Geocaching Australia

I need some loot in my series of large GCA caches for Perth. Since they won't get many visitors and those that find probably aren't interested in the contents (apart from signing the log), I'm struggling what to put in a cache except for a log book.

I'm planning to get some pathtags from the GCA shop but they won't quite fill a 1 litre container. I'm not much for the plastic pap from Macca's either.

Don't want to spend a fortune either

Advice?

It's not easy, is it? I have a container and I collect suitable items as I come across them. I'd be happy to give you some, but you are a bit far away.
Marbles are good, and some kids love farm animals. You can usually find a bag full of either of these in a cheap shop.
Sometimes those things people give away, such as biros, textas, squeezy stress balls, etc., are good.
I reckon pens, erasers, pencils, bandaids, plastic bags and the other usual things one might need whilst caching are pretty good, too.

Or you go and find some actual nice loot, such as a small radio in box, and stuff like that, and make sure people know about it and trade up.

If you have the time, have a browse through somewhere like dx.com for cheap but tempting bits and pieces. For a dollar or two, you can find all sorts of gizmos and connectors and novelty items that aren't available in everyone's local Red Dot, and the postage is free. It can take a few weeks to arrive, though, hence the need for planning.

Oh, and 1l is probably a Small, just possibly a Regular, but never a Large!

We collect stuff from Bunnings, and the $2 shops. When you walk th eaisles in Bunnings look at the clip strips. One of the rules within bunnings is that they must be less than $10.(except the toolshop). Then look at what can be split. Ie we bought a 3 piece tool set(Sidecutters, Long nose pliers and Screwdriver) for about $7. Split the set into the three items.

Any $2 shop is worth a quick visit. Again multiple set items. We even keep an eye in the big shops for those items that when split work out to about 1 or 2 dollars. We have collected a large container of items we keep out the back.

Just for your info we are planning on heading up to our GCA caches in the Wandoo Conservation zone which have been sitting idle now for over 3 years.

Well corrected Ian. These will be a small Regular

Another source is Catch of the Day. I just keep an eye out for the bargains which often include free postage.

Andrew

When I wanted to create a real "treasure chest" I visited the local Red Cross op shop and not only picked up some costume jewelery, silk scaves, bud vases, napkin rings and other nik naks, I also found a large cache container there too!.
I supplemented it with some items from CAC, glass pebbles, candles and then threw in a couple of $ of copper coins I had in a jar.