HHH's GotD: The Lock N Lock Geocache

Geocachers for the most part love discussing about the different types of geocaching containers available. Everything from magnetic nanos to ammo boxes, bison tubes to the truly creatives. One of my favorite sayings when telling someone what geocaching actually is I usually use the phrase "Using a billion dollar satellite system to find Tupperware in the woods". That is sort of ironic now because we really don't use Tupperware anymore. The plastic containers we use now a days have improved dramatically. For example, the past few years I have been using Lock N Lock boxes. Here's why.

There are a couple of factors you want to consider if you are going to hide a geocache made of plastic. The first and foremost is of course the seal. Not only should you get a solid seal but is the plastic container heavy duty enough to withstand the outside elements of your environment. Note to all. Those inexpensive transfer containers, my advice, please don't use them. They are not durable enough to deal with the heat and moisture of being outside. Spend the dollar or two more and get something durable. Your fellow geocachers will appreciate it greatly.

A final thought, so this does not seem like a Lock N Lock commercial. There are now many different brands of heavy duty plastic containers out there besides Lock N Lock. It's just in the geocaching community those style of geocaches have been associated to the name. My whole point is do your research before putting out a plastic based geocache. Make sure it is as waterproof as possible and that it will withstand the environment you are placing it in. Heat, cold and moisture is always a factor.

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HHH's GotD: Not All Geocache Containers Are The Same

Cami Peanut Butter Container Geocache

Today's Geocache Of The Day deals with geocache containers themselves. You see not all geocaches are the same. I am not talking about size in this discussion but the quality of the container itself. There are some really good ones out there and also some really bad ones. When placing a geocache you really need to be asking yourself: "Is this geocache container water proof and how long will it actually last until there is a possible problem with it?".

Sure a peanut butter container may seem like a really good idea because it holds peanut butter just fine. The problem is that peanut butter is not the same liquid density as water or water vapor. It may keep your extra crunchy from oozing out but a good rain storm or continuous humid days that can create condensation - not so much. I personally won a complete geocache at an event a year or two back which consisted of a nicely camouflaged peanut butter container with log book and full of swag. I quickly placed it in a very nice gnome hole near a fishing stream and was amazed how quickly it went up for need of maintenance. Sure enough when I check on it there was a lot more water inside then I expected. Keep in mind this is in a gnome hole within a tree and a cover over the hole itself. Yet condensation became a key factor and a large amount of water accumulated quickly. Whoda Thunk?

This issue also happens with many other geocache containers as well. What I highly recommend doing before placing a hide is completing a "dunk test". If the environment you are going to place the geocache is prone to moisture then try this. Take a piece of tissue paper and put it in your geocache. Close the geocache normally. Then submerge it in a bucket of water for five to ten seconds (other people like to just hold it under the faucet for a longer period) then see what shape you paper is in. If it is wet then so your contents and logbook will be. Try it out, you will be amazed.

The key to all of this is to make sure your geocache is as waterproof as possible depending on the environment you are hiding it in. Do your homework first which will save you and your fellow geocachers some grief down the road.

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HHH's Geocache of the Day: Match Containers

There is a really nice alternative to bison tubes and pill bottles if you are looking for a more water resistant micro. Match containers are a bit longer and a lot wider than your standard bison tube. I like them because most come with an o ring seal and many times a key ring attachment. They are already as in this case a very nice forest green so it is ready for woodland environments. You can pick these up at any Army surplus store and at most sporting goods shops. Give them a try and let me know what you think.

Until Monday's next geocaching adventure...

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HeadHardHat Had Fun Being On The GeoCraze Podcast

Yesterday I had the pleasure of being on the GeoCraze Podcast hosted by Giantster98. The topic of the day was evil geocaches which I found ironic after the can of worms I opened up with my last post.

Anywho, I have been keeping an eye on Giantster98 ever since he came on the podcasting scene. He is and extremely talented and exuberant young man with a whole lot to tell the world. I applaud his efforts and of the rest of his podcast team.
I don't want to give too much away about the show itself here but we did go over some really useful information about how to make a truly evil geocache and the effort that may go into it. We also discussed some great do's and do not's when placing an evil geocache as well.

I wish the GeoCraze Podcast all the best and hope they continue to bring geocaching goodness to our community for many years to come. Nice job guys.

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HHH's GotD: I'm Not So Sure This Is A Good Idea

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The following discussion is a spoiler. Please do not read if you wish to pursue finding this actual geocache. I will not state specifically which one it is or where with the knowledge that there are ways.  I felt it was necessary for discussion purposes and apologize now to anyone who may not approve to my approach in this matter. It is my hope though to bring thought and discussion which keeps geocaching  the game, sport and obsession it is.

