What to leave behind?

[+flugella]

Hi all!

 

Newbie geocacher here with 3 finds to my name! I wondered what the best things to leave in a cache are? I was thinking of getting pens, badges etc, would that be a good idea?

 

Rach x

[+LaxRef93]

I usually just like to leave my signature in the logbook.

 

I really only trade things if my 10-year-old daughter is with me and sees something in there she likes.

 

And welcome to geocaching! Fun, isn't it? I really love it.

Edited August 10, 2010 by LaxRef93

[+randco]

I always leave my name and date in the log. On caches that are big enough I leave a signature piece. Mine are about the size of a Scrabble tile with an X wood burned on one side and randco on the other. I usually have a little bit of miscellaneous swag with me that I leave in large caches.

[+Bear and Ragged]

Try NOT to leave your GPS or car keys!

 

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[hoosier guy]

Try to find a singnature swag that says someting about you. Around here there is a cacher who puts in poker chips with the family team name on one side and a drawing of the family on the other. Something unique is always better. Good luck and have fun!

[alsaas]

for most traditional and smaller caches i put in random objects that i find in my basement. (it tends to be my siblings old small toys) but they never notice so i continue to do it

[SlayerOfBunnies]

for most traditional and smaller caches i put in random objects that i find in my basement. (it tends to be my siblings old small toys) but they never notice so i continue to do it

 

Lol - nice one.

[Millerhouse5]

We go as a family to find caches. If you have kids, have them go thru their toys & fill a sandwich bag with small items they don't feel they'll miss much! I myself like to take coupons for goodies along to drop in caches. For example I left behind a coupon for a free McDonalds smoothie the other day. My husband just signs the log & isn't worried about swapping swag but the kids & I love seeing what kind of tresure we'll uncover!!!

[+michigansnorkelers]

I like leaving "OFF" towlettes, hand sanitizer, the new dollar coins, old indian head nickels, or any other really unusual things that I would like to have myself.

[+Team MacKenzie]

I do a really careful walk through our local dollar store to find neat stuff.

 

For adults: compressed towels, AA & AAA battery storage cases, carabiners.

 

For the kids everything from glow in the dark animals to 'disney character' things.

 

For everybody - pens, erasers, insect repellant wipes, emergency rain ponchos.

 

I don't trade very often, mostly I use the stuff to bring a good cache up to 'clean and well-stocked' so that kids out with their parents caching aren't disappointed.

 

And of course, I have my own signature item that gets left in caches!

[seegeo]

Im glad someone asked this. I just found my first few caches this weekend. I wasnt sure what to put in the cache so i didnt trade anything. I was thinking about getting some stuff from the dollar store.