Mule Ears

Yikes! Context! I just reread that sentence and turned pale

Our significant others certainly do! My wife and caching partner has a real talent for this sport--she's a tireless hiker and has X-ray vision for cache finding. But she's not a climber. When I do a difficult cache alone she tries to pair me up with somebody/anybody, presumably to keep me out of trouble. Problem with these proposed partners is that I'd have to carry them back from the mountaintop We're going to an event cache this weekend, and I'll be assessing the available talent carefully for ad hoc partners. If I have to take somebody in order to keep the peace, they're gonna have to be able to keep up.

I'm another lurker. I enjoy reading the controversial posts as a study in aberrant sociology.

quote:An alternate container would be one that is designed to store pasta. Clear, screwtop, waterproof, inexpensive, labor-free, about a foot long and perhaps 4" diameter. Yes, and the overhang-style cap will allow water to drip off rather than pool on top of the container as it can with inset-style tops. I don't completely buy the condensation idea. I'm sure it happens in places that are really humid, but I have seen wet PVC pipe caches here in Arizona. After having last been opened in the dry season they turn up damp during/after the rainy season. Clearly not a case of condensation, but water penetration. Hey--set that to music..

I've recovered several PVC pipe caches constructed as you describe, and most were wet inside. Those threaded caps are only watertight if tightened securely (wrench tight), with clean threads and sealant tape. My guess is that water pools on top of the cap and capillary action draws it in.

If cache owners could see a list of accounts watching their caches and it became common for them to contact the watchers, I'd probably pare down my watch list. It might be awkward answering the question, "Why are you watching my cache?" If I wanted to start a discussion with a particular cache owner, I know how to email 'em. And cache owners who want to open up a dialog with past finders could certainly contact them directly regardless of watch-list participation. My concern would be this: If this feature discouraged a significant number of users from using the watch list, might they not 'poll' caches of interest by revisiting the pages on a regular basis? This would further increase traffic to the site, which has had problems in that regard. This doesn't even take into account the scenario described by ~eric~ above in which a frustrated cache owner might email every watcher something like, "Alright, which one of you @#$% bozos is vandalizing my caches?!" --Scott (of Team Mule Ears)

What would you do with the information? Suppose my account were watching your cache, what would your response be? I'm wondering because I watch several caches in my area just to get a feel for overall activity, not for any other reason.