Went on today's Geocache of the day and found a particular park and grab that has me questioning if the concept in the hide itself is such a good idea.

Let me set up the scenario. It is a realitively easy park and grab. You park into a nearby spot then wonder up a rather scenic little pine needle covered hill until you reach ground zero. Now for my GPS at the time the arrow was jumping a bit due to the heavy tree cover so I had to do some heavy checking of areas.

After a while ground zero settled near what appeared to be a Bell South utility cap. Now I don't know about you but when it comes to anything that deals with utilities I automatically discount them because I don't want to be touching things that are made to protect you from touching. This particular spot though wooded was across the street from a high muggle prone area and in these kinds of situations can bring on that uncomfortable should I or shouldn't I kind of feeling.

After a few moments of thought I took the plunge and low and behold the geocache was indeed inside. Now the base looks like it goes down rather deep so I don't know if this was an actual utility area and it was abandond or what but here it is. The cap that goes over everything looks like a legit South Bell utility cap. So my question to you fellow geocachers is this an acceptable placement for a geocache?

Comment below and let me know your thoughts because this easily could be a discussion for a future GeoSnippits or Geocaching Podcast discussion.

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Behind The Scenes: Geocaching Podcast - Show #199 Placing Your First Geocache

I tell you what, last night's recording for the Geocaching Podcast was a whole lot of fun. The subject was also one of my favorites to talk about which was Placing Your First Geocache. When it comes to GeoSnippits questions that is one of the top on the list to be answered. Everything from how soon should a geocacher be allowed to place their first hide to what actually makes a good geocache hide. Plenty to talk about there.

Xpunkx, Darrylw4 and myself were in attendance and in good voice. Talkshoe which is the recording web site we use was it's usual cranky self. There is always an issue of not being able to sign in and even when we do get into Talkshoe there are usually some sort of technical issue or six to make us want to pull our hair out. Like last week where I couldn't participate because I sounded like a Cylon on crack. All part of the fun of doing a live recording.

Fortunately everything was smoothed out just in time to start the show at 9:30pm EST. We had another really good turn out in the chat room again. Great to see all the familiar names and a whole bunch of new ones, as always welcome. It doesn't matter what is going on during the show a good discussion is always in play within the chat room. Usually what happens is Xpunkx, Darrylw4 or I are talking about a particular subject and that seeds ongoing discussions in the chat room. Then many times we feed off those discussions and on and on it goes. A great way to keep things fresh and also keep everyone involved. That is also why it is so important to have the fans show up when we record each and every week!

The show content was great and we covered A LOT of material within our usual 30+ minute encounter. My favorites were talking about what makes a good geocache container and where are the best places NOT to hide them. A great discussion all around.

Well that about raps it up for this weeks show. For those who did not make the live recording the show itself will be available in the next day or so. If you have any questions about the show or my involvement with it please be sure to email me a note at headhardhat@gmail.com or go to the Geocaching Podcast website for all the information you will need.

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HHH's GOTD - Not. Strike One!

Yes Headhardhat has strike one on today's Geocache of the Day. Sigh. I hate when the description states the obvious and yet I completely ignore it anyways. The scenario stated the geocache was low and in plain site. So what do I see exactly at ground zero (note photo). It even states that you do not have to take anything apart and it is right there. So what do I do? Had to look. This one is a difficulty 3 so I checked any rock, pine cone and bush stump around - nada. Marked my DNF.

Oh well will take another swing for this one again soon.

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This Week On Michigan Magazine - Show 1615 Vinegar Pie & Geocaching with the Fray Girls

Recorded on 4/13/2011 Join Barry as he welcomes guest Vera Souci into the Michigan Magazine Museum Kitchen to prepare an old Michigan Lumber Camp tradition VINEGAR PIE. Then we join Geocaching guru Andy HHH Smith for an exciting GEOSNIPPITS with a NC family the Fray Girls. Highlight includes caching an abandoned WWII bunker.



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HHH's GOTD - Nano Nano

This quick lunch time Geocache of the Day was a fun little nano just waiting to be signed. Remember to always wind up the log to fit in the cap first before putting it back into the nano body.

Until tomorrow's geocaching adventure.

