A Wooded LPC

May 31, 2007

Where exactly would I go to purchase / receive an old lamp post?

I had an idea, however unfeasible (due to getting landowner permission), where I would send cachers deep into the woods, only to come across a lamp post with a micro hidden underneath the skirt.

It's novelty. It's kitschy. It's unlikely to ever get off of the ground.

But it's an idea. Where can I get a lamp post or the like?

1.4k · May 31, 2007

Start with your local streets department if that does not work hit your local scrap yards.

I'd rather drag an old fire plug and set it up in the middle of nowhere, put a pull station next to it and pepper some trees with some sprinkler heads.

14.3k · May 31, 2007

Where exactly would I go to purchase / receive an old lamp post?

I had an idea, however unfeasible (due to getting landowner permission), where I would send cachers deep into the woods, only to come across a lamp post with a micro hidden underneath the skirt.

It's novelty. It's kitschy. It's unlikely to ever get off of the ground.

But it's an idea. Where can I get a lamp post or the like?

There are a bunch at any Wal-Mart! If you're lucky you might even find one with a cache under under the skirt...

1.4k · May 31, 2007

Where exactly would I go to purchase / receive an old lamp post?

I had an idea, however unfeasible (due to getting landowner permission), where I would send cachers deep into the woods, only to come across a lamp post with a micro hidden underneath the skirt.

It's novelty. It's kitschy. It's unlikely to ever get off of the ground.

But it's an idea. Where can I get a lamp post or the like?

Check with the local manfacturer of lamp posts in your area and find their distribution arm. They know when the old ones are being replaced. Good luck explaining why you want it and avoiding an "invite" to a state hospital for others that do similar things.

May 31, 2007

Start with your local streets department if that does not work hit your local scrap yards.

I'd rather drag an old fire plug and set it up in the middle of nowhere, put a pull station next to it and pepper some trees with some sprinkler heads.

and we all know how much you enjoy dragging huge heavy things out into the woods.

I really do love your large containers and the great spots you have for them.

I have had an idea somewhat like this one for a while. There was something else odd I wanted to drag out into the woods that would be rather out of place but I have modified that idea a bit since I did not have much luck finding what I wanted. The new cache is coming soon.

- Rev Mike

May 31, 2007

Where exactly would I go to purchase / receive an old lamp post?

I had an idea, however unfeasible (due to getting landowner permission), where I would send cachers deep into the woods, only to come across a lamp post with a micro hidden underneath the skirt.

It's novelty. It's kitschy. It's unlikely to ever get off of the ground.

But it's an idea. Where can I get a lamp post or the like?

Awesome idea! I love it.

1.4k · May 31, 2007

Start with your local streets department if that does not work hit your local scrap yards.

I'd rather drag an old fire plug and set it up in the middle of nowhere, put a pull station next to it and pepper some trees with some sprinkler heads.

and we all know how much you enjoy dragging huge heavy things out into the woods.

I really do love your large containers and the great spots you have for them.

I have had an idea somewhat like this one for a while. There was something else odd I wanted to drag out into the woods that would be rather out of place but I have modified that idea a bit since I did not have much luck finding what I wanted. The new cache is coming soon.

- Rev Mike

Sweet - nice to see you nosing around here, can't wait to see what's in the works. The light pole in the middle of nowhere is still a funny idea

24.7k · May 31, 2007

Where exactly would I go to purchase / receive an old lamp post?

I had an idea, however unfeasible (due to getting landowner permission), where I would send cachers deep into the woods, only to come across a lamp post with a micro hidden underneath the skirt.

It's novelty. It's kitschy. It's unlikely to ever get off of the ground.

But it's an idea. Where can I get a lamp post or the like?

Check with the local manfacturer of lamp posts in your area and find their distribution arm. They know when the old ones are being replaced. Good luck explaining why you want it and avoiding an "invite" to a state hospital for others that do similar things.

This is a good way to get one cheap. Scrap metal prices at the worst. The city street deparment would be another potentia source to get one that's been hit in traffic and is beyond repair for their purposes.

I think the real problem the OP's going to have is mounting the thing so it sticks. You could duct tape it to a tree but that's tacky.

May 31, 2007

Where exactly would I go to purchase / receive an old lamp post?

I had an idea, however unfeasible (due to getting landowner permission), where I would send cachers deep into the woods, only to come across a lamp post with a micro hidden underneath the skirt.

It's novelty. It's kitschy. It's unlikely to ever get off of the ground.

But it's an idea. Where can I get a lamp post or the like?

Check with the local manfacturer of lamp posts in your area and find their distribution arm. They know when the old ones are being replaced. Good luck explaining why you want it and avoiding an "invite" to a state hospital for others that do similar things.

This is a good way to get one cheap. Scrap metal prices at the worst. The city street deparment would be another potentia source to get one that's been hit in traffic and is beyond repair for their purposes.

I think the real problem the OP's going to have is mounting the thing so it sticks. You could duct tape it to a tree but that's tacky.

I figure if I can secure a concrete marker or the like, this won't be a problem. Of course, hauling that thing out into the woods is going to be a pain

7.2k · May 31, 2007

Not as original an idea as you might think. That is all I can say.

