Pictures - Cool Cache Containers (CCC's)

20.7k · February 22, 2008

Perhaps we could get back on topic and save those other conversations for their own threads.

This is a great thread and I'd hate to see it closed because of off topic angst.

February 26, 2008

Here is a cache that I put in the south Kansas City, MO area. It is in a urban setting, but still secluded enough to have fun finding it.

One of the best parts is that I can see the cache from the windows in the back of my house and we have fun watching people look for it.

So, this is a multi-cache...where is Stage 1?

Getting closer, but there's more to than meets the eye.

You have to slide the orange tape up and it reveals the Stage 2 coordinates.

I think it's fun.

2k · February 26, 2008

You have to slide the orange tape up and it reveals the Stage 2 coordinates.

And here I was gonna say Cleveland.

February 26, 2008

That is a great idea ernbob! I'll have to try that sometime...

3.5k · February 26, 2008

Can someone Markwell or PM me a link to the picture of the ammo can stuffed under the lamp post skirt that was posted a while back? Danged if I can find it and I thought that was a darned spiffy cache container. Thanks <_<

19k · February 26, 2008

Heres another one...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...bayphotohosting

Please... (and I apologize ahead of time for those that are selling them) don't buy your caches. Be original. Come up with your own ideas. There are some very nice commercial caches, ready to hide, but anybody with any experience is going to go "ho-hum" when they find it. You can't buy creativity, and creativity is one of the things that seems to be highly valued by finders. Found a fake rock the other day... had a geocaching.com logo stamped into it. "Ho-Hum". Do it yourself, or don't do it. Just my opinion, but it has worked for me.

20.7k · February 26, 2008

Heres another one...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...bayphotohosting

Please... (and I apologize ahead of time for those that are selling them) don't buy your caches. Be original. Come up with your own ideas. There are some very nice commercial caches, ready to hide, but anybody with any experience is going to go "ho-hum" when they find it. You can't buy creativity, and creativity is one of the things that seems to be highly valued by finders. Found a fake rock the other day... had a geocaching.com logo stamped into it. "Ho-Hum". Do it yourself, or don't do it. Just my opinion, but it has worked for me.

This advice doesn't work for everybody. Which would you prefer, a purchased cache that some people have seen before, but is rare in the area, or a soon-to-be-soggy piece of gladware?

20.7k · February 26, 2008

Can someone Markwell or PM me a link to the picture of the ammo can stuffed under the lamp post skirt that was posted a while back? Danged if I can find it and I thought that was a darned spiffy cache container. Thanks

LPC

Edited February 26, 2008 by sbell111

February 26, 2008

LPC

Link don't work. Can you fix the "...." in there?

20.7k · February 26, 2008

LPC

Link don't work. Can you fix the "...." in there?

It's fixed.

3.5k · February 27, 2008

Here's one of my ammo cans >

Outside >

Inside (I generally paint the inside too) >

9.3k · February 28, 2008

Please don't buy your caches.

Whilst I always applaud individual creativity, there are occasions when someone simply doesn't possess the tools or the skills to fabricate specific containers. For instance, I'd like to one day hide one of those nuts/bolts that are drilled out, but I don't own a drill press, or even a vise. I don't think I could make one of those. Without the folks out there selling them, my chances of hiding one of those is drastically reduced. I also admire the fake acorn. (made from latex? maybe?) I have no clue how to make one of those, and if I wanted to hide one, I'd need to buy it.

19k · February 28, 2008

Heres another one...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...bayphotohosting

Please... (and I apologize ahead of time for those that are selling them) don't buy your caches. Be original. Come up with your own ideas. There are some very nice commercial caches, ready to hide, but anybody with any experience is going to go "ho-hum" when they find it. You can't buy creativity, and creativity is one of the things that seems to be highly valued by finders. Found a fake rock the other day... had a geocaching.com logo stamped into it. "Ho-Hum". Do it yourself, or don't do it. Just my opinion, but it has worked for me.

