bobafett160 Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 (edited) What would you like to see out of a cache? What would be your perfect caching experience? Give us your ideas! Edited February 25, 2012 by bobafett160 Quote Link to comment
+GeoCacheKat Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 What would you like to find in a cache? What would be your perfect caching experience? Give us your ideas! I haven't done a lot of geocaching as of yet, but the caches I look forward to the most are the ones that take me somewhere that is interesting. Interesting = places with a view, and/or a place that is old and abandoned, and/or a place with a unique feature, etc. Quote Link to comment
+ocklawahaboy Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 I like a variety of caches but one of the most important things to me is knowing I have authorization to be there and I don't have to risk doing damage to find the cache. If I start wondering if the CO really got permission for the cache to be there ( ie somewhere i would never want someone rumaging around) or I have to guess which of the 5 identical sprinkler heads is the cache, I'll move on. There's nothing like looking over your shoulder to take the fun out of the hunt. Quote Link to comment
+L0ne.R Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 First, the container needs to be watertight to protect the contents from water damage. I like to see a notepad/notebook in the cache. Not a sheet of paper a pencil personalized swag or handcrafted swag swag in good condition - not broken, not rusty, not dirty Quote Link to comment
+Southern_Comfort Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 I want to be led to a hidden area that is very beautiful - somewhere not a lot of people know about. As for the cache contents, I would like to see a cool-looking container, clever hiding spot, and a few travel bugs Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Ammocan placed .75 +/- miles down a walking trail. Quote Link to comment
+OldLog Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 More than anything a well maintained cache. Water tight and checked regularly. Quote Link to comment
+niraD Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 I'd like a puzzle with a great "Aha!" moment, perhaps with an in-theme location... Or perhaps a long hike through the woods... Or perhaps a cache that draws attention to public art... Or perhaps an on-site puzzle... Or a container with 4-star camouflage... Or perhaps a hike along the baylands... Or perhaps a chance to try something new, like kayaking... Quote Link to comment
bobafett160 Posted February 25, 2012 Author Share Posted February 25, 2012 I'd like a puzzle with a great "Aha!" moment, perhaps with an in-theme location... Or perhaps a long hike through the woods... Or perhaps a cache that draws attention to public art... Or perhaps an on-site puzzle... Or a container with 4-star camouflage... Or perhaps a hike along the baylands... Or perhaps a chance to try something new, like kayaking... Kayaking?! Your crazy!!!....... And genius!!! Muahahaha! Good thing I have many years ahead of me to think about sometn like that. If i come up with something i will be sure to notify you! Quote Link to comment
+ngrrfan Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Ammocan placed .75 +/- miles down a walking trail. And each one rated to meet the D/Ts I need to complete the Fizzy challenge. Quote Link to comment
+niraD Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Kayaking?! Your crazy!!!.......And genius!!! Muahahaha! Good thing I have many years ahead of me to think about sometn like that. If i come up with something i will be sure to notify you! Of course, now that I've been on a couple of geo-kayaking trips, it's no longer really "something new" for me. Although it's still a lot of fun! But I'm not really a kayaker. I was accompanied/supervised by kayakers on both trips though. Quote Link to comment
+power69 Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 a blank logsheet Quote Link to comment
+Totem Clan Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 A gold bar or two. Quote Link to comment
+NYPaddleCacher Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I'd like a puzzle with a great "Aha!" moment, perhaps with an in-theme location... Or perhaps a long hike through the woods... Or perhaps a cache that draws attention to public art... Or perhaps an on-site puzzle... Or a container with 4-star camouflage... Or perhaps a hike along the baylands... Or perhaps a chance to try something new, like kayaking... Kayaking?! Your crazy!!!....... And genius!!! Muahahaha! Good thing I have many years ahead of me to think about sometn like that. If i come up with something i will be sure to notify you! Although there are some pretty crazy things one can do in a kayak such as going over high waterfalls there are many different ways to kayak and pretty much anyone can learn how. Some might think of whitewater kayaking as crazy but that's just one kind of kayaking. I've seen 6 year olds do it and met a woman in her 80's that has gone on several multi-hundred mile trip along the coast of Alaska by herself. I've got a photo of another woman that's over 100 years old paddling a kayak. I would guess that probably 80% of the caches intended to be done in a kayak could probably be done in a $15 inflatable rubber raft or even a pool float. I don't think I've seen any "kayak" caches that would require significant kayaking skills and I've taught dozens of people that had never been a kayak before how to do it so I have a pretty good idea what level of skill would be necessary to go after most kayak caches. Quote Link to comment
