paulbarratt

Well yes, it's called regular maintenance, one of the things you agree to do when you place a cache. Yes we all agree to regular maintenance but noone should be expected to go there just to read the comments. I personally rely on online logs to alert me to issues between visits. I also like to read about people's experiences which for the most part will not fit into a logbook. The very basis of this hobby is a community sharing their experience with others in that community. If people don't log online even just to say TFTC then it just seems pointless. In effect someone has invited you to go to a particular area, maybe solve a puzzle and find a cache. The very least anyone expects is a thank you because without people hiding caches there is no geocaching for you to enjoy.

why not count the offspring. surely they will turn into the independent young geocachers of the future. remember this game is only 9 years old. plenty of time to grow new cachers. btw i'm 28.....still young

my partner and i have both placed caches on our own and we have both claimed them as finds but not before someone got FTF. we have both had our hands on the plastic so it is fair. claim it as a find since the site does not recognise that it's yours

I am a purist Noone should be able to sign a log book and claim FTF before it is published unless they stumble upon it. It gives the local cachers a better competition than total number of finds. Also, people pay to get notification. It devalues premium membership when people do this. Personally I will claim FTF if I am the first to find after publicaion no matter who has signed it before.

Hi all you lovely chachers I'm wanting to switch to paperless caching so I know I need a PDA and I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a suitable one for me to buy. My caching partner has a Garmin eTrex for the GPS side but can anyone also recommend a PDA with GPS?? Ta very muchly Paul