This advice doesn't work for everybody. Which would you prefer, a purchased cache that some people have seen before, but is rare in the area, or a soon-to-be-soggy piece of gladware?

Those are my only choices? Gee... such a dilemna!

Yeah, I know that you eBay prebuilt caches, and I figured you'd sound off. My opinion stands, my friend.

19k · February 28, 2008

Please don't buy your caches.

Whilst I always applaud individual creativity, there are occasions when someone simply doesn't possess the tools or the skills to fabricate specific containers. For instance, I'd like to one day hide one of those nuts/bolts that are drilled out, but I don't own a drill press, or even a vise. I don't think I could make one of those. Without the folks out there selling them, my chances of hiding one of those is drastically reduced. I also admire the fake acorn. (made from latex? maybe?) I have no clue how to make one of those, and if I wanted to hide one, I'd need to buy it.

Well, I don't know about you, but I get my good feelings in part by comments about my creativity. It wouldn't mean very much to me to get those comments if I knew that it was cash, not creativity, that put those caches out there. That's kudos to someone else, not to me.

Actually, I just bought my first drillpress last month, and it was not that expensive. I had a vise already. But you may not even have a workshop to use them in, and what's "affordable" to one can be "budget busting" or even impossible to another. My answer to that is that creativity costs nothing. Use what you've got, and try to come up with original ideas. A large part of creativity IS figuring out how to work within your boundaries.

February 28, 2008

Well, I don't know about you, but I get my good feelings in part by comments about my creativity. It wouldn't mean very much to me to get those comments if I knew that it was cash, not creativity, that put those caches out there. That's kudos to someone else, not to me.

I agree, gettings positive reactions on your creativity is what it's all about !

Finding a creative cache container (or waypoint) is always a pleasure, but sadly it is more the exception than the rule here in Belgium.I for one am a huge fan of this topic and try to make my cache special every time.

February 28, 2008

I thought for sure there would be lots of cache containers to post that are not the usual Tins, Ammo Cans, etc.

I actually had a log just like this that I cut with a handsaw. Threw the log into a pile of deadwood that had been in its spot for years behind the local zoo. Within a week, the parks and rec dept. decided to clean-out the dead wood pile. There goes all that hard work!

Edited February 28, 2008 by tenacityj

February 28, 2008

A cache I put out around the end of Dec. the channel for the canister was cut in with a chainsaw.

I actually had a log just like this that I cut with a handsaw. Threw the log into a pile of deadwood that had been in its spot for years behind the local zoo. Within a week, the parks and rec dept. decided to clean-out the dead wood pile. There goes all that hard work!

February 29, 2008

I just read through all of this thread in the span of a day or so.

x.x

But all the ideas are fabulous, and since I've been away from Geocaching for 3 years, it's nice to get a fresh view of caching, and maybe I'll hide my first cache sometime soon!

February 29, 2008

Great ideas in the thread. More please!!!

4k · February 29, 2008

You have to slide the orange tape up and it reveals the Stage 2 coordinates.

I think it's fun.

Is that going to stay there permanently? Neat idea though. I was thinking underneath the red on the guardrail.

March 1, 2008

I found a collection of several of the best caches photographed at Photo Bucket Camo Collection

Some of those caches are already pictured here, but there are about 280 photos in the Photo Bucket album.

Gave me tips for both hiding and what to look for when finding!

Moral of the story, shoot more photos of the best caches!

9.3k · March 1, 2008

Use what you've got, and try to come up with original ideas.

I do. I have. I will. My retort was not inner directed. I was simply pointing out that, just because someone buys a cache instead of builds a cache, is no reason to get huffy and look down our noses at them. (unless you're into the whole, judgmental, "I'm better than you" thing) I recently found one of those drilled out bolt caches on a guardrail way the heck out in the middle of the woods. The cache was hidden by an elderly but spry woman who has gobs of creativity. Sure, she could've plopped out a film canister here, which would've fit your "Use What You've Got" directive, but I think the bolt increased the challenge considerably. Did she buy it, or did she fire up her machine shop and build it? I have no idea, nor do I care enough to ask. The cache was a lot of fun, which is all that matters to me.

