+Matrix Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Just wondered what our equivalent is ? And yes I have been listening to the podcacher podcasts Quote Link to comment
fraggle69 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 I know what you're saying, that guy hates his LPC's. I am not sure there is an equivalent urban cache, our lamposts are far too efficient. I like to think we're a little more creative with our urban hides here in the UK.. I suppose you're talking about the urban item most used to hide a cache. I guess it would have to be a bench or similar seat. Not that I find these irritating, just fairly common Quote Link to comment
+currykev Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 As long as the cache takes you somewhere new (and possibly interesting) it's ok with me! Quote Link to comment
+Matrix Posted February 7, 2008 Author Share Posted February 7, 2008 Some American lamp posts seem to have a box around the base that lifts up for access to the fixings which on the face of it seems like a good place but I wonder how you look without arousing to much suspicion Found a great pic while doing a bit of research Quote Link to comment
+Stuey Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 This brings back great memories of caching in Los Angeles. We must have found 50 of these! What you might not realise is that they make a heck of a noise as you slide them up and down again, which makes it difficult to be stealthy. Quote Link to comment
+The Bolas Heathens Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 I'm not sure I'd agree there - we've done quite a few excellent and very cunning urban hides in the USA. A lot of very creative caches where the cache owner has made something to blend is perfectly with it's surroundings. The number of LPC's as a proportion of total caches is very low - they just get talked about all the time which makes you think there are more of them than there are in reality (as a proportion of total caches in an area). We've done quite a few creative UK urban hides too but have also done a ton of 35mm containers chucked in the obvious spot too. Swings and roundabouts . I like to think we're a little more creative with our urban hides here in the UK. Quote Link to comment
+The Other Stu Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 surely our equivalent (if you want to take annoyances) is Micros in Ivy Covered Trees? Every .1 for no apparent reason..... Quote Link to comment
fraggle69 Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 The number of LPC's as a proportion of total caches is very low - they just get talked about all the time which makes you think there are more of them than there are in reality (as a proportion of total caches in an area). bloody good point, I never saw a single LPC on my WA trip, only extremely cunning urban hides. Quote Link to comment
+minstrelcat Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Swings and roundabouts . I've never found a cache on a swing or a roundabout! Lisa Quote Link to comment
+Stuey Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Oh I've found quite a few on roundabouts ;o) Quote Link to comment
+minstrelcat Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 surely our equivalent (if you want to take annoyances) is Micros in Ivy Covered Trees? Every .1 for no apparent reason..... Or those 'cache and dash' hides in dull but convenient locations. Quote Link to comment
+sTeamTraen Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 I'm not sure I'd agree there - we've done quite a few excellent and very cunning urban hides in the USA. A lot of very creative caches where the cache owner has made something to blend is perfectly with it's surroundings. The number of LPC's as a proportion of total caches is very low - they just get talked about all the time which makes you think there are more of them than there are in reality (as a proportion of total caches in an area). We've done quite a few creative UK urban hides too but have also done a ton of 35mm containers chucked in the obvious spot too. I agree - I'm in the Portland/Seattle area for a few days and out of 100 caches, of which at least half have been micros, only one has been under a lamp-post skirt, and that was a small lock-n-lock. The most common micro container here is the bison tube, which requires a bit of discipline to roll up the log sheet, but otherwise keeps the log nice and dry. I've found perhaps 6 film containers, and of those, half had damp logs - in other words, the usual percentage. Generally speaking the quality of hides and caches here is very close to what you'd see in the UK or Germany. Perhaps there are more drive-ups, but then I'm caching in the suburbs. I imagine things are a little different in Montana. Quote Link to comment
+The Bolas Heathens Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Us too ... and climbing frames etc etc - no swings yet, unless a swing bridge counts Oh I've found quite a few on roundabouts ;o) Quote Link to comment
+OldNickCov Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Just wondered what our equivalent is ? 35mm film canister tucked onto the back of an Armco barrier ditto, velcroed onto the back of an information board / road sign. Quote Link to comment
+Alibags Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Just wondered what our equivalent is ? 35mm film canister tucked onto the back of an Armco barrier ditto, velcroed onto the back of an information board / road sign. They sound positively nice compared to what I think is our REAL equivalent, which is 35mm stuffed at the bottom of a post (fencepost, gatepost, signpost), sometimes with a rock on top... generally very wet! Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 (edited) Just wondered what our equivalent is ? VPL cache, anyone?? Edited February 9, 2008 by keehotee Quote Link to comment
+SidAndBob Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 surely our equivalent (if you want to take annoyances) is Micros in Ivy Covered Trees? Every .1 for no apparent reason..... vil pbirerq gerr still sends shudders down my spine. Quote Link to comment
+JeremyR Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 vil pbirerq gerr I've just scared myself by reading that straight off the screen... Now I know I'm nuts... I'd say the UK equivalent of the American LPC in terms of hide method is a Pile-o-Sticks™ in the woods visible from 30 yards away. Quote Link to comment
+Bambography Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 vil pbirerq gerr I've just scared myself by reading that straight off the screen... Now I know I'm nuts... Agh! Me too! Must get out more! Less... agh, now i'm confused! Quote Link to comment
+walkergeoff and wife Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 (edited) I'm not sure I'd agree there - we've done quite a few excellent and very cunning urban hides in the USA. A lot of very creative caches where the cache owner has made something to blend is perfectly with it's surroundings. The number of LPC's as a proportion of total caches is very low - they just get talked about all the time which makes you think there are more of them than there are in reality (as a proportion of total caches in an area). We've done quite a few creative UK urban hides too but have also done a ton of 35mm containers chucked in the obvious spot too. Swings and roundabouts . I like to think we're a little more creative with our urban hides here in the UK. Last November/December I spent a month in Modesto CA and found three LPCs. Several, some magnetic, caches were attached to local power transformers, and many, if not most, were on private property. One log of a cache I didn't try told of how one finder had to evade the security guard to find it! The car park where I found one cache was clearly marked private. One was hidden in the louvres of the air conditioning outlet of a hospital, which was located at the top of the hospital car park. Great views, though! There were ingenious hides too, and out in the country - at a place called Knights Ferry, there were several with great walks and views of the Stanislaus River. Edited February 11, 2008 by walkergeoff Quote Link to comment
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