Maybe it got melted into one big glob and now we can turn the whole cache into a traveler :) Brian Cluff Team Snaptek ----- Original Message ----- > Correct me if I am wrong, but last month when I was up there caching, there were more plastic containers than ammo cans > in that area around Prescott. > > I don't know if you saw the news report they showed parts of the guard rail that had melted due to the fire, what this > tells me (purely speculation) I don't think even the container would survive, let alone any of the items inside. > > Denny > > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Nicol [mailto:arizcowboy@hotmail.com] > Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 11:07 AM > To: listserv@azgeocaching.com > Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Prescott Fire: Caches affected or burned? > > > > > > > > >Are there any caches that are known or likely to be consumed by the fire? > > > >Quartz Mountain Cache > >by Yavapai Co. Jeep Posse~ Rich (#1967) > >ALERT! The cache no longer exists, whether by act of nature or other > >circumstance. > > > >This cache had been archived before the fire. > > > >As reported by Lightning "Yup, Quartz Mtn is not only archived, it is > >toast." > > > So, Quartz Mountain Cache was not archived due to the fire? > > I am curious to know: will an ammo box hold up thru a forest fire? I would > guess not. But, I don't know! They are military type boxes. I would guess > the seals would probably melt. Whether the metal box would hold up would > just depend on how hot it gets. Perhaps it would get so hot the contents > inside would melt and maybe not the box itself? Also, if the ammo box was > under some rocks, it could be possible it might stand a chance of surviving > a fire as well. hhmm. Just some wandering thoughts I am having! :) Kinda > curious! Perhaps we should test this theory and stick an ammo box in my > backyard BBQ! :) LOL (just make sure the very original contents arent still > in it, of course!!! LOL ) > > I heard there was a forest fire fighter on this list. Does anyone know what > temperature the forest floor can reach during a fire? > > Now... if we could make a geocache container out of Inconel (a type of > metal), it would hold up very well in a forest fire! My hot air balloon > burner coils are made out of Inconel. It is a rather expensive metal, but, > can take an icredible amount of heat. My balloon burner puts out 25.7 > million (yes, million) BTU's of heat at it's highest output. Typically flies > at around 17 million. That is alot of heat folks! :) > > Scott > Team Ropingthewind > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > _______________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list > listserv@azgeocaching.com > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com > _______________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list > listserv@azgeocaching.com > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com >