Need a Cache Name.

2.6k · November 7, 2012

I'm hiding a series of caches outside some old Atlas F (SM-65) missile sites. I want a good name for them.

For now they are called...

The Final Opition - Willow

The Final Opition - Granite

...and so on. The town name being the closest town and the one which the Air Force used to refer to the sites.

They are numbered as site 577-1, 577-2 ect. The 577th SMS is the unit that manned the silos.

They were assigned to Altus AFB.

They stood on alert during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Any neat ides?

2.8k · November 7, 2012

Any neat ides?

Atlas Shrugged xxx?

1.1k · November 7, 2012

If they were in silos, how about "Fire in the Hole xxxx"?

2.6k · November 7, 2012

If they were in silos, how about "Fire in the Hole xxxx"?

Funny you should say that. One of the sites had a missile explode and burn inside the silo during an test. It damaged the site so bad they just shut it down.

3.8k · November 7, 2012

Any neat ides?

Atlas Shrugged xxx?

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2.4k · November 7, 2012

I'm hiding a series of caches outside some old Atlas F (SM-65) missile sites. I want a good name for them.

For now they are called...

The Final Opition - Willow

The Final Opition - Granite

...and so on. The town name being the closest town and the one which the Air Force used to refer to the sites.

They are numbered as site 577-1, 577-2 ect. The 577th SMS is the unit that manned the silos.

They were assigned to Altus AFB.

They stood on alert during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Any neat ides?

Well, I'm thinking. As a warm up (not nitpicking here, just mentioning obvious typo) in case you go with the temps, Opition

would be 'Option'. That said, I noticed one more near the end that gave me an idea (probably a poor one, since I don't know how many you are hiding).

That would be to call them "Beware" January, February etc. 'As in Beware the Ides of xx' (not a good day to have your friends fall upon you).

I do like the Atlas Shrugged idea, but how to individualize without using numbers?

But heck, I'm still looking for a certain book edition... grr.

Hey! Just had another one... how about "(H)Altus or I'll shoot! xx " the H would be an option.

Doug 7rxc

2.6k · November 7, 2012

I'm hiding a series of caches outside some old Atlas F (SM-65) missile sites. I want a good name for them.

For now they are called...

The Final Opition - Willow

The Final Opition - Granite

...and so on. The town name being the closest town and the one which the Air Force used to refer to the sites.

They are numbered as site 577-1, 577-2 ect. The 577th SMS is the unit that manned the silos.

They were assigned to Altus AFB.

They stood on alert during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Any neat ides?

Well, I'm thinking. As a warm up (not nitpicking here, just mentioning obvious typo) in case you go with the temps, Opition

would be 'Option'. That said, I noticed one more near the end that gave me an idea (probably a poor one, since I don't know how many you are hiding).

That would be to call them "Beware" January, February etc. 'As in Beware the Ides of xx' (not a good day to have your friends fall upon you).

I do like the Atlas Shrugged idea, but how to individualize without using numbers?

But heck, I'm still looking for a certain book edition... grr.

Hey! Just had another one... how about "(H)Altus or I'll shoot! xx " the H would be an option.

Doug 7rxc

Oops! The spelling mistake was on the forums only. I done did it the good way on the page. :laughing:

5k · November 7, 2012

Almost the end of the World - Site Name

November 7, 2012

Don't Push That Button!!

1.7k · November 7, 2012

I'm hiding a series of caches outside some old Atlas F (SM-65) missile sites. I want a good name for them.

For now they are called...

The Final Opition - Willow

The Final Opition - Granite

Whatever you do, PLEASE don't use the same "prefix" for the name. It is really a pain when you are searching for a cache by name and 5 of them come up because the prefix is the same and your GPS doesn't show the full name.

2.6k · November 7, 2012

I'm hiding a series of caches outside some old Atlas F (SM-65) missile sites. I want a good name for them.

For now they are called...

The Final Opition - Willow

The Final Opition - Granite

Whatever you do, PLEASE don't use the same "prefix" for the name. It is really a pain when you are searching for a cache by name and 5 of them come up because the prefix is the same and your GPS doesn't show the full name.

It's just the reverse when use GSAK. It sorts easier that way.

6.1k · November 7, 2012

Dr. Strangelove:

then add some of the character names from the film: Buck Turgidson, Bat Guano, King Kong, Merkin Muffley, etc.

5k · November 7, 2012

Shall we Play a Game?

Or Thermonuclear War.

November 9, 2012

I like Don J's. Maybe go through and name the series based on movies that talked about the nuclear crisis/attacks. Here are a couple

-War Games - Like Don J said

-Sum of All Fears

-Dawns Early Light

-Red Dawn (you have to understand the back story to remember this one)

-Dr Strangelove (OK It is a Stretch)

-Fail safe

-Crimson TIde

THose would be some suggestions

5.7k · November 9, 2012

I like Don J's. Maybe go through and name the series based on movies that talked about the nuclear crisis/attacks. Here are a couple

-War Games - Like Don J said

-Sum of All Fears

-Dawns Early Light

-Red Dawn (you have to understand the back story to remember this one)

-Dr Strangelove (OK It is a Stretch)

-Fail safe

-Crimson TIde

THose would be some suggestions

That'd be cool. Don't forget:

On the Beach

The Day After

2.4k · November 10, 2012

Throwing one into that list... 'Twilight's Last Gleaming' which involves a missile silo.

