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As others have suggested, pegs would be better than a hinge. You will definitely need some support for the bark. Do you have the piece of wood that you cut out which was once attached to the bark? That would be perfect. If you don't, perhaps you could find a similarly sized log from which you could cut a section. I envision it working like a lid with pegs that hold it in place. Titebond III is an excellent wood glue. I highly recommend it.

I'm with you. If we see that the cache is located in a very busy place, we will pass it by and head to a cache that would be more fun for us. No biggie.

Some creep was "fouling" caches in the Albany area not long ago. I noticed an increase in PM caches in this area after that. (sheesh, I'm having troubles with this simple post!) Now that you mention it, I'd say most are Albany area. I wonder what they all think of me looking at their MOC's just a few minutes ago to see where they were. What's up with this Turf War nonsense, I don't get it. The Turf War caches are a series of caches poking fun at area cachers. They are meant in good fun, but they make little sense to cachers outside the group that participates in placing them. There are a couple of our most prolific cache placers who seem to only place PM caches recently. While the creep activity in Albany may been the impetus for placing PM caches, these cachers have found placing PM caches very attractive even outside the affected area for some reason I don't understand. I imagine that these cachers are the reason that you've noticed the spike in PM caches here.

Impressive! Beautiful work! As ras_oscar says, it may inspire more thoughtful written logs. I know that I would pause longer at your cache because of your log book.

My husband makes that quite clear to me on occasion.

You have my sympathy. I think that we've all had some sort of complication that could have been prevented with proper owner maintenance of the cache or its listing.

If by "other sections of the State" you mean the area around Rome, NY, then this thread might shed some light on why many of the caches are members only: http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=243234 Naw, it's all over. Mostly Long Island, Syracuse, and Albany areas. I don't think Mr. Repak is going to be stealing any more caches. Some creep was "fouling" caches in the Albany area not long ago. I noticed an increase in PM caches in this area after that. (sheesh, I'm having troubles with this simple post!)

If by "other sections of the State" you mean the area around Rome, NY, then this thread might shed some light on why many of the caches are members only: http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=243234 Naw, it's all over. Mostly Long Island, Syracuse, and Albany areas. I don't think Mr. Repak is going to be stealing any more caches.

We're taking a day trip down to Long Island to pick up caches for the very last six pages of the New York DeLorme challenge. Wahoo! We're really excited about it!!

I'm not a big fan of PM caches. I've been seeing a lot of them pop up in my area and I don't understand why. They are just your average caches and I see no reason for them to be PM caches except to satisfy the virtually ogling cache owner. OR? Could they be placed without the necessary permission and the PM cache designation helps to hide the fact from the public??

Personally, I find this a bit creepy. Now that I own a PM cache and I see how it works, I am really hesitant to visit or revisit PM cache pages. I'm one who generally likes to go back and check on the pages of caches that I have done to see what others have experienced there, but now, I avoid doing that with PM caches. I don't like the feeling that I may be watched and, possibly, suspected of doing something wrong if that caches turns up missing.

That is the reason that I made one of my caches PM. The final is a handmade piece that may be highly desirable for someone to take home with them. It is easy to spot once you get to GZ, so I've also locked it in place just in case some non-cacher happens to walk through that area. I know that it could still be taken, but I have done what I can to decrease the odds of that happening. I worked over a week on the final. It was great fun, but it wouldn't be fun for me to replace it. Therefore, if it walks off, that is the end of the cache.

In addition to many of the other items mentioned above, we always carry a compass. We have found it very handy when neither the GPSr nor we know which direction we've turned. Also, it's good back-up if our GPSrs both fail for some reason and we are out in the middle of the woods.

You could log a note responding politely and succintly to his/her log on your cache. The note would show that you are a responsible owner and would allow you to correct the false accusations. It would also help to move the miserable cacher's log farther down the line and closer to scrolling off the front page. Then, I would suggest that you move on and try to ignore this person and his/her logs on other's caches. You know what kind of person this cacher is, and it sounds like the other cachers in your area know as well.

Post a note to the reviewer requesting it when you submit your new caches.

Me too! If it's not a creative container, then I guess I prefer the small to traditional size because I like to check out the swag before signing the log.

So you're not going to be a friendly cacher by logging DNFs on the too-snowy-to-find caches? DNFs like that are helpful to those searching for caches that would be snow friendly finds.

Here are our escorts, Durpy and Sparky. Neither of them are interested in caching, but they both enjoy going along. Durpy is about 3. The people at the shelter thought she was a Jack Russell / Basenji mix, but there's no way that explains all of her. She loves a good walk, especially if there are some critters along the way. Sparky is an Australian Cattledog. At her age (13), she's not one to enjoy long walks, but she still loves a short walk to a cache and the rest time she gets while we search for it.

The boldened part is what I suspect also. Not only did the person possibly get several logs on caches he owns advertising the event, he might have also gotten one of those pesky emails about missing TBs and how joespaz is on a mission to have them removed from cache inventories. Adding on to all this, it is my assumption that all of the area caches are being cleared of TBs for this event by the OP. (I didn't check.) As NYPaddleCacher suggests, your advertising might be doing more to scare people away than encouraging them to come. I'm sorry to say that I would be running the other way after seeing some of your tactics. You seem obsessive and overbearing in your approach. I am sorry that you think that this is my goal... I did not think that it was your goal to scare people away. What I was trying to point out is that your overzealous methods may be counter-productive. I'm glad to hear that not everyone has the same reaction that I would have. Hope you have a lovely time at your event!

The boldened part is what I suspect also. Not only did the person possibly get several logs on caches he owns advertising the event, he might have also gotten one of those pesky emails about missing TBs and how joespaz is on a mission to have them removed from cache inventories. Adding on to all this, it is my assumption that all of the area caches are being cleared of TBs for this event by the OP. (I didn't check.) As NYPaddleCacher suggests, your advertising might be doing more to scare people away than encouraging them to come. I'm sorry to say that I would be running the other way after seeing some of your tactics. You seem obsessive and overbearing in your approach.

All good things (except I would take a gander at the thread on TB hospitals before doing the last task on your list). But it is where you go beyond this list where you seem to get into trouble.

If I got one of your advertisement logs I would be annoyed. If you then edited out the ad and added this remark, I would think you're 'doubley' annoying. Just delete the advertising and move on. Really?! I sure hope you edited the log again.

It seems that most notes I see that mention a Trackable being absent are posted to the Cache page, and never make it to the Travelers page. A CO might receive a few to several of these notes, and the TBO may never receive one. Yes, the first responsibility should lie with the TB owner. It seems most appropriate to notify that person rather than the owner of the cache. In my experience, though, it doesn't generally make a difference. The best advice I can give people who are disappointed to not find the traveler they hoped to find in the cache is just don't expect the traveler to be there. Then, it is a happy surprise if it is, and not finding it will merely cause you to shrug.

If you are really driven to send these emails, which it seems you are, I would not advertise your mission. It's that last paragraph that would raise my hackles a little if I received your email because it makes me quite aware that you have an agenda and you feel that I'm not performing to your standards. Therefore, I would delete that paragraph. Then, I think that the email would have the feel that you are looking for. Would it be possible to convince you to not make this effort so much of a mission? Why not just enjoy your usual caching travels and make note of missing trackables as you go? Your statement that you have put into place a "systematic method of checking each cache in my area" seems a bit obsessive to me. I don't think that this issue is that important.

I agree with this as well. It's easy to mark missing travelers as "missing", and doing so tidies the potential cludder and eliminates confusion on the cache's page. Now, as far as the other cacher getting on owners' cases about this issue... yah, that would rub me wrong also.