Cachers eating caches

[4wheelin_fool]

Occasionally I'll find a geocache with teeth marks in it. Some look like they are from bears or other woodland creatures, but I'm not so sure. There was this guy who cut up objects such as bicycles into tiny pieces and ate them with some mineral oil. I'm sure the log books are very high in fiber, as a few have disappeared from a few of my caches in the past. I'm just wondering if anyone has been hungry and has had the urge to chow down on a film can or two. Some of those peanut butter jars still smell pretty good, as well as a few Chinese takeout containers.

Edited January 30, 2013 by 4wheelin_fool

[+Lieblweb]

If someone wants to eat a container.... So be it.

 

I'm pretty sure it's animals. I've seen many containers chewed on.

[+Renegade-Traceur]

Man now that I think about it, those little magnetic nanos do look delicious.

Could swallow it whole.

Edited January 30, 2013 by Renegade-Traceur

[Mr.Yuck]

We don't have any bears in my immediate vicininty, (although I have cached in areas they frequent) so I always assumed those teeth marks were caused by squirrels. Then again, maybe I've been wrong all this time. There's a prolific newb placer in my area who hits the recycled food containers pretty hard (M&M's, chinese soup containers, Lay's Potato Chip containers etc..), so I may just be tempted. I've only found about 1/2 his caches so far, so we shall see.

Edited January 30, 2013 by Mr.Yuck

[+blackhorse221]

There is no cache theft. Just hungry cachers.

[+cerberus1]

I suppose those furries folks I read about once in awhile, if acting in character while caching, might take a nibble or two...

[+clarinetqueen]

I see what you did there.

[+StarBrand]

I know the rabbits and at least 1 beaver have been known to take and chew on a few of my hides. But I swear I saw human teeth imprints on one lid..........

[+sir dumil]

About a month ago, I found a cammo'd lock 'n lock cache with one corner chewed completely off and the opposite corner damaged by gnawing.

I saw coyote tracks nearby, so I suspect the cache was being used as a nifty chew toy.

[+Planet]

I know the rabbits and at least 1 beaver have been known to take and chew on a few of my hides. But I swear I saw human teeth imprints on one lid..........

 

That was Bigfoot.

[+StarBrand]

I know the rabbits and at least 1 beaver have been known to take and chew on a few of my hides. But I swear I saw human teeth imprints on one lid..........

 

That was Bigfoot.

Ahhhhh....that makes sense.

[+ArcherDragoon]

Dude...squirrels pee on caches...I wouldn't eat them...

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lol

[+The_Incredibles_]

Maybe they were sick of beef and chicken.

[+Crow-T-Robot]

Dude...squirrels pee on caches...I wouldn't eat them...

 

That's why I bring along hand wipes.

[+MartyBartfast]

Dude...squirrels pee on caches...I wouldn't eat them...

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lol

and dogs

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and cachers (I've read the stories )

[4wheelin_fool]

Dude...squirrels pee on caches...I wouldn't eat them...

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lol

 

At $2 an ounce the going rate for squirrel urine is $256 per gallon and perhaps a delicacy in many areas with it's distinctive nutty flavor.

[+terrkan78]

Dude...squirrels pee on caches...I wouldn't eat them...

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lol

 

At $2 an ounce the going rate for squirrel urine is $256 per gallon and perhaps a delicacy in many areas with it's distinctive nutty flavor.

I wonder how many calories? I bet it's low fat.

 

As for the half-eaten caches, a excellent low calorie, high-fiber choice for those of us trying to lose weight (not so sure about the protein content). So far I've been able to constrain myself, but idk, if I chance upon a pb jar cache when I'm really hungry...

[+cerberus1]

 

At $2 an ounce the going rate for squirrel urine is $256 per gallon and perhaps a delicacy in many areas with it's distinctive nutty flavor.

Figures...

After hunting, we save tails to swap with Mepps for fishing spinners.

- I coulda made a heck of a lot more milkin' 'em.

[+WarNinjas]

I'm a pest control guy and there are mornings when that fresh open peanut butter flavored rat bait smells quite good! Not sure I would eat a cache though. We just got our earth sandwich cache going and I guess the fake bread smells to good as rats ate threw the outer lock n lock within a couple of days! Had to change it out to a stronger container and move it a bit.

