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TimSkells

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Now wouldnt that be a good idea to put in a cache. Place a good movie in a cache and then it lets some one else have a movie to watch for the night.

 

I think I will make a cache based just on this idea.

 

Do you like this idea?

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If the tape were to become damp inside and then be placed in a VCR you would be looking at a very expensive repair since the tape would stick to the head drum and ruin the heads. VCRs use an air bering that doesn't work on damp tape. Moisture would tend to migrate inside the tape cassette.

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Usually only about 3-5 dollars more and if u own it any way but dont want to watch it any more or for a while then why not put it in a cache. It is very possible you can always ask for it to come back to the cache so you can get it again.

 

Another thing to do might be copy the DVD or VHS to a blank DVD and put that in the cache

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You could also vacuum pack a cassette with a silica gel pac. moisture probably wouldn't get in, but if a little condensation formed with temperture changes that could be taken in by the silica gel pac.

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If the goal is to share a movie, you could always do something like this.

 

I've also placed a VHS in a cache that seemed to fare well. It was only in there a week, and the area was wet and cold but I've heard no complaints.

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This way of sharing films is totally legal?

Putting your own tape or DVD in a cache is legal. You are giving it away.

 

Making a copy of your own tape or DVD is legal as long as it is for your own personal use.

 

Making copies of your movies to place in caches is illegal.

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I placed a VHS inthis cache, primarily because the cache itself is loosely based on the movie (right now it's archived because of all the Nat'l Wildlife Refuge brouhaha so you'll have to be logged in to link to it). It seems to have held up fine despite being a really lousy movie. How lousy you ask? Well, so far the only person to take it from the cache BROUGHT IT BACK! :o

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I located a couple music trading caches close by but haven't had the time to go find them. They seem to have a lot of people visiting them. My main use for something like this is to try out a different type of music than what I'm used to.

 

There are also a couple that the initial contents were movies and tapes.

 

I do like the idea of a movie inspired cache. There's been several movies filmed here in Baltimore, but most were in the city and not that many places to hide a cache big enough to hold a bunch of videos.

 

F_M

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