TheCacheSeeker Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Hi, I'm TheCacheSeeker. Previously, I have posted and read on the forums as zdeng15014. I have an awesome cache idea. Attach a bison on the back of a piece of wood. Tie a string to the wood. Hoist the wood on to a high tree branch. Tie the string somewhere. When a cacher searches for it, he/she will lower the string to retrive the cache. Any feedback on my idea? Thanks! Quote Link to comment
+BlueNacho Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 The idea sounds pretty interesting. The problem is, however, that a string is more visible then a cammoed bison tube. Other than that, the idea sounds good. Quote Link to comment
TheCacheSeeker Posted January 1, 2011 Author Share Posted January 1, 2011 The idea sounds pretty interesting. The problem is, however, that a string is more visible then a cammoed bison tube. Other than that, the idea sounds good. What about a string painted green or a green string? Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 The tough part, based on my experiences with similar caches, is running the string so that it doesn't snag. I have done caches like that that took longer to get the cache down or back up than it took to spot the danged thing in the first place. By the way, by "piece of wood", I assume you mean a stick, not a section of 2x4, right? (my answer is the same, either way... just curious) Quote Link to comment
+BlueNacho Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 (edited) That would be a bit better. Instead of green paint, however, you can buy cammo spray paint. I still would reccomend putting it far in the woods. Out there, caches can be in plain sight and not get muggled. Edit: Sorry. I wrote my reply while knowschad wrote his. Edited January 1, 2011 by BlueNacho Quote Link to comment
TheCacheSeeker Posted January 1, 2011 Author Share Posted January 1, 2011 The tough part, based on my experiences with similar caches, is running the string so that it doesn't snag. I have done caches like that that took longer to get the cache down or back up than it took to spot the danged thing in the first place. By the way, by "piece of wood", I assume you mean a stick, not a section of 2x4, right? (my answer is the same, either way... just curious) not really either. probaly a natural-looking piece of wood big enough to almost cover the bison. Quote Link to comment
TheCacheSeeker Posted January 1, 2011 Author Share Posted January 1, 2011 That would be a bit better. Instead of green paint, however, you can buy cammo spray paint. I still would reccomend putting it far in the woods. Out there, caches can be in plain sight and not get muggled. Edit: Sorry. I wrote my reply while knowschad wrote his. I'm thinking about putting it near some local trails, Quote Link to comment
+LukeTrocity Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I have seen this type of hide before. It was cool. Quote Link to comment
TheCacheSeeker Posted January 1, 2011 Author Share Posted January 1, 2011 Can you give me some GC codes of these hides? Thanks! Quote Link to comment
+uxorious Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 There was one near my house (now archived) that used fishing line. It was at a boat launch for a small lake, so if anyone saw the line they would probably think it was from some a bad cast that got snagged. However, the fishing line is very hard to see, and would work most anywhere. Quote Link to comment
+Ecylram Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 There was one near my house (now archived) that used fishing line. It was at a boat launch for a small lake, so if anyone saw the line they would probably think it was from some a bad cast that got snagged. However, the fishing line is very hard to see, and would work most anywhere. One of my favorite finds was a cache that used fishing line. Unfortunately, the CO used too light of weight and he had regular maintenance problems as it kept breaking. Last time, he went with heavier fishing line. Quote Link to comment
+Touchstone Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Can you give me some GC codes of these hides? Thanks! Hang'em High It was fun. I actually saw the string before I spotted the cache, which was a full size container camo'd with "spanish moss" (which actually isn't moss, but a lichen). It was quite the elaborate rig Good luck! Quote Link to comment
+niraD Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Here's one I've found: http://coord.info/GC11HPZ It was done very nicely, with hardware placed in the branches so the line wouldn't snag, and with a clip and ring where the line came to ground, so the finders didn't need to know how to tie a knot. Quote Link to comment
+EyeD10T Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 There are a lot of fishing lines that blend in nicely if hidden in the right trees. The higher the weight rating of the line, the better chance it has to not get snagged. Quote Link to comment
+power69 Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Hi, I'm TheCacheSeeker. Previously, I have posted and read on the forums as zdeng15014. I have an awesome cache idea. Attach a bison on the back of a piece of wood. Tie a string to the wood. Hoist the wood on to a high tree branch. Tie the string somewhere. When a cacher searches for it, he/she will lower the string to retrive the cache. Any feedback on my idea? Thanks! Snagging would cause the string to break, use strong fishing line[as strong as you can find] neat idea, i've heard of before but never have seen one. Quote Link to comment
+t4e Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Can you give me some GC codes of these hides? Thanks! here's mine, people seem to enjoy it Hangover Quote Link to comment
+Markwell Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I've placed two suspended caches. Quote Link to comment
+bittsen Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 If you want to have cachers find your cache, forget the super hide. If you want to mess with cachers and have them waste their time, then do what you are thinking. Heck, why not hide a nano INSIDE a stick and then hide it way up un the tree with no string? I mean, the cache is there even though it will never be found, right? Quote Link to comment
+DarkZen Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I have two that people seem to enjoy. On Lester Moore I used a cheap dark green cord (see cache page photos) that I found at the local outdoor store. It blends in very well. Also, as people tend not to look up I used large-ish type containers - no need to go micro. Lester Moore Hang 'Em High - 2 Quote Link to comment
+Viajero Perdido Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 If you run the rope over to a second tree some distance away, and down to the attachment point on that second tree, it can be quite hard to notice - unless you actually tilt your head back. Basically a big inverted U shape. I found a cache like that once. It had a big container and a not-so-subtle rope, but the setup meant that it took us a while to find it. I was impressed. Quote Link to comment