+klipsch49er Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I'm easy, just hide me a DRY log to sign once in a while! Quote Link to comment
+niraD Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Regarding kayaks, my first kayaking trip was with REI's Geo-Kayak Tour, which is basically a version of their intro kayaking class where the route is chosen to pass several 5-star terrain caches that require a boat. I'd done a fair bit of canoeing before, so it was easy. My second kayaking trip, I borrowed a kayak from a very experienced kayaker who has several, and who loaned kayaks to me and to another geocacher for a GBA bring-your-own-kayak group trip. Let's just say that what he called "responsive" I called "twitchy". It was still a lot of fun, but it wasn't as easy, and I didn't stay dry. A gold bar or two.Don't forget: trade up, trade even, or don't trade! As far as other things I'd like to see in a geocache: I too am a fan of dry logs (i.e., waterproof containers). I also like to trade for personal signature items left by other geocachers. But containers don't need to be very big for most sig items. And the interesting sig items tend to get lost among the junk other trade items when the container is larger than a small shoebox. Quote Link to comment
+Dancing_Duo Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I haven't done a lot of geocaching as of yet, but the caches I look forward to the most are the ones that take me somewhere that is interesting. Interesting = places with a view, and/or a place that is old and abandoned, and/or a place with a unique feature, etc. Yes, I have lived in this area for the majority of 22+ yrs & absolutely love some of the caches taking us to places we would normally just drive past. Like when we learn something, too I'm easy, just hide me a DRY log to sign once in a while! Yes! We have gotten tired of the 'bag taped to back of magnet which is thrown anywhere it'll stick'. Most of them have been wet lately A gold bar or two.Don't forget: trade up, trade even, or don't trade! Quote Link to comment
JohnX Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 (edited) Swag that was evenly traded for. Edited February 26, 2012 by JohnX Quote Link to comment
bobafett160 Posted February 27, 2012 Author Share Posted February 27, 2012 I'd like a puzzle with a great "Aha!" moment, perhaps with an in-theme location... Or perhaps a long hike through the woods... Or perhaps a cache that draws attention to public art... Or perhaps an on-site puzzle... Or a container with 4-star camouflage... Or perhaps a hike along the baylands... Or perhaps a chance to try something new, like kayaking... Kayaking?! Your crazy!!!....... And genius!!! Muahahaha! Good thing I have many years ahead of me to think about sometn like that. If i come up with something i will be sure to notify you! Although there are some pretty crazy things one can do in a kayak such as going over high waterfalls there are many different ways to kayak and pretty much anyone can learn how. Some might think of whitewater kayaking as crazy but that's just one kind of kayaking. I've seen 6 year olds do it and met a woman in her 80's that has gone on several multi-hundred mile trip along the coast of Alaska by herself. I've got a photo of another woman that's over 100 years old paddling a kayak. I would guess that probably 80% of the caches intended to be done in a kayak could probably be done in a $15 inflatable rubber raft or even a pool float. I don't think I've seen any "kayak" caches that would require significant kayaking skills and I've taught dozens of people that had never been a kayak before how to do it so I have a pretty good idea what level of skill would be necessary to go after most kayak caches. I dont think kayaking itself is crazy. Ive done it before and love it. Just akayaking cache. Crazy but genius! Quote Link to comment
Clan Riffster Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 What would be your perfect caching experience? A quality container, such as an ammo can, big enough for swag, so those like myself who enjoy pawing through trinkets can get their fix, (whilst those who don't won't care either way), at an inspired location, requiring a good deal of effort to get to, tied into one of my other hobbies such as kayaking or mountain biking, with an interesting write up. Quote Link to comment
+ktmhz Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 I'd like to see some more caches in trees. Maybe if there are a bunch of tree caches that require technical climbing equipment, I would learn about a new activity so I can find those ones. But even just smaller trees that can be climbed with no special equipment are a lot of fun. Some of my favorite finds have been up trees, but it would be nice if the caches in tree ratio was greater than my cache in tree find ratio of 1/70. If every tenth or twentieth cache were in a tree, I think that would be pretty splendid. Many tree caches should be 15-20 feet up and accessible by normal, non-superhuman folk without equipment. My hides will be in trees when I start hiding after I settle down and stop having widespread adventures and pandemonium. Quote Link to comment
+NicknPapa Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 A reasonably clean well maintained cache that takes me someplace interesting (either the final location OR the trip to reach it). My biggest enemy is boredom, if you keep my interest up you'll be a hero. Quote Link to comment
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