BlindEyes Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Yeah, so I decided to hide a bit gigger cache. All I ever have hidden were a few altoids cans, lunch boxes and PET containers. So I searched around the house for a nice cache and found a coffee can. I tried to brain storm a few ideas but I live in a city and I can't really think up anything. So, any help? Quote Link to comment
+cerberus1 Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Yeah, so I decided to hide a bit gigger cache. All I ever have hidden were a few altoids cans, lunch boxes and PET containers. So I searched around the house for a nice cache and found a coffee can. I tried to brain storm a few ideas but I live in a city and I can't really think up anything. So, any help? Did you hide with a group, or different name earlier? I see one cache hidden (a small). - Why not hide your coffee can in a similar fashion? A coffee can isn't a decent container, so your hidden spot should be well-covered, not out in the open, like you might see with some micros. Quote Link to comment
+narcissa Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Any container that used to contain food or cosmetics is a bad idea. Best practice calls for a rugged container with no risk of food-like odors and residue. Keep the coffee can in your shed for old nuts and bolts. Quote Link to comment
+bflentje Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Coffee cans are not only not water proof, they're not water resistant either. A coffee can was the first container I ever hid, it was in small cave, and the contents still turned to mush as condensation could get in but it could never get out. The perfect mouse trap. I'd opt for something different. Quote Link to comment
+GrateBear Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Best place to hide a coffee can is in your trash barrel Quote Link to comment
+wmpastor Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Best place to hide a coffee can is in your trash barrel I'm *sure* you meant *recycling* barrel. Oh, and the coffee can for nuts and bolts is a *great* new idea. Gotta try that! Quote Link to comment
+Viajero Perdido Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Coffee can ... you mean one of these? We can suggest a whole variety of more suitable containers, or - with a little more study of this forum - you can get the idea pretty quickly. If you do go with the coffee can, I hope it's in a very dry climate. Quote Link to comment
+wimseyguy Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 If you do go with the coffee can, I hope it's in a very dry climate. Profile says they're in Lithuania, so I don't think they're in a dry climate. Like other more experienced cachers have already suggested, keep the coffee can for household projects, and find something more suitable for outdoor use. It will rot and rust and allow your cache contents to get wet and nasty. Quote Link to comment
+NYPaddleCacher Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Coffee cans are not only not water proof, they're not water resistant either. A coffee can was the first container I ever hid, it was in small cave, and the contents still turned to mush as condensation could get in but it could never get out. The perfect mouse trap. I'd opt for something different. Coffee *cans* are getting pretty rare, but ground coffee can often be bought in a large red plastic container with a snap on lid. I've found a few caches that used them and they deteriorate rather quickly and become damp inside fairly quickly. A real coffee *can* not only leaks but starts to rust and the contents become a big mess. Quote Link to comment
+L0ne.R Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Coffee cans are not only not water proof, they're not water resistant either. A coffee can was the first container I ever hid, it was in small cave, and the contents still turned to mush as condensation could get in but it could never get out. The perfect mouse trap. I'd opt for something different. Coffee *cans* are getting pretty rare, but ground coffee can often be bought in a large red plastic container with a snap on lid. I've found a few caches that used them and they deteriorate rather quickly and become damp inside fairly quickly. A real coffee *can* not only leaks but starts to rust and the contents become a big mess. It's seems the Lavazza container is likely the tin with the thin snap on lid variety. That's the only type I saw when I did a google image search. Below are a couple of photos to back up the problem with coffee containers. They don't make good containers. The plastic lids are too thin. They are not designed for outdoor use. They do not seal well at all, they will crack and split quickly, rodents love to chew through the thin plastic. The thin tin body will rust up fast and turn all contents in to a rusty goo. Quote Link to comment
+L0ne.R Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Yeah, so I decided to hide a bit gigger cache. All I ever have hidden were a few altoids cans, lunch boxes and PET containers. So I searched around the house for a nice cache and found a coffee can. I tried to brain storm a few ideas but I live in a city and I can't really think up anything. So, any help? I hate to say it because I'm not a fan of logsheet-only caches but I would suggest that you stick with the quality micro container on your list, the PET. Better a quality micro container then a junk swag size container that you can't leave swag in anyway because it will become a moldy mess. Quote Link to comment
+L0ne.R Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Looks like you have hidden and listed your second cache. Did you hide the LavAzza container? The first 2 logs seems to suggest that you did: GC6NJ4J (Google translated): Found it 07/23/2016 STF! Before leaving the last Silales booty. When the specified location treasure just lying on the ground like any garbage, and appears here even STF D helped that not so clearly visible. Tftc! Found it 07/21/2016 (FTF) 2016-07-21 16:35 found is easy. Where is the left, where the right hand is not very clear, but not the essence. It does not seem very safe hidden. Can anyone support too for garbage. The container interior is pretty clean look, but Are those or drenched. In short, you will have to maintain. Quote Link to comment
+wmpastor Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Looks like you have hidden and listed your second cache. Did you hide the LavAzza container? The first 2 logs seems to suggest that you did: GC6NJ4J (Google translated): Found it 07/23/2016 STF! Before leaving the last Silales booty. When the specified location treasure just lying on the ground like any garbage, and appears here even STF D helped that not so clearly visible. Tftc! Found it 07/21/2016 (FTF) 2016-07-21 16:35 found is easy. Where is the left, where the right hand is not very clear, but not the essence. It does not seem very safe hidden. Can anyone support too for garbage. The container interior is pretty clean look, but Are those or drenched. In short, you will have to maintain. So much for everyone's advice! And this will *not* help, according to forum experts: Quote Link to comment
+wmpastor Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Best place to hide a coffee can is in your trash barrel It could work well in the Kalahari Desert, if painted medium brown. Quote Link to comment
+TheAuthorityFigures Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 I've seen quite a few of these types down here in southern Arizona, and for the most part they do just ok. Lids are really flimsy and the sun exposure does a number on them. Believe it or not, we do get a rainy season (its currently that season) in the desert, but things dry out quickly. Quote Link to comment
+narcissa Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 I've seen quite a few of these types down here in southern Arizona, and for the most part they do just ok. Lids are really flimsy and the sun exposure does a number on them. Believe it or not, we do get a rainy season (its currently that season) in the desert, but things dry out quickly. I loved caching in Arizona. You guys can hide a cache in anything! I found caches hidden in actual 70's Tupperware and a briefcase. Dry as a bone! That stuff would be lucky to last a month here in any season. Quote Link to comment
SicilianCyclops Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Ha. Google Translate is terrible. Quote Link to comment
+wimseyguy Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 I've seen quite a few of these types down here in southern Arizona, and for the most part they do just ok. Lids are really flimsy and the sun exposure does a number on them. Believe it or not, we do get a rainy season (its currently that season) in the desert, but things dry out quickly. I loved caching in Arizona. You guys can hide a cache in anything! I found caches hidden in actual 70's Tupperware and a briefcase. Dry as a bone! That stuff would be lucky to last a month here in any season. While you might find 70s tupperware in good shape there, you can only cache in the 70's a few months out of the year. Today's projected high is 110°! Quote Link to comment
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