Label me: Unwilling to Judge

(except for film canisters) :blink:

March 2, 2008

We recycle :lol:

And try to make ones that are interesting and fit into their environment when possible - course we have only placed a couple caches being newbies. We're not on a roll but it just happend. For some unknown reason I like to make them up and have made about a half dozen different types. Someday I'll put them out perhaps.

Here's one not in the wild yet.

Here's one that is - can you guess what it was before it was put to better use than the recycle bin?

Sorry here it is after you grab it (darn leaves make it hard to take pictures) it's got a few big Oaks over it so leaves are a constant problem) you might say it's one of them caches that take on a new aspect once in the wild - nature takes care of it.

This ammocan - pretty standard - needs a good spot one day.

The Mrs Flatouts requested I post these she finds this thread one of the most interesting ones on here, so do I

Working on some Micros although I'm not a component of them as they don't hold TB's or trade items, they do have there place and can be quite fun. I figure I might do a couple and make them well, different and this thread and a few finds have got my evil side going pretty darn good. I don't have pics yet and some work still needs to be done. Even so I don't think posting them would be a good idea as it may spoil the fun later. But imagine looking for critters that look real only they have a log where the sun don't shine unlike their real cousins. No not a snake or rodent or anything gross, well Okay one is pretty gross, enough said.

Edited March 2, 2008 by Flatouts

9.3k · March 2, 2008

Vince, you're an evil, evil man, and one day you'll come to a bad end.

March 3, 2008

More #2's

The 'LURKER'

Just another cache.

Geeez, The lurker would scare the hell out of me !

March 4, 2008

I came up with this fake bat house for a "winter friendly ammo can hide" event

March 4, 2008

and a bird nest for the same winter friendly ammo can event

Edited March 4, 2008 by Klondike Mike

1k · March 4, 2008

Can someone Markwell or PM me a link to the picture of the ammo can stuffed under the lamp post skirt that was posted a while back? Danged if I can find it and I thought that was a darned spiffy cache container. Thanks

I believe you were thinking of the picture taken by the Ventura Kids. Its on their profile page:

http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=a0...55-93db6617f727

March 4, 2008

Can someone Markwell or PM me a link to the picture of the ammo can stuffed under the lamp post skirt that was posted a while back? Danged if I can find it and I thought that was a darned spiffy cache container. Thanks

I believe you were thinking of the picture taken by the Ventura Kids. Its on their profile page:

http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=a0...55-93db6617f727

That's hilarious!

March 5, 2008

Here are a few caches that have been place in Oklahoma or used at evens.

March 9, 2008

Here are a few caches that have been place in Oklahoma or used at evens.

Those are very clever! I especially liked the ammo can "wagon." How does one retrieve the lamp "bulb" cache?

March 9, 2008

Here's my contribution. This is the under-side of a rubber spider from the dollar store. I epoxied the cache container inside the body.

Here's a shot of it out in the woods, in it's little hidey hole. I covered it with a flat piece of bark. Almost mean!

And by the way, the cache is named Sugar and Spice!

Edited March 9, 2008 by Tonka_Boy

March 10, 2008

Haven't tried this yet, but had an idea- how about a fake geocache? Like have a lock-and-lock or tupperware container (something cheap), labeled as an official geocache, but with the lid glued to the top. The actual log will be either in a nano container or under a piece of tape inconspiciously attached to the bottom.

March 10, 2008

Haven't tried this yet, but had an idea- how about a fake geocache? Like have a lock-and-lock or tupperware container (something cheap), labeled as an official geocache, but with the lid glued to the top. The actual log will be either in a nano container or under a piece of tape inconspiciously attached to the bottom.

That's actually been done.

I know of one where the pencil, in the log bag was the actual cache.

March 10, 2008

Here's my two latest.

