#293372 - 09/12/19 05:01 PM
Has any of you really buried a survival cache ??
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Veteran
Registered: 12/05/05
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There were many proposed ideas for prepping or survival. A survival cache was one of them. I never buried one, but stored some stuff in my father's house some 100 miles away. Being an urban guy, it was all I could or want to do.
How about you guys??
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#293377 - 09/12/19 05:57 PM
Re: Has any of you really buried a survival cache ??
[Re: Chisel]
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Geezer in Chief
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Registered: 08/26/06
Posts: 7705
Loc: southern Cal
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A lot of my stuff is buried beneath the usual household clutter...
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#293392 - 09/13/19 01:33 AM
Re: Has any of you really buried a survival cache ??
[Re: Chisel]
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Registered: 10/14/08
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Prep and packaging are the keys. Know the shelf life of your supplies under those conditions.
If you do Geocaching you will understand a lot about emplacing and recovering them, as well as planning and documenting the location.
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#293395 - 09/13/19 12:34 PM
Re: Has any of you really buried a survival cache ??
[Re: Chisel]
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Registered: 05/04/02
Posts: 493
Loc: Just wandering around.
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I have used cache's on many occasions.
Being nomads, we frequently need to leave things securely in one area that are forbidden in another. Longest I have left things for real is about 7 months, although I have done some small tests that have been 3 years.
The best reference I have found is; TC 31-29/A Special Forces Caching Techniques U.S. ARMY SPECIAL FORCES CACHING TECHNIQUES U.S. ARMY JOHN F. KENNEDY SPECIAL WARFARE CENTER
Links change so I won't post one. Just google it.
If storing a weapon, I usually remove some vital part and put it someplace else. Although this has caused me to have to buy a new bolt for a semi-automatic when I failed to properly record the location data. Lesson learned....
I suggest you try caching something, perhaps in your own back yard. Doing is the best way to learn, and it is not as easy as it sounds.
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#293418 - 09/13/19 06:34 PM
Re: Has any of you really buried a survival cache ??
[Re: Nomad]
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Geezer in Chief
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Registered: 08/26/06
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Loc: southern Cal
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I haven't plaeced a cache, but, as an archaeologist, I have discovered, and excavated, at least one. It was a stash of items, clearly ceremonial in nature,that was in well nigh perfect condition after a burial of about 700 years.
It was placed in a totally dry environment, so I would say - the drier the surroundings for your cache, the better.
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#293426 - 09/14/19 02:12 AM
Re: Has any of you really buried a survival cache ??
[Re: Chisel]
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 04/28/10
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Loc: Big Sky Country
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If I buried a cache I imagine I'd forget where it was an it would probably be found in a few centuries by an archeologist!
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#293449 - 09/17/19 01:29 AM
Re: Has any of you really buried a survival cache ??
[Re: Chisel]
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Registered: 10/14/08
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We did it long before GPS existed.
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#293455 - 09/17/19 07:03 PM
Re: Has any of you really buried a survival cache ??
[Re: Chisel]
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Geezer in Chief
Geezer
Registered: 08/26/06
Posts: 7705
Loc: southern Cal
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If your GPS isn't working for whatever reason,as long as you have the numbers, just plot the location on a decent topo map. You may need to convert the numbers to the relevant vase line, and it won't be as accurate, but it will get you in the ball park and you will have a reasonable chance.
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