GeoSnippits Make Your Own PVC Hydrant Geocache

The latest GeoSnippits Geocaching Tutorial Video went live on You Tube.

This episode entitled "GeoSnippits Make Your Own PVC Hydrant Geocache" is a How To tutorial which gives you step by step instructions on making your own geocache out of some PVC pipe and other knick knacks found at your local hardware store.

Also featured in this episode is the introduction to Emily the GeoPuppy who tests to make sure the hydrant geocache is up to puppy snuff.

You can see the video via YouTube here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1YCbcphy7E

Please don't forget to visit our GeoSnippits Geocaching Tutorial Videos Website at http://www.geosnippits.com

A Unique Geocache Container

Indeed the title says it all on this cool geocache container.. Check out the video created by Chris Pine:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8gd7Nr-3Rs

Making Your Own Geocache Series: Size Small

We had a lot of fun making this series and this episode will be very informative to many of new geocachers. It shows you how to choose, cammi, fill with swag and hide a small sized geocache. The tutorial gives hints on how to and how NOT to hide geocaches. Enjoy.



Here is the video via YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piG1IjEYGKU

Be sure to check out our GeoSnippits Website:
http://www.geosnippits.com

How To Make Your Own 35mm Geocache Containers Tutorial Video

I woke up this morning with about ten different ideas for what I wanted to do for my next GeoSnippits Tutorial Video. I reached over and started reading my emails via my blackberry phone. Isn't technology wonderful?

One of the first was an email from a very fine grandfather known as obxnomad a.k.a. Bob.
He mentioned how his grandson and he loved watching GeoSnippits and reading my blog. He also mentioned how it would be great if I made a tutorial on how to put together and place a geocache. It took me about half a second to think of how I would do it and what a great suggestion that it was. Needless to say thanks to Bob our latest and greatest GeoSnippits is now live on youtube.

Here it is:




I liked the idea so much that I have decided to do an entire series based on the viewpoint of putting out each size of geocache for the first time. In this video we concentrate on 35mm containers. We show how to cammi them up and some great suggestions on where to hide them in the wild. The next video will be on the small size but instead of concentrating more on the making of the geocache (which we will go over) but instead we will focus on finding good places to hide that size geocache. As we progress up through the sizes you will gain more and more information until you are a well informed geocacher.

You can look forward to the future episodes in the weeks to come. Keep checking on our GeoSnippits website at http://www.geosnippits.com, this blog or on youtube.

GeoSnippits: How To Paint Geocaching Ammo Boxes

We have so many ideas for doing different types of HowTo tutorials for GeoSnippits we can hardly contain ourselves. Today is an absolutely glorious day outside and the first thing I though of was "Lets make a video on painting Ammo Boxes!", yeah I am a little strange that way but I have been asked by so many to do this particular GeoSnippits I just had to. Besides it was finally back in the upper 60s and the paint would dry the way it was supposed to.

Here is the end result and we hope it provides information to you and inspires the makings of your own geocache.

What you will need to paint your own Ammo Box Geocache:

• At least one ammo box (any size) - you can get them at just about any Army Surplus store.


• Cleaning materials to insure box does not have any dirt or rust.


• Primer spray paint - preferably a color that will blend to the surroundings of the hide.


• Secondary paint - (optional) - Used to two tone the geocache and help hide it in surroundings. We recommend a textured paint for added effect.


• Stencil and contrast spray paint - All geocaches need to be labeled. Using our stencil approach gives you an option for correctly marking your geocache ammo box.

Let us begin... Enjoy the tutorial.

Link to the movie if not shown above:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z73dxBtZ4fI

GeoSnippits are geocaching tutorial videos made for geocachers of all experiences. You can see all within this ever growing series by going here:

http://www.geosnippits.com/

GeoSnippits Tutorial Video: Make Your Own GeoCache with PVC Pipe

One of my first posts on this blog was an article about how to make your own clever Geocache by using PVC pipe. I received many nice compliments about it so I decided it was time to make the tutorial into a full blown GeoSnippits video.

This two parter shows you step by step instructions on how to make a cache in a cache which looks like a water or air drainpipe.

If you want a quick list of what you will need so you can follow along, use this:

PVC Drainpipe Geocache:

1 1.5" PVC pipe (8" - 12" long works best)
1 1.5" PVC elbow joint
1 1.5" Test Cap
Epoxy or other strong glue (don't use Krazy Glue)

1 35mm film container
2 to 5 1" circular magnets
Heavy Duty Velcro

Part One:



Part Two:




Well there you are. Hope you enjoyed this tutorial and if you have any comments or suggestions, please send them along to me. You can see all my GeoSnippits tutorials by going here: http://www.youtube.com/user/headhardhat

GeoSnippits - Video Discussing Paperless Geocaching: Part 2

Here is part two of a two part series of GeoSnippits Video tutorials about Paperless Geocaching. If you wait to the very end we even added a blooper for fun. Enjoy.

You can get all of our GeoSnippits Tutorial Videos by going here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/headhardhat