Whizbang

[+GreenvilleMayor]

I'm fairly new to the game and have seen in a few geocache descriptions of something called a "Whizbang". What exactly are they talking about when they list their item this way?

 

Thanks,

 

Greenvillemayor

[+Ike 13]

Not a common term. Ask the cache owner.

[+IBcrashen]

did a search and came up with 35mm film container possible,

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=c0828e41-13da-4407-9d30-bbe6fe9ef81d

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=51a1b4d7-4362-4037-b079-7e745575845d

[+StarBrand]

Must be regional thing - where did you see it??

[Pup Patrol]

did a search and came up with 35mm film container possible,

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=c0828e41-13da-4407-9d30-bbe6fe9ef81d

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=51a1b4d7-4362-4037-b079-7e745575845d

 

"Johnny Whizbang" caches 1 through 5:

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/nearest.aspx?u=Lumberjack+Tom

 

From the cache description of GC1T6YZ:

Cache is a whizbang (35mm-size screw-top) containing only a log.

 

From the "found it" logs:

[Found it] October 10, 2010 by amydroyalty (908 found)

I do love the eye-catching red of the Johnny Whizbang containers!

 

[+cyrnus]

I know I'm waking an old thread for this, however in my defense this thread was the number one result when I did a Google search for 'whizbang container'.

 

This is a fairly popular container in the Louisville Kentucky and surrounding areas. They are typically made from the tops of two soda bottles that have been glued together. I've attached a link from the wonderful people at podcacher that shows how to make one (though they didn't know the name whizbang when they made the video)

 

[+cache_n_out]

I make them from pop and gatorade bottles/lids.   Yep learned in from the KY folks.

 

Versus the youtube video I trim the bottle, use hot glue gun and then press fit the second lid on.

 

Edited April 21 by cache_n_out

[+cache_n_out]

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1259832719/geocaching-geocache-geocache-container

[+colleda]

"smelling fruity" could attract cache stealing critters.

If I recycle containers that may have contained foodstuff I will first wash them in soapy water then rinse with white vinegar.