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I just read a post in the forum that said something about booby trapped caches. Has anyone ever heard of this happening? I hadn't thought about that (I had my kids open 4 today) but if it's something I need to worry about, maybe Geocaching isn't our bag...

 

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The closest thing to a booby trapped cache I've heard of was one where someone sprayed some pepper spray inside. Ya figure, 50,000+ caches out there with hundreds of thousands of finds (conservatively) and only one instance of a booby trapped cache (if you can even call it booby trappped). I'll take those odds.

 

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Posted

Just under 200 caches and have never had a case of foul play !! I guess if your not really carefull you could probably get your booby trapped in the lid of an ammo can!! Cache On!! Seeker BP icon_biggrin.gificon_biggrin.gif

Posted

I read those posts also and they seem to be in areas where there are meth labs and certain agricultural endevers that are not legal. I've never heard of that beeing a problem here in MI. (We have 4 finds here now! icon_biggrin.gif we are hot!) Our first cache, and I've never mentioned this in public before, there was a giant (8 inch) Big Ben alarm clock OUTSIDE the cache but right smack next to it. My son reached for it before I saw it. When I saw it I FREAKED out icon_eek.gif thinking bomb! 'Back away from the cache!' I poked it with a looooooong stick, then when we didn't blow up we proceeded. And took the clock! LOL

You could post on www.mi-geocaching.org and see if any other of us Michiganders have had an incident. We are a fun group.....come on over! icon_biggrin.gif

Posted

Someone mentioned a toy snake with a spring coiled in the cache box so that it would bounce at the cacher's face when (s)he opens the container. Sounds a bit booby trap-ish to me. Fun though.icon_wink.gif

 

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Posted

quote:
Originally posted by 3Bees:

Our first cache, and I've never mentioned this in public before, there was a giant (8 inch) Big Ben alarm clock OUTSIDE the cache but right smack next to it. My son reached for it before I saw it. When I saw it I FREAKED out icon_eek.gif thinking bomb! 'Back away from the cache!' I poked it with a looooooong stick, then when we didn't blow up we proceeded.


 

Wait a minute, you "FREAKED out thinking bomb" and then POKED IT WITH A STICK????????

 

I don't even have the words necessary to express what I feel about that..... icon_eek.gificon_frown.gificon_eek.gificon_mad.gificon_rolleyes.gificon_eek.gif

 

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Posted

there was a cache in provo canyon that the lid of the ammo can was messed up and cut a guys hand....

but that 's been fixed, that's the only thing i've heard about that is even close to booby trap, but it's still not..

Posted

I doubt there is much, if any booby trapped caches. People worry to much. If we would just re-instate the death penalty....that would take care of the 10% that do 90% of the bad stuff. Ooops...now I've done it....I expressed a political opinion....bombs away!!!

 

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Posted

I booby trapped one. I stuck a big rubber spider inside of one that moved when you opened the lip. Another I did the same except with a rubber mouse. Fun stuff.

 

I've been injured geocaching though. Nothing is totally safe. I had a tree fall on me while out in the woods. Or maybe it was Mitey Mite pushing it over on me? Naw, that would mean she isn't happy with me.

 

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Posted

The closest I been to a booby trap is a multi that was MIA before it was ever found, right after I posted the not found the owner check and then archived the cache on the ground of a poor choice of hiding spot with the neighborhood kids.

 

Car37 & Shnde

Posted

I think it is only a matter of time till some one makes this a reality (every one saying this won't happen, so I will make it happen-there is allot of sickos in the world), like the woman who microwaved her baby because of the urban legend. This in sense made the legend come true.

 

Wyatt W.

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Posted

This thread got me thinking . . and searching . . found this link . . pretty cool animation . . I just haven't figured out what the point is yet.

 

Booby Trap

 

Bret

 

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When a man found it, he hid it again." Mt. 13:44

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