too far to hike to a cache, but perhaps that may be a factor of my near-60 age. But I recently hiked three miles in and picked up five caches along the same trail.

 

My perfect cache? A well-hidden ammo can a short distance off a pretty trail, stuffed with good swag - and a jeep.

[CurmudgeonlyGal]

I also like lamp post micro caches ... <zzzzip> fire proof suit on and ready for action. 

I just found out we now have a lamp post micro here in town...

 

Leave for 5 months and the place goes to hell in a handbasket.

 

<sigh>

 

 

To keep this OT (in this case 'O' is for ON) for the OP:

 

It's great you're thinking about your cache ahead of time. My suggestion would be to expand what you're looking for, in both difficulty of the hide and difficulty of the terrain. Really find out what YOU like to search for and go from there.

 

As mentioned earlier, if you place something similar to what you like, you will (most likely) put out a better cache. Please also consider that it's not just about having a 'hide' in the 'owned' column... it should also be about creating something that other people will enjoy beyond the acquisition of 'another number'.

 

And to answer the question: much like Snat, I prefer a real box at the end of a real hike. A couple of miles is a good warm up.

 

Edited for sleep-induced retardation

Edited October 5, 2005 by CurmudgeonlyGal

[oscar2]

I enjoy a 2-3 mile hike with a little history involved. It's nice to find an old school house, grain mill, or even a grave marker in the woods with a story included in the cache. It's like two finds for the price of one!

[Archan]

i like puzzle and mystery caches the best, but a good tricky traditional is good as well. micros are nice, but some are too difficult for their own good. Multies are also nice, but they are not my favorite.

[+Quoddy]

I prefer caches that involve a good hike to a scenic spot. A 2-3 mile RT hike makes for a nice quickie cache.

Because I love this type of caching, too, I often end up doing one of Brian's, or a similar cache.

[mudda_UBER]

I like regular sized caches that can hold a decent amount of swag. It's nice if the cache brings me to a place i've never been to before. A nice trail is always good to find. I'll hunt micros, but only if i'm desperate for a geocache fix.

[+GClouse]

I took up geocaching just 3 or 4 months ago, mainly for moderate excercise. Many years ago I was involved in orienteering, which is more event oriented and competitive, but requiring similar skills. Since my health is failing somewhat, I have found that I really like the caches that bring me to historic locations in my area, that I never knew about until seeking a cache.

[+DancesWithMoose]

I like puzzles and nice hikes in the woods. I sometimes take my Mom who is 85 and loves to cache and so I need good terrain for her. Sunday we covered about 1.25 miles RT on one trail with several caches and she was anxious to keep going the whole time! I like more difficult terrain when I am out caching with my sisters.

[+kentuckygirls]

We like all types of caches. We think they all have their own place. In a highly populated area micros are great as long as you don't have to stick your head in a bush at a resturant that is jammed packed. Just have to pick the right time to do this type. We love challenging hides that gives us time to look for them. Trails, lakes, country roads, historical places are our favorites because they take us to places we have never been before. But as we say, we like the micros too, and will do them when given the opportunity.

[+tands]

Build one like this:

 

The End

 

and I will come.

 

- T of TandS

[+treasure_hunter]

I like pretty much any kind of cache, it doesnt matter to me. I enjoy a challenge, I also enjoy a nice park and grab.

[+Deliveryguy428]

I honestly like all kinds of caches for the most part.

 

Good puzzle caches

Good multi-caches

Good one stage caches.

 

Now, where I differ from most cachers in my state is to an extent I like some park-n-grabs...most people think keyholder/pill bottle under a lampost and they are right, but I was exposed to a few funny/humor related park-n-grabs while in Fl that were not lampost caches but well thought out concepts. that I would love to do but yeah...there are too many things wrong with my state for that.

 

Now just in case anyone misread that let me make sure I made my point

I have NOTHING against ANY geocacher anywhere, just in general there are way too many beautiful places to even consider park-n-grabs anymore where I am from

 

I do not wanna get flammed from people thinking I am attacking other cachers, I am not and if you think so, then I am sorry

 

Some of the best caches I have ever done

The End

2 on the Palmetto Trail

Deliverance

Monkey Puzzle 2(Fl version)