Pictures - Cool Cache Containers (CCC's)

[+MoonHerb]

I've been thinking about this . . .

 

Could this get to a stage when the cache containers are too well disguised ? It's all very well going hunting but if you don't find anything - are you going to come back ?? I know people are always looking for the next big challenge, maybe we should put 'Heavily Disguised' in the cache details.

 

This might sound like I don't like the idea of disguised caches - just the opposite - I have various logs and stones in our garden which will be made into nasty cache containers when I have the time !!

[+briansnat]

I know people are always looking for the next big challenge, maybe we should put 'Heavily Disguised' in the cache details.

 

That's what the difficulty rating is for.

 

This thread also reminded me that we have small plastic olive barrels at work about the size of a big plastic pop bottle but with a big screw on lid. They are brown, have a handle, and are water-tight. They will make perfect caches.

I'll just have to wash them really well. Even so I doubt bears will like the smell of olive brine.

 

You can try, but it's very, very hard to get the food smell out of plastic. You may not be able to smell it, but the animals still can. Try the chlorine bleach solution soak, as mentioned, then perhaps a soak in a baking soda solution, or Oxy Clean. I did all this, plus ran the container through a week of dishwasher cycles, yet found it gnawed apart a week after I placed it. You might be luckier.

Edited May 19, 2004 by briansnat

[FLRob]

CHRIS S.........Volcanic rock idea pretty good, but, if ppl in your area are good at looking for "things out of place" then a real porus redish rock amongst smooth grey (or what ever the type) would stick out like a sore thumb, if they are not so good, would be a good "container" hehe!

(a grey or white flat paint, or combo of might help it blend in more)

And your right, it drills out really easy, (especially with a concrete/mortor bit) chisel werk tad tough and you run risk of splitting the rock...................

[+Mud Puppy]

CHRIS S.........Volcanic rock idea pretty good, but, if ppl in your area are good at looking for "things out of place" then a real porus redish rock amongst smooth grey (or what ever the type) would stick out like a sore thumb, if they are not so good, would be a good "container" hehe!

(a grey or white flat paint, or combo of might help it blend in more)

And your right, it drills out really easy, (especially with a concrete/mortor bit) chisel werk tad tough and you run risk of splitting the rock...................

Our pumice is more of a motteled grey color, so it wil blend in nearly anywhere.

[+Criminal]

This is my answer to "no room for anything but a micro".

 

 

The sticker reads:

 

United States Geocache

Site Logging Station

Do Not Disturb

[+Mud Puppy]

This is my answer to "no room for anything but a micro".

 

The sticker reads:

 

United States Geocache

Site Logging Station

Do Not Disturb

I like that!

 

Now what you need is to make the combination match the co-ordinates.

[+Criminal]

Pssssst....the antenna is fake....

[AmishHacker]

Pssssst....the antenna is fake....

HAHA...thats the best part!!

[+PandyBat]

This is my answer to "no room for anything but a micro".

 

<snip>

The sticker reads:

 

United States Geocache

Site Logging Station

Do Not Disturb

That's a good one, Criminal! I would be scared to attempt it though for fear of having the cops called. Is that one a light pole or something? Did you have to get permission to hang it there?

[+Rainwater]

so is that one an actual cache? The US geocaching recoding staion that is....

[+Criminal]

so is that one an actual cache? The US geocaching recoding staion that is....

yes it is.

[+WalruZ]

like criminals...

 

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GCGZY3

 

As far as rocks go, I've been thinking of using some for cammo. They have advantages in that they are good at neutralizing muggles. An area that couldn't accomodate a piece of rubermaid usually offers many more opportunities for a piece of rubbermade inside a rock. If difficulty bothers you, just state where it is - in many cases you're only cammoing for the muggles, not for the geocachers.

[+Criminal]

This is my answer to "no room for anything but a micro".

 

<snip>

The sticker reads:

 

United States Geocache

Site Logging Station

Do Not Disturb

That's a good one, Criminal! I would be scared to attempt it though for fear of having the cops called. Is that one a light pole or something? Did you have to get permission to hang it there?

Missed your post, sorry!

 

I noticed that there is a company that hangs advertising high up on the light poles in various parking lots using those big wire-ties. The ties do not damage the pole so are considered temporary. Since I’m quite sure the library wouldn’t give permission for advertising, I take it to mean they have no policy. My box is no different.

