Night Caches...Do You Like Them

[+TexasGringo]

I was thinking about getting some FireTacks and setting up a night cache....But, before I waste time...how many of you Geocachers like them? Have you done any? If there was one in your area...would you do it?

 

Just curious.

[+The Herd]

Love them! Problem is there ain't a single night cache within 45 miles of us!

[+Always & Forever 5]

We haven't found one that we liked yet. We've started a couple but never finished them, mostly because the firetacks weren't placed well and either were not visible like they should have been or fell off whatever they were placed on. Unsure whether we will try another one or not.

[+Cedar Grove Seekers]

I don't think we've ever done an official night cache, but we love finding regular caches at night.

[+Kit Fox]

I was thinking about getting some FireTacks and setting up a night cache....But, before I waste time...how many of you Geocachers like them? Have you done any? If there was one in your area...would you do it?

 

Just curious.

 

I have four night time only caches.

The Haunted Forest (Night Cache)

The Haunted Forest (Night Cache) Part 2

The Legend of Big Ben (Night Cache)

The Lair of the Great Horned Owl (Night Cache)

 

They get fewer visits, but those that do find them, have enjoyed themselves. I've yet to find anybody else's night cache yet.

[+Ziggy Crew]

The first one that i did with my friend, 3Bunts, "Blue Night at Ryker Lake" was really fun. And I was hooked. I want to do more, but there aren't anymore around by me. And the one that I did do is now archived

[+flask]

we like 'em.

[+TrailGators]

I was thinking about getting some FireTacks and setting up a night cache....But, before I waste time...how many of you Geocachers like them? Have you done any? If there was one in your area...would you do it?

 

Just curious.

The cache that appears on the most people's favorite's list in San Diego is a night cache. It's called The Forbidden Forest and it's an awesome cache!

[+lmcgisme]

We really like them, but they are few & far between. I have one Hoot Owl Hike (Night Cache) and there's another about ten miles away, but no others anywhere near. All the logs are very positive, and most say they wish there were more night caches around. They are time consuming to set up, though.

Edited March 17, 2007 by lmcgisme

[+Gryffindor1]

Night caches are my most favorite type of cache to hunt!

In my area, they are very well done and I have a blast

every time I go looking for one.

 

The funny thing is, I had to be almost coerced into looking

for my first one - I just couldn't imagine it would be very

much fun looking for a cache in the dark. Boy was I ever

wrong I can't get enough of them now! I'm pretty

lucky that there are more than a few around here. I don't

want to think about after I've found them all...

[+Team GeoBlast]

I was thinking about getting some FireTacks and setting up a night cache....But, before I waste time...how many of you Geocachers like them? Have you done any? If there was one in your area...would you do it?

 

Just curious.

 

My favorite cache placement is a night cache. Whenever I am a bad mood I read the logs and it brings a smile to my face.

 

Sacred Moonrise and The Case of The Twisted Kitty

[+Totem Clan]

It's best to do them in the dark when you get to be my age and everything starts to...... Oh.... Uh......

 

Night Caches. Uh yeah.

 

 

Seriously, I've only done one. That was back in Alaska. There are not any around here, for now. I have one in the planning that I will place this summer. It will be a night orienteering multi. It could be done in the day, but you can find the fire tacks the will lead you to the points is easier at night.

I hope the folks around here like it and put out some for me to do.

[+tomfuller & Quill]

I don't know what maintanence issues will come up, but for a dry environment I enjoyed doing "Remotely Controlled Night Cache" (GC115QX) You only use your flashlight to keep from tripping over sagebrush and volcanic rock. You either bring your own remote or one of several hidden in the starter box. The 'blinkers" are well camoed and the tags for the next waypoint are hard to spot but fun overall.

Tom Fuller

[+StarBrand]

I have tried a few and enjoyed them. I also have tried looking for a number of regular caches at night - I amterrible at it but had fun trying.

[+debtodd007]

I've always wanted to do a night cache with an astronomy theme (my nightime hobby). I've even envisioned a multicache where a planisphere would be needed to solve the final stage or a logging reqirement based on constellation position.

 

There was one night cache in my area, but it was archived before I did it. Every time it was a nice night, I found myself at the telescope hunting far away galaxy's or star clusters. Dollars in astronomy gear far exceed $ in GPS by 10 to 1.

 

This thread is inspiring me to get off my rear and do what I envision.

[+Driver Carries Cache]

We have a great one here in Northern California, it makes a lot of "best of" lists: Wait Until Dark (GCG8QV)

 

It's a killer climb as well. I had quite an adventure finding it.

