Cache Mania

Do you notice that I used my flashlight as a fill light?

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I recently made a series of geocaches from various containers I had lying around the house.  I was trying to decided what is the best container for a geocache.   I used a round lock-n-lock and a square lock-n-lock.  I painted both using camouflage paint.  I looked at the cost of these containers, about $3ea when you buy brand name and about $2ea when you buy the dollar store variety.  I’d never used an ammo can before so I went hunting for one of those as well.

The ammo can was a bit more expensive at about $7ea but I could tell right away that the ammo can was far more robust than the plastic containers.

One complaint about ammo can goecahes is that they can be hard to open.  This is certainly true but you can make it easier to open using a simple technique.  Open the ammo can.  Find the biggest adjustable wrench you have and close it down until it slips over the lip of the ammo can lid.  Gently bend the lip away from the ammo can.  Be careful not to go too crazy with this.  You must need it a little looser.

The ammo can comes in the typical army green but I like to spray on a bit of a camouflage patter using camouflage paint.  I recommend you use camouflage paint as it produces a mat finish.  Put the ammo can geocache in a shady part of the forest and it will be very hard to see, unless you have good coordinates.

An ammo can geocache is also larger than your typical plastic container.  This means it can hold more swag.  The swag helps keep the kids excited.  It’s still a treasure hunt for them.  It’s for this reason that I’ll be trying to place more ammo can geocaches.

Ammo Can Geocache with some swag

Tags: ammo can, container, lock-n-lock, swag, tupperware
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Set of pictures of typical geocache containers. Suitable for use in blogs and presentations. This is a link to the complete set on flickr – typical geocache containers before they are placed in the field. .

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Are micros in the woods too hard? 2/3 DNF'd this cache on the first day.

I placed this cache today. I found a small piece of silver birch that was hollow inside. I filled the inside with expanding foam so that it would keep it’s shape and stuck a painted match container inside. The expansion of the foam pushed it out a little further than I wanted but it is still serviceable.

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Hidden in plain sight. Very interesting hide. http://flic.kr/p/6MTbtN

Tags: Camouflage, camoulage, container
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