Hi! I am relatively new to the caching family, and am still learning the ropes. Like everyone else, I have encountered missing, damaged, or replaced caches—entire caches or logs. I am trying to understand best practices?
Some benevolent people have logged adding a new container/log after numerous DNF’s with no CO comment. ( I am grateful for said individuals, as it kept the game going! ) I have encountered badly damaged caches—and have not replaced them—but marked as needing maint. (I have started a list of them—is it ever appropriate to revisit and replace?) I HAVE replaced unusable logs (wet pulpy mess), added a log when encountering a full, and started carrying extras with me.
I also started carrying extra bison tubes, pill bottles, and tupperware—but have yet to use them. I encountered a situation yesterday where I almost pulled out a bison tube, but I don’t know if it is appropriate. Like a previous cacher, I found the zip tie in a tree where the container was attached. Dollars to donuts, it had blown down. A few feet away, I found a small tupperware but no lid, log, or anything indicating a cache as there. To complicate things, this cache was part of an event, and this group has never responded to my messages about damaged or missing caches before. I did get a nasty gram from them to quit marking their caches as needing maint, and just mark DNF and be done with it—but no response to my inquiries offering assistance.
Just looking for some advice and best practices in regards to keeping caches alive and when to intervene. Thanks in advance for your help!
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