+MMaru Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 I've always been one to geocache solo and sometimes I worry about how suspicious I must look at times. I've been considering getting a bright-colored shirt with "Geocacher" across the front and back partly to make it very obvious that I am not casing any joints, dropping any drugs, or anything else that the casual passer-by might think I am doing when I am poking around in bushes or acting VERY interested in street signs or picking up rocks and then putting them down right back in the same spot. I don't know if this would be a good idea to make people feel safer, or just aggravate some of the issues that cachers have with muggles. I've also considered getting a normal safety vest for more or less the same reason. Any thoughts or feedback on this? Quote Link to comment
+wmpastor Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 I'm not sure if most muggles know what a geocacher is. Three years ago I didn't. And if people are close enough to read the shirt, maybe it's not the right time for the search. Quote Link to comment
+T.D.M.22 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Like in my avatar? I do agree with Wmpastor: if someone is that close, don't put the cache at risk. Mine was for an event; it says "stealth required" on the back, and honestly if that's what people where noticing, it wouldn't help(10 people with 4 vehicles looking a a sign post isn't exactly subtle to begin with) Quote Link to comment
+narcissa Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 A hard hat, a caution vest, and a clipboard are great for solo cachers. Quote Link to comment
+Bubbles&Bonkers Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 I've always been one to geocache solo and sometimes I worry about how suspicious I must look at times. I've been considering getting a bright-colored shirt with "Geocacher" across the front and back partly to make it very obvious that I am not casing any joints, dropping any drugs, or anything else that the casual passer-by might think I am doing when I am poking around in bushes or acting VERY interested in street signs or picking up rocks and then putting them down right back in the same spot. I don't know if this would be a good idea to make people feel safer, or just aggravate some of the issues that cachers have with muggles. I've also considered getting a normal safety vest for more or less the same reason. Any thoughts or feedback on this? After 751 caches I have never been stopped by police OR men in white coats. Yet. I don't know if that would make you stick out even more or make you blend in, but I say give it a go!! Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 How about one of these: Quote Link to comment
+kunarion Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 (edited) Maybe have a little description like this: From my sig card. Once my cafepress account builds up, I may make a T-shirt. Edited October 31, 2014 by kunarion Quote Link to comment
+MountainWoods Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Or just one word: STAFF Quote Link to comment
+NYPaddleCacher Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Today you can wear just about anything and nobody is going to notice. We just had a visit by a doctor and a couple of fairy princesses. Quote Link to comment
+MountainWoods Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Although you probably have to wear something..... Quote Link to comment
+luvvinbird Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 A hard hat, a caution vest, and a clipboard are great for solo cachers. Perfect for LPC's. No one will pay attention to you, lol. Quote Link to comment
+Calypso62 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 If I'm urban caching, I always put on my hi-vis vest and carry a clipboard. I then go about my "work". Never had a problem. It's even better when there are two of you in hi-vis vests. That really DOES look important!!!! Quote Link to comment
+colleda Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Better yet. Hi-vis jacket, trash pick up stick and trash bag. You can use the stick to poke about and pick up the cache, shove it in the bag and take it somewhere to log. When done reverse the procedure. Obviously would only work on small, untethered containers. Quote Link to comment
team tisri Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Better yet. Hi-vis jacket, trash pick up stick and trash bag. You can use the stick to poke about and pick up the cache, shove it in the bag and take it somewhere to log. When done reverse the procedure. Obviously would only work on small, untethered containers. ... and if you find film pots you can leave them in the trash bag. Everyone's a winner! Quote Link to comment
+captnemo Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 My shirt says; "All who wander are not lost. Some are just Geocaching!" When asked what I'm doing I tell them and Muggles soon get bored and leave. Quote Link to comment
+lindyfd Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Better yet. Hi-vis jacket, trash pick up stick and trash bag. You can use the stick to poke about and pick up the cache, shove it in the bag and take it somewhere to log. When done reverse the procedure. Obviously would only work on small, untethered containers. I've used the trash pick-up technique, ended up filling 3 bags and getting rid of an old broken shovel before finding the cache. I like this because I feel much less creepy poking around bushes and such. Good for the environment and PR is questioned. Quote Link to comment
+Uncle Alaska Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 In my Urban experience, the trash pick up (with or without a vest, in my case) works very well. Quote Link to comment
+wmpastor Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 (edited) A hard hat, a caution vest, and a clipboard are great for solo cachers. Perfect for LPC's. No one will pay attention to you, lol. Except the union guy who sees you and figures the mall is hiring non-union workers. By the next morning, they'll have picketers and a 15-foot-high inflatable rat onsite, lol! Edited November 2, 2014 by wmpastor Quote Link to comment
+wmpastor Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 The woman on the left is *not* caching stealthily - unless she distracts the muggles while her friend grabs the cache! Quote Link to comment
+MMaru Posted November 3, 2014 Author Share Posted November 3, 2014 Thanks for the replies, everyone! Methinks I am going to go with the safety vest idea. Quote Link to comment
+ras_oscar Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 or you get a clip board and some fake paperwork. When someone asks what you are doing, you say " delivering summonses ..... and your name is?....." Quote Link to comment
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