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HHH's Geocache of the Day - Quick Park and Grab

Well folks it's Monday and today I wanted my lunch time geocache of the day to be quick and easy. So for once I did what I should be doing and stayed with a 1.5/1.5. Commonly known as a geocaching park and grab. Even though this one was near a muggle prone area the find was quick.  The nice thing is I had plenty of time to write up this blog post, eat lunch and get back to work.
Until tomorrow's geocaching adventure.
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HHH's GotD - DNF's Are Not A Bad Thing

Heading for hide number one = DNF

Okay I admit that I broke some of my own rules when it comes to lunchtime geocaching. One if you are on a lunch hour you really need to concentrate on the park and grabs. Meaning the 1.5/1.5 difficulty and terrains. You know the infamous LPC (Lamp Post Caches) aka Skirt Hides, that sort of thing. Geocaches that should take ten minutes tops so you can find and sign then get on to lunch. Today I went after yet another 2.5 geocache that I knew would take me a bit longer to get but still wanted to get out there and enjoy the springtime weather. 

Heading for hide number two = FIND

So did I go after the geocache that was only 400 feet off one way of a nature trail? Oh no, I went for the 2.5 which was half a mile down the other way. So what happened? I ended up spending 25 minutes looking for a regular that was "next to a log" in an area of about 40 logs. Needless to say I had to give up on this one and try it again some other time.

A big old DNF (Did Not Find) for me. Some geocachers do not log DNFs for some reason. Maybe they feel it is a bad mark that some how haunts them. Others may feel it is a sign of poor geocaching abilities. I don't really understand the logic but the fact is a DNF actually is a great thing to log. One it gives you that incentive to give it another try or maybe sometimes several tries. Another reason DNFs are good is because the geocache owner gets notice that maybe the geocache may be missing. So take it from your friendly neighborhood HHH and be sure to mark your DNFs. Believe me when I say that no one else is watching and if they are they need a new hobby.

So after all that, what was the conclusion to today's adventure? After I DNF'd the first attempt I went for another geocache that was nearby and found that one. I don't always have that luxury but this time it was there and I took the chance for a find. Glad I did.

Now I have only a few minutes to hit a nearby drive thru.

Cami Pill Bottle In Tree

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Behind the Scenes: This Week on theGeocaching Podcast - #198 - April Cacher Coffee

Well folks it happens. Last night when Darrylw4, XpunkX and I were preparing for the evenings recording of the Geocaching Podcast there appeared to be some audio difficulties. Me being the smart mouth that I am of course remarked that for once everyone else was having problems and I was not. This of course jinxed the whole night because about three minutes into the program I started sounding like a Battlestar Gallactica Cylon on crack.

Needless to say I had to relinquish my mike to Darrylw4 and XpunkX for the remainder of the evening. Sigh.

The show itself was done very well and was the April Cacher Coffee so a wide range of topics were discussed. If you didn't get a chance to be on Talkshoe last night the actual podcast will be sent out in the next day of so for your listening pleasure. Try to hold back your disappointment. It will be fine. Honest... sigh.

PLEASE be sure to stop by next week (Wednesday, April 13th - 9:30pm EST) for a real opportunity to see HeadHardHat, yours truly, fumble his way through the podcast. It will be interesting because there is a real possibility that Darrylw4 won't be there and so it will be just XpunkX and me. Good times will be had by all. Just remember to show up with plenty of silly string.

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HeadHardHat't GotD - Walking The Greenways

Beautiful day on the greenway.

Today's Geocache of the Day had me huffing and puffing whilst enjoying some amazing springtime hiking. The sky was blue, sun was shining and I saw more wildlife on this mile long walk. We saw robins, bluebirds, cardinals and even squirrels. Their were a couple of really good hills to get over but I managed. There is no time to get back in shape (round is no longer acceptable) than the present.

Keeping the log dry.

What I found was the typical bison tube in a bush but what I really liked was the use of that plastic container that comes inside the bison when it is shipped. It makes a great protector for the logs within the bison tube. Kudos for the usage.

Welp, because of the amount of time for the walk today I had to go through the drive through and back to work.

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This Week on Michigan Magazine: Show 1614 World's Largest Dulcimer Festival + Geocaching & Digital Phtography

Recorded on 4/6/2011 Join us for a trip back into time and the 1998 ODPC's 26th annual Fun Fest known by thousands as the EVART DULCIMER FESTIVAL heald in the Mid Michigan community of Evart. Then our Geocaching Guru Andy Head Hard Hat Smith discusses the natural combo of geocaching and digital photography on today's GeoSnippits.



