OPSEC Brilliance: Night Cache with Reflective Trail Markers Called FireTracks!

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Reflective Trail Markers

Here’s yet another very cool item that Doug has sent my way–this time something called FireTracks which are reflective trail markers found at FireTracks.com–which was developed for hunting and early morning/night caching (or geocaching) among other uses. Doug says:

“The FireTacks are reflective, you need only a very small flashlight. You can place them on any tree or any wood (2×4) trail edge. There is a “stealth” option in them that is not highly visible in the day, as opposed to the bright colored ones that would be fairly easy to spot in the day. The use I am thinking of is to locate caches of food, or to orient yourself in the dark somewhere, in an off grid or blackout situation. They come in 2D (flat), 3D (triangle), 4D (square). They can be easily removed and reused elsewhere hundreds of times.”

And according to CacheAt Night.com (note: you can also purchase these trail markers here as well):

“FireTacks are the backbone of traditional night caches. Originally designed to mark trails for early morning and early evening use FireTacks are now an integral part of night caching. Use multiple colors or geotacks to create interesting night caches. There are even FireTacks that respond to UV light for a compound effect. The image to the right shows the various colours available for FireTacks: Blaze Orange, Ice White, FireFly, and Stealth. We recommend stealth as the primary colour for geocaching applications. Stealth is the least visible colour during the day thus making it harder for someone to brute force your night cache during the day.”

Wondering how to use them? Here’s a tutorial on using FireTracks and another article on Why Are FireTracks so Bright?

Seems you can purchase a package of 25 3D FireTracks for between $11.50-14.50 depending on the style. They also have an assortment of other night caching supplies, including 2D FireTracks, 4D FireTracks, reflective stickers, FireTape, Reflective Rope, and more. You’ll want to read the individual product descriptions so you know what each is best suited for.

And while these supplies were intended for people to find hunting trails or a geochache in low light conditions, I would suggest they will work equally well for locating your own survival caches too. Of course, you may not want to mark your caches directly; perhaps you’ll want to mark your caches one or two trees over but you get the idea. And, even if somebody did happen upon them they may just assume it’s a hunting trail or some small geocache not worth digging up.

Hope it helps!


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