Plastic bags........Bad idea !

Jacobite · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 1:38 am Post subject: Plastic bags........Bad idea !

After reading the feedback from one of my caches, a really good point has been made.
There used to be a time (before I started geocaching), when protecting your cache from the elements was one of your first considerations.
But now, with the advent of airtight containers such as lock and lock, why shoud we still be wrapping our airtight containers in plastic bags ?

Plastic bags offer no more additional protection than the new airtight boxes offer, so for the sake of the small creatures that munch the plastic bags, I'll be removing the plastic bags from my caches.

C'MOAN THE WEE CRITTERS Wink

Haggis Hunter · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 3:08 am Post subject:

I also placed my caches in placcy bags, but it was the threads on GC.com that brought it to light for me that they aren't a good idea. I removed what I believe to be the last bag from one of my caches, (i.e. I don't think any more of my caches are in bags) I must say that when I removed the bag, I was dissapointed with myself that I hadn't brought another to put the one I removed into. The bag was stinking and made a mess of my holdall. Crying or Very sad

I'm pleased to see that you didn't take offence at the feedback Jacobite, some people would?
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the windsockers · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 7:23 am Post subject:

Guilty guilty i have done the same with my caches Crying or Very sad

Last one being changed today Very Happy

Also looted my caches for tbs for the sat event Embarassed

Jacobite · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 11:13 pm Post subject:

Haggis Hunter · Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2005 11:53 pm Post subject:

Laminating the co-ord slips would be your best bet I would reckon?
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Jacobite · Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 1:22 am Post subject:

Dave, What do you call that plastic strip stuff that you stick in a gun and punch numbers or letters straight on to it, it's got a sticky back, and you used see it on the front of filing cabinet drawers?

Haggis Hunter · Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2005 3:59 am Post subject:

Dymo Tape is what you are thinking off. I don't think they make it in the plastic strip anymore (I may be wrong). But you can buy little machines that will print the tape out for you. If you are going to do what I think you are, you may want to try out a black or other dark tape.
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Jacobite · Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 2:59 am Post subject:

Aye, that's the thing !
I had one when I was a kid.
I'll see what's on offer.
Cheers Dave.

Wildlifewriter · Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 9:46 am Post subject: (Off topic)

Dymo Tape... aaah, those were the days...

First office job I had after leaving school: one day, I was handed the Dymo machine and told to "label that filing cabinet."

That was it - no other instructions. So I made a strip which said: THIS IS A FILING CABINET and stuck it on there.

They watched me very closely after that...

-Wlw.

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When I were nowt but a sprog, one of the highlights of my Summer Holiday was the (steam) train ride from Liverpool Street Station (that's in London Wink

) to Lowestoft with my grandparents. I always had to have a go on the label printing thingy that was in the station. You wound a pointer to the required letter, pulled the lever at the side with a mighty 'clang', and eventually ended up with your name stamped onto a 1/2" wide strip of aluminium. S'pect it's because of stuff like that that I ended up being an engineer Laughing

wuthered · Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 9:19 pm Post subject:

Jacobite · Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 12:48 am Post subject:

Dymo tape seems to bring back long forgotten memories that put a smile on our faces, can anyone think of other items from the past that put a wee smile on your face?

Seacon · Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 10:52 pm Post subject: Re: (Off topic)

Firth of Forth · Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 7:45 pm Post subject:

Jack and took the liberty of removing the plastic bag at 'Neid a Path' yesterday, Jacobite. Hope you don't mind, but the bag was full of holes and not serving much purpose. And you had very wisely used a lock & lock container anyway. Smile

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Billy Twigger · Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 7:47 pm Post subject:

Did a bit of cache maintenanace this weekend and removed my necrotic black bags. (They were very useful for taking away the odd bits of rubbish lying about into the bargain!)
I now feel VERY pleased with myself! Rolling Eyes