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Geocache: Magnetic cosmetic container

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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

Geocache: spider in the tree

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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.

Geocache: small box camouflaged

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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:

Trackables: Xmas

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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