B10: Quickaid Cryptex Traditional Geocache

This cache has been archived.

Wizard of Ooze: As the cache owner has not indicated that they have visited the cache location to replace it if missing, perform needed maintenance, or verify that it is still there within the requested time period, I am regretfully archiving the cache to clear it from the active cache database and open the area to new caching opportunities.

If the cache owner would like to replace a cache at this location, please submit a new geocache listing and it will be reviewed under the current geocaching.com guidelines. Please don’t post a note on your archived listing as it won’t be forwarded to me and I won’t see it. If you need to contact me, please do so by emailing me through the contact link on my geocaching.com profile page or through my website www.wizardofooze.com

Thank you for your contributions to geocaching, and we hope to see you actively geocaching once again in the near future.

Wizard of Ooze
Geocaching.com Volunteer Reviewer
Check out my blog at www.wizardofooze.com

More
Hidden : 6/7/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

Join now to view geocache location details. It's free!

Watch

How Geocaching Works
Looking for a different adventure?

Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions in our disclaimer.

Geocache Description:

Please take the time to vote for this cache by clicking the link below.
IS

This cache is called Quickaid Cryptex because of the cache container. The container was found while caching out at Leechtown (Leechtown Legacy - GCYZW8) with the Monday Caching Crew and it is an old brass, hand pump, fire extinguisher. When I found the fire extinguisher it was badly damaged, I brought it home and I had to figure out how take this crushed and crumpled piece of metal and make it pretty again. The first thing I did was to try and remove the cap by breaking the solder seal. Once the cap was loosened I had to also break the small seal at the bottom and then remove the guts of the pump. This was the easy part because of how badly disfigured the reservoir was. I slowly began working the metal to a shape that resemble a cylinder. The final step was to have the brass plate reattach to the front.

The second part of this cache is the Cryptex. The word cryptex is a neologism (a word that is in the process of making its way into common language) coined by the author Dan Brown for his 2003 novel The Da Vinci Code, denoting a portable vault used to hide secret messages. It is a combination of the words cryptology and codex; "an apt title for this device" since it uses "the science of cryptology to protect information written on the contained scroll or codex". This idea to build my own Cryptex came to me from an email I received from J of The_Draglings. The url link to the original Cryptex was a bit confusing to understand so I did some research and I found a suitable alternative which I have altered a little bit. I feel the new design is suitable and I think you will enjoy the final result.

This is my favourite cache that I have and I spent many hours thinking and rethinking the best way to construct it. I hope you enjoy it. Note that if you pull out the cache and you only see the white tube then you are missing a piece of the cache.

Please take the time to vote for this cache by clicking the link below.
IS

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pnpur - Juvyr fgnaqvat ybbxvat ng gur sebag bs gur orapu. Ybbx gb lbhe yrsg ng gur gerr jvgu vil ba vg, gur pnpur vf cynpr gb gur evtug fvqr bs gur gerr. Pelcgrk - Ybbx sbe gur N-kkkkkk ba gur pnpur pbagnvare.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


Attributes

No attributes available

Advertising with Us

Inventory

There are no Trackables in this cache.

View past Trackables

What are Trackable Items?

Bookmark Lists

View all 4 bookmark lists...