 

So far it has survived without being vandalized, my only real fear. It looks official enough that nobody is going to “call the cops” about it, or else the cops would be getting thousands of calls a day. Boxes like that are all over buildings, poles, posts, whatever. I have to think that even when the electrician eventually comes to change the bulb or open the cover right below my box, he’ll probably wonder what the hell a US Geocache Site Logging Station is, but will leave it right where it is.

[+PandyBat]

Good thinking....I never thought about how it looked to others that might see someone getting into it. Your comment made me feel better about doing ones like this in the future.

 

What's your idea for the lock? Is the combination part of the coords or is this part of a multi where the combination is in another place? Heck...where's the dern cache page anyway? I wanna see it...lol

[+Criminal]

Good thinking....I never thought about how it looked to others that might see someone getting into it. Your comment made me feel better about doing ones like this in the future.

 

What's your idea for the lock? Is the combination part of the coords or is this part of a multi where the combination is in another place? Heck...where's the dern cache page anyway? I wanna see it...lol

 

This is the cache.

 

There are four books and four clues. Each longitude clue has a seemingly nonsensical phrase like: "I am 632% sure the cache is not in a tree." Now the person does not know at this point where the cache box is or that there is a lock on it. They see the number and don't understand its significance until they get to the pole and see the lock.

Edited May 21, 2004 by Criminal

[+Team Flying Dachshund]

Found this CCC on ebay. Sounds great for a multi.

[+TEAM DOW]

Oh those are just TOO much!

I would never find any of them, but they are GREAT!!

 

Danya of Team Dow

[+The SuzyQs]

Found this CCC on ebay. Sounds great for a multi.

We have actually found one of these hidden as a cache. Holy cow that thing is small. We litterally could not see this thing. We were feeling all over with our hands and it moved so we pulled it out.

[+nctreker]

Found this CCC on ebay. Sounds great for a multi.

These have been popping up like wildfire in this area. I used to carry binoculars with me in my backpack. I've now had to resort to a magnifying glass.

[+Nazgul]

Did you have to get permission to hang it there?

 

I noticed that there is a company that hangs advertising high up on the light poles in various parking lots using those big wire-ties. The ties do not damage the pole so are considered temporary. Since I’m quite sure the library wouldn’t give permission for advertising, I take it to mean they have no policy. My box is no different.

Um, that sounds a lot like "no" to me.

[+joefrog]

This is the cache.

 

There are four books and four clues. Each longitude clue has a seemingly nonsensical phrase like: "I am 632% sure the cache is not in a tree." Now the person does not know at this point where the cache box is or that there is a lock on it. They see the number and don't understand its significance until they get to the pole and see the lock.

Now, THAT is an awesome idea! Great job!

[+Rainwater]

I must bow down to criminal for his cleaver US Geocaching recording station idea....that is too clever

[+Team_J]

 

Not the best pic, but it looks like the best one showing the container of this cache.

Hey!!

 

That's the better half of Team sigJ (aka momJ) at Lake Woodlands Resort "Grogansmill", in The Woodlands, TX.

 

The original non-geowyz'd picture is below.

 

dadJ

 

Edited May 25, 2004 by Team_sigJ

[+greyhounder]

Found this CCC on ebay. Sounds great for a multi.

I've hidden one of them! So far, it's been well-received!

 

Bec

[lowracer]

This is a particularly disgusting moving cache I have on some other listing place:

 

N00DF4 - It Rolls Downhill

 

 

It is made of sculpey clay (www.sculpey.com), painted with rust-color and black automotive primer. The texturing was done using a ball of aluminum foil.

 

The design, well my two dogs helped me with some prototype ideas out in the backyard...

 

[chemfed]

Man, that came out looking like crap!

[+PandyBat]

OMG!! That's great!! LOL

It would be funny to trick a newbie partner with that one!

[+Team Flying Dachshund]

If you look closely you will see some condesnation on the film canister... Letss hope thats really clay lol.

[+JMBella]

This is my answer to "no room for anything but a micro".

 

 

The sticker reads:

 

United States Geocache

Site Logging Station

Do Not Disturb

I have one almost identical to that. Wish I had a photo.

