christyglpn Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 I'm new to geocaching. I found a micro container. but know I can't log without signing logbook how do you get it out and back in. I was so confused by it at first nearly took with me. thankfully took a 2nd look at it. Quote Link to comment
+msrubble Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 What does it look like? Like this? Or maybe something like this? They unscrew. You can use a tweezers, forceps, needle-nose pliers to get the log out. Then roll up tight and replace. Quote Link to comment
+WarNinjas Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 You made the right choice not to take it with you. Open it up and take a look inside. Some will require a tool to get the log out. It will become easier with time. Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 (edited) Sometimes it's easier to replace the log in the TOP of the container before you close it, especially if it's like this one! Edited March 18, 2014 by Bear and Ragged Quote Link to comment
+Dame Deco Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Some of the tiny micros have the log wrapped around a piece of metal in the middle--use the magnet on the bottom of the cache to pull the log out. And as someone else said--to replace the log, roll it up and put it in the cap, that makes it easier to screw back on. Quote Link to comment
+dprovan Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Sometimes it's easier to replace the log in the TOP of the container before you close it, especially if it's like this one! In fact, many containers won't close properly unless you put the log in the top because the rolled up log gets in the way of the top screwing down. This is almost always true of the little nanos shown, but it's often a problem with other micro containers. To the original poster: remember that the fun is in finding the cache, so don't worry too much if it turns out you can't sign the log for one reason or another. Even after you learn all the tricks, you'll always run into things that you can't overcome even as you hold the container in your hand. But even that can be fun as you report the problem -- whether it was with the cache or with you -- in your DNF log. But to answer your question: 9 times out of 10, the solution is needle nosed tweezers. Quote Link to comment
christyglpn Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 Sometimes it's easier to replace the log in the TOP of the container before you close it, especially if it's like this one! this was the container and thanks to all don't have tweezers so will have to avoid for a while Quote Link to comment
+Chief301 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 As you gain more experience you'll come to realize there are a few basic items you'll want to carry along while caching. A writing implement of some sort, obviously. A pair of pointy tweezers for retrieving those pesky nano logs. A small flashlight. A pair of gloves. These and a few other items can be very useful in Geocaching. For retrieving those nano logs, instead of tweezers I've heard some folks carry a safety pin with the pointy tip bent slightly to form a little hook. Easy to carry, can be pinned to your GPS lanyard or clothing or even carried in your wallet. Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 For retrieving those nano logs, instead of tweezers I've heard some folks carry a safety pin with the pointy tip bent slightly to form a little hook. Easy to carry, can be pinned to your GPS lanyard or clothing or even carried in your wallet. Yep. That's what I do. Also handy if someone in the group splits their trousers while out! Quote Link to comment
+niraD Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 don't have tweezers so will have to avoid for a whileI have tweezers as part of my Leatherman Micra multi-tool, which I carry everywhere. But I don't used it very often for the logs of micro-caches and nano-caches. I find that I can usually get the log out by holding the container with the log in one hand, and slapping that hand against my other hand. Most of the time, after just a few slaps, the momentum of the log carries it out of the container far enough that I can grab it with my fingers. Rolling it back up tightly enough that it fits back in the container is usually harder than getting it out. Quote Link to comment
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