PinkNinja re making our couple of day old hide because of the rats...

Edited January 31, 2013 by WarNinjas

[+sparklefingers]

http://baseoftree.com/geocache-containers/unusual-crafty/ice-cream-cone-cache-

 

I better not put out one of these caches then? It'll be gone after the ftf.

[+baloo&bd]

Please keep sharing, it is good to know we are not alone. This has been happening to us for years.

[+hzoi]

 

...I have no idea what you're talking about.

[+hzoi]

p.s. I hear that raw caches don't taste nearly as good as flame broiled.

 

 

According to a friend. Because I don't eat caches. Honest.

[+Lil' Nell]

Please keep sharing, it is good to know we are not alone. This has been happening to us for years.

Been going on for 6 years I suppose?

[+Corp Of Discovery]

Sometimes you just get hungry on the trail and need a bite to eat...

[+Murazor]

I have seen a few containers pecked by birds or bearing marks of squirrels' teeth, but I have never found one with any evidence of being chewed by a human.

[+Isonzo Karst]

p.s. I hear that raw caches don't taste nearly as good as flame broiled.

 

 

 

The gasket is okay, better if it's been through really high temps, but you gotta gut these things before consumption. Some of the interior goo is just not delicious, no matter what the broil temp. Believe me on this.

 

According to a friend. Because I don't eat caches. Honest.

[+CdAGeoGeeks]

We ate a travel bug once. It was delicious!

 

Yum!

[4wheelin_fool]

I have seen a few containers pecked by birds or bearing marks of squirrels' teeth, but I have never found one with any evidence of being chewed by a human.

 

And how in the heck can you be so certain?

 

Are you aware of the latest fad in Japan, which is sure to be sweeping the globe soon??

 

 

In the U.S. people aim for perfectly straight dentures, but an entirely different trend has taken off in Japan. Many teenaged girls have undergone dental procedures called yaeba to elongate their canines, producing a fang-like imperfect - and some say childlike - appearance.

 

Yaeba means "double tooth" in Japanese. The yaeba look is achieved when molars crowd the canines and push them forward. Many younger children are familiar with the schoolyard taunt "snaggletooth," which is common before orthodontics are put in place in the teen years. But numerous young Japanese women with "snaggleteeth" paid for it.

 

 

“Yaeba” is Japanese for double tooth.

 

Some Japanese men reportedly find crooked teeth endearing and attractive. For others, this slight imperfection makes beautiful women more approachable, reports Oddity Central. Blogs celebrate yaeba and celebrities eagerly smile for cameras to show off their protruding canines.

 

Girls have increasingly flocked to dental salons for yaeba. The cosmetic fad is the most sought-after procedure provided by Dental Salon Plaisir in Tokyo's Ginza district. At Dental Salon Plaisir, the dentists glue artificial canines onto the patients' real teeth. Since the salon uses temporary adhesive, the transformation is not permanent.

 

 

 

But not all are enamored of the trend. Michelle Phan maintains a trendy blog on beauty and fashion, in which she said that we don't need to purchase our flaws: "I've always believed that many perceived imperfections in appearance add uniqueness and personality, and actually enhance a person's beauty. But is buying our quirks through cosmetic procedures taking it to an extreme?"

 

 

Some are troubled by this cosmetic procedure.

 

Others are troubled by what they consider the phenomenon’s fixation on youth. Dr. Emilie Zaslow, an assistant professor of communications at Pace University, told The New York Times that yaeba demonstrates "the sexualization of young girls." "The gapped tooth is sort of pre-orthodontic or early development," she said, "and the naturally occurring yaeba is because of delayed baby teeth, or a mouth that's too small."

 

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/japan-crooked-teeth-yaeba-trend-imperfection-add-sex-appeal-article-1.1130812#ixzz2JrF8SHhm

 

[AZcachemeister]

I guess they could save themselves a lot of money by simply chomping-down on an ammo can, eh?

[+JKMonkey]

Nothing gets you your daily source of iron quite like an 11"L x 5.56"W x 6.75"T .50 Cal Ammo Box

[+Ahern Clan]

Man now that I think about it, those little magnetic nanos do look delicious.

