DAcachers Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 I am trying to hide my first cache and I put it in the park down the street but before I posted it I realize that it wasn't a good idea. I would like to know if anyone has hiding a cache by there house like on there fence? Is this a good idea? There are lots of neighbor kids and I don't want something to happen to them or even my family. Thanks DAcachers Quote Link to comment
+Slowpitcher Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 I am trying to hide my first cache and I put it in the park down the street but before I posted it I realize that it wasn't a good idea. I would like to know if anyone has hiding a cache by there house like on there fence? Is this a good idea? There are lots of neighbor kids and I don't want something to happen to them or even my family. Thanks DAcachers The park is a much better location. personally I dislike home caches but there are a few in the system. Slowpitcher Quote Link to comment
+Kit Fox Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 I am trying to hide my first cache and I put it in the park down the street but before I posted it I realize that it wasn't a good idea. I would like to know if anyone has hiding a cache by there house like on there fence? Is this a good idea? There are lots of neighbor kids and I don't want something to happen to them or even my family.[/b ] Thanks DAcachers By placing your cache in front of your house , you are posting your address all over the internet. Millions of people that you don't know can find you even if you don't want to be found. Another issue to consider is your neighbors and their opinions regarding strangers visiting the neighborhood at strange hours. Most people like quiet neighborhoods, so their kids can play. The neighbor kids will also notice the activity near your house, and will investigate the cache. They may steal it, they might participate, or they might place unmentionables inside the cache. Quote Link to comment
+wkmccall Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 I am trying to hide my first cache and I put it in the park down the street but before I posted it I realize that it wasn't a good idea. I would like to know if anyone has hiding a cache by there house like on there fence? Is this a good idea? There are lots of neighbor kids and I don't want something to happen to them or even my family. Thanks DAcachers Can't speak for others, but I don't do yard caches.. Just never liked going on someone's property for a cache. Quote Link to comment
+ncfinn Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Do you really want a bunch of strangers wandering on your street and in your yard at all hours? If you do, you better warn all your neighbors. Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 I am trying to hide my first cache and I put it in the park down the street but before I posted it I realize that it wasn't a good idea. I would like to know if anyone has hiding a cache by there house like on there fence? Is this a good idea? There are lots of neighbor kids and I don't want something to happen to them or even my family. Thanks DAcachers A cache doesn't make any one spot any less safe than it already is. Your neighborhood already has the usual alotment of upstanding citizens, selfish rat bastards, miscreants, truants, rightouse, salt of the earth, working class stiffs, pervs, criminals, and average joes. A cache won't change that. Everbody's kids are exactly as safe as they were before. That said a cache at your home has it's own issues. Cachers don't always feel comfortable on someones lawn. A yard is not a normal place of public accomodation and it just feels strange to look for a cache in a yard. A park is a better spot. It would not hurt to talk to the homeowners adjoining the park if they will be in a position to see cachers looking for the cache and wonder what they are doing. Night Stalker has a cache at his house. It's location does a fairly good job of shielding you from prying eyes as you look for the cache. Of course he also has no problem if you knock on the door and say hello. It's actually a rather hard find for some reason even though it's not hidden all that well. Quote Link to comment
+Castle Mischief Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Allow me to point you to two similar posts that I started asking about almost the same thing. There's some pretty good advise here and there: http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php...=198896&hl= http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php...=194920&hl= Quote Link to comment
+basketchick Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 I had a find last month that was across the road from the cache owner's home. He came out to say hi when he saw my car. It was actually kind of nice to meet him in person. Mind you, it's very rural area with no real neighbors to bother. Quote Link to comment
+TheAlabamaRambler Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 (edited) Won't get long-winded since I've talked about this in the last 8 or 10 times this topic has been brought up (searching before posting will often get your questions answered!) but the cache on my front porch works nicely. This one is a TB Hotel GC14B0Z Before it traditional cache GCZYH1 lived on my porch, and another was there before that. Edited August 15, 2008 by TheAlabamaRambler Quote Link to comment
AZcachemeister Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 I have had a cache on my front porch since 2/7/2004, and there have been almost no problems. We have moved since it was created, but at the old place the neighborhood kids noticed people taking stuff out of the cache, and they naturally wanted to join in. Locking the container solved the problem. Quote Link to comment
+wimseyguy Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Just keep in mind that geocaching is a 24/7/365 activity for some. If you are prepared to welcome them onto your property, and don't think there will be issues with the neighbors, then hide it and some will come and find it, and others will stay away. I can't think of any bad reasons for hiding a cache in a park-as long as it isn't on or near the playground. Some parks may be better than others due to factors beyond your control, but they are still public areas designed for recreational activity. Quote Link to comment
+wapahani Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 I've got one very close to our home and I can eye it up. Its not on my property though.... Quote Link to comment
