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Lone Lock on CanvasCampers Cache #2 "Between the Naked Trees"

Tue, 04 Aug 2015 04:50:29 -0400

6 people have found this gadget cache so far since we launched it in March. We had a hiccup with the gadget and the lock but everything has been worked out and the last few people have reported no problems.

Yeah!!!! :goodstuff:

Lone Lock on Where would a Geocacher put a Hide-a-Key at home?

Mon, 16 Mar 2015 06:22:19 -0400

This idea popped in my head during my commute to work this morning......Where would a Geocacher put a Hide-a-Key for their home?

Many people have a house key hidden somewhere in case a family member gets locked out. Growing up we had an unlocked garage and it was in my Dad's beer fridge in the freezer. I was thinking in a fake bird house or in a porch light fixture. Where do you think it would be?

Lone Lock on CanvasCampers Cache #2 "Between the Naked Trees"

Mon, 09 Mar 2015 05:51:07 -0400

Someone found the cache this weekend. We'll be camping there in 2 weeks and will review the difficulty.

Happy first day of more sunlight!!

I have not found a cache since the end of January because of this terrible winter weather. Major cabin fever had begun to set in...I needed to get out and find a cache again. I had seen this one publish earlier in the week and since no one had still logged it as of today I decided to head down and see what it was all about.

What an absolutely beautiful day it was today! This is one of my favorite days of the year...when we turn the clocks ahead and start getting more light. To me it is like the unofficial start of spring and the weather definitely cooperated as well. The sun was shining and the temperature was near 50. Felt like a perfect spring day...well minus all the snow.

Arrived at the parking and made the short trek through the snow to the cache. Once I got close to ground zero I was worried that I might have trouble finding the cache with all the snow. That fear was quickly relieved when I turned and saw it staring right at me. Pretty hard to miss that!!

I love gadget caches so I was excited to get started on this one. I inspected everything and had a pretty good idea of what needed to be done. Soon I had the necessary gadget in hand and began the process of getting the lock combination.

One problem though...the gadget provided by the cache did not seem to work quite well enough no matter how many times I tried it. Luckily I also had with me my own similar gadget and was able to use that with much more success.

It still took me awhile to get the combination which was made difficult by the construction of the cache but I persevered and finally got it! It was a great feeling to finally have it in hand and open the cache. Inside there was a blank logbook waiting which I signed as FTF at 2 PM.

In my opinion, I would rate the difficult of this cache higher based upon two things:

1. The gadget provided by the cache does not seem sufficient enough to get the combination. Without me having my own with me, I would not have been able to solve it.
2. Even with the proper gadget, the construction of the cache made it difficult to get the combination.

Overall I enjoyed the experience of solving this cache using the gadget and had a lot of fun with it.

Thanks for the cool cache!

Lone Lock on Unique Geocache's

Fri, 06 Mar 2015 06:39:29 -0500

We just launched our 2nd geocache, which happens to be a gadget cache, and geocaching is at the top of my mind. I'm thinking about making a unique cache like the one pictured below. Without giving anything away.....have you come accross anything interesting that you could share? This one is a giant mouse trap with the cache being the cheese. It is in West Virginia somewhere.

[IMG]http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q752/CamperDude/quick_zpso6ocylvt.jpg[/img]

Lone Lock on CanvasCampers Cache #2 "Between the Naked Trees"

Thu, 05 Mar 2015 09:21:50 -0500

Today was the first "day" that it was public, nobody has found it yet. Of course we are having a snowstorm today. I bet it's really itching some of the FTF people who run to find new cache's 🙂

Lone Lock on CanvasCampers Cache #2 "Between the Naked Trees"

Thu, 05 Mar 2015 02:54:26 -0500

Here is the group that helped hide the cache.

[img width=640 height=480]https://canvascampers.com/MGalleryItem.php?id=3259[/img]

Lone Lock on CanvasCampers Cache #2 "Between the Naked Trees"

Wed, 04 Mar 2015 13:33:11 -0500

One of the things many of our camping friends enjoy in the outdoors is geocaching.....using GPS coordinates to find items in the woods or other places. These items can be as small as a thimble or the size of an ammo box.

We have launched two geocaches at French Creek State Park in PA. This is the second geocache Between the Naked Trees .

Who will be the first to find it? Will it be a CanvasCamper member? That would be cool. I bet JoeCamper would have a special prize if it were a CC member.

BelchFire on 4 letter Camping Words

Sat, 15 Nov 2014 07:31:04 -0500

When I camp, I like to be near a LAKE.
Lakes can be home to mosquitoes and other BUGS.
The only thing worse than bugs is RAIN.
If it's raining, you should stay in your TENT.
Your tent will generally keep you dry if it doesn't spring a LEAK.
If your tent leaks, you can cover it with a TARP.
If you stay in your tent under a tarp, about the only thing you can do is READ or take NAPS.
Once the weather is clear, you can go outside and COOK some GRUB over your FIRE made from WOOD.
A good camping breakfast starts with EGGS.
If you cook burgers for supper, you'll need BUNS.

Lone Lock on 4 letter Camping Words

Fri, 14 Nov 2014 09:17:33 -0500

I like RAIN.....what do we not want to happen. I also thought of another one. We don't want to encounter a BEAR. I think they could all be put into a paragraph for the answer. Can you answer this? Any poets out there who could put a different twist on it?

"I like to ---- with my friends. We enjoy sitting around the ---- made of ----. Beware of ----, that would put it out. I really don't want to encounter a ---- when I'm sleeping in a ----. "

The hint is going to be.....who planted the cache? With the answer CanvasCampers.

IA Poppers on 4 letter Camping Words

Thu, 13 Nov 2014 13:58:22 -0500

Tent, Beer, Fire, Food, Beer - in that order 🙂

speckhunter80 on 4 letter Camping Words

Thu, 13 Nov 2014 11:55:04 -0500

According to a 1960's era song, what is the word.....BIRD 😀

speckhunter80 on 4 letter Camping Words

Thu, 13 Nov 2014 11:46:35 -0500

What do campers dread while camping...RAIN.
What is the enemy of a camper while in storage....MICE

Lone Lock on 4 letter Camping Words

Thu, 13 Nov 2014 05:36:59 -0500

I need 4 letter camping words for a geocaching decoder I am creating for a gadget cache. This cache may become part of our CanvasCampers Cache's. What needs to be decoded are questions that have a single word answer with 4 letters. There is a 5th placement on the decoder that will have the number for the combination lock.

Can you help me come up with some questions? I would like them all to have a camping theme. Here is what I have come up with. Other questions that lead to the same answer would be nice as well. Maybe I can put it in a paragraph or rhyme format.

- What do we like to do? CAMP

- What do you sit around? FIRE

- What do you need for the 2nd answer? WOOD

Ladyhawke on Garmin eTrex 20 -vs- eTrex 30

Thu, 06 Nov 2014 15:34:56 -0500

Matt, I have been unable to locate the disk. I'm sure that it will be found directly after this rally.... ::)

Lone Lock on Garmin eTrex 20 -vs- eTrex 30

Thu, 06 Nov 2014 03:46:20 -0500

If you find it, great. If not, I understand. I have been in my house 3 years since the move. I still haven't found my iPod and just this summer we opened a box with the kitchen knife sharpener, waffle iron and blender (no iPod )