the4granolacrunchers Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 We have found 21 caches so far and it is probably time for us to make our first cache. What in your opinion are your favourite things to find in a cache? If you would rather point me to a recent post of favourite cache items instead of putting your favourites down here please feel free to do so instead (or as well). Also I have perused the forums and understand the term "gumf". Thank you for your time. Quote Link to comment
+The Leprechauns Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 1. Hamsters 2. Hand-made items that mean something or say something about the person who created them. 3. Outdoors supplies (whistles, carabiners, etc.) 4. CITO canisters 5. Unusual gadget/gimmick items 6. Toys (new, not used) for the kiddies Quote Link to comment
the4granolacrunchers Posted July 11, 2004 Author Share Posted July 11, 2004 1. Hamsters That's great! And thank you for your list I know what CITO is since we practice it, but what are CITO canisters? Quote Link to comment
+Seamus Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 1. Hamsters2. Hand-made items that mean something or say something about the person who created them. 3. Outdoors supplies (whistles, carabiners, etc.) 4. CITO canisters 5. Unusual gadget/gimmick items 6. Toys (new, not used) for the kiddies With possible exception of number one, I tend to agree with The Leprechauns (McToys don't really qualify as "toys" for number 6, though). I also enjoy #2, the hand-made items, and on the occasions that I get out and cache down here, I leave chainmail juggling balls as trade items: These are popular items in and around Maryland, where Fergus, who taught me how to make them, uses them as his signature items. I also enjoy finding CDs (production discs, not burned copies that violate the heck out of copyright laws), and usually tote around a few good CDs in my bag for trading out should I find one in a cache. In general, if you avoid the "gumf", and use items that you would enjoy finding in a cache, chances are pretty good that someone else will probably enjoy finding them as well. Quote Link to comment
Swagger Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 CASH! (Small, unmarked bills in bundles of 100 notes please). Quote Link to comment
the4granolacrunchers Posted July 11, 2004 Author Share Posted July 11, 2004 I also enjoy #2, the hand-made items, and on the occasions that I get out and cache down here, I leave chainmail juggling balls as trade items: Hey, that is a very cool juggling ball! I was hoping people would say handmade items. We have been leaving these as exchanges: Quote Link to comment
the4granolacrunchers Posted July 11, 2004 Author Share Posted July 11, 2004 CASH! (Small, unmarked bills in bundles of 100 notes please). what's wrong with gold bullion? Or stocks and bonds for that matter?! Quote Link to comment
+The Leprechauns Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 Little Leprechaun would snatch up one of those cool geocaching bracelets in a heartbeat! Good job. She would pass up a similar bracelet from the dollar store. They're literally a dime a dozen. A CITO canister is a small container, like a 35 mm film canister, into which is packed a trash bag. If there is a CITO canister in a cache, and I saw trash on the hike in, I am more likely to pick that trash up during my hike back to the car. Sometimes people hide caches in areas that have lots of litter, and put a dozen or more CITO canisters as trade items -- sort of a CITO theme cache. Always a good idea. See the Cache-in, Trash-out forum for more ideas and details. Quote Link to comment
+yeejiun Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 Keychains or pin badges. But they're only cool if they're new or at least in pretty good condition. There're always lots of old and scratched up stuff in caches. Quote Link to comment
+NWscout1 Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 Any cache with a bungee cord ranks high on my son's list. Foreign money is also an attraction. I only trade when I find something when I want to make a TB out of it. Quote Link to comment
Black Mage Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 Like nwscout1, I most enjoy foreign currancy. I also like items associated with camping and hiking. Cash is also good. Quote Link to comment
Team Reno Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 Last year I bought on clearence some hand held mini fans.Also went on e-bay and bid on a bulk of Itl charms for Itl charm bracelets.Sunscreen and bug repellant is good. Team Reno Quote Link to comment
+CurmudgeonlyGal Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 Like Harrald, the log book is a big win-win for me. A pen would come a close second. I'm a TNLNSL kind of a gal. -=- michelle Quote Link to comment
+3generationcachers Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 I kind of like silly keycains or funny trinkits Quote Link to comment
+jj3 Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 So far I've only found 20 caches and haven't found anything 'unique' or of my interest so I normally just SL. The exception to this is when I have my daughter with me or see something she might like...then I nab it and leave something in exchange. I'm currently working on a series of my own caches whereby I purge any excess goodies from my hobbies....golf was listed last Thursday, there will be others very soon. At least folks will know what they're getting into if they find it early on. Of course, I don't expect it to be a Theme cache...just a way for me to share some of my items that are just collecting dust. Quote Link to comment
the4granolacrunchers Posted July 12, 2004 Author Share Posted July 12, 2004 Keychains or pin badges. But they're only cool if they're new or at least in pretty good condition. There're always lots of old and scratched up stuff in caches. I agree about not choosing the scratched up stuff. We've been putting things in teeny ziplocs to avoid this. Quote Link to comment
+Hikezilla Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 We have found 21 caches so far and it is probably time for us to make our first cache. What in your opinion are your favourite things to find in a cache? If you would rather point me to a recent post of favourite cache items instead of putting your favourites down here please feel free to do so instead (or as well). Also I have perused the forums and understand the term "gumf". Thank you for your time. 1. Pizza 2. Cookies 3. Cheez Whiz Oh wait...that's what I like to find in my backpack..... Quote Link to comment
