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The Ultimate Geocache

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This is a little project I have been working on with the goal of being an infamous five star geocahe. I used a hacksaw to cut the base off of a dead tree and cut the cap. I hollowed out the log with a drill press, creating a hidden space for the film canister and SWAG. Finally, I epoxied some mossy bark to the stump to give it an aged appearance and hide the cut line. Now all I have to do is find an appropriate spot and plant the stump. For those unfamiliar with Geocaching, take a look at this Instructable.

25 comments

Apr 21, 2012. 1:31 PMcmclaren1 says:

My "Uncle" Rick has found all of the Geocaches in our town. This is the perfect way to stump him and others looking for it, this is something i will definitely try!

Jul 27, 2009. 11:11 AM

Rotten194 says:

Nice! Looks very cool. And for a 5 star geocache, I have an idea.... "Geo cache is hidden near where a river meets the lake. It is very difficult to find. Hint: Bring scuba gear"

Feb 21, 2012. 4:52 AMbadwooki says:

been done near Springfield ma....not the exact wording but scuba gear needed

Oct 11, 2011. 9:13 AMbadwooki says:

very cool

Jul 1, 2011. 10:49 PMmcarrell says:

Good one. Very much like one of my caches at Lake Silverwood near Hesperia, CA.. I found a burned sign post in a forest fire area and cut it in half, hollowed out the center, and glued in a wooden tube in the middle to hold the cache. With gloves, put the two halves back together.. and returned it to near where I found it with cache on board. Few would give it a second look! :)

Mar 18, 2011. 1:52 PM

Galonii says:

awwweeee man, that is sooo mean! your gonna have people looking for months for this one! LOL nice cache!

Jan 10, 2009. 1:23 PM

jeff-o says:

Now that is clever. Much better than hiding your spare key under a rock!

Jan 10, 2009. 5:30 PM

Spl1nt3rC3ll (author) says:

Hahaha, thanks!. My friend's house was broken into once. The guy kicked down the door without realizing that the key was in a plastic turtle right next to it.

Apr 10, 2010. 2:14 PMeulaliaaaa! says:

I see he was intelligent...

Jul 7, 2009. 7:36 PMWazzu Wolfe says:

Sorry to hear about the mulcher accident with the cache. I was never able to go out and find it, but I hope you are able to make a better one someday and place it away from pesky construction workers

Jun 20, 2009. 3:25 PMWazzu Wolfe says:

Have you placed this geocache? I saw from your last geocache that you were only 9.4 miles from my home coords so if this one is close too I will def have to come out and find it. I have a slight leg up though since I'll know what I'm looking for. :)

Jun 20, 2009. 3:36 PM

Spl1nt3rC3ll (author) says:

Yes, here is the cache page:
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=ba1fa756-2d45-4480-b4c3-4f6625dfdde9/

The cache is pretty beat up, though.

Jun 20, 2009. 7:43 PMWazzu Wolfe says:

Says the cache is unpublished :( what is it called? I'll just search it that way.

Jun 20, 2009. 7:50 PM

Spl1nt3rC3ll (author) says:

That's odd. It's "The Root of All Evil" (GC1KP6Z).

Apr 9, 2009. 9:15 AMPKTraceur says:

Nice! I made one similar to this, however it has about a one litre to two litre capacity! Thank for the tips -PKT

Apr 9, 2009. 5:10 PM

Spl1nt3rC3ll (author) says:

Thanks. Cool! Do you have any pictures?

Apr 9, 2009. 4:05 PMPKTraceur says:

Where do you get that moss? Is it artificial? -PKT

Apr 9, 2009. 5:09 PM

Spl1nt3rC3ll (author) says:

I just collected loose moss and bits of bark that had fallen to the ground.

Jan 13, 2009. 11:32 AM

mrmucox says:

This has to be one of the meanest geocache hiding devices I've ever seen! No simple pile of sticks or a dead log for you! Though I have seen the film cannister in the bottom of a log trick before, your's will be even more disguised!

Jan 10, 2009. 10:58 PMwaffleman says:

if thats weed, can i buy some from u?jk, very good instructable....

Jan 10, 2009. 8:43 PM

Sunbanks says:

So are you going to hide it soon?

Jan 10, 2009. 1:28 PM

Weissensteinburg says:

haha..very cool!

Jan 10, 2009. 5:26 PM

Spl1nt3rC3ll (author) says:

Thanks!

Jan 10, 2009. 3:46 PM

NachoMahma says:

. Great idea. Great execution. Great pics. . Where's the freakin' iBle? heehee

Jan 10, 2009. 5:26 PM

Spl1nt3rC3ll (author) says:

Thanks!
Unfortunately, I wasn't sure if this project was going to turn out. The last time I attempted to finish a project based on a wild, spontaneous idea it failed miserably. I built this stump with no forethought or plan, so I didn't take pictures until success was certain. I guess I could reenact the process and take pictures, then write an iBle. This cache sure is a step up from my previous one: