Adult Swag?

[+badlands]

(New GPS, Cars, $100 Bills are all nice, but I haven't hit the lottery. YET! )

 

D-man

$ 50 bills are ok too

 

I like to find carabiners and I leave a lot of bungees.

[+ebcarp]

When I was in Georgia, I used to leave a $1.00 scratch off lotto ticket. I felt like that was a good trade item. Relatively cheap unless you're doing a lot of caches in a little time. On my very first FTF, I got a geocaching hat with a red bow around it. I was tickled to death, you'd a thought I won the Price is Right or something. Any geocaching item w/the logo is good also. I have taken to leaving lightsticks in caches also. My personal feeling is to leave as well as you can afford, I think if the cache is hidden well enough, muggles shouldn't be a problem.

[+Latitude 32]

Dollar store is good. I have also bought a lot of trading items at www.orientaltrading.com. One of the items that I've been trading is a D-Ring/keychain with a compass attached. You can get 12 of them off of this site for around $10.00. It still is amazing to see how fast the quality of a caches contents degrade...

[+Kit Fox]

Here are a couple of pictures of the adult swag, that I use.

Agent Fox

Ummm...

If I might ask... What is the small square item at the bottom center?

 

I know I said "Adult Swag", but I remember something very close in size and packaging that I kept in my wallet while a teen.

Just never knew they made them in cammo!!

They are Military issue Trioxane Fuel tablets, great for emergencies.

[gridlox]

<snip> great for emergencies.

 

So was mine!!

 

Edited January 11, 2006 by gridlox

[+Porkchop61YD]

I like to leave things that are particularly usefull to geocachers. I carry around a variety of stuff in the $1-2, $3-5, $5-10 range and for special trades $10-20 range. I always carry around several TB's of my own to trade for others. I also like to keep in mind that many cachers bring their families with them, so I carry around a few kid items. BUT all of the stuff is usually new and of good quality -no junk. And I don't spend a ton, I just pick up things on sale when I find them at Wallmart, the Dollar Store, etc. I like to keep the items small and realitively flat so I can eaisly pack them and take them with me when I travel.

 

$1-2 Range

Coleman Zipper Pull/Keychain Compass & Thermometer

Pin-on Ball Compass

Small Bison Containers

Small Bison Survival Whistles

Batteries

Carabiners

Mini-lights

Bug Spray

Camo Tape

Magnetic Badge Backs (the good type that can be used to hold up a fairly large container -from K&J Magnetics)

 

$3-5 Range

Coleman Map Compass

Large Bison Containers

Bison Ball Containers (some of the best micros)

Large Bison Survival Whistles (the end is also a micro container)

Coins (military unit type)

Patches

Keychain Calculators

Sunglass Hut Sunglass Visor Clips

Sunglass Bags (you can put anything small in them like a GPSr and they are great for cleaning the screen)

 

$5-10

Gift Cards (Lowes, Home Depot, Wallmart, etc.)

Small Maglites

Adventurine & Mother of Pearl Stretch Braclet

Geocaching.com Lanyards

Good brand name ear buds

 

$10-20 Range

Any cool small tool/electronic

Leatherman Micros

Motorola Talkabout Radios

Pretty decent Sony, JVC or equivalent mini headphones

Very small USB Hub

Winchester Multi-tool (very good quality and for around $15)

Packs of batteries

Tiger Eye Stretch Bracelet

 

Kid Stuff

Scrunchies (not the generic type, but something with beds and bangles or college logo print)

Funky beaded necklass kits (I especially like the ones that come with a frog bead that I find at the Hallmark stores)

Magnets

Giant Crazee Beans

Small Beanie Babies

Lurchin Urchin Yo-Yo Balls

Super Balls

Logo Rubber Stretch Bracelets

[BEFIII]

Responses to this topic remind me of an old Hardy Boys title, Mystery of the Chinese Junk. The typical American home probably contains enough of the stuff to keep an asian sweatshop running for 6 months. Do cashers want to be responsible for hiding boxes full of these items under rocks and in hollow trees across the countryside?

I imagine that most cashers carry the equipment they need on the hunt with them, and aren't depending on finding a "sealed/new/never used" snake bite kit or emergency blanket in the cache to help them survive the hike back to the car.

If I need a screwdriver set I'll go to the hardware store and buy one.

Items that appeal to the inquisitive nature of geocachers, I think, are most appropriate. Maps, books, cd's, and items personalized by those who leave them would be great to find. Of course I like to see the nice things for the kids, and other items, but lets keep this sport about the thrill of the hunt - not stocking up on goods available at any dollar store.

Oh and Criminal, whiskey would be fun, too!

Edited January 14, 2006 by BEFIII

[+Lighteye]

BEFIII... you've missed the point, I believe

 

I think we are all in agreement that it is indeed the thrill of the hunt, but in the event that you DO decide to perform a little bit of trading, please don't leave actual garbage.

 

At least that was my understanding of this thread, and the sport in general. Trade if you like, but no toys that have recently been appropriated from the local landfill.

 

I was at one today , and the box was approx 2 1/2' X1' X1'. It was great to see the nifty gifts being exchanged from complete strangers... I was left almost speechless at the thoughtfulness of some.

 

And yes, I have been on almost all wilderness area hikes, and if you were on one, I am quite positive that the "sealed/new/never used" rain poncho would be a timely find and appreciated when the clouds started bursting overhead.

 

Just my .02