[+kayakanimal]

This is my answer to "no room for anything but a micro".

 

 

The sticker reads:

 

United States Geocache

Site Logging Station

Do Not Disturb

Oh I LOVE IT!!!

 

What a GREAT multi!!!

[+West Tn Dawg]

WOW! There is no way I could find some of these! BUT, I am sure going to hide some of them!

[+quills]

ok I have one that resembles a post on this thread. I won't say which one in case a local cacher reads this. So far it's been pretty well received.

[+BadAndy]

I have a pretty cool custom container on my EIEIO cache, but I can't post the pic until a couple forum regs who are also locals get off their duffs and look for it.

[+Team Flying Dachshund]

Does anyone think there should be a part of the forum for CCCs?

[+Team Flying Dachshund]

I made these cccs out of 22 and 22 hornet caseings with a magnet glued to the bottom of the hornet caseing. How do you upload an image from your computer to the forums?

look here

Edited May 31, 2004 by Team Flying Dachshund

[+archaeor]

This micro's being placed tomorrow in the bushes near the tennis courts at a nearby park.

 

 

 

Rick

[+briansnat]

This micro's being placed tomorrow in the bushes near the tennis courts at a nearby park.

 

Not a bad idea, until some kids go checking the bushes for lost tennis balls

[+Rainwater]

This micro's being placed tomorrow in the bushes near the tennis courts at a nearby park.

 

That ones pretty cool!

[AmishHacker]

This micro's being placed tomorrow in the bushes near the tennis courts at a nearby park.

I like the idea but I also believe that this one will be gone soon.

[+archaeor]

Yeah, I've thought of that . . . Luckily, the park is next to a creek with lots of surrounding vegatation, etc., so I figure I should be able to get it hidden well enough to discourage muggles.

[+c0yote & co]

A person may not see the tennis ball, but what about the neighborhood dogs?

[+Gizmo & Brazin]

This micro's being placed tomorrow in the bushes near the tennis courts at a nearby park.

 

Rick

That is AWSOME! I just hope you don't lose it to some tennis ball loving dog!

 

Edited June 2, 2004 by Gizmo & Brazin

[+archaeor]

LOL!!!!

 

The first dog to grab this cache will be in for quite the surprise!! This tennis ball is filled with concrete!! (not a nice "chewy-toy", if you know what I mean).

 

"Someone's goin' to the "vehhh . . . ettt"*

 

*[in my best "neener . . . neener" voice].

 

 

Rick

[+PSUPAUL]

Chloe the Lab would love that container. And she is so, how do I say it, intellegence impared when it comes to food and balls, she would not even notice the concrete. Of course I would when I went to throw it for her!

[+Team Flying Dachshund]

Just hope someone doesn't play tennis with that.

Edited June 2, 2004 by Team Flying Dachshund

[+greyhounder]

LOL!!!!

 

The first dog to grab this cache will be in for quite the surprise!! This tennis ball is filled with concrete!! (not a nice "chewy-toy", if you know what I mean).

 

"Someone's goin' to the "vehhh . . . ettt"*

 

*[in my best "neener . . . neener" voice].

 

 

Rick

Ummm...growing up, I had a dog that played with rocks. She would throw them in the air and catch them. I think she would definitely play with a concrete tennis ball.

 

By the way -- it's a very cool cache container!

 

Bec

[+Will+Bill]

A golf ball would be cool too.

[AmishHacker]

A golf ball would be cool too.

BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THIS IDEA!!!

 

My uncle wanted to see what was in a golf ball one day. He got it open and some liquid center burst and sprayed in his eyes. He had to go to the ER and they were able to prevent permanent damage.

[+Will+Bill]

Woah.

[+PandyBat]

A golf ball would be cool too.

BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THIS IDEA!!!

 

My uncle wanted to see what was in a golf ball one day. He got it open and some liquid center burst and sprayed in his eyes. He had to go to the ER and they were able to prevent permanent damage.

Very true, AmishHacker! We tried drilling one and some have about 1,000 rubber bands that will cause the ball to explode once a few of them are broken. Very scary.

Be careful messing around with the insides of a golf ball. Not all golf balls are alike inside and you never know what's gonna happen until you try to drill into one.