I build Gadget caches. I will be highlighting some amazing caches, but more importantly the info will be presented in a way to provide you with enough info to help you to start building your own creative caches. I will be highlighing my own caches, so yes, there will be plenty of spoilers. But, let's face it, I live in WV, so I doubt I will spoil your next caching trips. : ) But, I do hope you come and visit my caches - WVTim
What is a Gadget Cache? To find the log on a Gadget cache, you have to "do something". Pull here, push there, slide something, pump something up, attach a battery, etc, etc.
Many times my caches are easy to find, but sometimes difficult to find the log.
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It’s a bummer this one’s been archived. I was in Berkeley county 2 weeks back and will be going back through in the next few days to finish the gadgets. Thanks Tim!
How do you compensate for the rain that enters the interior from the chimney?
How did your find the State Official that authorized installing your bird house on State land? I’ve been wanting to place a cache on State property but don’t know who to ask.
I lost the contact, sorry. I would contact the WV State Reviewer, they would be glad to help you out, they both are great guys.
I'm assuming that latch is upside down compared to how it is usually used ? I can see the balloon, the see-saw mechanism, and the fact when the balloon inflates it pushes the seesaw up, therefore pulling the other side (and fishing line down), but the part i don't understand is how the catch doesn't stay open in the upside down state. Cool cache I'm going to build one of these, so cool !
Why did you archive it?
What if dangerous insects make a nest in the big hand cavity?
Haha if i dont make that cache the first try, i would just put some tape on that ring ;)
Usually you dont use lab cables and lab boards in the cache in production, those will come loose and it will glitch. You make a pcb or solder it to a veroboard
Boonsboro MD shirt! Grew up in that area!
How is the cache built to keep it from falling to the ground?
6:45 to 7:15 = That's what I refer to as "Shop Magic" and I can't tell you how many times I have picked up a random piece of (whatever) and it is EXACTLY what I need. haha
I met you in Seattle!!!
Hello Tim, I was wondering if you still were making geocaches and if you were interested in coming to southern West Virginia to put a geocache in a state forest.
We’re actually a full-time RV years and we’re in West Virginia for a little while at least for another month or two and there’s a park here that wants to build geocaches. Your videos are awesome. I never realized how big geocaching was even though I have AllTrails and I never realize how complicated it could be very interesting.
Wow love both of them so cool. Is this what premium geocaches are like?
No, premium caches are just caches that the owner chose to make available to premium members only. It doesn't have anything to do with the cache itself
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Oh wow! I love this....Next time I get down to visit my family along the eastern shore I'm gonna try to make the stop to hopefully find this one! Great job sir....If it's still available?
Yeaah, nice idea!!
I have watched several of your videos in utter amazement! Those caches are gorgeous! Also, your visitor numbers are baffling! I guess they definitely make it worth the effort of building those beautiful contraptions. Please allow me to take you on an amateur-math trip, because it might result in a "new" type of lock that you can use. You mentioned that having to pull 2 of the 7 rings at the same time to unlock the cache would result in hundreds of different combinations, but that's not the case. The amount of tries and time needed would actually be quite reasonable. Someone could probably crack that Rings box in 5 minutes or so, if it had that type of lock. Which, in my view, would be a perfect challenge for a gadget cache. If you would have to pull 2 rings at the same time to unlock the cache, and they would have to be pulled in a *specific* order (for example first nr 5, then nr 3), and there's 7 rings total, then there's a total of 7x6=42 combinations possible. However, if there is *no specific* order, then that cuts the amount of needed attempts down considerably. (After all, if the code was the 5 and the 3, then that person would hit it on the 3+5 attempt as well). Each attempt at a possible combination represents pulling 1 ring and then the 6 other rings. At an easy pace, it would probably take about 15 seconds to try a single combination. 15 seconds multiplied by 42 possible combinations adds up to a total of 630 seconds, which is just over 10 minutes. And that's in a worst case scenario, when hitting the code on the very last try, in a specific order. However, when there is no specific order needed, people will hit the right combination a lot sooner than that. Especially because you need to set a code somewhere in "the middle". A "low" code like 1+5 would be no good when starting from one side, but a "high" code like 7+6 isn't good either when starting from the other side. People could hit those on their first try. The best codes would be something like 3+4 or 4+5, and those can be cracked within 5 minutes when people work methodically (no matter from which side they start). -edit. Having said all that, I just realized that I have no idea how a lock like that would have to work internally. Not only would a hatch have to be released on pulling 2 different rings, but you would also somehow have to prevent people from brute forcing this by pulling *all* rings at the same time. I have no clue how any of that would have to work tbh. :) I hope all of this can be useful for you some day, and I also hope I didn't overdo my explanation and ramble too much. :) Keep up the good work sir!