March 10, 2008

Here are a few caches that have been place in Oklahoma or used at evens.

Those are very clever! I especially liked the ammo can "wagon." How does one retrieve the lamp "bulb" cache?

Thats the fun part. Can't give that away. So far every one that has done it just loves it. Have not had a bad log yet! :anibad:

If you like the wagon you will like the one I just finish and a video that shows how most of it was built.

We built it and give it to a friend in another town !

Nothing like a cool can !!

1k · March 11, 2008

Time to put my 2-cents in here and stop worrying about giving hides away as I hope the things I post are helpful in churning up the creative juices. This one I was pretty proud of and it's currently in the wild. Was looking at a preserve and found something that had potential, and by hand I made room for a full size Lock-n-Lock....

The raw state and how it looks in the wild (but it's in an area where it fits right in. This picture was in my yard).

Then a little elbow grease and a sharp chisel to the bottom.

And you end up with room for a full sized cache in my first 40-pound Lock-N-Lock. And hauling this camo to it's final resting spot wasn't the easiest of tasks, too. Didn't fit well in my pack :anicute:

Edited March 11, 2008 by infiniteMPG

March 12, 2008

Time to put my 2-cents in here and stop worrying about giving hides away as I hope the things I post are helpful in churning up the creative juices. This one I was pretty proud of and it's currently in the wild. Was looking at a preserve and found something that had potential, and by hand I made room for a full size Lock-n-Lock....

The raw state and how it looks in the wild (but it's in an area where it fits right in. This picture was in my yard).

Then a little elbow grease and a sharp chisel to the bottom.

And you end up with room for a full sized cache in my first 40-pound Lock-N-Lock. And hauling this camo to it's final resting spot wasn't the easiest of tasks, too. Didn't fit well in my pack

That is WAY COOL! Thanks for sharing! :blink:

March 12, 2008

Time to put my 2-cents in here and stop worrying about giving hides away as I hope the things I post are helpful in churning up the creative juices. This one I was pretty proud of and it's currently in the wild. Was looking at a preserve and found something that had potential, and by hand I made room for a full size Lock-n-Lock....

The raw state and how it looks in the wild (but it's in an area where it fits right in. This picture was in my yard).

Then a little elbow grease and a sharp chisel to the bottom.

And you end up with room for a full sized cache in my first 40-pound Lock-N-Lock. And hauling this camo to it's final resting spot wasn't the easiest of tasks, too. Didn't fit well in my pack

Nice, I like the fact that it is the base of a tree with the roots showing. But I bet the tools you used gave you a workout :blink:

March 12, 2008

Here's a few that I have. One of 'em is out in the field but I wan't say which. Locals, pretend you didn't read this.
X

See if you can guess what I do for a living without checking my profile.

X

This last one is my idea for a multi. A lag bolt into a post will hold one of these for ages!

Sorry for the red Xs. I just pulled the files down because I put those caches out in the field today. Kind of a fine line between sharing ideas and giving them away. I'll gladly email images to non-San Diegans.

PM SENT!

March 12, 2008

Here's a few that I have. One of 'em is out in the field but I wan't say which. Locals, pretend you didn't read this.
X

See if you can guess what I do for a living without checking my profile.

X

This last one is my idea for a multi. A lag bolt into a post will hold one of these for ages!

Sorry for the red Xs. I just pulled the files down because I put those caches out in the field today. Kind of a fine line between sharing ideas and giving them away. I'll gladly email images to non-San Diegans.

PM SENT!

uuuhhhh ok :rolleyes:

March 12, 2008

Time to put my 2-cents in here and stop worrying about giving hides away as I hope the things I post are helpful in churning up the creative juices. This one I was pretty proud of and it's currently in the wild. Was looking at a preserve and found something that had potential, and by hand I made room for a full size Lock-n-Lock....

The raw state and how it looks in the wild (but it's in an area where it fits right in. This picture was in my yard).

Then a little elbow grease and a sharp chisel to the bottom.

