Cache Creating

[Xangxa]

Honest, I really am trying to get some caches placed Not just planning, but working on them.

I spent last night and early this morning grinding rust spots off the ammo cans (and skin off of the back of one hand), priming, and then the first two colors of a camo pattern using ultra-flat Krylon.

Considering the cost, time, and blood, I think next time I'll use Rubbermaid Serve-and-Save from Wal-Mart. Maybe I can toss them into a camo "pillow case" or use camo duct tape and skip the painting.

My rotten luck continued today. I had the day off, and was planning on doing some caching. But I waited in line for 4+ hours (2 just in the parking lot) trying to get my daughter's learner's permit. Then we found out that she could not take the test because she needed another document (besides the four I'd brought) from her optomotrist.

[AB4N]

I quite spending so much time on them too. Now I just knock off the largest dirt clods, wipe them down, and put on a light coat of green paint to cover the military markings and slow the rust process. Even this little bit will help them last for quite a few years. I then stencil them because that is much cheaper than buying stickers for the outside.

Can't wait to find your new caches!

[hikenit]

I dont even bother getting the rust off, It makes it look more like dirt ,from a distance. Seriously though, I would spend more time dressing up a ammo box than spending time and money replacing a rubbermaid container. ;D

[Xangxa]

The problem with camo patterns is knowing when to quit ("A little more green. Now it needs some brown to balance it out. Oh dear, I've painted over that nice black shadown pattern. Just a tad olive here...")

I was forced to stop tweaking when my wife came home from Vegas. For some reason she didn't like having to run through the heavy downpour to get to her car. She insisted that I move the drop cloth and cans so she could use our nice, dry, warm garage.