Aladar123 plays geocaching

When it comes to magentic containers, it is always more fun to create one. You can collect any small containers, or bigger ones and convert them to a geocache, just by using a magnet and finding a proper location for it. The geocache ready to hide If you see the yellowish color on the bottom, it is the glue I used got some of the magnet dissolved. It is fine, better than the elements rusting the magnet, and also that side will be invisible as that will stick to some metal. Here are the ingredients used: I like to make non-standard logbooks as they look more fun, and makes it more memorable when you find it. To create the one on the picture I use a silhuette cutter to cut them out. It is possible to create any size, so I always adjust it to the container, using the most space. Magnet glued on once and then twice The way I prefer to stick the magnet is, that first I use a glue that sticks really good on the plastic and the magnet as well, then I just use a glue tha...

Today I prepared another cache for a hide in a tree, this time it is a pill capsule camouflaged and a spider is added. This is how it looks when finished: Ready to go Out in the wild, hanging in the tree And this is the pill capsule I used: Of course I removed the keyholder ring and added some wire to hang it in the tree. I started to have so many keyholder rings that I might come up a hide to use them all up.

It is always a big question where and how to hide a cache? It is hard to guess which place will be safe, if it is in your confort zone, you can observ the location you might make the best guess. If you are hiding your first few caches, you'll most probably do exactly as I do, camouflage as good as you can, find such a spot where you do not expect anyone to hang around. As part of the game you also want to show people some places where there is something to see, and most people would just drive by daily and not even notice. The below cache is one of those, I walked the area for locations, as it is a serie where someone can just cycle around I needed it to be close enough to a bicycle lane. I walked, it was cold, dark and snow was falling, ideal for xmas, but not yet xmas. So here is how the cache looks like after I finished it: A camouflaged plastic box to hang up in a tree. As my first question would be what is it made out of here is a picture of the box as untouched: ...

Xmas is around the corner, so 'Sinterklaas' as they call him here in the Netherlands stopped by and got me two new trackables. Here they are: My xmas bugs So far no goals for them, but as this is my first page on trackables, let me tell some about what they are. In the bigger caches you can swap small treasure out, I will never forget how much fun it was to find the first of those big caches with many to swap. Amongst the swappables you will find items with the text "Track me on geocaching.com" or "Please log me on www.geocaching.com", those are the trackables. If you take one out COs prefer that you put on in in exchange, but the most important is that you go online and register that you picked it up from the cache. I personally prefer to log all visited caches for each bugs I carry, the reason is that the owners can see they are moving around with me. As soon as I drop them I register it as well. Some of the bugs have defined goals and the owners e...

When you hide a geocache you run into the question of what to put into your cache. Amongst many items there is one which is a must, a logbook. You can find ones online, order, pay, place in your cache. Yeah... that's easy... but if you want your cache to be more unique you can create your own logbook. It is always more fun for me to find a cache where the logbook also has something to remember. Another reason that could lead you to create your own logbooks is to keep your cost low on your hide;especially if you have many to maintain. Let me show you some of my logbook, how I made them and for some of them you can also download the template you can customize and print for yourself. Let's start with the smallest and go towards biggers. Nano cache logrolls: The nano caches you can buy starts with the small magnetic containers that has lots of potentials, they fit anywhere. The size of the logbook - let's call it a logroll - is 7mm wide and as it needs to be rolled u...

Pill capsules come in all different shape, size and color. They are originally designed to hold pills and be on your keyring. As they are designed for pills they are waterproof, so ideal to convert to geocaches. I use them all over the places, they can be hanging on a fishing line into a trafic sign's pipe. They can be camouflaged to be in a tree, or between rocks, or anything. Just be creative with them. Due to their sizes the most common is to have log rolls in them, if you plan to put a small pen/pencil in the log will be a lot shorter, so you'll need to maintain more often. Some more ideas on how to camouflage them: The one in the middle is just covered in camouflaging tape, which is available in different colors for different areas, mostly used by hunters and hiker. I also used stone paint to cover some of them just as an experiment, no need to worry about the twistline and the rubber, over time they will loose some paint anyways. Not to mention muggles ...

In many countries PET preforms; also called petlings are a really popular hiding material. They are strong, waterproof, durable. Small enough to easily hide at almost any place, and big enough to have an easy to handle log book or log roll. Unfortunately many don't take the time to properly camouflage their cache. On this page I'll share some of my own way of hiding a petling. With or as a plant or flower: As you can see on the above picture this is two simple one and a non camouflaged petling. The middle is just some artificial grass piece glued on the cap of the petling, one of my early caches, not the most beautiful, but better then simply sticking a petling into a hole. The one on the right is a small plastic plant I found in one of the local cheap stores for a few cents, it was originally in a small cube shaped container, which I also converted into another cache (see below). With or as an animal: See the one in the middle? I foudn that sticky blac...

Some say these should not be used, others find them evil... I just say if you don't like them just skip any where they set the size to smallest possible or check the description and logs that suggest it is a nano when size set to others. The most important for beginners to remember to have a pen with you when you search for one of these, they for sure cannot hold a pen. Magnetic nanos These are really common containers. Available in many different colors, and if not in the one you like, just get the cheapest and paint it the color you wanted. Before anyone asks why did I put them on the picture so apart, their magnets kept on pulling them togehter :). There are two different version available on the market, one where the magnet is outside on the bottom, and one where the magnet is inside. I prefer the later one, I met many out on the playground where the magnet just dissappeared and the nano was not at the place any longer. Plastic nanos Some nanos ar...