The Haves And The Have Nots

[+Minimike2]

In a 100 mile radius of my home I doubt if there is 100 feet of altitude difference. Topo lines are usually a quad apart.

Forests are limited to State and National Parks plus the occasional 10 acre Private woodlot.

Fewer than 140 caches in a 10 mile radius due to a lack of appropriate locations.

 

Basically we have only evil, clever and dastardly puzzle hides to spice up the search, tending towards nano in general. We are the have nots, compared to the rest of the country.

 

What help can the community offer to us flat farmlanders?

[+narcissa]

Caches camouflaged as tumbleweeds?

[+Gitchee-Gummee]

Maybe suggest that you move?

 

Kidding, of course............

 

What we do suggest is that you lead the local "parade of inventiveness" regarding cache hides/camouflage. You just may start something there.

 

If not, return to the previous suggestion. We got lotsa room in da UP, eh!

[+Jumpin' Jack Cache]

140 caches in a 10 mile radius

 

Count your blessings. 2 pages (40 caches) from my home coordinates gets everything within 10 miles, 15 are mine.

[+Minimike2]

But you have hills and all. What you lack is geocachers.

 

BTW, I am in NC Indiana - surrounded by flat farm field as far as the eye can see.

[+Jumpin' Jack Cache]

But you have hills and all. What you lack is geocachers.

 

BTW, I am in NC Indiana - surrounded by flat farm field as far as the eye can see.

 

But the hills are private property, for the most part. We have a fairly active group of cachers, considering percentage of total population.

 

I have family and friends in Indiana though and I gotta say, if I lived there, I'd move. Too flat for me, I like my scenery somewhat vertical.

 

C'mon down for a visit any time, it ain't all that far.

[+Cpt.Blackbeard]

WC Indiana here, when I started it only took me a few easy days to find every cache within a reasonable driving distance of my home. I knew then I'd have to cut way back on my caching so I only go out a couple times a year. Wish I had the cash to travel right now, I'd head on down and visit JJc while I'm off from work.

[+Jumpin' Jack Cache]

WC Indiana here, when I started it only took me a few easy days to find every cache within a reasonable driving distance of my home. I knew then I'd have to cut way back on my caching so I only go out a couple times a year. Wish I had the cash to travel right now, I'd head on down and visit JJc while I'm off from work.

 

Y'all need to carpool & make a run You ain't that far from each other by our calculations around these parts.

 

We'll definitely find you some caches to hunt that require elevation changes

[+BlueMoth]

A quick look at the terrain and topo maps for your area sure don't show much of an altitude change, lol. Yeah, it sure does look flatter than the proverbial pancake. I did see what looked like some neat wetlands, meandering rivers and such. And I found what looked like three pioneer (since they were small) cemeteries, Popp, Wheeler and Salem cemeteries, that might be good locations for caches. I know I am always interested in the history of the area I visit, and what is more historical than an old cemetery? Two of those locations also had what looked like wooded areas next to them. I don't Indiana very well, as I only drove through it once. It was pretty, if I remember. There have to be some big trees somewhere!

 

I hope you can find a place to either find or place caches that newly pique your interest. I know if I didn't get to look at the mountains and only had a flat, landlocked landscape to play in, I might get mighty sick of it too.

[+Minimike2]

We have some very clever hides around here. We also have at least one cache in each of the cemeteries in the area. Yes, the old cemeteries are very interesting to visit, we have one with a tombstone for a soldier that served with George Washington at Valley Forge.

[+succotash]

If there weren't liability issues... and a farmer had an old-style abandoned silo in an accessible location that cachers could scale to reach an ammo can near the top...

 

To do it properly, special equipment would be required in the form of a harness. But it would give you a bit of altitude!

[+BlueDeuce]

Fewer than 140 caches in a 10 mile radius due to a lack of appropriate locations.

 

21 here.

[+Ms.Scrabbler]

We have some very clever hides around here. We also have at least one cache in each of the cemeteries in the area. Yes, the old cemeteries are very interesting to visit, we have one with a tombstone for a soldier that served with George Washington at Valley Forge.

 

We spend time in Indiana with family and it seems every corn field has a cemetery and many of them have caches. Took MIL to some and while we searched for the cache she found family members that had not been visited for a long time.

 

Maybe you can get ideas from the interesting cache container topic. We have one out that is a survey marker. Head to the hardware store and put together some joints/caps to attach to fence poles. Just don't make it too interesting and pick an electric fence

[+StarBrand]

Fewer than 140 caches in a 10 mile radius due to a lack of appropriate locations.

 

21 here.

32 here - 18 of them are mine.

[+Scubasonic]

What help can the community offer to us flat farmlanders?

 

Move !!!

 

Scubasonic

[+sbell111]

There was a time when there were very few caches in my area. I would routinely take a road trip for a day of caching.

[+GRANPA ALEX]

I have seen five-gallon plastic buckets buried with the edge at the surface and having an ammo can or regular placed inside . . . covered with many things such as some boards, a harrow disk, an old car part etc.

 

Since it is not a buried cache but a 'lined' hole with the edge above ground containing a cache container . . . it satifies me as being wonderfully acceptable as a hide.

[GOF and Bacall]

I have seen five-gallon plastic buckets buried with the edge at the surface and having an ammo can or regular placed inside . . . covered with many things such as some boards, a harrow disk, an old car part etc.

 

Since it is not a buried cache but a 'lined' hole with the edge above ground containing a cache container . . . it satifies me as being wonderfully acceptable as a hide.

 

It may satisfy you but it is against the guidelines.

[+Planet]

May I suggest a corn cob camouflage cache container?

 

(You can't bury a cache.)

[+sbell111]

I have seen five-gallon plastic buckets buried with the edge at the surface and having an ammo can or regular placed inside . . . covered with many things such as some boards, a harrow disk, an old car part etc.

 

Since it is not a buried cache but a 'lined' hole with the edge above ground containing a cache container . . . it satifies me as being wonderfully acceptable as a hide.

Ummm, given that you actually used the word 'buried' when you described the hide method, certainly you can see how this would violate the guidelines.

[+bladesedge]

There are 36 caches in my 10mi radius - I've found all of the active ones - and by the way, we also live in a VERY flat location at the bottom of the world.

 

I want to create some caches, but have been reluctant to start adding to the numbers yet because i don't want to create some random nameless driveby cache that nobody remembers, and all of the scenic walks and parks (and cemeteries) in the area have caches already. So I'm thinking of doing some themed multis - there is one in town already related to the town planner, which I really enjoyed doing, not so much because I learnt about the guy, but cos they took an hour or two complete as I biked all over town to get to each location.

[+Ms.Scrabbler]

May I suggest a corn cob camouflage cache container?

 

I like it!!

[Gunslinger1881]

Hollow plastic rocks, paper-mâché boulders, fake logs and tree stumps?

[ThomasFamily102]

NE Indiana here. You are right. Not many cool caches here because of flat farmland and nothing but corn. When we got into geocaching we thought that because our city if the classic car capital of the world (Auburn, In) that there would be quite a few and there was only like 5 or 6. Now we have placed about 34-35 caches in Auburn. You can make a day of geocaching now in our city.

[+Moose Mob]

You can always build your own hills.