+kunarion Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Also, as people tend not to look up I used large-ish type containers - no need to go micro. It works for me. I've sometimes wandered around for an hour before noticing the ammo can hanging from a branch (and sometimes wondered how I could possibly have missed that). Half the time, I only find it because I found the string. Quote Link to comment
+M 5 Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 If you want to have cachers find your cache, forget the super hide. If you want to mess with cachers and have them waste their time, then do what you are thinking. Heck, why not hide a nano INSIDE a stick and then hide it way up un the tree with no string? I mean, the cache is there even though it will never be found, right? Why don't you go find a LPC instead of mocking on here. Yeah, it's not new anymore, but your being ridiculous. A hanging cache is not that hard to find. Quote Link to comment
+southeastalaska Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Put something on the tree to protect it from the string. I have an ammo can up in a tree and the fishing line is starting to cut through the branch. Quote Link to comment
+DarkZen Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 If you run the rope over to a second tree some distance away, and down to the attachment point on that second tree, it can be quite hard to notice - unless you actually tilt your head back. Basically a big inverted U shape. I found a cache like that once. It had a big container and a not-so-subtle rope, but the setup meant that it took us a while to find it. I was impressed. This is what I did with Lester Moore. This why I put the little cross near the area. If you find that it's easy. But standing at the cache GZ it's pretty hard to see. I used something like this (but at half the price). The OD green is practically invisible. Quote Link to comment
TheCacheSeeker Posted January 2, 2011 Author Share Posted January 2, 2011 Thanks everybody for replying. I just have one more question. What should I say in the cache description? How much should I say about how I hid it? Thanks! Quote Link to comment
+Walts Hunting Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 There are quite a few suspended caches around here. I would worry about the weight of a bison tube. It might not be enough to overcome the resistance of the looped line. Maybe glue a couple of fishing weights to it. Quote Link to comment
TheCacheSeeker Posted January 2, 2011 Author Share Posted January 2, 2011 I was planning to attach a piece of wood to it. That should do the job. Quote Link to comment
+DarkZen Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Thanks everybody for replying. I just have one more question. What should I say in the cache description? How much should I say about how I hid it? Thanks! Depends on how easily you want it to be found. Trust me, hide it and they will find it. But I hide caches to be found so I make them big enough to be easily seen from the ground. There is no need to say it's hanging in the description, IMO. Maybe something in the cache name to tip them off. Quote Link to comment
+bittsen Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 If you want to have cachers find your cache, forget the super hide. If you want to mess with cachers and have them waste their time, then do what you are thinking. Heck, why not hide a nano INSIDE a stick and then hide it way up un the tree with no string? I mean, the cache is there even though it will never be found, right? Why don't you go find a LPC instead of mocking on here. Yeah, it's not new anymore, but your being ridiculous. A hanging cache is not that hard to find. I see. I should only reply if I agree with the idea? Thanks for clarifying that. Quote Link to comment
I! Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Another good implementation of more-or-less the same idea: GC1ZTAJ. The non-cache end of the line is concealed in a pile of rocks of the type that would naturally (perhaps unnaturally) draw the attention of any reasonably experienced cacher. Nothing for bittsen to fret about. Quote Link to comment
+Harry Dolphin Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I was FTF & First to Break on a small plastic container hanging in a hemlock tree. The fishing line was too thin, and the hemlock has a lot of snags. I'm not sure how the CO remedied the problem. (Yes. I fessed up.) The ammo can hanging in a tree took us a while to find! The one Saturday was a medicine bottle sized container, hung with twine. It was too light to drop on its own. We had to use a branch to bring it down. Quote Link to comment
+SeekerOfTheWay Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 That would be a bit better. Instead of green paint, however, you can buy cammo spray paint. I still would reccomend putting it far in the woods. Out there, caches can be in plain sight and not get muggled. Edit: Sorry. I wrote my reply while knowschad wrote his. I'm thinking about putting it near some local trails, Near trails? I like the idea of an ammo can better! I've seen the cache you're thinking about. It was a coffee can hoisted up into a palm tree with a pulley system to get it down. At the base of the tree there was another coffee can used as misdirection that said, "not the cache" inside. It was pretty cute. It was at the cachers home. Quote Link to comment
+TeamBurkeNJ Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 We have a cache like that: GC1GFR4. We used a camoed water bottle and put some really large washers inside to give it weight. In the hint we said to look up. Then in the description made sure people were aware that decoding the hint would make the cache a lot easier. People seem to like it. Quote Link to comment
+rawkhopper Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I was planning a cache similar with fishing line. I thought it would be cool to throw the cache over the branch of one tree and then throw it again over the branch of a nearby tree. The the vertical part is hidden against the tree and only the horizontal part would be visible but with backlighting it would be hard to see. My guess is that you would have to make sure there was some excess so that when the wind blew it would just slightly raise and lower the cache rather than snap the line. I may just try it right across a trail 10-15 feet up. Quote Link to comment
+amb5500c Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Squirrells, rats, chipmunks etc. like to gnaw strings and such. Not to mention the fact that your materials may rot or otherwise deteriorate over time. Just a few things to consider when planning such a hide. Quote Link to comment
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