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GOTD - Taking On A Terrain 3 In Street Shoes

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For today's Geocache of the Day. I go pretty much across the street and down a hollar. This fun find taught me two things. One, geocachers are really a creative lot. Two, It is not wise to attempt a terrain 3 geocache in you street shoes. This particular hollar was really steep and really deep. Then toss in thick pine needles and you have your own personal slip n slide. Fortunately I was able to keep upright for the climb but I really should have put on my hiking boots first.
The find itself was very creative and quick once I reached ground zero. What a great way to spend part of one's lunch time.
Till tomorrow's lunch time adventure.

HHH's GCOTD - Doing Shrooms

Well its good to be back to work and now that I am in an extremely saturated area its time to start my daily Geocache of the Day.
Oddly enough, I am not going to show you the actual geocache. Why? For one the view of the nearby lake was worth the rather steep up and downhill climb. That and the geocache was very creative and worth the find. If you check out my find for today and know the name is Mushrooms you should be able to put things together. So enjoy the view and check back tomorrow for more geocaching finds.
Now if I can just get all the pine pollen off my shoes.

Geocaching Podcast: From Behind The Scenes - EPISODE 197 - Geowoodstock 2011

Co-Host HeadHardHat

I had so much fun last night with it being my official first time as co-host on the Geocaching Podcast and I want to say right off the bat THANK YOU for all the well wishes and for the large amount of people who were there with us in the LIVE chat room. I have to admit I was really happy to see the turn out and it made me feel so much better knowing you were there.

Tonights episode was discussing GeoWoodstock 2011 and our guest speaker was Wes (KCEPen). Lead hosts XpunkX, Darrylw4 and I were in attendance. I won't go into the details too much here but Wes knew his stuff and gave some really great insights for anyone wanting to attend either for the first time or the GeoWoodstock experienced as well.

What I will tell you is there are some amazing price packages for us this year. This is including items that is not just your average swag but items that you will want to have for genuine keepsakes. I know which package I will be going for. Oh and after the show I was able to talk to Wes a little more and one of the things that actually wasn't covered was the final registration days. I HIGHLY recommend that you register sooner rather than later. In fact you want to be registered before June 1st because registration closes a month before the actual events.

Okay I don't want to let anything slip so go and listen to the show for yourself.... Can't stand it... must tell... doh... There is one item available in most of the packages that is going to be done for the first time EVER at a Geowoodstock and it is a really cool ..................................................

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This Week on Michigan Magazine: Show 1613 - North American International Auto Show Pt2 & Geocaching GeoBasics

Recorded on 3/30/2011 Join us as the OCTV crew brings the 2011 North American International Auto Show to us. Filmed at Cobo Center DETROIT January 2011. Then we take a brief look at winter time hammock camping in a preview of an upcoming show on FAMILY WINTER CAMPIN in Michigan. Also on tap is Geocaching Guru Andy Smith with another Geosnippits nugget! We close things with a little RIFLE RIVER RIFFLE by Alan Cayn on the shores of the Rifle River...catch the elusive Michigan trout! Thinking spring on this editiin of Michigan Magazine! HOST Barry Stutesman.





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Let The Geocaching Fun Begin

I cannot tell you how excited I am starting my new job. The fun, the excitement and all the new adventures that await me... and that's just the geocaching during lunch!

Now don't get me wrong I am so much loving my new work place and the challenges it will present to me. I am so thankful for the opportunity to work again in IT. What I am also pumped about is the geocache saturation here. There are hundreds of geocaches within only a few miles and it is one of the major hotspots in the state - W00t!

So I will be starting my Geocaching Find Of The Day again most likely next week. So stay tuned and see you out on the trails.

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HeadHardHat Joins The Geocaching Podcast Team As Co-Host

WOW! All I can say was how surprised and honored to be asked to join the Geocaching Podcast and to be part of their team.

Okay for all of my viewers who have been asking, now you can add Podcaster to my ever growing list of activities in the geocaching world. Lessee here, I am the creator and host of our geocaching series GeoSnippits Videos. They are seen all around the world via YouTube. I also make a separate set of GeoSnippits segments for Michigan Magazine TV (RFDTV Network) which is seen twice each week in all 50 states. Oh and I write this little blog that apparently a whole bunch of geocachers like to read from all the time. So yeah, I had some spare time to work with. Note - I am also a Sr. QA Engineer to help pay for my geocaching obsession.

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So enough about me lets talk about the Geocaching Podcast. If you want to really feel a part of something special then I highly recommend that you join XpunkX, Darrylw4, Montu-Rider and myself each Wednesday at 9:30pm EST where we do LIVE recordings of the show each week. Not only can you listen to the show as it is being taped but you can voice your thoughts in the chat room that all can see and react from. I usually referred to it as the "peanut gallery" and you can influence the show by the information and comments you provide. It always has a lively discussion and your comments are appreciated.

