+JBnW Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 So there's an active military base nearby; active in the business of turning full ammo cans into empty ammo cans. I occassionally work with the folks in the Environment and Conservation office who, among other things, stockpile the used ammo cans for lot sales at the DRMO or recycling. It's somewhat of a very little secret that anyone wanting an ammo can just needs to ask, and come out and grab one or two. So I gave them a call the other day, asking if they had any laying around. They said they had a bunch, and needed to come into town anyway, would be happy to bring 'em to me...did I want the "small" or "large" ones?? Now I'm thinking .30 CAL or .50 CAL are the options. So we ask for a half-dozen "small" and a dozen "large". I wasn't there when they dropped the ammo cans off. By "small", these guys were thinking .50 CAL. "Large" means M224 Mortar cans!! Imagine something the size of a .50 CAL can, same width and length, but 3x as tall!! These things are suitcases!! And now I have 16 of 'em! Plus the half dozen .50 CALs!! It's gonna have to be a mighty big cottonwood tree to hide these suckers!! But I guess I can't complain of the price. So, how much luck has anyone had "hiding" one of these things?? I'd imagine a herd of hamsters could live their lives unmolested in one of these, and never be seen in the darkness of these cavernous containers! Quote Link to comment
+NorthWes Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 LOL! Look not the gift horse in the mouth! We've got a few of those 'large' size hidden up here in Alaska right in the city of Anchorage (but we have bears and moose in the city too...) I've got two ready to place sitting in the garage. The 50cal are great for TB hotels etc. I secure 'em with a bike lock cable run through an eye hook bolted into the body of the box and looped through another big eye on the top - security for the container, if not the contents. Keeps unequipped thieves empty-handed! Quote Link to comment
JJFood Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 (edited) Someone near here chained one to a tree! lol. But it got muggled So I don't know! Good Luck hiding them though! Edited March 10, 2009 by JJFood Quote Link to comment
+cantuland Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 What kind of hiding environments do you have? I have hidden large containers like these before. One is under a semi large cedar tree, large for Kansas, puny for mountainous lands. There was a trunk of another tree laying under it. I put the container under the cedar and laying flat on the ground on the back side beside the fallen trunk. See GCTAAM. Another instance, I put one inside a thick juniper bush. It lasted for quite a while, until winter came and some homeless person moved in and then my box disappeared. I replaced the cache with the same and it disappeared too. After the second one is when I learned of the "local urban outdoorsman". I was told by one cacher that he thought the first one mentioned above was muggled because he saw a homeless guy walking around with a big box with "Geocache" written in big letters on it. No, it was just the guy who lived at this one. See GCXCYC. You have a great opportunity. Anytime you see a spot where you can completely conceal the whole thing, go for the big one. They make for better caching stories. cantuland Quote Link to comment
+cantuland Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I had another big one that got muggled. I moved the coords a bit and made it a members-only cache and it has been going well since. See GCQBCH. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I've encountered a few caches hidden in these large containers. I these are what the original Project APE caches were. Where I live its rocky and there are numerous crevices and the like where you can hide one. Kansas might be a different story. Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 You might be surprised how well you can hide these in the woods. They make great book exchange caches. Wish I could find an easy way to take at least one of these off your hands. Quote Link to comment
+cantuland Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Aha! The Little Apple and a military base nearby... I grew up in a tiny town called Ogden. I know your environment very well. Look for clumps of small cedar trees and put them there. The whole world uses the geocaching forums and I'm replying to a cacher in my own stomping grounds. Quote Link to comment
+Allears22 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 You might be surprised how well you can hide these in the woods. They make great book exchange caches. Wish I could find an easy way to take at least one of these off your hands. A book exchange would be fun. Thanks for the idea! Quote Link to comment
+cantuland Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I've also seen a DVD exchange, but if you include new releases, those particular ones may get newly released from the cache container. Quote Link to comment
bogleman Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 (edited) Piece of cake, just a little trouble getting it there Loaded it up with about 40 pounds of goodies. I have several large caches, this is the biggest. Edited March 11, 2009 by bogleman Quote Link to comment
+JBnW Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 Piece of cake, just a little trouble getting it there Loaded it up with about 40 pounds of goodies. I have several large caches, this is the biggest. LOL!! OK, so my Mortar cans aren't THAT big... Thanks for the ideas so far, I'm thinking I'm gonna chain these to our local scrawny cedar trees to keep them in place, and the exchange idea is a great one! We also have a local puzzle-master/micro-hider who will probably get one for Christmas. Quote Link to comment
+PJPeters Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I'll help hide these! Quote Link to comment
AZcachemeister Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I have a couple of those out. No complaints about not enough room for trades! Quote Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 (edited) LOL! Look not the gift horse in the mouth! Edited March 11, 2009 by Snoogans Quote Link to comment
+Vater_Araignee Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Glue sponge all over it and then grass seed, once the grass has grown hide it in a field you know doesn't get mowed and see if people will notice the the cube like mound. Quote Link to comment
