+Madhatt Posted July 19, 2003 Share Posted July 19, 2003 I am really getting into this game, I am planning on hiding a cache real soon, but would like to know what kind of goodies you want. I'm into computers so that's always there, music? food? tell me what you would like to find. Happy caching Check out my Website Http://www.madhatt.com Quote Link to comment
+Spzzmoose Posted July 19, 2003 Share Posted July 19, 2003 MONEY!!!...Lots and lots of moola!! Quote Link to comment
Kanto Posted July 19, 2003 Share Posted July 19, 2003 Music is a great trade ! Though food (would be nice, I think people bring their own trail mix)is not encouraged at all in a cache. (You'll find the relevant text in the second last paragraph of the section titled: "Step 2 - Preparing your cache". Anything relatively compact and useful is always good...perhaps there ought to be, or already is a list somewhere of all the things that have been packed in caches? In the end, there may be only your imagination. ______________________________________________ Kanto NOTE: Important Travel Bug updates in my profile! [This message was edited by Kanto on July 19, 2003 at 11:52 PM.] Quote Link to comment
+yummykaz Posted July 20, 2003 Share Posted July 20, 2003 As a grown up who likes to garden, I love to find gardening type things. There is a really nice geocacher, I think named Cindercloubug. She makes and leaves decorated terra cotta mini pots. I try and go to caches after her so I can trade for those! So when I hide things, I like to leave seeds. I also think it is nice to put some OFF, some moist towels and/or some napkins. This is helpful to the cacher. My kids and me...love to find the geocache key chains with compass or thermometer. I try and put an equal amount of grown up treasure and kid treasure. Sealed up McJunk is better than used. Sonic has the most useful toys. A film canister with a quarter. It is not the stuff, but the accomplishment of the find. Quote Link to comment
umc Posted July 20, 2003 Share Posted July 20, 2003 yeah, no food. just know that no matter what you put in it will be imporant to maintain the cache so that when it dwindles to junk you can know that and replenish it with those nice items again. It happens too many times that people put out a cache and forget about it and all that ends up in it is garbage that nobody wants. Now of course its not about the loot but the hunt and such but when a cache isn't maintained properly its just bad all the way around. I like outdoor equipment myself, anything to do with biking, camping, climbing atv-ing, ect, ect. I wouldn't worry about the kids too much because again someone will take the 10 dollar first finders prize and leave a toy car in exchange so the toys will come on their own. I didn't check your profile to see how many finds you have but make sure to do enough caches to see what you like and what you don't in a cache. __________________________ Caching without a clue.... Quote Link to comment
umc Posted July 20, 2003 Share Posted July 20, 2003 ok, so you hid three caches already, you know whats what there. Maybe a theme cache such as sig cards or something. We have one of those around here and its pretty dern cool. __________________________ Caching without a clue.... Quote Link to comment
+joefrog Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Sandra Bullock. Or perhaps Cindy Crawford? Either one is fine... Joel (joefrog) "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for ye are crunchy and taste good with ketchup!" Quote Link to comment
umc Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 quote:Originally posted by joefrog:Sandra Bullock. Or perhaps Cindy Crawford? Either one is fine... Good point and on that note: Dancing Girls __________________________ Caching without a clue.... Quote Link to comment
+Madhatt Posted July 21, 2003 Author Share Posted July 21, 2003 Come on guys, give me some good ideas. I don't have any money, and the models are mine! What kind of food would work? Check out my Website Http://www.madhatt.com Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 No food will work. It's a bad idea. Animals have very keen noses and the cache will draw their attention. There are a lot of great items you cann place in a cache, without resorting to food. Here is a partial list of stuff I've placed in caches (most are under $3 and quite a few are under a buck): US flags flag pins modeling clay carabiners Energizer squeeze lights stickers bags of toy soldiers pocket knives (um I mean tools) water colors mini screwdriver sets allen wrench sets gel pens boxes of crayons or colored chalk emergency rain ponchos packs of AA batteries collectable coins (buffalo nickels, indian head pennies, SBA or Sacagawea dollars) Music CD's Blank RW CD's Cassettes (blank and recorded) calculators clip on safety strobes bungee cords LED key lights "euro" stickers & other decals mini sewing kits maps (hiking & road) software small packs of Wet Ones or Baby Wipes Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars key rings bags of balloons velcro fasteners interesting buttons foreign money rolls of film cigarette lighters (I don't care what they say) movies on VHS & DVD office supplies (packs of paper clips, thumb tacks, Post-Its, etc...) Mylar emergency blankets decks of cards packs of Armor-All & Rain-X wipes survival whistles Geocaching.com hats, pins, patches and compasses Wheresgeorge bills and stamps. "Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, he'll sit in a boat and drink beer all day" - Dave Barry Quote Link to comment
+Team Lyons Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 if your into computers and have digital pics of local places or even a vacation it would be cool to put them on a cdr and place it in a cache. I'm thinking of doing that with the 1000 pics I took from my Disney cruise back in May. I'm not talking personal pics, just pics with the landscapes and places of interest. Just an idea. Quote Link to comment
+El Diablo Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 If you want a great first finders prize, I offer a good discount if you use it for that. I promise you they will scramble to find it! El Diablo Everything you do in life...will impact someone,for better or for worse. http://www.geo-hikingstick.com Quote Link to comment
+seneca Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 I like things that are small, durable, interesting, unique, and inexpensive. To me, uniqueness (like a specific pin/button/unusual collectible etc.) is more important than usefulness. If I want something useful, I can always go to Walmart and use cash to trade even. I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me. Quote Link to comment
+Logscaler and Red Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Like El Diablo says "First Finders" certificates for usually gets a lot of peoples interest. And if you make it for food, you will just about have to beat them off with a stick just to put the cache out. I know it worked both ways for me. logscaler. Quote Link to comment
+bigredmed Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Something interesting. Toys, tools, gadgets, fossils, whatever. Try the Wholesale section on Ebay. I found several items there. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nebraskache/ Quote Link to comment
+Madhatt Posted July 21, 2003 Author Share Posted July 21, 2003 I'm into photography as well, I want to include some good shots I have, but what can I do from stopping the average joe from duplucating them and using them for there website or something. Not that i'm a jerk, but I worked hard to get some of those shots. I could put them in pdf format and then lock it? any other ideas Check out my Website Http://www.madhatt.com Quote Link to comment
+Teamo Supremo Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 I live in Maine, where the UNofficial state bird is the mosquito. I have found insect repellent to be a popular trade item! I've been known to leave a bottle of locally made, all-natural (no chemicals!) repellent in "deep woods" caches. Also, my dad owns a hardware store, and there are LOTS of goodies there -- compass key rings, mini tools, small flashlights, etc. I try to put in items that I would like to find. And, being a coin freak, I usually throw a few French coins I've collected this year into caches I visit. I hope others find them interesting! ~ Kelli of Teamo Supremo Quote Link to comment
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