 

Driver Carries Cache

(madmike)

[+Anonymous']

I like night caches as long as they're in a place you feel comfortable walking around during the night. Drug dealers and ravines ruin it.

[+Anonymous']

I like night caches as long as they're in a place you feel comfortable walking around during the night. Drug dealers and ravines ruin it.

[+Klondike Mike]

I like em!

[+mudsneaker]

I love them! Have done 7 so far.

I have one, and another in the works right now. Wicked Woods @ Night

 

Theres a decient amount of them within driving range of here luckily.

 

A favorite was Control the Night

 

A very difficult one due to it being a urban night cache.(very hard to see the glints!)

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...d2-ce877b2d0245

Edited March 17, 2007 by mudsneaker

[+ReadyOrNot]

I was thinking about getting some FireTacks and setting up a night cache....But, before I waste time...how many of you Geocachers like them? Have you done any? If there was one in your area...would you do it?

 

Just curious.

 

Night caches are fantastic! I wish more people would do some out in my neck of the woods. Do it! Do it! Do it!

[crtrue]

I would love to do one, but the only good places around here are dense woods filled with illegal hunters...not the best place to throw a non-local!

[crtrue]

I was thinking about getting some FireTacks and setting up a night cache....

Just curious.

 

You know it's late when you read that as "Firetrucks".

 

On another note, I have a great idea for a new cache now!

[+chuckwagon101]

Never been caching at night. I flew a kite once at night.

 

Marge Simpson on kite flying at night: "There is just something "unholy" about flying a kite at night."

 

I am a person of the light....make mine daytime!

 

Thank you!

 

Chuckwagon

[+emurock]

I don't think we've ever done an official night cache, but we love finding regular caches at night.

Same here.

[Clan Riffster]

I would love to do one, but the only good places around here are dense woods filled with illegal hunters.

I own two. Both take you through some thoroughly nasty swamps brimming with venomous snakes, wild hogs & feral cattle. One is about a mile long, and the other is about 3 miles total, broken down into two parts. Night caches are my A#1 favorite type of hide.

[+Hotlanta]

I’ve only hunted one true night cache, tho I’ve hunted many caches at night.Night Ringer. I took my son and one of his buddies and we had a blast. The listed coords take you to the trail-head, you have to use a flashlight to see reflective tacks in trees to find your way along the trail. It was too much fun! The only real tough time we had was returning back down the trail. I had called a fellow cacher to talk about this cache before hitting the trail and he said it was easy to see the tacks and I really wouldn’t even need my GPSr along the way. I didn’t need it going there, but going back down the trail the reflectors were on the opposite side of the tree from the direction we were hiking out. The tracking feature on my GPSr would have been very useful about then. There is a whole series of night caches near here that I've done one of, they can be done during the day but not as much fun. Night Caches Good luck with yours.

[+halffast]

I have done several night caches and have one of my own.I plan on doing a night cache in arizona while visiting family in april and a couple while visiting family in utah this summer.They are at the top of my list.

[+michigansnorkelers]

There's only one in my area, but it's FANTASTIC.

 

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...fd-4d0f3296cb90

 

THE NIGHT BECKONS YOU

 

Not only does this involve the use of firetacks, but a couple of red beacons with a final step involving projecting a waypoint.

 

If there's ever a cache I'll never forget, this is it!

[+usyoopers]

We have 2 in our area, they were both great fun! We would do more given the chance.

[X-isle]

I would like to do a night cache...sounds fun.

[+Jhwk]

I tried to do my first night cache on Saturday. It was well laid out with the reflectors going around a cemetary. The only problem was, the cache wasn't at the end of the hunt. So much for hitting #400 this weekend...

[+angevine]

I love night caching, in the same way that I love reading scary stories -- it gives a little frisson, an adrenaline rush, that you don't generally get when you're caching in the ordinary manner.

 

One of the things that I find extraordinary is the way one's vision changes. As a driver, I've always felt I had poor night vision. But out in the woods, with just the pencil-thin beam of light, it feels like what's in the light is sharp and focused and amazingly clear. No peripheral vision, of course; but an extraordinary experience all the same.

 

Jeannette

"Open Your Heart With Geocaching"

www.JeannetteCezanne.com

[+frivlas]

We love them! We have taken our kids on several and they think it's a grand adventure.

[+Mudblood Squad]

We placed a night only cache (GCW6HR) "Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark". Everyone that has tried it, say's they really enjoyed it. We've done one and loved it! Wish someone in our area would do more so we could try it again.

