Geocaching in the rain?

[+DazeDnFamily]

One of the greatest adventures we've had caching so far was hiking to an Earthcache, on a hazardous trail (there is a sign tell you people have died on that trail....) in pouring down rain with the kids and dog in tow. LINK We were all soaked to the bone, dirty, smelly and exhausted after we got done, but it was one of the most fun caching adventures we've had. If we never cached in the rain, or at night, we wouldn't have half of our finds. LOL

 

Later!

[+BAMBOOZLE]

As a hider ( and maintainer ) of quite a few caches, caching in the rain does me no favors. Good cache containers are water-tite and anything inside that gets wet will stay wet and get moldy and stink....then the NM logs start.

When its raining I find something else to do.

[+geocat_]

As a hider ( and maintainer ) of quite a few caches, caching in the rain does me no favors. Good cache containers are water-tite and anything inside that gets wet will stay wet and get moldy and stink....then the NM logs start.

When its raining I find something else to do.

 

That's a good point and is also why I take great care to keep everything in the cache dry

 

 

[+Chrysalides]

As a hider ( and maintainer ) of quite a few caches, caching in the rain does me no favors. Good cache containers are water-tite and anything inside that gets wet will stay wet and get moldy and stink....then the NM logs start.

When its raining I find something else to do.

At this point of the discussion, someone would ask about using dessicants like silica gel or the type found in food packets to absorb water. Someone else would point out that those bags are meant to absorb moisture from the air and not water, needs to be recharged, and using something from a food package in a cache is not a good idea.

 

Just thought I'll save everyone some time

[Mr.Yuck]

I remember in 2004 I had a scheduled day off during my 2 week annual Army Reserve tour at Tobyhanna Army Depot, Pa.; this was planned for a week, and it turned out absolutely all day, non-stop pouring rain. I still cached. And yes, I was very careful to protect the contents then, and every other time I've cached in the rain (which admittedly isn't that often, now that I think about it.)

[+popokiiti]

We've cached in heavy rain, getting New Year's Day caching in. I looked like I'd just got out of the shower, was cold and didn't enjoy it. Intermittent rain during the caching day isn't so bad.

[+Chewy_06]

Live in Vancouver = cache in the rain.

 

No impact on my caching at all; dress appropriately, have a chocolate lab (loves the wet weather & her colour hides the muck quite well - mental note, next SUV needs to have the same dark brown interior; dried mud shows quite well on a black interior!)

 

I bring a compact umbrella with me when caching in the rain that I use (only) for the signing process if i cant find some shelter.

 

We find things other than the weather have much bigger impacts - holidays, cycles of activity at work, softball season now, soccer season in september are much bigger problems.

[+nittanycopa]

It's been extremely rainy this spring in the Northeast, so yes, I've definitely done some rainy day caching. Has made me think more seriously about using "Rite in the rain" logs, though.

[+Don_J]

i really dislike people who dont take care when opening my caches in the rain. like a poster above mentioned if water gets in then it will never dry out. the containers may be water proof and keep moisture out but it also keeps it in. i did one recently that had black mould in the container and on the log book

 

VERY interesting. I had a cacher log smilies on two of my caches the other day, but he said that he didn't sign the log sheet because it was raining. I told him that while I appreciated his courtesy, Groundspeak rules say otherwise about logging the cache online and earning that smilie...

 

I doubt that I will ever cross paths with any of your caches, especially in an unexpected downpour, but If I do, I'll make sure to sign the log and then log my online smiley, followed by a Needs Maintenance because the log is wet and the cache is full of water.

 

This is a log I put on a cache in our local mountains. It started as a light mist, a quarter mile further, the sky opened.

 

Well, now it's a torrential downpour. I found, but didn't open the cache. It would have been ruined.

Thanks...

 

The CO emailed and thanked me.

[+Don_J]

We went caching in moderately heavy downpours a few times. Not a problem with the right clothing, but I do prefer dry weather.

 

 

Come on! That isn't you. I know what you look like, and I know that isn't you. You look like your avatar.

 

Why all the fancy garb? I thought you were naturally waterproof.

[+cerberus1]

It's been extremely rainy this spring in the Northeast, so yes, I've definitely done some rainy day caching. Has made me think more seriously about using "Rite in the rain" logs, though.

 

Most of our "Found, but log's soaked" NM posts from hides are Rite-In-Rain paper logs or strips. Wipe 'em and they're dry again.

We use it for all hides not in ammo cans and state it on cache pages.

I guess many don't realize that's what it's made for (or bother to read.)

[+cerberus1]

i really dislike people who dont take care when opening my caches in the rain. like a poster above mentioned if water gets in then it will never dry out. the containers may be water proof and keep moisture out but it also keeps it in. i did one recently that had black mould in the container and on the log book

 

VERY interesting. I had a cacher log smilies on two of my caches the other day, but he said that he didn't sign the log sheet because it was raining. I told him that while I appreciated his courtesy, Groundspeak rules say otherwise about logging the cache online and earning that smilie...

 

I doubt that I will ever cross paths with any of your caches, especially in an unexpected downpour, but If I do, I'll make sure to sign the log and then log my online smiley, followed by a Needs Maintenance because the log is wet and the cache is full of water.

 

This is a log I put on a cache in our local mountains. It started as a light mist, a quarter mile further, the sky opened.

 

Well, now it's a torrential downpour. I found, but didn't open the cache. It would have been ruined.

Thanks...

 

The CO emailed and thanked me.

 

I'd appreciate it also if it was an "unexpected" downpour.

We don't have many in this area that have that common sense.

 

To go out knowing it's raining with nothing to protect the containers you're after is rude.

Folks state in their log that they had the newest extreme-weather gear and had fun, but unlike Chewy 06, can't find room for a tiny Totes umbrella ?

- Now you hike out to your soaked hide ya gotta do maintenance on , due to some thoughtless dope.

Edited April 30, 2011 by cerberus1

[+EscapeFromFlatland]

Actually, I'm less likely to cache when that odd orange ball of light is in the sky. It hurts my eyes.