Irishwaves

What do people think about garmins opencach plan? Seems a little silly to me. Reinvention of the wheel. Strange marketing ploy.

Thanks for all the replies. I was thinking it would be cool to have like a top 10/20 for like the causeway coast or NI in general.

Ok I was wondering what peoples favourite cache in Northern Ireland/ Ulster.

Like I said. Maybe a badly placed cache. Not everyone would know what plants they are walking on. Placing the cache with thought could prevent lookers damaging the very thing that the hider wants to share.

By in large any caches I have visited are in locations which are easily accessible. Car parks, trail heads and fence corners. Everyone should try and be more aware of the damage that can be done from persuing any outdoor activity. True we can sometimes go a little OTT in search of the prize. It would be a good idea to take a minute and think of places the cache might be hidden rather than blindly moving rocks. If all else fails try the hint. Geocaching in the USA has developed a bad name from badly placed caches. Check out this site for more info on Leave No Trace. www.leavenotraceireland.org

I am afraid to say anything more on the forum in case I start any more ‘discussions’. You have tailored the travel bug context to suit your argument. What if the TB is in a spot away from the normal traffic? Then the opposite is true. Can I just make it clear that if people want or need to make their caches PMO then that is %100 their right, I have no problem with that at all. I was simply pointing out that the TB ‘may’ not get moved as quickly and if it where my bug I would be a little disappointed that it wasn’t moving. Thanks for all the replies

here is one of mine Inver River GC1F1C7

Thanks for the replies guys. Sorry if I didn’t do a forum search on the topic, but then again doing a search wouldn’t necessarily give me an up to date opinion. Thanks for you opinion German sailor, I now remember why I stopped posting on forums. If you want to flame me come round my house and we will see how you fair out. Fair Not exhibiting any bias, and therefore reasonable or impartial Or Done according to the rules There is no need to read anything into my questions, they where honest questions. I don’t mind PM caches at all. There are many areas near me that have recently become PM caches these are at some pretty historic sites. Having a cache helps attract Geocachers to hidden gems. Another point, if I don’t know exactly where the cache is how will I observe the 1 mile rule?

Recently a number of caches in areas I visit regularly have become member only caches. I have toyed with the idea of joining up just to log these caches. When I search for a cache I look for challenges or places of interest / beauty. I have two questions. Can a non-members cache be setup in the same area as a members only cache already exists? Is it fair for cache owners to make their caches member only if they currently contain TB or Geo coins? People may not want their trackables to end up in members caches. They will be safer yes, but will travel much slower I would imagine. Any opinions on this?