Urban geocache hiding ideas?

[Cachin_CHEC]

Wanting to post our first cache but want some ideas of where to put one. We like more urban-small city vibes for cache ideas so if you have any, PLEASE SHARE THEM!! Like rock, magnetic, fake somthing. 😁 (Or just any ideas that are simple but creative)

Edited September 29 by Team_CHEC

[+x7Kevin]

I would start by thinking about the caches you've enjoyed finding the most? What made finding them special? Location, type of container, etc....

 

It is probably usually best to keep it simple for your first hide too as you're learning about how to setup a cache page and the review process. Magnetic and fake rock caches can be great for urban caches. I also like bison tubes on chain link fences, that can be great for the corner of a city park where hiding something larger isn't possible. Magnetic nanos can go underneath metal benches making hides possible in very open areas. Magnetic fake bolts fit some locations perfectly. Good luck with your first hide! 

[+TheLimeCat]

For urban caches, I like hides that are uniquely designed to fit into a feature of the landscape. I found one recently that was a bolt that could be twisted apart at both ends, and the threaded portion was hollow and contained the log. The owner poked the bolt through the middle of a traffic sign then screwed the head on the other side. I believe you can buy this container online. I saw another that was a magnetic metal sheet cut to match the size of a dedication plaque, then placed on the backside of the plaque to perfectly fill a square hole. Seattle's gum wall has a cache called "Chews Wisely" and I'll bet you can guess how that is hidden. Another fun one in Seattle is part of an art display along the sidewalk that consists of a bunch of little doodads magnetized to a fence. The cache is a strange looking magnetic doodad placed amongst the others. Since metal is hard to work with, I also remember seeing a cache that was a small, hollow piece of 4x4 post with the container inside. The post was slid underneath the lowest railing of a wooden bridge, up against a vertical post so that it looked like it was part of the bridge, but slid aside easily.

 

In the end, most of the best caches are a combination of great hide with great location. You can probably find success with fairly standard containers if you just choose a good spot. One of Seattle's most highly favorited caches for a long time was a standard film canister. It was only well liked because it happened to be placed under a beloved waterfront art installation in a super popular tourist destination. And I don't mean to disparage the cache since the CO obviously cared enough to keep it alive in a place that was pretty inhospitable to caches.

[+Calypso62]

I've used these from time to time. They are 75mmx75mm galvanised steel fence post caps. I've glued two magnets onto the cap plus another magnet onto the inside base to hold the key container. In the right spot and coloured appropriately, they blend in very well.

[+IXLegionAD120]

If you check the SHop section in the Geocaching Home Page there are shops that offer to make Cache Containers to your chosen surroundings, you send them photos and ideas and they make containers to suit the location.

[Cachin_CHEC]

Thank you everyone for your ideas!