Are Nanos real caches?

[Allied]

Well the reponses are currently at 61% voting "I hate..." or "I don't like..."
Something to think about when placing your next cache.

hehe Love how you work those stats to your advantage Damo 30 % are actually saying "I don’t like nanos but hey it is a number." and as we know it is all about the numbers otherwise why bother to log... just find them and have the satisfaction of you knowing you have done it.

So what that 30% are saying is in light of a nano Vs no cache at all, they pick the nano. Well that's how I read it of course I might just be working the stats to my opinion now

He he. I wasn't 'work'ing anything other than adding 1 and 2 and getting 3.
Maybe 30% are thinking "God can't you people put a little more effort in".

My Nano On The River has some effort put in camouflaging it and for the most part seems to be working, those that have found it appear to enjoy the hide, as for those who DNF...
Well I can only surmise they had a good time looking for it

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_de ... bec14325cf

[Mr Router]

Exclude micros from your next PQ problem solved

[nomad_penguin]

At least his heart's in the right place!

What -- in his chest? (My favourite response to that statement )

For some reason, when I read the cache page, I thought about crepes. Mmmm ... crepes.

[ruzzelz]

In hind sight I hate nano's - most times they take longer to roll the log back up than to locate the cache.

[Damo.]

Exclude micros from your next PQ problem solved

So your honest opinion is it is worth paying money to avoid doing them?
Didn't expect that from the micro loving routers...

[Yurt]

I'm about to place my first 'nano' this week so let's hope the fires of hell don't engulf me!
It's not actually one of those tiny things - you could fit small geocoins in this one but that's about it. At least it takes you somewhere nice - a "hidden gem" so to speak, not some gawd-forsaken industrial area!

[TaylorBrats]

With apologies to Dr Seuss ....

That nano-cache, that nano-cache
I do not like that nano-cache.
Would you find it in a tree?
I would not, could not in a tree.
Would you find it by the sea?
I would not, could not by the sea.
I would not find it on a bridge,
I would not find one near a ridge.
Not on a sign, Not down a mine,
Not on a lock, or under rock.
I would not find one in a bin
Or hidden in Eclipse mint tin.
I would not find one near a loo
I still can't find them with a clue.
That nano-cache, that nano-cache
I do not like that nano-cache.

(Personally, I don't mind them when used sparingly and with wit and wisdom ... but only then.)

Haha love it!

I also do not mind them used in the right spirit, but nano for nano sake, nahhhh.
Probably best as part of a multi.
My exception would be a really interesting urban locale, that just couldn't accommodate a regular container.

[Mr Router]

Exclude micros from your next PQ problem solved

So your honest opinion is it is worth paying money to avoid doing them?
Didn't expect that from the micro loving routers...

Not the way I intended the amount of people that dislike micros but still do them
point again if you dont wont to do them, nobody is making you, we love them

[RobWinmar]

I like them because I generally find them pretty easy to find, for some reason. I don't enjoy trying to extract and replace the log though.

[Sky Dog]

I think the term "Spawn of Satan" pretty much describes them for me. The quality of a cache and the thought put into it says a lot about the cache owner.
A nano in a pile of rocks is the worst type of sadism.
Death to nanos and micros!!

And while I'm on the subject, death to Chinese takeaway containers in a non-descript location!

[Yurt]

I think the term "Spawn of Satan" pretty much describes them for me. The quality of a cache and the thought put into it says a lot about the cache owner.
A nano in a pile of rocks is the worst type of sadism.
Death to nanos and micros!!

And while I'm on the subject, death to Chinese takeaway containers in a non-descript location!

Yes pointless caches are probably worse than any particular size or type. A plastic container with a few bits of bark over it in a rubbishy bit of scrub doesn't do a lot for me. Worse still when the coords seem to be 20m or so off. Then again how does one know the coords are really off?

[Rigger64]

I Don't mind them uesed in the right place i have one out there because the 2 previouse contaniers got muggled but the NANO is still there & it can be a laugh to read some of the logs. Yeah is it placed mainly for the factor of the chalange but so is its nearby mate. which is not much bigger than a NANO.

[Richary]

They have their place of course, if the challenge is in the hide itself or concealing something on a structure with a high muggle factor. In fact I found one of my most pointless caches ever last Sunday. A 35mm canister at the base of a tree covered with bark. Easy find with the hint, but why bother? There were plenty of other places in the park to hide something at least slightly bigger.

In reality that was a lot less satisfying than some recent nanos. And unfortunately one I will remember for how sad it was.

[Yurt]

They have their place of course, if the challenge is in the hide itself or concealing something on a structure with a high muggle factor. In fact I found one of my most pointless caches ever last Sunday. A 35mm canister at the base of a tree covered with bark. Easy find with the hint, but why bother? There were plenty of other places in the park to hide something at least slightly bigger.

In reality that was a lot less satisfying than some recent nanos. And unfortunately one I will remember for how sad it was.

I'm pretty sure I know the exact one you mean! Of course someone may be reasonably new to the game when they place a cache so may not have completely embraced the spirit of it by then.

From reading logs and this board I now always look to have caches in places that are a bit unknown or hidden away - there is a reason to be there. If, due to lack of hiding places or muggle activity, it means placing a nano then so be it but not where someone is likely to be arrested for acting suspiciously - although that is often up to the geocacher!

Using a nano as a waypoint to a larger cache makes sense though which is what a mullti I am working on employs.

Coincidentally as I type, at the opposite end of the spectrum, an ammo can was delivered to my door!

[Freddo]

More spawn of satan.

http://www.geocachingstuff.com/nanologroller.html

Someone exterminate these people.