Etiquette for Signature Items

[pjpreb]

I was glad for the 1/1 caches last summer when I was clomping around in an orthotic boot. Changed my opinion of caching.

[Hiram357]

Ah yes, let us all pause for a moment and mourn the demise of the ammo can which seems to becoming an endangered species as the cheaper, smaller micros gain an evolutionary foothold as they prosper.

Kinda like how we did 24 caches last weekend and only came across 2 that were big enough for your TBs...

[Opalsns]

CANAAN .... NO MICROS !!!!! ALL TBs FIT !!!!!!
Did you find any beer caches or monkeys in a cache????

[Opalsns]

I don't post often but I should point out that GC.COM allows 25 (not including .5 levels) levels of a combination of terrain and difficulty which gives a geocacher many options of placing and finding caches, not to mention types such as puzzle, earthcaches, cam and event caches. If you don't like a particular type of cache, simply don't do it. Others may find that type to be a particularly nice challenge. That's the great thing about geocaching...there is something for everyone at every level.

Micros
Treasure caches

Simply Not Doing It .... Priceless !!!!!!!!

[JamieoftheNorth]

In my limited experience with geocaching so far, there have been three micros that have been so cleverly camouflaged it could be considered art. A lot of thought and prep went into these bad boys. I walked away pretty amazed with the creativity. Dare I say these three are also my favorites.

Variety.. spice of life...

Just my two cents.

[Mainiac1957]

Just when I think I'd seen all the types of micros there are then I find some new clever way to hide them. This past weekend caching in Canada was proof of that. Many micros with wonderful views. Some very clever ones too.

[brdad]

I'll agree with those past two comments, but with a little imagination a person can hide an ammo box cleverly, too.

I think if we wish to continue this topic, it should be done so in a new thread, funny how signature items turn into cache size opinions!

[kayaking loon]

Got to jump in here. I LOVE signature items. I'm not "crafty" so I buy mine but finding a sig makes my day. I'm not fond of micros but there have been some memorable ones. And at the end of a hard day a few are good "for the numbers". Most of my caches are ammos or Lock and Lock, I try to check them and remove the garbage every year. And when I find a really run-down cache somewhere, I clean it up a bit and leave a few good things for the next person. But the best thing to bring home with you is the memories!

[firefighterjake]

Kinda like how we did 24 caches last weekend and only came across 2 that were big enough for your TBs...

Yup . . . I was some glad to finally find that second ammo can . . . otherwise I would have carried those TBs right back to Central Maine.

Personally I have nothing against micros . . . I prefer regular caches though . . . in fact I love LT's delightfully evil micros and I have seen some great micros in great spots . . . and on the flip side I have seen way too many parking lots.

My original post was simply to point out the fact that there seems to be more and more micros being hidden (a trend that has been going on for awhile of course) and ammo cans aren't being used as much . . . honestly, I wasn't trying to stir up the old "I-hate-micros" vs. the "I-love-micros" debate . . .

While I personally find it more of a challenge to hide a larger container than a micro in the woods, I think micros definitely have their place -- especially in urban areas -- and in the right area they are very appropriate. However, it seems like some folks just hide micros since they're cheaper and easier . . . very little investment in a container, swag, etc.

As Parmacheenee mentioned the truly great thing about this hobby however is that there is something for everyone . . . for the micro lovers, macro lovers and the macaroni and cheese lovers.

[firefighterjake]

CANAAN .... NO MICROS !!!!! ALL TBs FIT !!!!!!
Did you find any beer caches or monkeys in a cache????

Boy . . . you really are trying to get us to come up your way aren't you? Don't worry . . . I'll make it up that way . . . maybe with Hiram and Medawisla in tow.

There aren't any monkeys up that way though are there?