bunnylady Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 I'm a relatively new cacher in Florida, and already I've noticed a trend. Nearly every cache is concealed in some way by Spanish Moss. A cache on the ground is almost always covered with a clump of the stuff. Hanging micros are draped with it. If I'm in the right vicinity and can't locate the cache, I start poking at the larger moss-bunches. It's like, the perfect cache-camoflage. It's lightweight, it doesn't get soggy when it's wet, and (at least down here....) it's everywhere!!! Just curious....if you're not from the Southeastern US, what do you use? Quote Link to comment
+Cpt.Blackbeard Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Around here it's mainly leaves, sticks or rocks Quote Link to comment
nonaeroterraqueous Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Ivy. Great long chains of fake ivy. Around here the ivy grenade is a gold standard. Quote Link to comment
+Googling Hrpty Hrrs Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Pine straw. Lots of pine straw. Quote Link to comment
+halffast Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Nothing.We just walk into the forest and sit the container down and walk away. Quote Link to comment
+Retcon Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 When I was in Texas recently, I was amazed at how the hiders were able to find appropriate places to place caches, considering the total lack of old hollowed out logs lying around. In NEOhio, the hollow logs are the first things you check. Quote Link to comment
+Rebel Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 If you see a cache hidden "Georgia Style" that means under a pile of pine straw. In mid to south Georgia there is plenty of Spanish moss. You've given me an evil idea . . . Quote Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Out here on the prairie, we use fallen leaves and sticks when trees are around (rare) or big clumps of last year's matted down prairie grass. Actually as dry as it has been for the last 5 years it is probably 6 year old matted grass. Sometimes a large sagebrush works too. Quote Link to comment
+Cedar Grove Seekers Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 In Canada we just place it under a pile of snow. Quote Link to comment
+The Jester Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Gee, from all the threads, I thought everybody stuck them under lamp skirts! Quote Link to comment
+Moore9KSUcats Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 URP (Unnatural Pile of Rocks) That is pretty typical everywhere. Around the cliffs here, we may use what is sometimes termed NRP (Natural Pile of Rocks). In this case, look for a small opening under one of the car to house sized boulders. It might be hidden there, in conjunction with an URP. If all else fails, start checking the smaller rocks. It may be the cache container itself! Quote Link to comment
+T&DJay Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Rocks. This part of PA has lots and lots of rocks. Hollow logs and downed branches are good too. Quote Link to comment
+Miragee Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Haqre N Ohfu Hagre Ebpxf While traveling, I found caches in Blanding, Utah and discovered that "Blanding Style" was a buried five-gallon white bucket . . . Quote Link to comment
+jasond Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Leaves, sticks, logs, in existing holes, carcasses of FTFs if the STFs get on the scene quick enough. The usual. Quote Link to comment
top con Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 like the first indiana reply....sticks. if you are unsure...look for the pile of sticks that looks like a washboard. Found It!! Quote Link to comment
+Juicepig Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 In Canada we just place it under a pile of snow. Awww, beat me to it Quote Link to comment
+The Laughing Gnomes Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 I once saw a cache that was hidden under what was termed "bark-o-flage" in the middle of what seemed like a 12 acre area of poison ivy Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 (edited) I live in northern NJ. When the last glacier covered North America it ended right about where I live. It very conveniently brought all kinds of rocks and boulders with it as it moved southward and when it retreated it was nice enough to leave most of them right here in NJ. So we use rocks, boulders and crevices. It's pretty easy to hide a cache when you have spots like this: and: and: and: and: Edited March 29, 2007 by briansnat Quote Link to comment
+Dgwphotos Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 Pacific Northwest hide: stump. Quote Link to comment
+flarose516 Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 I'm from NW Florida and a common cache spot here is in palmettos. I've also noticed a few lately in the roots of trees pulled up by recent hurricanes. Quote Link to comment
+DeRock & The Psychic Cacher Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 Most common in Michigan- UPS = Unnatural Pile of Sticks Imagine walking up and finding a "ready to light fire" right in the middle of the most unlikely spot in the woods. You have found the cache! Deane AKA: DeRock & the Psychic Cacher - Grattan MI Quote Link to comment
+BBWolf+3Pigs Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 Under rocks: and more rocks Quote Link to comment
+team moxiepup Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 In addition to the sticks, rocks, stumps, logs, and leaves already mentioned, we also use slabs of bark. Here in Maine, we have plenty of pines, and when they die, they conveniently slough off nice big bark slabs. They typically stay in place and behave themselves better than sticks, which like to show their independence by rolling around and acting shifty. This old timer is still holding on to his bark, hopefully for many years to come! Quote Link to comment
vtmtnman Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 Up here in New England,rocks,stones and boulders!I live in slate country,and we've got endless mountains of waste slate here- Here's where I got the image from if you want to check it out more- http://www.slatevalleymuseum.org/ The big piles can be dangerous to be on.I can't say how many times I've been standing on the river fishing and heard big rumbles of sliding slate.There are smaller and safer piles to hide in and trust me we make use of em'.They can be down right nasty for hiding caches,cause there's so many nooks and pockets in the pile. Quote Link to comment
+ZSandmann Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 Alabama Hide Style: Kudzu I win! Quote Link to comment
+"we two want to play too" Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 Gee, from all the threads, I thought everybody stuck them under lamp skirts! Quote Link to comment
+Kealia Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 Redwood bark. Lots of it. Quote Link to comment
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