On a stop at Harns Marsh, we enjoyed joining a pair of Canadian cachers for a few finds. They were speaking positively of a cacher who was printing 3d geocache containers. Ali took a look and spotted a hide that on out travel plan. When we found stage 1, it was a 3d printed screw-top micro. It was dry inside, but much of Florida is dry during early February. April through fall will be a much better indicator.
I wasn't expecting the second one in a small, New York town on Lake Erie's southern shore. It actually took me by surprise when I finally spotted the printing grooves. There was a series of caches hidden for local students to find so they could explore geocaching. These used to a good way to at least introduce youth to the game. This would be even better if the nearby school had student participation with the design and printing of the container. It was reasonably protected from harsh weather so it was hard to judge the inetgrity of the container. I felt confident this would be water tight.
I've been curious about 3d containers since being told by a local cacher that Cuyahoga County Libraries now have 3d printers for use in their
Innovation Centers. They need to approve the design and the user needs to provide materials, but think of the creative options for containers. I have no idea how many hours the containers above required to print or the cost of raw materials, but it could be a new twist on physical hides.
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