Could swallow it whole.

 

Taste better with a little salt or hot sauce...

[4wheelin_fool]

Man now that I think about it, those little magnetic nanos do look delicious.

Could swallow it whole.

 

Taste better with a little salt or hot sauce...

 

I prefer a little pepper jack and jalapeños.

[+Manville Possum]

I suppose those furries folks I read about once in awhile, if acting in character while caching, might take a nibble or two...

Yeah, I was made aware about them through geocaching.

[+BCandMsKitty]

Hey .... as long as the log is signed .......

[floridabiker1]

Occasionally I'll find a geocache with teeth marks in it. Some look like they are from bears or other woodland creatures, but I'm not so sure. There was this guy who cut up objects such as bicycles into tiny pieces and ate them with some mineral oil. I'm sure the log books are very high in fiber, as a few have disappeared from a few of my caches in the past. I'm just wondering if anyone has been hungry and has had the urge to chow down on a film can or two. Some of those peanut butter jars still smell pretty good, as well as a few Chinese takeout containers.

On your cache page, make a link to this wikipedia article: Food

[+The_Incredibles_]

Thought it may be relevant to another thread.

[Clan Riffster]

Nom Nom Nom...

[+Walts Hunting]

I haven't been out to check it but I recently put out a few Decon containers along a trail that were attached with wire ties. At a function a couple of weeks later a friend told me one had a couple of holes chewed in it and probably would have been dragged away without the tie.

[+NYPaddleCacher]

Please keep sharing, it is good to know we are not alone. This has been happening to us for years.

 

I have one cache that I'm sure has been muggled by squirrels a couple of times. On more than a couple of occasions the inner container has been separated from the outer "container" and I just can see why a human would do that.

 

 

[+NYPaddleCacher]

I have seen a few containers pecked by birds or bearing marks of squirrels' teeth, but I have never found one with any evidence of being chewed by a human.

 

And how in the heck can you be so certain?

 

Are you aware of the latest fad in Japan, which is sure to be sweeping the globe soon??

 

 

I wouldn't put too much credence on fads in Japan. If you don't believe me, do a google on "donut head".

 

 

[+Viajero Perdido]

I have a problem with pencils. And well, with wood in general:

 

 

There, I admitted it. Apologies to the critter I tried to blame...

[+Isonzo Karst]

Just saw this on a Needs Archived log, a reminder that if you're gonna eat 'em, they should be reasonably fresh, "My friends dad is a health inspector and he said black mold is deadly".

[4wheelin_fool]

Just saw this on a Needs Archived log, a reminder that if you're gonna eat 'em, they should be reasonably fresh, "My friends dad is a health inspector and he said black mold is deadly".

 

It is deadly. Geocachers should carefully inspect the cache before eating it. Cleaning with a light detergent and rinsing should be sufficient. Log books may be high in fiber, but they should be placed in a steamer for several minutes before ingesting.

 

Thanks for bumping this, here is a delightful recipe I ran across just recently:

 

 

Film Can Carbonara

 

Ingredients needed:

 

12 film cans

1 tablespoon olive oil

8 slices bacon, diced

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 onion, chopped

1 clove garlic, minced

1/4 cup dry white wine (optional)

4 eggs

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 pinch salt and black pepper to taste

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

 

Directions

 

1.In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook film cans until al dente. Drain well. Toss with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and set aside.

2.Meanwhile in a large skillet, cook chopped bacon until slightly crisp; remove and drain onto paper towels. Reserve 2 tablespoons of bacon fat; add remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil, and heat in reused large skillet. Add chopped onion, and cook over medium heat until onion is translucent. Add minced garlic, and cook 1 minute more. Add wine if desired; cook one more minute.

3.Return cooked bacon to pan; add cooked and drained film cans. Toss to coat and heat through, adding more olive oil if it seems dry or is sticking together. Add beaten eggs and cook, tossing constantly with tongs or large fork until eggs are barely set. Quickly add 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, and toss again. Add salt and pepper to taste (remember that bacon and Parmesan are very salty).

4.Serve immediately with chopped parsley sprinkled on top, and extra Parmesan cheese at table.

Edited July 31, 2014 by 4wheelin_fool