[nonaeroterraqueous]

The cache that appears on the most people's favorite's list in San Diego is a night cache. It's called The Forbidden Forest and it's an awesome cache!

 

Well, the web page alone looks awesome. I've got to figure out how to do that howling thing. I never realized people could put sounds on their listings.

[TinyMoon & The Pumpkin King]

In the "Olde Days" you could put sounds and animations on your listings. Many of our early cache placings have sounds and animated gifs. But that all came to an end about a year ago, when the Powers That Be decided to streamline the website.

[Babykisses]

The night caches are great fun. Nothing like adding another level to the whole trip.

We do most of our caching at night around here.

[nonaeroterraqueous]

In the "Olde Days" you could put sounds and animations on your listings. Many of our early cache placings have sounds and animated gifs. But that all came to an end about a year ago, when the Powers That Be decided to streamline the website.

Ah, I see. I guess I won't be looking into that one, then.

[saopaulo1@hotmail.com]

I use it, but just for a general area. Since my accuracy is usually only 30 ft (on good days) I use the clues more.

[+angevine]

In the "Olde Days" you could put sounds and animations on your listings. Many of our early cache placings have sounds and animated gifs. But that all came to an end about a year ago, when the Powers That Be decided to streamline the website.

 

Oh, what a pity that can't be done anymore! I too was entranced at the howling ... what fun!

 

-- Jeannette, regretful about some of the streamlining...

[+SGT red jeep]

I,ve been to four of them. Three were very straight foward. Easy to follow the trail of reflector tacks. The fourth one though was a little trickier causing me to go after it twice.

I had a lot of fun doing all of them but would caution you not to skimp on the reflector tacks.

Last week I finally put out one of my own nighttime caches but haven't seen too much action on it yet. Maybe when it warms up here.

[+Thrak]

There are only two in my area. I loved them both. On the first one my wife and I were laughing like a couple of little kids we were having so much fun. Both of the ones in this area are safe walks at night - my only complaints is that they were too short and over too quickly!

 

I'm a FTF hound so I often go out and find new caches at night. I love caching then. I wish there were more caches specifically designed to be done at night. If I knew of a great place for one I'd definitely place a night cache using fire tacks.

[nonaeroterraqueous]

I use it, but just for a general area. Since my accuracy is usually only 30 ft (on good days) I use the clues more.

You use "it?" What are you referring to, firetacks?

[+Rumpled]

There is an urban one very near to my house. Not firetacks, but a spot where you point your flashlight and get a blinking code of lights back to you for coordinates for stage 2 where the cache is.

Hidden by a very imaginative hider near me. He also has one using morse code.

I just gave away the cache secret, so I won't give you the cache name or waypoints.

 

I haven't done any other specific night ones, I'll have to give it a try.

[+krisandmel]

I've not tried a night-only cache yet, but a couple have popped up nearby, and I'm looking forward to the challenge.

 

I also just bought an LED headlamp, since light shining from eye level will reflect back at eye level better than a handheld flashlight.

 

I still think there should be a Night Only Cache attribute for the PQ's.

 

~k

[+The Stainless Steel Rat]

I would love to find one, how do I search them up in my area? thanks.

[+Harry Dolphin]

No thanks. Lights at night bother me. I don't drive after dark. (I hate winter!)

That being said, we did do one night cache with fire tacks. Of course, we did it during the daytime. The search area was fairly limited, and we followed a few sets of firetacks before we started searching everywhere, and found it! But I will pass on any more of them.

[+mudsneaker]

I just had someone try to do mine during the day. HAHA! its designed to defeat those attempts. They found the final, but didn't get all the wps needed to get into the final. /snicker. Its doable I'm sure, but very very hard.

I don't much care for folks doing a night cache during the day, thus the extra steps required to get into mine. Its alot of work setting a night cache up and why bother if folks are just going "cheat" and do it during the day.

 

To anyone planning on setting up a night cache, don't use white reflectors unless you want it found in the day. Use the Stealth Fire Tacks made by Wildtech. Get the discounted ones for a nice savings in cost. Try to set up on a trail system that has branching trails, and set your reflectors in a way thats hard to spot in the day. (side of tree opposite of trail, up high) Even better, slap a lock on the final and have the finders stop in different places for the combo. Worked for mine

[+trailpuppy]

I've done several night caches in Northern California and have enjoyed them all. The best one by far was Jedi Holocron (GCZ76H).