How many of you Winter cache?

[amita17]

Ditto, Crockett3663. And thanks to all for the helpful hints. I am keeping my eyes open for any winter caching events, but realistically I know my caching time will go down. I will probably spend more time on the websites and reading about geocaching, but I will take advantage of those rare winter days when the weather is bearable for long periods of time to log a few finds.

[kansas64]

I am one of those self proclaimed I hate winter types, and yes I have lived here my entire 44 years. We have been caching a little over a year and aside from Fall I think I enjoyed winter caching the most.
Everybody posted many good tips, the one I would add is I would run a PQ of all caches found in the week prior within a 25 mile radius from my house. This way the ones that were not winter friendly I would hopefully have removed from my list to start.

[cheezehead]

Besides snowshoes, investing in Geo-snow-removal tool is highly recommended………comes in handy too when you bury the 4×4………not that ever did that…*cough* cough* 😳 😳 😕 😕 😯 😯 🙄
You can find them pretty cheap at army surplus stores,

[Cachew]

😀 I geocache 4 times a year – 3 months at a time!!!

[labrat_wr]

@Cachew wrote:

😀 I geocache 4 times a year – 3 months at a time!!!

Now, THAT’S a tagline !!

Disclaimer : Always answering to a higher power.

[RSplash40]

Fall and winter(with light snow) is the best time to go..

[K0rpl]

I love fall and Winter Caching. Just remember to bring your Flashlight, Shovel, or some kind of snow removal tool. I was out doing a longer hike at the Maribel Caves County Park, and it was snowing. The Snow flakes were about the size of a quarter. Was the Best time I think that I have ever had caching. Just awesome..

So yep, Love Winter Caching….

Ok, forgot one more thing. Bring your Jacket!!!

[sandlanders]

@amita17 wrote:

I will probably spend more time on the websites and reading about geocaching

Try working on some of the puzzle caches to get them solved for the “nice weather” finds. The Fox Valley has a–ahem–few.

[furfool]

@cheezehead wrote:

Besides snowshoes, investing in Geo-snow-removal tool is highly recommended………comes in handy too when you bury the 4×4………not that ever did that…*cough* cough* 😳 😳 😕 😕 😯 😯 🙄
You can find them pretty cheap at army surplus stores,

I have to go along with a small shovel. I could have used one 2 winters ago. I didn’t get stuck in snow, just couldn’t get over a little hump of packed snow/ice at a boat landing. I couldn’t get a big enough head start to make it over and moving ahead to get that start would have put me in the river. Luckily I had a sheet of 1/4 inch plywood in my truck and I was able to get up on that to make it over. A bag of sand might not be a bad idea either.

[jenhen1]

No bugs, no humidity, and you’re wearing long pants not because the thorns will tear up your bare legs but because it’s Winter. Winter caching is the best!!!

I carry a garden trowel, it’s small and easy to carry and chips through ice encased caches pretty well. We also avoid non winter friendly micros during the snowy stretches.

[zoesbrother]

Winter caching is the best. Nobody in the parks and no leaves on the trees.

[gotta run]

@zoesbrother wrote:

Winter caching is the best. Nobody in the parks and no leaves on the trees.

Ya but you can’t get your bike out though, right?

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[decdogg]

@gotta run wrote:

@zoesbrother wrote:

Winter caching is the best. Nobody in the parks and no leaves on the trees.

Ya but you can’t get your bike out though, right?

You can if you carry it on your back.
😆

[amita17]

@sandlanders wrote:

@amita17 wrote:

I will probably spend more time on the websites and reading about geocaching

Try working on some of the puzzle caches to get them solved for the “nice weather” finds. The Fox Valley has a–ahem–few.

Good idea. I love puzzles, but I have tried some of them up here and many are way beyond me. It will take most of the winter to solve any I consider doable. Still, if they were all easy caches, what fun would that be?

[Sparse Grey Hackle]

@Timberline Echoes wrote:

Winter is our favorite caching season… we just have to travel so far to find any and have less time for travel in the winter our numbers go down.

We made our own snowshoes over 15 years ago and still use them regularly even if not geocaching. The bummer is when the caches are down on the ground. Most of the caches we have out are very winter friendly.
TE

We too very much enjoy winter caching. We love it in the Nort Woods. Over the past two years we have participated in the Great Northwoods Treasure Hunt hosted by the C of C’s in St. Germain, Minocqua, etc. That’s always fun. Great exercise. And no bugs, poison ivy, or foilage to contend with.

We also have found numerous caches via snowmobile. Ourwinter cache GC19YQ6 for snomocaching also inspired a bookmark list of the same vein.

We love caching with snowshoes in da North Woods which is about the only way you can move about. We also have a winter geo-kit of probes, huge spoons, etc. for finding those buried LCG caches.

After a winter of that kind of caching summer caching was a breeze! Caching up in Timberline Echoe’s neck of the woods is very challenging and fun. Getting to one or maybe two caches in a day is a good day.

First and foremost you have to have the right gear and need to have a solid outdoors sense about you. Half stepping through hip deep snow in the woods is the norm. For us it’s a year-round sport which works out great for us because we are out-of-doors in all four seasons.

Try it!

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