+KipperZeeBipper Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I am trying to find a rusted bolt cache. Between the hint in the description and a little guidance from the CO, I know where I should be looking. I've been there twice and have tried to move every single rusted bolt I can. My question is: Is there a trick to removing a rusted bolt cache? Or should it be easy to move, meaning I have not found the right one yet? Thank you! Quote Link to comment
+kunarion Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 (edited) You need a little more guidance from the CO. I've found "rusted bolt caches" that have store-purchased hollow bolts, and others that have been specially drilled. The one I own is a magnetic fake resin "nut & bolt" with a bison tube molded into it. Sometimes you need wrenches if the rust gets too serious (be wary about randomly removing bolts). Sometimes the particular bolt is not in place anymore. Edited November 3, 2015 by kunarion Quote Link to comment
+J Grouchy Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Both of the ones I have found have been rusted shut and I was unable to open them. Quote Link to comment
+dprovan Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Sometimes you need wrenches if the rust gets too serious (be wary about randomly removing bolts). OMG, I can't believe you said that. The only time you should use a wrench is after you know you've found the cache and need the wrench to get it open. You make it sounds as if he can expect to use a wrench to loosen bolts to see if they're the cache as long as he's careful not to actually remove any except the cache. Not the case. If a bolt hide doesn't come off in your hand when you grab it, it doesn't deserve to be found. Once or twice I've run into a bolt cache that wasn't easy to remove, but could still be removed by hand. Going back to the OP, it could just be missing, but also look around for an unexpected place for a bolt. Sometimes the bolt isn't hiding with the other bolts, it's just using them to draw your attention away from the hide's real location. Also, check the logs and make sure it hasn't changed form even though the description or title claim it's a bolt cache. Quote Link to comment
+niraD Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I've found a number of fake bolt caches, both the kind the geocaching.com store sells and custom ones built by the owner. They've usually been held in place by a magnet, and I've always been able to retrieve them and open them by hand, without tools of any kind. One approach is to try to move everything you can. Another is to look for something that looks a little different. Sometimes it's the only bolt of that size. Sometimes it's the same as all the rest, but the spacing gives away which one is the extra bolt. Quote Link to comment
+kunarion Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 You make it sounds as if he can expect to use a wrench to loosen bolts to see if they're the cache No I don't. Quote Link to comment
+dprovan Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 You make it sounds as if he can expect to use a wrench to loosen bolts to see if they're the cache No I don't. Sorry, but, yes, you did. I was hoping you didn't mean to make it sound like that, but from my independent position, that is exactly what it sounded like. Quote Link to comment
+WarNinjas Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Unless it is a crazy different cache you should know when you find it. Quote Link to comment
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