Creative Caches & Containers

Crawling with Nano's

2011-02-09T16:58:00.000-06:00

Today we have a quick but fun cache design for kids. This plan was brought up in a previous post, but without build details. This ended up being a prize for a kid at a recent event in my area. Needed Supplies A fake insect A nano Weatherproof paint Weatherproof glue or epoxy Drill or dremmel Once you have the supplies, figure out how you want to place the nano into the insect. In this

WOW Factor

2011-01-12T21:47:00.000-06:00

Time to get back to this blog. I got burnt out of blogging in the last quarter of 2010. But I saw a cache that I just had to post about. And this cache features something I might consider the WOW Factor. It's not a new concept, but the WOW Factor basically means a cache that makes your jaw drop. It's cool. It's creative. It's something you want to show your friends. It's the cache you

A Nano Chain

2010-09-22T16:29:00.000-05:00

For today's post, we are going to look at an interesting way to hide a nano that can totally confuse the finder. I've mentioned this on Geocaching Podcast before, so I felt it was a good time to present it. Materials Needed: One Nano cache One 1/2 inch Quick Link I'll leave the nano-shopping up to you and focus on the Quick Link, also sometimes called a D-Link. You can find these in most

Dr. Who

2010-08-30T20:10:00.000-05:00

I have been so preoccupied lately that I almost forgot to get in a Creative Cache for August. Every once in a while, I like to highlight an already established cache for the readers. A cache that is creative enough that it should be put on everyone's "Must Visit" list. For that, I'm going to take you out to Portland, OR, where a unique and fun cache exists. It's called... Dr. Who Now I'm

Some Creative Supplies

2010-07-31T23:19:00.000-05:00

Tonight, we are going to deviate a bit from our usual design post and talk a bit about some basic supplies you can equip yourself with that may become part of your regular cache design kit. Some of these supplies may be used more than others depending on how you design your caches, but all are useful. We'll start with supplies for the inside of your cache. Interior Supplies Baggies - these are

The Pen is Mightier Cache

2010-07-03T02:01:00.000-05:00

While caching, you'll eventually run into a cache design that you hadn't thought of before. This design is exactly one of those caches. I ran into it a while back while traveling. Materials Needed: A pen with a clear casing Logsheet The most important aspect of this design is having a certain type of pen. The pen must be designed such that there is a clear casing somewhere in the design. A

Pet Caches

2010-06-03T23:29:00.006-05:00

Blending caches in with the environment can be tricky and there are a lot of ways to do so. While camouflage can be very basic, to truly get it just right takes practice. But there is another fun way to do camouflage that we will look at today, along with several examples of this method. Because of the various methods used, it will be hard to provide a materials list that covers every possible

Building a Pict-O-Cache

2010-05-06T20:42:00.000-05:00

Disclaimer: This is an edited version of a post I made on my personal geocaching blog. I was getting ready to write about this when I realized I had already done it a long time ago. I've made a few updates. If there was ever a cache that everyone should try once, pict-o-caches would likely be near the top of the list. They take aspects of several different types of caches and join them

An Electrical Plate

2010-04-18T17:25:00.003-05:00

Some of you may have seen this design before. It isn't anything new. But it is easy to build and it makes a great example of creativity. Before we begin, let's look at what materials you'll need. Materials: Electrical Wall Plate 2 magnets Metal Epoxy Small baggie Logsheet Most of the materials can be found in a hardware store. However, most magnets you would find in a hardware store are

Jolly Green Giant

2010-03-28T22:06:00.000-05:00

Today's post is going to feature an interesting cache design already out in the field. The cache is called Jolly Green Giant. It was placed by Lacomo on February 5th, 2009. It's location is Lebanon, MO. Why is it unique? The size. I remember being on the local Kansas/Missouri forums when Lacomo first started inquiring about large caches in Missouri. He was trying to find out what the

Updating the Site

2010-03-13T18:29:00.000-06:00

For those of you who don't run a site on Blogger, and maybe even some of you that do, Blogger added the ability to have multiple pages on your blog earlier this year. So I am working on adding some pages to enhance the site a bit. The first update...a submission page. Pages can be reached through some links found underneath the title banner. Right now, you'll see two pages listed for the

Geocaching...from your computer?

