timmythewhite Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 I just started and have officially found one cache.Just a question to those who have made caches,how much is a "rough" estimate of how much making a geocache cost? Quote Link to comment
timmythewhite Posted August 26, 2003 Author Share Posted August 26, 2003 No ones answering,I guess if you wanna answer,just e-mail me.thanks. Quote Link to comment
bug and snake Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 quote:how much is a "rough" estimate of how much making a geocache cost? Welcome!!! You really need to decide that for yourself and if I may suggest it, the way to do so is to find a few more and make a guess at it..... However, for your guidance, some people will spend tens of dollars, some will spend just a few. It's not really the cost of the cache that matters, it's the value of it. Again, welcome to a great way to get out and around..... Only nuts eat squirrels, Snake Quote Link to comment
umc Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 It all depends. I've spent well over a hundred bucks on a cache that I've placed before. It was a multi with some creative stages that required certain hardware. I usually stock my caches with great 'new' items and since I use ammo cans the price ranges ends up being around the 50 dollar mark. You can make whatever you want of it. I'm hopping people will catch on around here with nice caches (money or not) and I think they have a little so its a great thing. also, welcome __________________________ Caching without a clue.... Quote Link to comment
+Smitherington Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 I like ammo cans. 5 bucks. Camo paint - two colors. 5 bucks Goodies. 5 to 20 bucks. If you include a first finders goodie - another 10 bucks or so. Log book. 1 buck Pencil, sharpener, pen. 3 bucks You can do it cheaper or a lot more expensive. As you find caches, take a look at them and see what you like and what you don't about the contents and the container. Get a few finds under your belt before you do a hide. Keeps you from regretting later on or going back and making changes. Happy caching and good luck. And welcome to the sport. Quote Link to comment
bug and snake Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Timmythewhite:No ones answering,I guess if you wanna answer,just e-mail me.thanks. It's a forum - not a chat room!!! LOL My response above is time at four minutes after you posted the question..... Only nuts eat squirrels, Snake Quote Link to comment
umc Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 yes, I agree with the find more comment as that will give you a better idea of what others are doing in your area. __________________________ Caching without a clue.... Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 Got a cookie tin and a notepad and a spare pencil? You have a cache with no out of pocket cash. Or you could go the UMC route and make it something that stands out. The most important parts are to have fun placing the cache and if you pick a good location it won't matter if you fill the cache with rocks. Quote Link to comment
+woodsters Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 Or go to walmart and buy a plastic waterproof match container for 88 cents and make it a micro. Make a log on a piece of paper and put in it along with a piece of pencil or pen...Or if you have an empty 35mm film cannister laying around... I would say it's more of the challenge, view and getting there that makes it all worthwhile.. Brian As long as you're going to think anyway, think big. -Donald Trump Quote Link to comment
+cachew nut Posted August 26, 2003 Share Posted August 26, 2003 Just a friendly suggestion...why don't you wait a while before hiding your first one? Go out and find about a dozen first, you will then have a better idea on what others do. It may also give you some ideas on how to create a really good cache. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted August 27, 2003 Share Posted August 27, 2003 I spend anywhere from around $2 for a log only micro (for container and waterproof paper), to as much as $40 for a .50 cal ammo box cache. Most often it costs me around $20 to place a cache, including ammo box ($4) and trade items. "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
Dinoprophet Posted August 27, 2003 Share Posted August 27, 2003 I did a micro that cost next to nothing. I painted one of those AOL tins you get in the mail with paint from around the house (it was a perfect match for where I was hiding it), 50 cents for a note pad, half a pencil, $1 for a strong enough magnet superglued inside, and 25 cents and a half hour of woodburning for a first finder's wooden nickel. Despite the low cost, it's gotten great comments because of the location. Well the mountain was so beautiful that this guy built a mall and a pizza shack Yeah he built an ugly city because he wanted the mountain to love him back -- Dar Williams Quote Link to comment
+JoGPS Posted August 27, 2003 Share Posted August 27, 2003 So far my range of cost have gone from free to 600 bucks but on the average is around 50 bucks.................... JOE Quote Link to comment
+TMAN264 Posted August 27, 2003 Share Posted August 27, 2003 One of my hides is a book cache, so I suppose there was initial cost for the books, but once they were read, they sat for years on a shelf. So other than the $8 for a large ammo box and log book set-up, it was free to me. Make a sanity check. Quote Link to comment
+SamLowrey Posted August 27, 2003 Share Posted August 27, 2003 quote:Originally posted by TMAN264:One of my hides is a book cache, so I suppose there was initial cost for the books, but once they were read, they sat for years on a shelf. So other than the $8 for a large ammo box and log book set-up, it was free to me. Make a sanity check.http://www.mi-geocaching.org/ I thought that would be a good idea and wondered why I haven't seen anything like that. I'm not too fond of geojunk and a book is more likely to get my attention. I saw that another org was doing something similar - bookcrossing - which is also found in the links section at GC.com Quote Link to comment
+Muskytooth Posted August 27, 2003 Share Posted August 27, 2003 I would agree with what's above. I bought some tupperware containers and then only put a notebook and pencils in it. I would rather log a find than take a prize.....other than a travel bug. Cache cost less than $5. I have also bought ammo cans, cleaned them, painted them, and then bought prizes for them. Total cost for each completed can......maybe $15-20. The Ammo cans look nice when done but I like to hide the smaller tupperware containers. I can get one of the tupperware caches prepared in a matter of minutes and it is easy to hide something smaller. The Ammo cans take me a couple of hours when you figure in cleaning and drying time for the paint. The more you do caching I think you'll find that it is about the hunt and the location more than the container and the prizes. Muskytooth Hermits have no peer pressure. Quote Link to comment
Tikiroy Posted August 27, 2003 Share Posted August 27, 2003 TIMMY!!! Welcome to the sport...I too suggest to go out and find a few before placing...You'll get lots of ideas especially in where to place the cache..and most of all have fun.. "There's so much comedy on television. Does that cause comedy in the streets?" Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted August 27, 2003 Share Posted August 27, 2003 quote:One of my hides is a book cache, so I suppose there was initial cost for the books, but once they were read, they sat for years on a shelf. So other than the $8 for a large ammo box and log book set-up, it was free to me. Good idea and an even better one if you register the books at www.bookcrossing.com. Then you can follow them like wheresgeorge bills. "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
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