GC16TM5 Smoking Lamp (Maritime History Series)
Type: Traditional | Size: Regular | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: cirrus @ | Hide Date: 10/19/2007 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N38° 54.959 W104° 50.877 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 11
       

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SMOKING LAMP

SEA DOGS WHO SAILED THE WOODEN SHIPS ENDURED HARDSHIPS THAT SAILORS TODAY NEVER SUFFER. CRAMPED QUARTERS, POOR UNPALATABLE FOOD, BAD LIGHTING, AND BOREDOM WERE HARD FACTS OF SEA LIFE. BUT PERHAPS A MORE FRUSTRATING PROBLEM WAS GETTING FIRE TO KINDLE A CIGAR OR PIPE TOBACCO AFTER A HARD DAY’S WORK. MATCHES WERE SCARCE AND UNRELIABLE, YET SMOKING CONTRIBUTED POSITIVELY TO THE MORALE OF THE CREW; SO OIL LAMPS WERE HUNG IN THE FO’C’SLE AND USED AS MATCHES. SMOKING WAS RESTRICTED TO CERTAIN TIMES OF THE DAY BY THE BOS’UN’S. WHEN IT WAS ALLOWED, THE “SMOKING LAMPS” WERE “LIGHTED” AND THE MEN RELAXED WITH THEIR TOBACCO. FIRE WAS, AND STILL IS, THE GREAT ENEMY OF SHIPS AT SEA. THE SMOKING LAMP WAS CENTRALLY LOCATED FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF ALL AND WAS THE ONLY AUTHORIZED LIGHT ABOARD. IT WAS A PRACTICAL WAY OF KEEPING OPEN FLAMES AWAY FROM THE MAGAZINES AND OTHER STORAGE AREAS. IN TODAY’S NAVY THE SMOKING LAMPS HAVE DISAPPRED, BUT THE WORDS “SMOKING LAMP IS LIGHTED IN ALL AUTHORIZED SPACES” REMAINS -- A CARRY OVER FROM OUR PAST.

07/06/2019 By mduda05
Tftc

06/22/2019 By seekir
This was a fun cache. My favorite caches are the larger sized ones. I dropped off a bit of Hawaii in the cache for the next geocacher to snag if they want. No trackables in the cache though 2 are listed, sent messages to the trackable owners.

06/20/2019 By SKYWX2GO
The two of us started the search for this one, but only one of us managed to get to the GZ. We seniors do have a hard time with this kind of terrain. I had to crawl through some boulders to get to it. The challenge was to get back to my partner way up there from here. Picked up the TB.

06/07/2019 By whizkidliztri
That was fun! Love the treasure chests!

05/25/2019 By Stormy+Cicero
Went with Fae for a hike in Ute Valley State Park and used the opportunity to grab some Caches! This was one of them!! It was fun terrain, TFTC!!!

08/31/2018 By RfloydIV
Here from KY. Enjoying a hike on a pleasant day. Thanks for the fun!

08/26/2018 By pink-fuzzy
Found lying in the open. Tucked it back in. Tftc!

08/02/2018 By TheDarkBadger_OW
Nice view!

07/15/2018 By W8ing4Help
Clever spot

05/25/2018 By piccrazy30
Didn't look for too long, we'll go back again. Very cool rock formations!!

05/18/2018 By brown12hist
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02/13/2018 By Dean & Chris
We finally took the time to stop and hiked to GZ. We found it quickly. Too bad that there are no puzzle pieces left.

01/30/2018 By R&B CO
Great park. Great day to be out. No puzzle pieces left. TFTC

01/13/2018 By mrhiking
Nicely placed!

12/30/2017 By Filius Blizzard
So many places to hide here, it’s a wonder I managed to nab this one. Greetings from Alaska!

12/28/2017 By LLYN-lhvwn50
It was nice to walk in a different part of the park today. Thanks for the maritime history.

12/24/2017 By SquirtsExplorers
TFTC! Searched and eventually found.