Cache size

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Geocaches come in all shapes and sizes. The popular designations for cache sizes are:


Cache Sizes (From Geocaching.com)

  • Nano (Pencil Eraser size or smaller – less than approximately .01 litres (10 millilitres) -- typically containing only a small scroll of paper as a logbook)
  • Micro (35 mm film canister or smaller – less than approximately 3 ounces or .1 litres -- typically containing only a logbook)
  • Small (Sandwich-sized Tupperware-style container or similar -- less than approximately 1 quart or litre -- holds trade items as well as a logbook)
  • Regular (Tupperware-style container or ammo can)
  • Large (5 gallon/20 litre bucket or larger)

Caches Sizes as proposed:

  • Nano - less than 10ml (tiny container which just holds a strip of paper)
  • Micro - between 10ml and 100ml (approximately a 35 mm film canister or tiny storage box typically containing only a logbook or a logsheet)
  • Small - between 100ml and 1L (sandwich-sized plastic container or similar – holds trade items as well as a logbook)
  • Regular - between 1L and 20L (plastic container or ammo can about the size of a shoebox)
  • Large more than 20L (81mm mortar ammo can or a big bucket)