Palex Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 We are pondering about placing a cache on Ordinary Point at Sassafrass River in Maryland. The problem is that there is no accessibility by land. Would this pass as a eligble cache? Thanks, The Palex Team Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 Yes it would. There are many island caches out there. Just make sure you rate it 5 stars for terrain, as it requires special equipment (boat, raft, canoe, etc...), Quote Link to comment
+Halden Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 There are many of these in Northern Ontario and they are great. Like already stated just make sure you properly describe the cache. Quote Link to comment
+astheravenflies Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 Here's a cool one we did in the San Juan Islands, unfortunately now archived. There are many more everywhere you can think of, I'm sure. Freeman Island Quote Link to comment
+WalruZ Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 I've been thinking of a cache in the middle of a local stream - about 100ft wide - which can be waded. people come to a particular spot to cool off during the summer. My issue is finding a container that is really watertight because I would be weighting it and putting it in the water. I would also like to hear experiences of people that have hiddden or found such a cache. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 For an underwater cache, the Bison Cylinders work. I had one as an underwater cache and it stayed dry. Room for a log only though. Ammo boxes have also been used for underwater caches. If you have one with a good seal, it should work. Get a .30 cal. Less to leak. Quote Link to comment
+Lazyboy & Mitey Mite Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 I've been thinking of a cache in the middle of a local stream - about 100ft wide - which can be waded. people come to a particular spot to cool off during the summer. My issue is finding a container that is really watertight because I would be weighting it and putting it in the water. I would also like to hear experiences of people that have hiddden or found such a cache. The most watertight container on the planet will get wet inside eventually. Someone won't close it properly, get some sand in a seal or drop the thing into the water. One cache I did didn't try to stay watertight. It was an open wire type of box with a diving slate for a logbook and trade items that didn't have to stay dry. Then you can always make it a multi stage cache by posting a container with coordinates painted on it for the second location which is on dry land of course. Quote Link to comment
+Poindexter Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 Here's another one in Maryland that I did a while back that required a 12 mile kayak trip. Unfortunately, a large tree had blown down and buried the cache. As you can see, this cache is not very active as it is a bit remote. Quote Link to comment
BeadBoy Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 (edited) try gluing a threaded end cap on one end of a piece of pvc pipe and a plain old end cap on the other put a roll of thread tape in the cache to reseal the seal becomes damaged (In response to WalruZ) Edited January 28, 2004 by BeadBoy Quote Link to comment
bnolan Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 I placed this cache at the end of a gentle 4 mile canoe trip along the Snake River. I never imagined that people would scramble down a 200 foot cliff, then bushwhack 2 miles through thistles, stinging nettles and poison ivy just to get there. But they did. Quote Link to comment
+NeoAddict Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 I've been thinking about putting one on Isle Royal, but I don't know what park officials would say about it.. Quote Link to comment
Palex Posted January 28, 2004 Author Share Posted January 28, 2004 Make sure you ask Quote Link to comment
+ShowStop Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 We are pondering about placing a cache on Ordinary Point at Sassafrass River in Maryland. The problem is that there is no accessibility by land. Would this pass as a eligble cache? Thanks, The Palex Team How about a cache underwater??? Its been done before... Swimmers Cache Gotta love good ol California! Quote Link to comment
+The Cheeseheads Posted January 30, 2004 Share Posted January 30, 2004 Underwater cache? Under Where? Island cache? Meyer's Bay Irish Site (Made a bit easier after the lake had frozen over...) Quote Link to comment
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