And you end up with room for a full sized cache in my first 40-pound Lock-N-Lock. And hauling this camo to it's final resting spot wasn't the easiest of tasks, too. Didn't fit well in my pack

Nice, I like the fact that it is the base of a tree with the roots showing. But I bet the tools you used gave you a workout

Very cool hide ! Keep up the good work !!

March 12, 2008

Post removed.

Edited March 12, 2008 by XYZwiz

March 12, 2008

This is one I am quite prowd of.I call it "the drain".

The parts:

Assembled:

Implemented:

This is all in relation to the size of my bathtub:

From the Groundpeak guidelines: "Caches that are buried. If a shovel, trowel or other “pointy” object is used to dig, whether in order to hide or to find the cache, then it is not appropriate."

9.3k · March 12, 2008

From the Groundpeak guidelines: "Caches that are buried. If a shovel, trowel or other “pointy” object is used to dig, whether in order to hide or to find the cache, then it is not appropriate."

I reckon the geocaching world should be thankful that the pipe is not a "pointy" thing, else it might have violated this guideline.

March 12, 2008

OK then, removed the post, no problem

1k · March 12, 2008

Very cool hide ! Keep up the good work !!

Thanks! Carved out the opening by hand... was a lot of work but worth it. One of the first people to find it wrote and said they couldn't find it so they sat down to think about where a full sized cache might be and actually found themselves sitting ON the camo stump without realizing it. I like reading stuff like that :rolleyes:

March 12, 2008

Very cool hide ! Keep up the good work !!
Thanks! Carved out the opening by hand... was a lot of work but worth it. One of the first people to find it wrote and said they couldn't find it so they sat down to think about where a full sized cache might be and actually found themselves sitting ON the camo stump without realizing it. I like reading stuff like that

AHA! Secrets revealed! *stalks south to infiniteMPG's cache* Even though I wouldn't know which cache this belongs to - I'd probably be one of the ones that sat on it without realizing it :rolleyes:

1k · March 12, 2008

Okay, getting a little less worried about posting camo jobs here so I'm going to pass some more along (and I have quite a few documented). There was a cache that got destroyed from construction but the 'reason' for the cache site was still there. Didn't want to give up the location so went camo instead. Surrounding one part of the area was some old concrete blocks on the ground, most of them filled with sand and debris. Been there for many, many years (and hopefully remain there for many more). With local plants growing near them all. Looks like this :

As you can see, most all of the openings are filled with sand while others are filled with leafs and other clutter. Blocks have been there a while. The one opening on the right side is filled with sand with a plastic bottle lid sticking up out of it. If you snag the plastic bottle lid and pull up, this is what you get :

A nice little Lock-N-Lock tucked away inside. The lid is actually has a piece of plywood attached that is covered with Quick-crete and dipped in sand with a part of a plastic bottle cap wood screwed on to make sort of a handle. Made to fit snug in the block opening.

Fun times!

March 12, 2008

Thought I'd share a little how to apply camo that I use for preforms, but could be adapted to many other shapes . . .

I've used the Krylon ultra-flat camo paints and Krylon plastic paints and am not sure there has been a big difference in adhesion.

Step 1 - preform sanded to scuff up the surface (improved adhesion) and wiped down with paint thinner (anything to remove oils that might affect adhesion)

Step 2 - base coat. Any color, dark brown or black is my preference. Flat paint is best, but glossy paint would be muted by subsequent overspray to follow.

Step 3 - wrap a coarse twine around the tube in a 'running stitch'; just a series of linked, overhand knots.

Step 4 - after the first run of twine, go up and over the top, repeating the same thing down the tube. Run line down a different side

Step 5 - Shoot a contrasting coat of paint OVER first coat AND twine

Step 6 - Now, shoot again with a light color like gray. This coat should be thin, splotchy, irregular. You can also shoot a little bit of green here and there

Step 7 - Place cache in the wild and enjoy!

Cache On!

JohnTee

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