Cache Owner Etiquette

[+Wandering Bears]

Re: my 12/17 note in Back to School! Redux,

 

what is the conventional wisdom for such behavior? Out of line? Perfectly fine? Different strokes for different folks?

 

This is the first time I've done something like this, and I want to know if I should hang my head in shame, or if it's SOP.

 

Thanks,

 

Bears.

[ju66l3r]

S.O.P.

 

I know some people would never ever ever do it and may even rail against it, but the overwhelming majority of cache hiders will visit their own cache to retrieve trade items/trackables without even blinking an eye.

 

Just don't ever log it as a find....

[+Miragee]

I retrieved a White Jeep T.B. from one of my caches.

 

The only reason I "blinked an eye" about that was that it was a long, uphill hike and I had just placed the cache the day before . . .

 

The more-experienced locals here tell me it was okay to do what I did . . .

[+BadAndy]

It's perfectly fine to snag a coin or tb from your own cache. If the naysayers show up here...just tell em to Shoo!

[+Isonzo Karst]

Ditto what everybody else said. No reason why you shouldn't grab a TB or geocoin from your own cache. There's been a white jeep TB in one of mine since August. I may go snag it here shortly.

[Prince Madog]

No problem!

[+BlueDeuce]

TBs and coins are not bound by cache restrictions, including that it happens to be the cache owner who retrieves it. If you can help it, do it.

[+The Waldo's]

No problem whith that lots of people do it.

But You should shave Your armpits just in case.

[+treasure_hunter]

Very interesting log indeed. As for what you did, I think it is fine as long as you move the coin along.

[+DocDiTTo]

I'll throw in my $0.02 - Nothing wrong with doing what you did. I have a TB hotel in my front yard, and I toss bugs in and pull bugs out all the time. When something really cool comes along (jeeps, rare geocoins) I sometimes log them out myself, but I also try to leave some for others. Usually if I do grab them it's to add them to an event or a needycache. I figure everyone (including me) deserves a shot at cool TBs, so I don't hog them but I don't completely ignore them either.

[+Bandit & Magna]

So long as you move it along and don't keep it - I don't see a problem.

 

But then I am into the travel bug thang and I like to see my stuff moving.

[ProfessorFlight]

I am no big time geocacher but I do not see a problem with it.

[+Bill & Tammy]

Geocoin=hitchiker=meant to move, end of story

[+briansnat]

I've done it. Don't see a problem with it. I'll always make sure to trade as if I was just another finder though.

[ParentsofSAM]

Oh I am so glad to see this thread, we have done this but we did not post a note to the page, we just secrectly got the WJTB and logged it and moved it on. We have also gone to another cache to get a really cool and popular TB and move it to our cache to generate some traffic, but maybe I should not admit that might be wrong.

 

BTW what is SOP??

[Bag o'Tricks]

SOP= Standard Operating Procedure

[+StarBrand]

No problem - I've done something similar many times.

[+4leafclover]

adding my vote for "you did nothing wrong".

[+AtoZ]

What is the dirrerance in this and going to a cache you have already done to place or retieve a TB, NONE. So don't sweat it UGH why are people so nuratic.

cheers

[Team Firebird]

no problem, but those people need to tone down their language