Verrrry nice gadget caches!
justa suggestion but if your wanting to build something like this with legos there are two possible local ways to get them for alot cheaper I.E. 24.00 + shipper for a bulk of 200 is expensive. if you have a lego store in a mall or nearby they have builk bins where you can fill a bag about the size of a 32 ounce beverage for 16.00 , option 2 is check thrift stores. bulk legos can often be found in thrift stores for cheap.
Great but the true star of the show is that gorgeous cat❤️
What a fun puzzle!!
My internet is low
Nice work
Everyone let's go to bgc
such a cool idea !
I really like your videos and great cache ideas! I've already used one of your ideas, I put a gate ladge in one of my geocaches in Germamy. Thank you a lot! Greetings and blessings from Germany.
This is one of my all-time favorite caches. It was so much fun! The cache description page is great teaser!! My friend and I were baffled! 😂 Thank you for your talent and sharing! ❤
Awesome idea!
Great job
Berkeley County remains my favorite place I've ever cached in! Thank you WVTim for your creativity, work and dedication, and to the county for being so supportive! ❤❤❤
Great one
You are a master at these gadget caches and they are all awesome ideas!
Exellent idea!
I would use my very long mechanics grabbers that are very very very thin and will fit and claws open up big enough to grab car so I could do it alone or not get dizzy lol
He has the best caches ever this is crazy the stuff west Virginia tim makes
I am just getting in to Geocaching... i love solving puzzles, but i am also "clueless" - i think i am going to enjoy getting tortured. :p *** Thank you for sharing.
could I ask what is the GC code for the magnetic front bird house? I would like the see the cache page. Thanks
that's an awesome gadget cache but it does look complicated to build
Nice idea to add an airhorn. It brings more attention from non-geocachers to it, and increases the chances of it being damaged.
You have to love SARCASM, but this cache was out for years and years at a VERY public place and was NEVER damaged.
@@gadgetcaches That's nice, actually. It's a good area.
I watched the video a couple times, very cool cache,luv the idea,,,,Only question I have is, have you had any trouble with wasps and hornets building their nests in the slot you stick your hand up in to activate the motion detector?
I could see that could happen but no, no nest have ever been built there. I guess all the activity keeps them away.
Great video,,,can I ask where do you get K&J magnets?
They have a web site, just search on K &J
Hi. I'm from Poland. I had an similar idea for a sniffing cache, but the reviewer disagreed. She told the caches cannot contain scented items to not attract animals. The rulles actually say so but nice to see it's fun :)
Thanks for the info!
Hope everythings doing okay man! your designs are really cool
Lovely 😁 wish that kind of caches would be possible around here, they'd get demolished I'm afraid...
I love you're channel, but I'm afraid I live in a city in which probably the saying 'this is why we can't have nice things' was invented...
I’m sorry. I just hit my bong. And when he finally showed us a close up of the cache, it tripped me all the way out with double locks 😂😂🤦🏽♂️
I wish I would have found your channel a long time ago. I tried looking for this cache on the site, but it says archived. I bet a lot of people had fun with this one.
This is awesome! I haven't seen anything like this in California. Is the post cemented into the ground?