Audio Logs?

[+CYBret]

I'm getting ready to hide my first cache in the next week or so. I've considered including a disposable camera, as I've seen in a few caches, but last night I was wondering about another way for people to leave memories of their visits.

 

What if I put a micro-cassette recorder in the cache and asked people to leave messages for other cachers (this might be especially cool considering some of the local good-natured rivalry). I might even find a way to convert them into wavs and make them available on a website.

 

What do you think? Has anyone else done this?

 

Thanks!

 

Bret

[+rdw]

I wonder how well an audiotape recorder would take a steaming hot central Illinois summer. Likewise for a digital recorder, which has the added risk of being more expensive. It is worth a try though. You would probably have to host the files elsewhere. Also, you may want to encode the file to MP3 to save storage space and transfer times.

 

rdw

[Cachemere]

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Originally posted by rdw:

I wonder how well an audiotape recorder would take a steaming hot central Illinois summer.

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Probably better in steaming hot central Illinois than here in

Hotter-than-Hades Phoenix!

 

Seriously though, it's a really cool idea. Please keep us all

posted on how things work out if you do it! Thanks!

[Cachemere]

quote:

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Originally posted by rdw:

I wonder how well an audiotape recorder would take a steaming hot central Illinois summer.

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Probably better in steaming hot central Illinois than here in

Hotter-than-Hades Phoenix!

 

Seriously though, it's a really cool idea. Please keep us all

posted on how things work out if you do it! Thanks!

[+The Cheeseheads]

I'd just be worried that someone trades it for a McToy...

 

[+KernBob]

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Originally posted by Cheesehead Dave:

I'd just be worried that someone ...............

 

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"Don't worry, Be Happy".

Hey it happens, If it gets traded, it happens, if you don't try it, you'll never know.

 

I like the idea. How expensive are those digital 3 minute recorders?

 

KernBob

 

In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few. -- Shunryu Suzuki

Drive Fast, Take Chances. --(amongst others) Jon Bedford

[+briansnat]

I second Dave's concern. These things aren't cheap and you're likely to find some used and dirty action figure in its place.

[+CYBret]

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I like the idea. How expensive are those digital 3 minute recorders?

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Actually, I'm talking about those micro-cassette recorders (like people used to use for taking notes before digital . . . remember Twin Peaks?).

 

The last time I checked, I think you could get them for about 10 bucks at Wal-mart. Also, somehow we collected about 3 of them over the years, so maybe I can dig one up here to use.

 

Bret

[+cliffy]

Very ironic. A local cacher around here recently planted a cache with a micro-cassette recorder he picked up at a garage sale for a couple of bucks :

 

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=23068

 

Great idea:)

 

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"Whad'ya mean you didn't save the location of the truck?..EEEK!!!..."

[+cliffy]

Very ironic. A local cacher around here recently planted a cache with a micro-cassette recorder he picked up at a garage sale for a couple of bucks :

 

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=23068

 

Great idea

 

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"Whad'ya mean you didn't save the location of the truck?..EEEK!!!..."