Tree-o-Cache

[Windwalker]

Anyone mess around with the TreeStuff Tree-o-cache?

I set one out last spring, pulled it during hunting this winter, since I knew if a hunter seen it, it would have been shot down. Finally had a chance to get it set yesterday. This is Cache #46, its about a mile hike in, but is an easy climb.

Did Cache #53 last fall. That one has a short, easy walk with a good climb, bucket is set at about 80', was quite the challenge with a 150' rope.

 

[Santiago Casanova]

I participated the first year and I set a cache this year. I like the concept and who doesn't like free gear after a climb. I hope they continue doing this each year. It feels like the old tree stuff when they do things like this.

 

[Alejandro Concolor]

I love this idea. I want the one in the so-cal area this year. Maybe do others if I travel.
I am interested in setting one up here in the mountains.
How did you go about setting one?

 

[colb]

I participated the first year and I set a cache this year. I like the concept and who doesn't like free gear after a climb. I hope they continue doing this each year. It feels like the old tree stuff when they do things like this.

Enjoyed the one you set, @Santiago Casanova ! Although, it was right atop the path, lol. The joggers were a little jumpy when they saw my rope sitting there and I had to take care to not drop any dead wood on the strollers, etc. Nice forest southern live oak with several branches near the cache.

 

[Santiago Casanova]

I tried to pick a spot where one could access the cache without just hanging next to it. It is nice to have a perch while looking through the cache. It did work out to be over the trail, but at least nobody is destroying brush to access the cache.

I got to one in Mt. Dora and it was a hike through woods. I was exhausted by the time I got to the tree and then had to climb 70'. I wanted to make the one I set a little more fun and easy for those climbing solo. the Mt. Dora cache was good, just not fun to do in the middle of the summer.

 

[Santiago Casanova]

I love this idea. I want the one in the so-cal area this year. Maybe do others if I travel.
I am interested in setting one up here in the mountains.
How did you go about setting one?

Just email treestuff and let them know you want to set one for them. I was tired of not having one near by and the Mt. Dora cache was lost so I decided to offer my services.

 

[Windwalker]

Yeah That's how I got involved. We went to find one and it wasnt there, so I offered to put one out and be more dedicated. I check on it a few times during the summer. I think I had 8 visitors last year, but it is very off the beaten path.

 

[Alejandro Concolor]

Nice

 

[Tuebor]

Tree cache 14 blew away shortly before I could get to it.

I've visited Tree 18. Got a Reep Schnur prusik loop:



Opened Tree 26 cache to find it filled with several inches of frozen water. What swag was left was submerged in a block of ice:



Went looking for Tree 16 but couldn't find it. Suspect a local removed it.

Tree caches 17, 50 & 63 are on my list for this year, and maybe 27 as well.

 

[colb]

Tree cache 14 blew away shortly before I could get to it.

I've visited Tree 18. Got a Reep Schnur prusik loop:

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Opened Tree 26 cache to find it filled with several inches of frozen water. What swag was left was submerged in a block of ice:

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Went looking for Tree 16 but couldn't find it. Suspect a local removed it.

Tree caches 17, 50 & 63 are on my list for this year, and maybe 27 as well.

That first tree is gorgeous.