Greater Guide to Geocaching
The Best Stash for a Cache
One cacher’s trash is another casher’s treasure, but this
is a list of favorite items (compiled from geocaching websites) to bring
for a cache.
Baseball cards
Batteries
Books
Calculators
Carabiners
CDs, DVDs or videos
Collectibles
Comic books
Computer video games/software
Compass
Crayons or colored chalk
Decks of cards
Dollar store stuff
Flags
Games
Gems
Gift certificates
Hand and foot
Insect repellent
Money (cash or coins)
Puzzles
Rolls of film
Small first aid kits
Stickers
Tools
Toys
Remember that most caches are small and your items should be as small
as possible. A small, inexpensive handheld game or puzzle is ideal; a
full size Monopoly set is not.
Do Not Stash
Geocachers pride themselves on obeying all local laws and encourage others
to keep in mind that this is a family-oriented activity. Therefore it is
inappropriate to place any of the following items in a cache:
Alcohol
Ammunition, knives, explosives or weapons (small pocketknives are generally
acceptable, however)
Drugs or drug paraphernalia
Food (animals have keen sense of smell and will destroy a cache to get to the
food)
Pornography
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Travel Bugs Add to Geocaching fun
A travel bug is a small metal tag with a unique tracking number that can be
 purchased (under $5) and then tracked on geocaching.com. Cachers attach the
travel bug to an object (called a hitchhiker), create a goal for the travel
bug and then release it into the wild…by placing it in a cache with
detailed directions. Cachers like to choose hitchhikers that reflect their
personalities or the travel bug’s goal. Travel bugs, sometimes simply
called TB’s, are given names and all have their own individual webpage
on geocaching.com. Each time a TB is removed from a cache and placed in another,
its movements are logged on its webpage by the  lucky cachers who found it.
Oftentimes, photos of the travel bugs are posted as well, sort of like a
postcard home to the TB’s “parents.”
The two travel bugs pictured were created by the author for her husband,
who is a fan of Bell’s Beer manufactured in Kalamazoo. The first travel bug
(TB# 508140) is attached to a Bell’s bottle opener and has the goal of
having its photo taken at every microbrewery in Michigan before returning home.
The second travel bug (TB# 507777) is attached to a Bell’s Oberon keychain
with the goal of visiting at least one microbrewery in every country around
the world.
The TB’s will be placed in separate caches in Kalamazoo County by May
31 and then the couple (and any interested readers) can view the travel bugs’ travels
via geocaching.com.
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