bush camo ideas

[+jindi kid]

So i am starting a series of geocaches in a local nature walk..

I was just looking for some good ideas to help make it that little bit harder.

thank

J.K

[+briansnat]

I try not to make things too hard in those kinds of areas because of the potential for damage. My goal is to camouflage it well enough that non geocachers are unlikely to accidentally find it, but geocachers who are looking for it can find it relatively quickly.

 

I think we should save the "clever" hides for areas that can handle the traffic with little potential for damage.

[+Ecylram]

Briansnat is exactly right. There are cachers that tromp through an area knowing they'll eventually step on or trip over the cache. It isn't pretty to see. Keep it simple to limit damage to an area.

[+kunarion]

I was just looking for some good ideas to help make it that little bit harder.

You could make them "Unknown" caches (puzzles). People would read signs along the way, or the cache descriptions could have interesting info about the sights in the area. They'd do a little simple math to find the coords.

 

To avoid scorched earth, have a hint so they know what to do when they arrive at a cache location (look among the four trees). It can be camouflaged to match the spot, but ideal if hidden where most people wouldn't think to look, where cachers will notice how it stands out. And simple to put back, hidden again.

Edited March 13, 2011 by kunarion

[+StarBrand]

I'll agree with the above comments. Save the "hard" caches for more remote areas and just camo it enough to be seen by searches but not casual glances.

[+NeecesandNephews]

For all the reasons listed in the prior posts, I would suggest instead of "super secret camo in a muggle rich, sensitive area" you should go with "good camo after leading cachers to an area with less muggle traffic".

[+moose61]

I try not to make things too hard in those kinds of areas because of the potential for damage. My goal is to camouflage it well enough that non geocachers are unlikely to accidentally find it, but geocachers who are looking for it can find it relatively quickly.

 

I think we should save the "clever" hides for areas that can handle the traffic with little potential for damage.

 

Fully agree 100%. I did see too much damage of geocachers finding caches in the nature. Once even a 4.5 star diffuculty, were I had to give a very negative log. I rather let geocacher enjoy the beauty of nature than a difficult find.