Even if you don't make the live recording the Geocaching Podcast is presented each week and is available via the Geocaching Podcast website and many of your favorite podcast sites as well. You can get all the details plus the blog, special features, past recordings and so much more at the website so click the link below and check it out. I am looking forward to seeing you there! Geocaching Podcast Website Link

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This Week On Michigan Magazine: Show 1612 - Geocacher Ranger Fox

Recorded on 3/23/2011 Join us as we bring you the latest offerings in the world of Automobiles. Join our team from OCTV for an up close personal look live at Cobo Center. Then Andy, HeadHardHat, Smith introduces us to one of the Worlds top Geocachers, Ranger Fox who's closing in on 20,000 geocaches. Ranger Fox gives us some valuable geocaching tips!









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It's Spring! Working On Some New Geocaches

Yes indeedy, with the temps climbing and the warm weather finally here (okay, down in Raleigh anyways). The geocaching bug is really starting to bite. Time to get those geocaches ready to go out and be deployed into the wild. For me personally I have been working on three different geocaches in the past few days and wanted to share with you how they are going. Check them out...

Military Grade Geocache

First off is a really easy and yet slightly unusual geocache. It is a military powder container. Made of a cast aluminum (I think). This very waterproof container is the size of a very large canning jar with screw down butterfly latches to help keep things in place. I would imagine since it was made for holding different military grade powders that it should be able to keep all the trinkets inside nice and safe.

Here you can see it with the primer paint already in place and I am just starting to figure how I want to camouflage  it up a bit. The final product will be something that will blend in well with a wooded area.

I have a sneeky suspicion that this one will be hidden up in a tree somewhere. It is heavy enough for easy movement and will make a fun hide depending how I hide the rope.

A Work In Progress

Next is an even more unusual geocache that is not yet completed but will soon be. It also is made of something that I found in an Army Surplus Store.

I am not going to tell everything about this one because I am going to make a rather cool GeoSnippits video out of it and don't want to give away the big twist and final result. What I can say is it is going to be very unique and would make a great project for the kids as well. So stay tuned.


Well that's all for now.. what?  Oh my third project that I mentioned... right. That one is really top secret and will blow your mind. I was given the challenge of coming up with a good camouflage idea for a regular sized geocache. I actually have two ideas I am working on. I am sure you are going to love them once I actually complete them that is. Will definitely be future GeoSnippits videos for sure.. So keep checking in. They will be out soon - promise.

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This Week On Michigan Magazine: Show 1611 Rose Wunderbaum Traines / Geosnippits w/Andy HHH Smith

Recorded on 3/16/2011 Join us as we visit with Metal Sculptor Rose Wunderbaum Traines of Mt. Pleasant Michigan. We visit with Rose at the newly dedicated gallery of Art Reach of Mid-Michigan at 111 Broadway in downtown Mt Pleasant. Then follow us as we hit the geocaching trail with Head Hard Hat Andy Smith of Geosnippits. A beautiful sunny day draws the geocacher out for more exciting modern day GPS treasure hunting.






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Geocaching 12 of 12: March 12, 2011 - HeadHardHat's Day

Morgan aka THR finding a really cool geocache

The Geocaching 12 of 12 is a picture book of geocachers all around the world. On March 12th, 2011 geocachers took tons of photographs while out doing what we do best - geocaching. Now not all photos have to be geocaching related but it is the main theme of this event. Once all the photos of the day have been taken the top 12 favorite shots are chosen and then uploaded to ones favorite online photo repository. Usually sites like Flikr, Picasa, Facebook, etc. are used. If you would like to learn more about the Geocaching 12 of 12 you can look at the official website here: http://www.geocaching12of12.com/

Even though my daughter Geoness wasn't able to come geocaching with us this time as she had important things to do herself. She was in a competition for her High School ROTC Raiders and on their B Team. I am very proud of her.

My Geocaching 12 of 12 was amazing and today I was accompanied by Mary and her son Morgan. Because both of them are novice geocachers I decided to take them to the Garner area which has some good saturated areas to look. Through the day we found some really great hides and I even took a walk on the wild side by 'going out on a limb' to obtain a long waited smiley. Below is a slide show of our adventures. I hope you enjoy watching them as much as we did experiencing them.



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Hey Kids Don't Do This At Home

Headhardhat doing what he does best. Getting in trouble geocaching as usual.