S.U.X. Cache Traditional Geocache
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This is Someone's Unfortunate eXperiment (S.U.X.) cache. A frustrating waste of time. Don't bother.
Any of you cachers that have been paying attention must surely have noticed how the caliber of caching in the Bloomington Indiana and surrounding Monroe County has been picking up in the last couple of years. Once on the verge of being a geo-ghetto, we're now getting to be a caching destination! How cool is that!? Creative containers craftily hidden in cool spots is becoming the norm. Unfortunately, we still run across caches that are, apparently, Someone's Unfortunate eXperiment. That's right, a S.U.X. Cache. Having discussed this whole concept any number of times with caching cohort DJHobby we came up with a list of factors that add up to a S.U.X. Cache. These include, but are not limited to, the following.
1. Its a micro. (There's a time and place for micros. Some are pretty cool or take you to neat spots. But if you do find a S.U.X. cache its probably pretty dinky.)
2. It has a soggy log. (C'mon folks... seal these things up!)
3. No stash note. (How's a muggle NOT going to mess with a cache with no note?)
4. Wad-o-paper for log. (A couple sheets ripped from a note pad and crammed in a pill bottle should NOT be your log!)
5. No pencil. (A normal pencil can be cut into about 4 or 5 mini pencils)
6. No loot. (Even a micro can have a little FTF prize of SOME kind!)
7. Bad or No camoflage. (It only takes a minute to make even a micro look cool.)
8. Poor placement. (If you must place a micro, take me somewhere cool!)
9. Poor concealment. (Caches just laying there tend to disappear. Put the dang thing somewhere it will stay!)
10. Too far out for what you get. (I'm happy to run up the street for a micro here in town, but not happy hiking ten miles to find a soggy film can!)
11. Orphan caches. (If you're going to put ANY cache out, be willing to go check on it when you get a dozen "needs maint." logs.)
12. Flimsy containers. (Enough with the single use disposable tupper ware lunch things. They're always cracked!)
13. Creepy location. (This one's way out on a road-to-nowhere, and at elevation 666.)
14. Bad numbers. (Learn the "averaging" function when marking a cache. There's a cache near here that has been reported 60 feet from where posted. The owner won't fix it. It sux.)
This list is by no means exhaustive. But having talked to a lot of folks that put out good stuff, and having put some out myself that get pretty good reviews, I think this covers most gripes I've heard.
Just to see if we could do it, Mr. Hobby and myself set out to create a unique cache that incorporates every one of the factors above. (Except 12, we DID use a pill bottle!) This is definitely a S.U.X. Cache! There is probably absolutely no reason on earth to go look for this piece of crud unless you're out looking for some of the excellent (non S.U.X.) caches you'll find out in the always excellent Hoosier National Forest. We did have a hoot placing it, though. I'll try to attach a video link that pretty much gives this one away.
Oh yeah... if you do take leave of your senses and go for this one could you bring along a piece of paper to replace the wet log? Probably no way to sign the pulp in there now.
If, for some reason I can't begin to fathom, you DO decide to go for this one, don't say we didn't warn you.
This one has S.U.X. written all over it.
Oh yeah, see the video! (Sorry it kind of SUX)
(visit link)
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Lbh pna frr vg sebz lbhe pne, sre pelva' bhg ybhq...