+Honest John & Suzies Jule Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 Is there, or have been, any caches with a small voice recorder in them, to leave a message on? Does anyone think it would be neat to have a theme, leave a message about it, and then be able to listen to them, at an outside web site when the owner uploads them? Yes, the recorders can come up missing, but a well marked one? They have come way down in cost. Quote Link to comment
+El Diablo Posted January 14, 2005 Share Posted January 14, 2005 We have had cameras....never recorders that I know of. Great idea!! El Diablo Quote Link to comment
+BadAndy Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 I've seen a few with recordings. Most used those small cheap recorders, one didn't. Quote Link to comment
+geo-jedi Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 Our Jedi Series caches ended with a mystery cache in which we had a voice recorder with a short message for the FTF. It was a fairly inexpensive gadget that could only hold about 12 seconds. The device was obtained from some surplus science online supplier. The finders thought it was really cool although they ended up accidently erasing the message. Team Geo-Jedi p.s. we had considered using the device to give coordinates as part of a multi but decided it would take too much maintenance. Quote Link to comment
+El Diablo Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 (edited) I think the OP was asking about leaving a recorder in the cache so that people can leave personal messages to the cache owner, and others that find the cache....Like a log book. El Diablo Edited January 15, 2005 by El Diablo Quote Link to comment
+CYBret Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 I left a mini-cassette recorder in the first cache I placed. It was very cool to go back months later (when winter hit) and listen through the logs. I still have the tape around here and would love to transfer the recordings to digital and upload them to the cache page. I think it was especially fun way back then, when I was just getting started. Didn't know those people and had never heard their voices before. It would be fun to try again now, though. :-) Hey look! I markwelled myself! here's where I brought up the question myself. Bret Quote Link to comment
+geo-jedi Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 You are correct - ED - OP was asking about voice recorders as logging devices that could be used much as cameras are in many caches. A quick look on Ebay shows that you can pick up an 80 minute digital recorder for under $10 (plus $8 shipping???) which puts a voice recorder as a not tto expensive option. Team Geo-Jedi Quote Link to comment
+shunra Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 This is one in my area: Anacortes Audio Log Quote Link to comment
+Honest John & Suzies Jule Posted January 16, 2005 Author Share Posted January 16, 2005 Hey look! I markwelled myself! here's where I brought up the question myself. That posting was in May 2002, I think most liked the idea, and the price for such a recorder is not as much as they were 2 - 3 years ago. Now to figure out the best ($) way to configure the recordings to . WAV/.Mp3 files. Quote Link to comment
Find Now, Log Later? Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 In my early days as a geocacher, around three years ago, I visited a couple of caches that were supposed to contain micro recorders, but they were missing from both caches. Later on, (probably around two years ago,) I remember visiting a cache where a recorded clue was supposed to be on a micro recorder. The micro recorder, (one of those cheap keychain-types,) remained in the cache (attached to the logbook by a TB-type chain,) but the message it contained had been rendered unintelligible, perhaps by changes in temperature/humidity. Quote Link to comment
+Ltljon Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 If you leave one in a cache (hopefully an ammo box) you probably should epoxy it to the inside lid to keep someone from mistaking it for a trade item. I've read more than one log where the cacher said "Took the camera, left xxxx. Quote Link to comment
+Honest John & Suzies Jule Posted January 16, 2005 Author Share Posted January 16, 2005 If you leave one in a cache (hopefully an ammo box) you probably should epoxy it to the inside lid to keep someone from mistaking it for a trade item. Great Great Idea! Quote Link to comment
+Cow Spots Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 A good and cheap source are those little audio buttons that are meant to go inside stuffed animals. They hold about 5-10 secs of audio and can easily be superglued or epoxied on the inside of an ammo can. They can be found at most crafts stores or at one of those "Build-a-Bear" stores in upscale malls. Quote Link to comment
+Pepper Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 Is there, or have been, any caches with a small voice recorder in them, to leave a message on? Does anyone think it would be neat to have a theme, leave a message about it, and then be able to listen to them, at an outside web site when the owner uploads them? Yes, the recorders can come up missing, but a well marked one? They have come way down in cost. Just recently I did a cache that had a voice recorder in as a trade item instead of trading for it I left a very nice FTF message on it and left in with the log book! Pepper Quote Link to comment
+zygote2k Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 This tape will self destruct in five seconds.... Quote Link to comment
+Palm Grunt Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 I did a cache in Portland, OR where the cache log was a digital voice recorder. This was an indoor cache located in the store so there was no chance of it getting wet. I thought it was a great log idea. Palm Grunt Quote Link to comment
+SamLowrey Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 This tape will self destruct in five seconds.... Great for an audio redirector for a FTF prize. Quote Link to comment
+WV Muddy Boots Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 We placed an urban voice cache in a telephone booth. To log your visit, you had to call this 888 number where the finder would hear a "Welcome Cacher - Congrats on the Find!" message. To log your find, you had to record your geocaching screen name. This cache really challenged cachers and got lots of hunters. However, someone kept peeling the sticker off the booth so we ended up archiving. -- Puter -- Team BattleCache Quote Link to comment
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