+flask Posted March 31, 2003 Posted March 31, 2003 collecting trash is one of the top 5 ways to look like you're NOT searching for something. bring a trash bag, a dog, and a roll of TP and no one will suspect you of anything. it doesn't matter if you get to camp at one or at six. dinner is still at six. Quote
+DustyJacket Posted March 31, 2003 Posted March 31, 2003 I agree. I've done that as well. DustyJacket Not all those that wander are lost. But in my case... Quote
+Snoogans Posted May 28, 2003 Posted May 28, 2003 quote:Originally posted by flask:collecting trash is one of the top 5 ways to look like you're NOT searching for something. bring a trash bag, a dog, and a roll of TP and no one will suspect you of anything. it doesn't matter if you get to camp at one or at six. dinner is still at six. I agree. I was under the watchful eye of a local goody-goody in a park recently. As soon as I picked up a few items of trash, I could get to the cache unobserved. I have discovered that there's something very uninteresting about watching someone pick up trash. Works like a charm. When they see that bag come out, the eyes glaze over and the head turns away. Unless the trash picker is wearing an orange jumpsuit. Sngans The greatest labor saving invention of today is tomorrow.... Quote
+Team GeoCan Posted May 28, 2003 Posted May 28, 2003 Looking like you are supposed to be there is a good thing. no one notices the "workers". Jeff Scism, IBSSG <A href="http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com/"> My place </A> Is it more important to know what you are talking about, or more important to talk about what you know? Quote
+strikeforce1 Posted June 2, 2003 Posted June 2, 2003 Here are some other ways to conseal yourself, take a camera *digital* and take or pretend to take pic's of area. Most people will move away, thinking your taking pic's of them, they get skitish. The other way I use, binocs, as in bird watching, but really looking for likely hiding spots from a distance. I also use CITO as a cover if the area requires attention. Most think you are doing community service for some legal*court* sentence, and will quickly exit the area as well! Keep up the good work!!! SF1 Quote
+DustyJacket Posted June 2, 2003 Posted June 2, 2003 Ive done the "Nature Photographer" trick as well. Funny thing, I nearly always get a few good pictures....... DustyJacket Not all those that wander are lost. But in my case... Quote
+Snoogans Posted June 2, 2003 Posted June 2, 2003 quote:Originally posted by DustyJacket:Ive done the "Nature Photographer" trick as well. Funny thing, I nearly always get a few good pictures....... DustyJacket I've done that once too. Funny thing is, I used the ruse with other geocachers who were returning from another cache. They didn't know me and had hit the cache I was at about a half hour before. They didn't bother to stop and say "Hi." They posted that on the cache page. That was kinda funny. Sngans The greatest labor saving invention of today is tomorrow.... Quote
+MissJenn Posted October 10, 2004 Posted October 10, 2004 bring a trash bag, a dog, and a roll of TP and no one will suspect you of anything. ROFL !!! Quote
Zoptrop Posted October 11, 2004 Posted October 11, 2004 Try this.... Turn your head to the right (as if there's someone standing next to you) and yell loudly... "Stop calling me crazy! You're the one who's invisible!" People will leave you alone. Quote
+JustBastet Posted October 12, 2004 Posted October 12, 2004 Here are some other ways to conseal yourself, take a camera *digital* and take or pretend to take pic's of area. Most people will move away, thinking your taking pic's of them, they get skitish. The other way I use, binocs, as in bird watching, but really looking for likely hiding spots from a distance. I also use CITO as a cover if the area requires attention. Most think you are doing community service for some legal*court* sentence, and will quickly exit the area as well! Keep up the good work!!! SF1 We've done the pictures thing, and the CITO thing -- binoculars is another great idea! We'll have to give that one a shot, especially with micros. Quote
+Nurse Dave Posted October 14, 2004 Posted October 14, 2004 collecting trash is one of the top 5 ways to look like you're NOT searching for something. bring a trash bag, a dog, and a roll of TP and no one will suspect you of anything. I don't have a dog, so I just bring the TP and the bag. People keep looking at me wierd though. Quote
+bumblingbs Posted October 17, 2004 Posted October 17, 2004 collecting trash is one of the top 5 ways to look like you're NOT searching for something. bring a trash bag, a dog, and a roll of TP and no one will suspect you of anything. I don't have a dog, so I just bring the TP and the bag. People keep looking at me wierd though. Oh, dear, I've just sprayed coffee everywhere. Quote