2.7k · June 1, 2007

I guess if you are going to install a whole lamppost, you might want to check into renting a crane truck and a flatbed to haul it out there too.

I guess a team of about 6-10 big strong men and some rope, pulleys and tree climbing stuff could get the job done if you don't care to rent the trucks and clear the road into the woods. Trucking in the concrete might prove to be a challenge also- you'll need enough to fill a hole about 2 feet diameter and 8 feet deep. (I assume you are planning on putting it up right)

If you can find who did it, you might want to enlist the aid of the persons who put boulders in these tree-tops. ... They are pretty good riggers I suspect.

More seriously, if you really want to do this, might I suggest one of the home style fiberglass poles? You can probably get one at WM or Lowes or wherever fine lawn and garden products are sold. (t will be a lot easier to take it out into the woods and set it up, too. :rolleyes:

June 1, 2007

Not as original an idea as you might think. That is all I can say.

Ditto.I've mentioned numerous times in here that I want to do this after others mention it.

June 1, 2007

Not as original an idea as you might think. That is all I can say.

Ditto.I've mentioned numerous times in here that I want to do this after others mention it.

OK, so maybe the OP should get a WWI cannon and drag that out into the middle of a forest somewhere and stick a magnetic key holder to it.

dave

3.9k · June 1, 2007

Where exactly would I go to purchase / receive an old lamp post?

I had an idea, however unfeasible (due to getting landowner permission), where I would send cachers deep into the woods, only to come across a lamp post with a micro hidden underneath the skirt.

It's novelty. It's kitschy. It's unlikely to ever get off of the ground.

But it's an idea. Where can I get a lamp post or the like?

The place to find them is scrap metal vendors, but, unfortunately, due to intense pressure from their insurance companies due to liability and stop-loss issues, most scrap metal vendors no longer allow customers or prospective customers to wander the yard looking for great finds, even while being escorted, and so the best you will be able to do in most cases is call them and describe what you are looking for and hope that they may have one or two lying around. Being a mad scientist and a midnight engineer, I useta love to haunt my local scrap yard and wander the rows of "junk" back in the late 1990s, and in fact, I had a kinda ritual of visiting it every Wednesday morning and spending about an hour searching for goodies and leaving with all sorts of wild things for just a few bucks; that all came to an end around late 2000, due to pressures from their insurance vendor. sigh!

2.5k · June 1, 2007

Why not build your own? A length of PVC, a cheap lamp fixture from your local Home Depot, a few screws and a bit of paint and you've got yourself a passable lamppost. Heck, get one of those solar powered yard lamps and it'll even light up! Still working out how to mount it... perhaps a Sona tube filled with cement. Mix the cement on site, easier to manage that way.

5.6k · June 1, 2007

The problem of mounting it in the woods is that it will come up against the "no digging" guideline.

7.2k · June 2, 2007

No digging required. Use a 4' x 4' piece of plywood and mount it to that. Spread leaves and/or pine straw over the plywood so it is not readily seen. It should stand OK since it bears no really heavy load.

Not that I've thought about doing this or anything. Not me.

June 2, 2007

Not as original an idea as you might think. That is all I can say.

Ditto.I've mentioned numerous times in here that I want to do this after others mention it.

OK, so maybe the OP should get a WWI cannon and drag that out into the middle of a forest somewhere and stick a magnetic key holder to it.

dave

Sadly enough that's probably been done as well.

5.6k · June 4, 2007

No digging required. Use a 4' x 4' piece of plywood and mount it to that. Spread leaves and/or pine straw over the plywood so it is not readily seen. It should stand OK since it bears no really heavy load.

Not that I've thought about doing this or anything. Not me.

Good work around, now where did they say you could get a lamp pole??????

June 4, 2007

Puts a whole new light on the idea of GEO-TRASH...

1.2k · June 4, 2007

No digging required. Use a 4' x 4' piece of plywood and mount it to that. Spread leaves and/or pine straw over the plywood so it is not readily seen. It should stand OK since it bears no really heavy load.

Not that I've thought about doing this or anything. Not me.

I'm assuming this would be a straight-vertical type, without bends and overhangs. Otherwise it might tip over.

Home Depot has a few of these:

It's expensive.

June 4, 2007

Being new to this hobby, this thread only reinforces my thoughts that any type of cache I come up with has already been done before. :blink:

My brother and I were joking around and thought of the Dr Who theme.

But a phone booth would be even harder to haul out to the spot.

Assuming we could find some private property owner with a similar sense of humor.

Would be a nice stop if it were raining though.......

Jim

1.8k · June 4, 2007

Just NE of me in Crestline, Ohio there's a recycle place called Campbell Tech. They buy out places that remodel. You can buy tons of old electronic equiptment, a huge assortment of wheels, carts, cases, boxes, old computers, motors, fans, .... almost anything you can imagine. I do recall seeing the top part of street lights, the arcing post with the light attached, but not the vertical pole. I did a quick search for a web site, but nothing yet. I occasionally browse. I have one cache that came from there. GCPBYR

June 4, 2007

Where exactly would I go to purchase / receive an old lamp post?

