+23below Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 I'm thinking about hiding a few more large caches, but I don't really know what to put into the cache. What are some good trinket or swag ideas, and where do you get them? Quote Link to comment
+brslk Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Laptops, keys to new cars, cash, naked women for bittsen and kinder surprise toys. On serious note... anything you would like to find. Quote Link to comment
+bittsen Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Laptops, keys to new cars, cash, naked women with questionable morals for bittsen and kinder surprise toys. On serious note... anything you would like to find. I fixed it for ya. What to put in a cache as starter swag? Whateve would be tradable. You could put some unused silverware in a cache. A fancy can opener. Some seashells. A universal remote control. Maybe a 10mm wrench. A keyring or two. Some cookie cutters. A spatula. McToys. Use your imagination. Look around your house and garage and find stuff you don't need but still might have value. Quote Link to comment
+2LittleCache Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I like to put it keychains, hacky sacks, small flashlights, pens, sunglasses, and a few of my path tags and hemp necklaces. Thats what I like but any misc. items shall do! Quote Link to comment
+simpjkee Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 When I place an ammo can, I go to Goodwill stores and get decent to good DVDs, CDs, and toys to fill it up for under $10-$15. Quote Link to comment
+DarkZen Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I like to visit the Dollar Store. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 (edited) Some things that I've left in caches: Small US flags US flag pins modeling clay individual packs of insect repellent wipes carabiners Energizer squeeze lights stickers Ckip on ball and zipper pull compasses bags of toy soldiers water colors mini screwdriver sets allen wrench sets gel pens boxes of crayons or colored chalk emergency rain ponchos packs of AA batteries collectable coins (buffalo nickels, indian head pennies, SBA or Sacagawea dollars) music CDs blank RW CDs cassettes (blank and recorded) calculators clip on safety strobes bungee cords LED key lights "euro" stickers & other decals mini sewing kits maps (hiking & road) software travel packs of Wet Ones or Baby Wipes Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars key rings packs of Hefty Handi Sacks bags of balloons rolls of camo duct tape velcro fasteners interesting buttons padlocks foreign money rolls of film electrical tape Slinky Jrs. kazoos movies on VHS & DVD office supplies (packs of paper clips, thumb tacks, Post-Its, etc...) Mylar emergency blankets decks of cards wallets Pick Up Sticks individual packs of Armor-All & Rain-X wipes survival whistles travel packs of facial tissue Wheresgeorge bills and stamps Geocaching.com hats, pins, patches and stuff I get the stuff in supermarkets, WalMart, Home Depot, Target,drug stores, toy stores you name it. I always have my eyes open for inexpensive, useful items for caches and if I run into somthing I'll buy a bunch. For example I was in Home Depot last week and they had a bin where they were selling a combo phillips/flathead screwdriver for 99 cents. I bought 10. WalMart sells emergency rain ponchos for 97 cents. Every time I go to WalMart I buy a bag full. They are my standby trade item. Cheap, but useful. Edited January 20, 2010 by briansnat Quote Link to comment
+brslk Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Some things that I've left in caches: Small US flags US flag pins modeling clay individual packs of insect repellent wipes carabiners Energizer squeeze lights stickers Ckip on ball and zipper pull compasses bags of toy soldiers water colors mini screwdriver sets allen wrench sets gel pens boxes of crayons or colored chalk emergency rain ponchos packs of AA batteries collectable coins (buffalo nickels, indian head pennies, SBA or Sacagawea dollars) music CDs blank RW CDs cassettes (blank and recorded) calculators clip on safety strobes bungee cords LED key lights "euro" stickers & other decals mini sewing kits maps (hiking & road) software travel packs of Wet Ones or Baby Wipes Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars key rings packs of Hefty Handi Sacks bags of balloons rolls of camo duct tape velcro fasteners interesting buttons padlocks foreign money rolls of film electrical tape Slinky Jrs. kazoos movies on VHS & DVD office supplies (packs of paper clips, thumb tacks, Post-Its, etc...) Mylar emergency blankets decks of cards wallets Pick Up Sticks individual packs of Armor-All & Rain-X wipes survival whistles travel packs of facial tissue Wheresgeorge bills and stamps Geocaching.com hats, pins, patches and stuff I get the stuff in supermarkets, WalMart, Home Depot, Target,drug stores, toy stores you name it. I always have my eyes open for inexpensive, useful items for caches and if I run into somthing I'll buy a bunch. For example I was in Home Depot last week and they had a bin where they were selling a combo phillips/flathead screwdriver for 99 cents. I bought 10. WalMart sells emergency rain ponchos for 97 cents. Every time I go to WalMart I buy a bag full. They are my standby trade item. Cheap, but useful. I nominate you as cacher or the year for 2010. Please move to my city and start hiding caches please. (I said please twice because well... us Canadians are polite that way) Quote Link to comment
+brslk Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 (edited) oops. Edited January 20, 2010 by brslk Quote Link to comment
+Hakali Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 (edited) I'm thinking about hiding a few more large caches, but I don't really know what to put into the cache. What are some good trinket or swag ideas, and where do you get them? I try to put in things that I think are fun when I open a cache. I have a large collection of Mardi Gras beads, so there's always at least one of those; there's generally at least one sticker with a tiki on it; I like cats so there's generally something cat-themed (I found a bag-o-cats at a dollar store that even fit in film canisters!); and I go hit up the end-of-holiday sales at stores for discounted items like these little cloth sacks with wooden puzzles and yoyos in them. Eyeglass chums are always great; eyeglass repair kits are always useful; so are carabiners. Kids seem to dig the little packs of Fimo that I leave there too. I also try to make sure there's at least one geocoin and/or travel bug as well for folks who like to move the travellers around. Check out places like http://www.toyconnection.com where you can get large quantities of varies kinds of nifty toys....like cats! I ADORE larger caches. There are lots ways to do large urban caches, but you really do gotta go talk to the owners and get it all kosher with them. My one single medium (shoebox size) cache is located smack dab in the middle of a few dozen micros. I'm honestly astonished nobody had put one there yet as it's a classic historic spot. The owners of the property have been DELIGHTED with geocaching, they think we're a fantastic bunch of people, and they have as much fun watching us search for the cache as the cachers do! They even did some fast cache repair for me when we were having some glue problems. Edited January 20, 2010 by Hakali Quote Link to comment
+Chrysalides Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I nominate you (briansnat) as cacher or the year for 2010. What happened to 2009 anyway? Did the 2006 incident happen again? Quote Link to comment
+bluedoberman Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I love the treasure side off caching. Every other month, I get to clean out my kids rooms for cache items. I don't use anything broken or useless. Colors, books, action figures, CARS, pens, decorated pencils. Another thing we have been doing is when we go to chuck E cheese or any place that you get tickets for toys, we use those toys. It is something you would play with and move on, but now someone can be surprised with it. Of course, we tend to focus on more kid oriented caches. Also, I may be that person complained about in another thread about useless items in a cache. But, the kids still enjoy it. Quote Link to comment
+brslk Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I nominate you (briansnat) as cacher or the year for 2010. What happened to 2009 anyway? Did the 2006 incident happen again? 2009 was a crappy year for me. I have decided it didn't exist. nuff said... Quote Link to comment
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