Was that part of a series? (like 'By Dawns Early Light')

edit another after thought... loosely Under Siege 1 and 2 both involve similar incidents (fiction).

Heck, why not 'True Lies' as well.

Doug 7rxc

Edited November 10, 2012 by 7rxc

2.4k · November 11, 2012

I'm hiding a series of caches outside some old Atlas F (SM-65) missile sites. I want a good name for them.

For now they are called...

The Final Opition - Willow

The Final Opition - Granite

Whatever you do, PLEASE don't use the same "prefix" for the name. It is really a pain when you are searching for a cache by name and 5 of them come up because the prefix is the same and your GPS doesn't show the full name.

+1

No matter how GSAK sorts at home, it's really important to me to have distinct names in the field.

I've been caching with others a few times and run across the problem,

"Okay, which cache next?"

"Evil hide #"

"Which one?"

"I don't know. It got cut off, but I seem to remember there were at least 8 of them around here."

then...

"You missed the turn!!!"

"No, it's up ahead."

"No, that's the NEXT evil hide. Not the one we're looking for."

"That's the one up on my GPS. Which one do you have on yours?"

"The one you just passed."

And so on and so forth.

It can add a great deal of irritation to an otherwise wonderful day of caching.

5k · November 11, 2012

I'm hiding a series of caches outside some old Atlas F (SM-65) missile sites. I want a good name for them.

For now they are called...

The Final Opition - Willow

The Final Opition - Granite

Whatever you do, PLEASE don't use the same "prefix" for the name. It is really a pain when you are searching for a cache by name and 5 of them come up because the prefix is the same and your GPS doesn't show the full name.

+1

No matter how GSAK sorts at home, it's really important to me to have distinct names in the field.

I've been caching with others a few times and run across the problem,

"Okay, which cache next?"

"Evil hide #"

"Which one?"

"I don't know. It got cut off, but I seem to remember there were at least 8 of them around here."

then...

"You missed the turn!!!"

"No, it's up ahead."

"No, that's the NEXT evil hide. Not the one we're looking for."

"That's the one up on my GPS. Which one do you have on yours?"

"The one you just passed."

And so on and so forth.

It can add a great deal of irritation to an otherwise wonderful day of caching.

If you are using smart names In GSAK. Tool/Options - Conversions. Enter Evil Hide=EH

Your names will now be EH#1, EH#2, etc.

It can be an issue. I loaded a bunch of caches for the city of Santa Paula, CA once not realizing that about 30 of them began with the name Santa Paula. I ended up with SANTAPAULA, SANTAPAULB, SANTAPAULC and so on on my GPS. I had no idea which cache was which.

2.6k · November 11, 2012

I'm hiding a series of caches outside some old Atlas F (SM-65) missile sites. I want a good name for them.

For now they are called...

The Final Opition - Willow

The Final Opition - Granite

Whatever you do, PLEASE don't use the same "prefix" for the name. It is really a pain when you are searching for a cache by name and 5 of them come up because the prefix is the same and your GPS doesn't show the full name.

+1

No matter how GSAK sorts at home, it's really important to me to have distinct names in the field.

I've been caching with others a few times and run across the problem,

"Okay, which cache next?"

"Evil hide #"

"Which one?"

"I don't know. It got cut off, but I seem to remember there were at least 8 of them around here."

then...

"You missed the turn!!!"

"No, it's up ahead."

"No, that's the NEXT evil hide. Not the one we're looking for."

"That's the one up on my GPS. Which one do you have on yours?"

"The one you just passed."

And so on and so forth.

It can add a great deal of irritation to an otherwise wonderful day of caching.

I've been caching with GSAK and my Colorado in the field for almost 5 years now and had a single problem with runs/series. In fact it seems to work better for me if they have the ## last.

December 10, 2012

I'm hiding a series of caches outside some old Atlas F (SM-65) missile sites. I want a good name for them.

For now they are called...

The Final Opition - Willow

The Final Opition - Granite

Whatever you do, PLEASE don't use the same "prefix" for the name. It is really a pain when you are searching for a cache by name and 5 of them come up because the prefix is the same and your GPS doesn't show the full name.

Concur with this. GSAK is platform specific, and not everyone can use it.

3k · December 11, 2012

"Close, But No Cigar"

1.1k · December 11, 2012

it is not the name that makes a good cache, good

LOCATION x 10 !

HIDE

CONTAINER

IDEA

STORY

GOOD MAINTENENCE

CACHE PAGE

CACHE NAME

December 11, 2012

If I could put my hands upon such sites...

... my options would be a Letterbox or a Wherigo and would definitely involve an adventure of one of this two gentleman: James Bond, Dr. Henry Jones Jr, so the name would be apropriate with my coice...

Your dilema is a bit easy.. Hide the caches and on site you'll realise each one's name...

December 12, 2012

Dr. Strangelove:

then add some of the character names from the film: Buck Turgidson, Bat Guano, King Kong, Merkin Muffley, etc.

+1 from me!

Need a Cache Name.

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