I had an idea, however unfeasible (due to getting landowner permission), where I would send cachers deep into the woods, only to come across a lamp post with a micro hidden underneath the skirt.

It's novelty. It's kitschy. It's unlikely to ever get off of the ground.

But it's an idea. Where can I get a lamp post or the like?

Almost has a Chronicles of Narnia ring to it. It's just gofy enough to be fun if you can make it fly. :blink:

Perhaps pick up a driveway lamppost setup at Home Depot or something? Or were you hoping for a full-blown parking lot lightpole ?

June 4, 2007

Being new to this hobby, this thread only reinforces my thoughts that any type of cache I come up with has already been done before.

Bud,you ain't kiddin.Read the cool cache container thread and do a forum search for clever caches or something of the like.You'll be even more frustrated.

June 4, 2007

I had an idea, however unfeasible (due to getting landowner permission), where I would send cachers deep into the woods, only to come across a lamp post with a micro hidden underneath the skirt.

ROFL!

June 4, 2007

Being new to this hobby, this thread only reinforces my thoughts that any type of cache I come up with has already been done before.

Bud,you ain't kiddin.Read the cool cache container thread and do a forum search for clever caches or something of the like.You'll be even more frustrated.

I LOVE the CCC thread. I'm always impressed by tthe ideas people come up with. But yeah, with over 400,000 active caches in the world, it's getting tougher and tougher to be truely original.

There was a time when even the LPC was new and fun in a way.

6.5k · June 4, 2007

Why get depressed when your novel idea already exists hundreds of miles away? It could be that no one caching in your area has seen this yet?

Back OT-I have never in over 4000 finds seen a lamppost out in the woods. But I might have seen an old rotary phone, and perhaps I have heard of a fire hydrant. Imagine the cojones it took to haul that out there. :blink:

June 4, 2007

If the requirement for placing a new cache included "and it can't be in a form previously used..." the game would come to a huge crashing end.

If the idea is to give the cache finder an enjoyable experience and something to chuckle over, then a lamp post in the middle of the woods would sure work.

A lamp post in the middle of nowhere - especially if it were wired for solar and lit up - would be worth the trek just to see it.

June 4, 2007

Being new to this hobby, this thread only reinforces my thoughts that any type of cache I come up with has already been done before.

Bud,you ain't kiddin.Read the cool cache container thread and do a forum search for clever caches or something of the like.You'll be even more frustrated.

I LOVE the CCC thread. I'm always impressed by tthe ideas people come up with. But yeah, with over 400,000 active caches in the world, it's getting tougher and tougher to be truely original.

There was a time when even the LPC was new and fun in a way.

Honestly,as much as they're despised by some cachers,the surprise was ruined for me here in the forums.I probably would never see one of these atleast 20 miles from my home turf.I did look Google earth after passing through a city in NC,to see what caches I missed and lo and behold,right across from the hotel I stayed like three weeks in,was an LPC.It was right out there in the Lowe's parking lot,and I was like "Where the heck could they have hid that?"Then I saw this thread and the secret was revealed.Honestly I'm kind of dissapointed I didn't discover it on my own,but whatever.Life goes on.

June 4, 2007

If the requirement for placing a new cache included "and it can't be in a form previously used..." the game would come to a huge crashing end.

If the idea is to give the cache finder an enjoyable experience and something to chuckle over, then a lamp post in the middle of the woods would sure work.

A lamp post in the middle of nowhere - especially if it were wired for solar and lit up - would be worth the trek just to see it.

Now that's a cool idea!

June 4, 2007

Why get depressed when your novel idea already exists hundreds of miles away? It could be that no one caching in your area has seen this yet?

Because everyone likes to have an orginal idea every now and again. :blink:

3.2k · June 4, 2007

I'd go with the home version as suggested by others. Get one from a home improvement store and wire it with a small solar panel and battery so it actually works at night. It sounds like a very "Narnia" type of thing.

June 4, 2007

I'd go with the home version as suggested by others. Get one from a home improvement store and wire it with a small solar panel and battery so it actually works at night. It sounds like a very "Narnia" type of thing.

Could make for a fun theme, huh? :blink:

7.2k · June 4, 2007

Being new to this hobby, this thread only reinforces my thoughts that any type of cache I come up with has already been done before.

My brother and I were joking around and thought of the Dr Who theme.

But a phone booth would be even harder to haul out to the spot.

Assuming we could find some private property owner with a similar sense of humor.

You never know what you might see when geocaching...

Ramness' log for that cache page.

June 4, 2007

Well, HERE is possible dealer... kinda pricy though. May want to try your local department of transportation office.

-G

Edited June 4, 2007 by MN-Paradox

June 4, 2007

Where exactly would I go to purchase / receive an old lamp post?

Marktplaats.nl, of course. Original Amsterdam lamppost:

http://bouw-tuin.marktplaats.nl/tuinverlic...ntaarnpaal.html

Not sure the seller wants to ship the thing to whereever you live...

(or to any nearby forest, for that matter)

A Wooded LPC

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