the4granolacrunchers Posted July 12, 2004 Author Share Posted July 12, 2004 Thanks for all of the ideas. Perhaps this is what our first cache will look like: -Hamsters -Hand-made items -Outdoor supplies -CITO canisters -Unusual Gadgets and Gimmicks -New toys (no McD's) -New, not burned, CDs -Cash -Unscathed keychains -Unscathed pin badges -Just the log book -Extra log books? -Bungee cords -Foreign currency -Camping items -Hiking items -Mini fans -Italian Charms -Sunscreen -Bug Repellent -Working pen -Silly keychains -Funny trinkets -Hobby items (golf?) I guess we'll have to use a Rubbermaid garbage can to hold it all! Quote Link to comment
the4granolacrunchers Posted July 12, 2004 Author Share Posted July 12, 2004 1. Pizza 2. Cookies 3. Cheez Whiz Oh wait...that's what I like to find in my backpack..... MMMMMmmmm, cheese whiz. Watch out for bears following you Quote Link to comment
+Seamus Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 Thanks for all of the ideas. Perhaps this is what our first cache will look like: [ snip! ] -New, not burned, CDs [ snip! ] Actually, what I was referring to was audio CDs with music on them, rather than CD-Rs or -RWs. I often find some real (often forgotten) gems in the "bargain bin" of the used music stores, for only a few dollars each. CD companies sometimes re-release older discs in remastered form, often containing new tracks. A couple of times, having "upgraded" to the new version of the CD, I carried the older disc in the cache bag until I found a really great cache to put it in, and traded out for something nice. It's a fun way to share some of your favorite music with someone else. Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 Foreign coins and cool coins are #1 on my list. Tokens, special occasion coins etc are #2. Geocoins would be number 1 but, the only one I've ever had a chance to find was essentially a travel bug and so I couldn't trade for it and add it to my treasure chest. Since Travel bugs give me no special thrill the coin is still out there. When other cachers get interested in coins it sure motivates me to be FTF after a coin is placed. Quote Link to comment
+Lazyboy & Mitey Mite Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 All I look for in a cache is the logbook. Quote Link to comment
+planetrobert Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 1. Pizza2. Cookies 3. Cheez Whiz No food in caches Quote Link to comment
+Prairie Dog Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 I always like to find geocaching logo items. Like the pencils and patches sold at the Groundspeak store. Clip on carabiners are cool too. Mardi Gras beads not so cool. Quote Link to comment
+the hermit crabs Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 My favorite item I've found is something that I now use all the time, and bring on every geocaching trip. It was listed in the log as a "child's fanny pack", but it actually fits a (small) adult. I use it as a camera-carrying case, and it's the most comfortable fanny pack I've ever worn. It just holds a smallish camera and a pair of AA batteries. It's so small and light that I literally forget it's there until we get back to the car and I sit down and there's this lump between me and the car seat. Other than that, things we like to find are toys that would make good travel bugs. Quote Link to comment
the4granolacrunchers Posted July 12, 2004 Author Share Posted July 12, 2004 My favorite item I've found is something that I now use all the time, and bring on every geocaching trip. It was listed in the log as a "child's fanny pack", but it actually fits a (small) adult. I use it as a camera-carrying case, and it's the most comfortable fanny pack I've ever worn. I think I've seen those fanny packs you're talking about. The dollar store sells them. Great suggestion, thanks Quote Link to comment
the4granolacrunchers Posted July 12, 2004 Author Share Posted July 12, 2004 No food in caches I think the person that wrote "pizza, cookies, and cheese whiz" also said that this was what they wanted to find in their backpack not a cache And I definitely know not to leave food in caches. We found a cache last week into which someone had left a roll of Hall's cough drops and the whole cache was full of ants! Yikes! Quote Link to comment
GrandpaCannon Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 (edited) My son (Football Freak) and I both love signature items. That is almost all I trade for anymore. Football Freak can't stand not to trade, so he trades for other things as well. He likes little trinkets and pocketknives. Since pocket knives are not suppose to be in caches he is always happy to trade them out It is amazing how a little toy soldier or something that I would not look twice at becomes valuable because I know it was left be the cacher who signed his name on the bottom. Didn't someone leave blue crayons for awhile as a signature item? Edited for sloppiness. Edited July 12, 2004 by Cannonlaw Quote Link to comment
+fly46 Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 I'm into signature items too.. I don't always trade for things either, but when I see something that strikes my fancy, I grab it. Basically, I think cachers are into finding a dry cache in a nice hiding spot above any trade item you'd put in a container. Quote Link to comment
+SixTen Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 Some things that I'd like to find or have found: * Extra Batteries for a dying GPSr * Un-activated Travel Bugs * Mini Flashlights * Free drink from StarBucks Coupon * CITO bags are always good (espescially when I notice a lot of trash on the way in) * Disposable Cameras All in all...just put in what you'd like to find! Have fun! -Six Quote Link to comment
+Imajika Posted July 12, 2004 Share Posted July 12, 2004 I'm really a sucker for sig items! I will always trade for them if I find them in a cache. I am usually a 'leave something, take nothing' cacher but every once in a while I will see something that catches my eye and I will do a 'normal trade'. There is an asian dollar store near my house and they sell packages of small gold Buddha figurines. You get 6 of them for 2.00. Every time I leave one of them in a cache, they next finder immediately takes it. I thought they were neat but I didn't know they would be such a highly sought after item. We have also left 'biners, emergency blankets, emergency ponchos, small LED keychains, Coleman whistle/compass/thermometer combo keychains and various childrens toys (Silly Putty, mini Slinky's etc.). People seem to really love the items we leave in caches so I keep buying what people like for trade swag. And there is our signature button (which we place in small jeweler's ziplock baggies): Quote Link to comment
the4granolacrunchers Posted July 13, 2004 Author Share Posted July 13, 2004 And there is our signature button (which we place in small jeweler's ziplock baggies): That is an eye-catching button! That is something for which I would definitely trade! Quote Link to comment
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