2010-02-28T23:02:00.001-06:00

I am trying to stick to a bi-weekly posting on this site. Last weekend found me away from home from Saturday through Tuesday, and I forgot. So here is a quick post featuring an online friend of mine, ErikaJean. Erika has put together a rather interesting blog that combines several of her various interests, including geocaching. It's obvious to anyone reading her blog that the keyboard loves

Decorating the Logbook

2010-02-07T22:48:00.002-06:00

Not every creative cache has to be only about the container. Sometimes it's about the presentation of the cache. Telling a good story. Taking the cacher on a hike through the story. Making the cache fit the story. It's all about the presentation. Cache of the Lost Sunglasses is an example of such a cache. It told the story of a geocaching family, the father of which lost his sunglasses on

A Sprinkle of Finds

2010-01-25T22:25:00.004-06:00

Yesterday, I was reminded of a cache container that is a classic example of creativeness. Both the design and placement can confuse many geocachers who haven't seen the design before. And better yet, it's easy to build. Here's what you need: 1 pop up sprinkler head A 35mm film canister Logsheet A small spade Optional items: Bison tube Toothpick, thin Dowel Rod, or popsicle stick PVC The best

The Black Beast of AAAaaarrrgh

2010-01-10T11:59:00.001-06:00

I've been busy since my last post dealing with business for The Great TB Race. It's time to get to some more cache designs. A cacher in West Virginia named WVangler sent me some ideas that he has used. They are going into my list of ideas to talk about, but I thought I would feature one of his designs today. If you recognize the name of this post, then you're obviously a fan of Monty Python.

The Best Selling...Puzzle Cache?

2009-12-24T20:37:00.000-06:00

It's Christmas Eve. Dinner's cooking, people are wrapping gifts. It's SNOWING down here in Dallas. I've been busy the last few weeks as first semester ended at work, but I haven't stopped looking for interesting cache ideas. Tonight, I bring you another easy puzzle like last time. What's different is that this is a hands-on, multi-stage, puzzle cache. Here's the supply list: Two cache

A Picture Perfect Puzzle

2009-12-09T21:06:00.007-06:00

On today's edition of Creative Caches & Containers, we come back to the category of puzzle caches. This time, we will look at a puzzle cache that not only can be made to fit ANY cache container you so desire, but can be solved by anyone. For this puzzle, you will need a few things: A cache container A logbook A computer A camera Before we explain the details of this puzzle, let's look at how

Ant Hill Cache

2009-11-26T01:30:00.001-06:00

Here at Creative Caches & Containers, we are not impartial to creativeness from outside sources. We encourage you to let us know about your ideas so that we may help spread that creative nature to interested geocachers. It is in that nature that we present this next idea straight from HeadHardHat (HHH), host of the geocaching video series known as GeoSnippits and the author of the GeoCache: I'm

An Attractive PVC Cache

2009-11-15T21:27:00.002-06:00

Today, we are going to look at a cache that is similar to a design we've looked at before. The difference is we've made it a bit larger. You'll need some supplies for this one so let's look at the essentials. A piece of PVC pipe, about four feet long Post-hole Digger Power drill and some drill bits (read below to figure out what sizes) A bolt, two washers and two nuts (see below for details)

Halloween Series - The event

2009-11-01T20:52:00.001-06:00

Some people enjoy planning events. For some, it's a chore. Almost everyone loves attending them. What you plan will make all the difference. Okay, so a little bit of this post will be based on an event I held only two days ago, but with some encouragement from the kind words I've received about it, I felt that it wouldn't hurt to talk about creativity in event planning. We could focus on

Halloween Series - The Skull

2009-10-29T00:11:00.001-05:00

Yesterday, we looked at The Rat as a Halloween themed cache. Today, we are going to look at how to build a Skull Cache. And this one definitely has some variety to it depending on what you use for the skull. Required supplies: Logbook Micro Cache Container Fake Skull Optional supplies: Power drill Screweye Fishing line/rope Let's start with the skull itself. There are a variety of skull

Halloween Series - The Rat

2009-10-27T22:23:00.001-05:00

Wow, didn't realize it had been THAT long since my last article. Well, I've been pretty busy between work and...well work. But, I thought that as we approach Halloween in five days, I would do a series of quick articles on Halloween themed caches. Most of these will be short articles and very similar to each other, but with slightly different props. We'll start with a classic - THE RAT.

It's Locked! - Graphical TB Links

2009-10-08T22:26:00.000-05:00

I promised to provide information on how to create Graphical Links for travel bugs as seen in my I Lost My Keys cache. Unfortunately, this will require some knowledge of HTML programming (a common programming language for building basic websites). However, my hope is that this article will help even the most HTML-illiterate geocacher. We'll start by showing you one of the Graphical Links from

It's Locked!

2009-10-06T20:59:00.003-05:00

Many geocachers love finding larger caches. There's room for trackables and swag. They are sometimes easier to find. You often find them near trails so it feels more wild. Oh, and it feels more like a treasure. To go along with the idea of being more like a treasure...why not lock the ammo can? That's right, I said lock. I first thought of the design after a fellow geocacher mentioned the idea

A Magnetic Micro

2009-09-28T19:15:00.005-05:00

Magnets. They can be so much fun to play with on a rainy day. That is, until you hold one up to something that can be damaged by a good magnet. They can also be very useful for geocaches. Today, we will be building a simple micro cache. The nice thing about this design is that it is reusable in a variety of ways, which we will look at in the future as well. Today, we will examine building the