+Star*Hopper Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Name it "Ch...Ch...Ch...Chia Cache" (sowwy.....bwain hut) ~* Quote Link to comment
+mtn-man Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Mine has been out since February 2003. Standing upright, ready to be found. Quote Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 There are 2 of those hidden near here - both within 3 miles of town - 1 out on the prairie. I love 'em - great containers. Quote Link to comment
+ReedKyCacheFinders Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I'm in a local forum that one of the members had for sale some of them big one like in the picture here people posted. I wanted a few of them but being out of a job & miles between us I didn't get my hands on none. I was going to fill it about 3/4 full of concrete & let it dry, Throw in some swag & log book & Dollie it out in the middle of some woods & Name it, "Please! Don't steal this Cache" lol Quote Link to comment
Luckless Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Glue sponge all over it and then grass seed, once the grass has grown hide it in a field you know doesn't get mowed and see if people will notice the the cube like mound. Love it. I'm going to have to try that. Quote Link to comment
+The Jester Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 No need to travel out of town, I have an (more or less) urban one: Home Town Oddity: Two Ways In, One Way Out. Quote Link to comment
greenworldfeather Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Piece of cake, just a little trouble getting it there Loaded it up with about 40 pounds of goodies. I have several large caches, this is the biggest. LOL!! OK, so my Mortar cans aren't THAT big... Thanks for the ideas so far, I'm thinking I'm gonna chain these to our local scrawny cedar trees to keep them in place, and the exchange idea is a great one! We also have a local puzzle-master/micro-hider who will probably get one for Christmas. Where is the little apple? i live in orem, utah, and so I am probably near to the army base or whatever you are talking about. Also, who is that geocacher that youare talking about who is the master puzzle and micro hider? I bet I can match or beat your cacher with one of my own. Hey, thanks and have a great day! gwf Quote Link to comment
+JBnW Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 Where is the little apple? i live in orem, utah, and so I am probably near to the army base or whatever you are talking about. Also, who is that geocacher that youare talking about who is the master puzzle and micro hider? I bet I can match or beat your cacher with one of my own. Hey, thanks and have a great day! gwf Oh, c'mon!!! You don't know this?? And BTW, it's "The Little Apple", we prefer Upper Case ! We get broadcast on ABC nationwide every New Year's Eve! I'll give one hint, the military base is the current home of The Big Red 1, and it's not near Utah. But your local base would probably be willing to part with a couple of ammo cans, if they have live firing and you ask nicely. Check the Yellow Pages for either a DRMO or Environment and Conservation contact. Cheers! Quote Link to comment
greenworldfeather Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Where is the little apple? i live in orem, utah, and so I am probably near to the army base or whatever you are talking about. Also, who is that geocacher that youare talking about who is the master puzzle and micro hider? I bet I can match or beat your cacher with one of my own. Hey, thanks and have a great day! gwf Oh, c'mon!!! You don't know this?? And BTW, it's "The Little Apple", we prefer Upper Case ! We get broadcast on ABC nationwide every New Year's Eve! I'll give one hint, the military base is the current home of The Big Red 1, and it's not near Utah. But your local base would probably be willing to part with a couple of ammo cans, if they have live firing and you ask nicely. Check the Yellow Pages for either a DRMO or Environment and Conservation contact. Cheers! So where is it? Salt lake city? I am thinking that is what it is. Thanks, and have a great day! gwf Quote Link to comment
+cachesuchen Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Where is the little apple? i live in orem, utah, and so I am probably near to the army base or whatever you are talking about. Also, who is that geocacher that youare talking about who is the master puzzle and micro hider? I bet I can match or beat your cacher with one of my own. Hey, thanks and have a great day! gwf Oh, c'mon!!! You don't know this?? And BTW, it's "The Little Apple", we prefer Upper Case ! We get broadcast on ABC nationwide every New Year's Eve! I'll give one hint, the military base is the current home of The Big Red 1, and it's not near Utah. But your local base would probably be willing to part with a couple of ammo cans, if they have live firing and you ask nicely. Check the Yellow Pages for either a DRMO or Environment and Conservation contact. Cheers! So where is it? Salt lake city? I am thinking that is what it is. Thanks, and have a great day! gwf Google. Wikipedia. Search Engine. Quote Link to comment
+kraushad Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 No problem hiding them at all - just bury most of it in a hole you dig and paint the closest rock to match the color of the ammo can! JOKING! No PMs Required! Quote Link to comment
+webscouter. Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I think you should use them to waterproof the film canister caches in the area. Quote Link to comment
+HodorTheHero Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 No problem hiding them at all - just bury most of it in a hole you dig and paint the closest rock to match the color of the ammo can! JOKING! No PMs Required! Your not suppsot to bury Caches. On the other matter... WOW!!!! THATS 1 BIG CACHE TO HID IN A URBAN ENVORMENT!! I want 1... Quote Link to comment
+JBnW Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 I think you should use them to waterproof the film canister caches in the area. Now there's an idea...Random Acts of Kindness!! "I found this cache today and the peanut butter jar container has seen its better days and needs a little TLC. Should survive the elements now!" Quote Link to comment
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