+Bloencustoms Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 So far, I've used a charred twig when a pencil was too far back at the car, and dried out wet sheets with a cigarete lighter to write on them. Lets hear some stories about the strange, funny ways you've logged in when the old pen and paper just won't work. [This message was edited by Bloencustoms on March 32, 1999 at 25:60 PM] Quote Link to comment
+Stunod Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 I used the stylus from my Palm Pilot to "scratch" may name in the log. It left enough of an indentation in the paper to see. I did, however, bring a pencil back to the cache later and "resigned" the log. ______________________ Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer Simpson ChiTown Cachers * Keenpeople.com Stats Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Once I had to use a white gel pen. The next people signed right over the top of my log. Another time is was a stick and mud. Quote Link to comment
+datum Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 "Cache well stocked except for pen / pencil. Had to use a leaf & stick to sign log book. (A pen or pencil works better.)" [This message was edited by datum on October 19, 2003 at 05:23 PM.] Quote Link to comment
+BadAndy Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 I ordered a roll of address labels, the cheap ones in the magazine ads. 4 lines of whatever text your want. I stick the label on the logbook after I write my log. No pencil...no problem. "Me transmitte sursum, Caledoni!" Quote Link to comment
+eroyd Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 I squished mosquitoes between the pages of the log book to create a unique monogram. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 I found a cache with no pencil and used the lit end of the cigar I was smoking to sign the book. Another time, I used a twig dipped in mud. "You can't make a man by standing a sheep on his hind legs. But by standing a flock of sheep in that position, you can make a crowd of men" - Max Beerbohm Quote Link to comment
+Touchstone Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 I heard there was a guy in Utah that sawed off his arm with his Leatherman to sign the log. Just joking I've felt like signing blood on some of those 3-4 star terrain caches. Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. The rest go geocaching. Quote Link to comment
+Jamie Z Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Well, my story is one of failure. I was riding my bike and found a penless micro. With no way to log this cache in the middle of a city park, I figured I could find a misplaced pen lying somewhere nearby. I searched and searched and amazingly found a broken pencil! I picked it up and went back toward the cache, only to notice this broken pencil did not have any lead. I was essentially holding a wooden, pencil-shaped tube. Jamie Quote Link to comment
+Geofool Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 Yes, I've done the muddy stick trick once in a pinch. I have also used self-adhesive labels designed and printed by me for logs. All I have to do is add a date to the label. I usually pre-date them before the I go out caching for the day. Preprinted on the label are my Geo-name and my profile graphic. These are perfect for micro caches because using those little pencils can be a pain. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. Quote Link to comment
+cachew nut Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 I signed my name in the snow at the cache site Quote Link to comment
+jeff35080 Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 I was FTF one of my brother's caches. It was nice cache with nice trinkets in it, but he forgot to put a writing instrument into the container and I didn't bring one. However, there was a Liquid Paper correction tape in the container... so I signed my name in Liquid Paper Jeff http://www.StarsFellOnAlabama.com http://www.NotAChance.com If you hide it, they will come.... Quote Link to comment
+The Leprechauns Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 We have two letterboxing-type stamps so if there is no pencil, we can at least stamp our trademark shamrock or elf stamp. Prior to getting the stamps, I've written with twigs, large sharpie markers, crayons and highlighters. Leaving a hamster also works well to show others that we've visited a cache. But not for micros, where lack of a writing utensil is most common. For micros we are about to launch a new alternative to hamstercaching. x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x Next time, instead of getting married, I think I'll just find a woman I don't like and buy her a house. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 quote:Leaving a hamster also works well to show others that we've visited a cache. But not for micros, where lack of a writing utensil is most common. For micros we are about to launch a new alternative to hamstercaching. You can always leave part of the hamster inside the cache. It will prove you there and also has the benefet of saving you $$$ on hamsters. You can probably get 6-8 hamster parts out of one hamster. Be sure to bring something to cauterize the area you sliced off, because you don't want the poor thing to bleed to death. "You can't make a man by standing a sheep on his hind legs. But by standing a flock of sheep in that position, you can make a crowd of men" - Max Beerbohm Quote Link to comment
+The Leprechauns Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 Saving $$$$ on hamsters is not an issue. We have a daddy hamster and a mommy hamster, and they do what hamsters do best. So do their offspring. And that, above all else, explains why our geocaching find rate has increased exponentially. It took from mid-May until Labor Day to get from 300 finds to 400 finds, but only 7 weeks to get from 400 to 500 (expected next weekend). We just can't find homes for the little cuties fast enough! Lately, we've been leaving two (of the SAME SEX) in caches we really liked (and were large enough), and also we leave one now in the intermediate stages of multicaches (except for virtual stages). x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x Next time, instead of getting married, I think I'll just find a woman I don't like and buy her a house. Quote Link to comment
+WalruZ Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 In my area, Marky (umteenhundred finds) has taken to carrying a polaroid camera that spits out mini-photos with adheasive backing. He puts those in the logs. It's a neat idea. Me, I just always have a pen or 3 in my cache bag. Quote Link to comment
+MacDaddy Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 great...now I have to get one of those cameras..way cool idea...someone help me..hobby taking over...please... All advertised discounts apply to final purchase price... Quote Link to comment
+MacDaddy Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 great...now I have to get one of those cameras..way cool idea...someone help me..hobby taking over...please... All advertised discounts apply to final purchase price... Quote Link to comment
+MacDaddy Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 great...now I have to get one of those cameras..way cool idea...someone help me..hobby taking over...please... All advertised discounts apply to final purchase price... Quote Link to comment
+RJFerret Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 A cacher recently used the "imprint" technique but then did a rubbing over it w/something so it showed up white against tan! Ingenious. Randy Quote Link to comment
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