+TotemLake Posted October 18, 2004 Posted October 18, 2004 <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by flask:<BR>collecting trash is one of the top 5 ways to look like you're NOT searching for something. bring a trash bag, a dog, and a roll of TP and no one will suspect you of anything.<BR><BR>it doesn't matter if you get to camp at one or at six. dinner is still at six.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>I agree. I was under the watchful eye of a local goody-goody in a park recently. As soon as I picked up a few items of trash, I could get to the cache unobserved. I have discovered that there's something very uninteresting about watching someone pick up trash. Works like a charm. When they see that bag come out, the eyes glaze over and the head turns away. Unless the trash picker is wearing an orange jumpsuit.<BR><BR>Sn<!--graemlin:--><!--graemlin:-->gans<BR><A HREF="http://www.texasgeocaching.com" TARGET=_blank><IMG SRC="http://www.texasgeocaching.com/images/texasgeocaching_sm.gif"> </A>The greatest labor saving invention of today is tomorrow.... That's because they don't want to be roped into the job of helping pick up trash in their own park. I use that trick all the time. Also, taking my dog along the fringes of the park makes me a good citizen at keeping the doot away from where the children play. Cameras work to some extent, but people do get curious just the same to see what it is you might be taking a picture of. They don't want to miss out of the excitment if it is something unusual. I don't know about you others, but when I see someone looking through some binoculars, I'm trying to follow their line of sight to see what it is they are so intent on. Quote
+wesleykey Posted October 25, 2004 Posted October 25, 2004 pick up trash Wonderful idea. I had a micro out the other day, was signing the log, when a lady tracked me down to ask directions. Here I was, digging in a camo pill bottle on the side of the road. I wonder what she thought! Quote
Shanti and Trey Posted November 5, 2004 Posted November 5, 2004 collecting trash is one of the top 5 ways to look like you're NOT searching for something. bring a trash bag, a dog, and a roll of TP and no one will suspect you of anything. Everyone in the whole world understands the need for dog walks. Any weird side of the road spot you are in is fine. I usually have the Ladies with me and they are better than cammo tape. The other day I apparently pulled over and looked like a suspicious person. The Ladies were with Trey and I was with my brother Satya. The local police had to pull in after me, park, run my plates and then drive real slow out of the lot. I figured if they actually asked me anything I would explain geocaching and let them play with the GPS. No chance. I just kept arranging the car and looking at a big map and shaking my head. Satya helped in the arranging and rearranging of the car and more map looking. After they left we got out and cached. If the Ladies were with us, no cares. I felt weirdly out of place and visible and obvious with out the girls. CITO wasn't going to work here, it was clean. Well, there was some dead thing that I wouldn't touch with any pole. The Ladies would have liked it. The camera or binoculars would attract too much attention. The trash bag is the best, nondog method. No matter what others assume, they aren't interested. If they are they are staring at you,they are wondering why you are doing this. Is it court ordered? Is it voluntary? Is it my job? Or they might be fellow geocachers.... Adopt a dog from the pound and find a true best friend. All dogs love geocaching! They also love trash. Sadie will seek the trash ahead of me. She knows what I'm looking for and she likes being first. If only she would sniff out the geocaches... Quote
1infive Posted December 6, 2004 Posted December 6, 2004 So, maybe if I wear an orange jumpsuit and carry a trash bag . . . Quote
+stibnitetwins Posted February 6, 2005 Posted February 6, 2005 What a great idea. Trash out the whole way. Quote
+mortaine Posted February 15, 2005 Posted February 15, 2005 CITO is incredibly helpful as camouflage. For night-time cache-hunting, I go with the "I lost it" thing. We were caching one evening during the "half hour after sunset" that the park is still open. People kept walking past me (I should know better-- nobody is there at dawn when the park opens, lazybones!) so eventually I got out my flashlight and every time someone walked by, I would whine loudly to my husband "I guess I've just lost it, then-- are you suuuure you didn't see it?" Worked like a charm. Everybody wants to help someone find whatever they've lost. But if you're *whining* about it, suddenly everyone has headphones on or needs to be somewhere else, fast! Quote
+Greymane Posted February 18, 2005 Posted February 18, 2005 I am wondering if a straight-jacket and a cleaver might not work better than the orange jumpsuit and trash bag?? Of course, that could LEAD TO the orange jumpsuit and trash bag! Quote
+ExpeditionExplorers Posted February 27, 2005 Posted February 27, 2005 I've heard that if a muggle is coming up while you have your GPS out act like it's a cell phone and you are making a call. They will suspect nothing! Also, I've read that if someone questions what you are doing, say that you are a park or agricultural inspector! They fall for that too! Quote
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