+Snow Birds Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Do you really want a bunch of strangers wandering on your street and in your yard at all hours? If you do, you better warn all your neighbors. I could see all the neighbors thinking you were a drug dealer! "Strange people show up at all hours and look suspicious!" Quote Link to comment
+Bergie Bunch Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 We have a cache in our backyard. We went and talked to the neighbors, told them about what we were doing, they thought it was a great idea. We agreed to archive it if it got out of control or they were bothered by it. Met some nice folks so far, no trouble. Quote Link to comment
+bpratt Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I love to meet the people that show up to do the cache in my yard. I also have caches in the yards of a couple of relatives and they love it. We do all have larger yards so people are not right outside the door as a matter of fact it is easy for people to show up do any of them and leave before any of us know they are there. Any one who needs to know that the caches are there knows, including the police for the one in my yard (the only one located in a town). Quote Link to comment
+FunnyNose Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I see no problem with putting a cache in your front yard if you provide the following in the cache description. Your Full Name The complete address of the house including color and other identifing information. Your work phone number, cell phone number and home phone number. That way if a neighbor comes after you with a shotgun you have information to back up your story. Quote Link to comment
Skippermark Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 (edited) We've probably found a dozen "at home" caches, and our biggest concern is that the coords will be wrong and we'll end up in the wrong person's yard. If the yard is big and there's no worry about being in the wrong spot, I think they're better than in small lot only 50 feet wide. Edit to say that if you do it, it's probably a good idea to put the house number (street name probably not needed) in the description, especially if the cache is near your property line. Nothing worse than not knowing which yard to go into. Edited August 18, 2008 by Skippermark Quote Link to comment
+BadAndy Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I hate yard caches They can make me feel creepy Feels like trespassing Quote Link to comment
+wapahani Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I hate yard caches They can make me feel creepy Feels like trespassing With a name like "Bad Andy" I wouldn't figure that would matter.... J/K of course. The cache I make mention to is at a historic school house and the owners like having it there, they get to see all sorts of "funny people" lurking around looking for it. To them it doesn't make a difference because they have a historical plaque in their yard anyway and people always stop and look at it, get out and take pictures. Cachers park in my yard to go get it mos of the time (not always). I certainly wouldn't put a cache at my front door. The above mentioned cache is in the right of way and you don't even have to go onto their property to get it. Quote Link to comment
+JacobBarlow Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I am trying to hide my first cache and I put it in the park down the street but before I posted it I realize that it wasn't a good idea. I would like to know if anyone has hiding a cache by there house like on there fence? Is this a good idea? There are lots of neighbor kids and I don't want something to happen to them or even my family. Thanks DAcachers House caches are great, we love them and ALWAYS think they are a great idea. Quote Link to comment
+whistler & co. Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 We have found a few and have mixed opinions. One house cache we found was part of a failry complicated multi out in the boonies...I think it gets found about twice a year. We already knew the cache owner already, so it was not a problem for us. In fact, he was out in the yard with his grandkids when we arrived, so we got to meet them all and have a nice chat. One house cache was a DNF the first time...we were too nervous to really look around. There were other houses very nearby, and it was a pretty nice neighborhood. We were really, really paranoid we would get stopped and questioned. After logging a DNF and subsequently getting the CO's assurance that it was OK to be there, we went back and made the find. Although it was a nicely done cache, we still felt a bit odd. Another was at the edge of the CO's yard, in a very small village. The neighbors were watching us very closely and did not seem friendly at all. The CO did not say it was at his house, but we knew from someone else that it in fact was, and that he liked to watch people at the cache but did not come out to chat or anything. It was a tricky hide, and we felt very harassed ans stupid squatting down on the street in front of the whole neghborhood. Luckily, we finally found the darn thing, but it was not a fun experience at all. If we had NOT found it, I would not have returned to follow up the DNF. Another was bolted to the CO's house in plain sight. All you had to do was pull into the driveway and open it up. Although it was right in town, the fact that you could head right over to the cache, unlock it, and do your stuff without poking around like a suspicious person made it OK. We were in and out in less than five minutes and never attracted anyone's attenton. We just found a house cache this weekend. It was a tricky hide, but at least was in the end of the yard, not really close to the houses. You could park right along the road and hop out to search, and only had to venture about 50' into the yard. The Co happened to arrive home as we were looking, and he said hi then sat down to watch us. After we made the find, he came down to chat. It wasn't too bad looking, especially once he came home and made us look legit. Moral of the story: house caches are generally stressful for the seeker, unless it's a really obvious hide! And in a really rural place! Quote Link to comment
+DanOCan Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 I tend to skip caches located in yards. Heck, I had a fellow cacher leave some coins for me in an ammo can under his steps in an unpublished cache and even though I told him the exact date and time I would be there to collect them I still felt strange going in for the goods. Quote Link to comment
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