Watching Caches

[Ghengis Jon]

Unless you're tracking a Travel Bug, why would you watch a cache? Reviewing some caches to potentially visit, I see anywhere from 3 to 12 people watching a particular cache. Some without Travel Bugs. Why watch?

[+HaLiJuSaPa]

Well for one thing, if you don't have a Premium Membership, it's the only way to really "bookmark" the cache. Also interesting to see if a cache you may soon do is getting finds (or lots of DNF's) so you can see if it will be a worthwhile trip.

[+KoosKoos]

Just a few of my reasons for watching caches:

 

1) it was a cache I really liked and I want to see other reactions

2) the owner isn't around any more and the "community" is helping with upkeep

3) I'm not sure if I want to visit the cache and want to see what others think

4) it's a traveling cache and I want to know where it is in case I want to seek it

5) it's a cache I helped hide and I don't get owner logs

[+cache_test_dummies]

I frequently put a watch on caches after I DNF them. I like to see if they are found soon afterwards, or if it looks like the cache is actually missing.

 

By the way, the cache is almost never missing.

[Ferreter5]

I watch my friend's caches in case he's out of town and some issue comes up with one of his caches that needs to be addressed right away. So far, that's never happened.

 

I also watch event caches that I plan on attending in case the owner posts an important informational message about the event.

 

I also watch some local caches that are in areas that park directors I've worked with have indicated have special considerations. So far, there have been no problems with the caches in these areas.

Edited January 25, 2006 by Ferreter5

[+Team Red Oak]

I'm not a PM (but I plan to be) so I watch caches as a way to bookmark them. I also watch caches we posted a DNF on. We like to go back and find our DNFs so we watch to see what others post after us.

[+Tharagleb]

I watch caches I like, caches I DNF'ed, caches I am thinking about doing soon. In Vermont in the winter it is nice to know if someone just did a cache that you are thinking about doing. I also watch caches that get a lot of finds in my area so I can see who's out there caching. The nice thing about Gmail is that you don't have to worry about filling up your inbox.

[+switchdoc]

Working on a difficult multi in our area that no one had found yet, I watched it so I could read the logs of other folks who were trying to find it to make sure that the FTF was still up for grabs, check to see who i was competing with, and to hopefully gleen hints from their DNF logs

[+fishingdude720]

1. Some logs reveal some hints if you can't find it

2. On the challenging and hard to read it is fun to read logs.

3. To see what the action is if you havn't found it

4. If you don't know why just don't do it. They created it for a reason.

[Trinity's Crew]

I only skimmed the thread so if this was covered just ignore it. I watch caches that I think I might have compromised. There have been a few times when I thought we may have been seen, and at least one time when I KNOW we were. I watch the cache until someone else logs it. I'm not sure what I'll do if I am LTF (Last To Find) but so far it hasn't happened.

Edited January 25, 2006 by Trinity's Crew

[+Vinny & Sue Team]

I am sure that at least three people have written something similar already, but you dic ask for opinions, and so here goes: we watchlist caches which we find very interesting and creative; this often applies particularly to a number of extreme caches and very difficult puzzle caches.

[+Harry Dolphin]

I watch the ones I've DNFed, mostly to see if anyone else finds it. (Of course, I did one Sunday where I DNFed last August, and no one had found since.) Sometimes you get good hints that way...

I also watch a few of my brother's and one of my sister's caches.

As to whether I compromised a cache (think I only did that once), I can watch them on caches I've found.

[+ICHTHYS]

I watch all the local caches (there are not that many local ones) to see who is visiting. Also, if they leave coins or a TB I get notified right away.

[+Coastiegirl04]

The ones i watch are the event caches that i will be attending, or its a cache that is difficult and i love reading the logs that people write about it.. or its a cache that i thinking of going after thats mostly why i watch them.. but now that someone metioned it, i might start watching the ones that were DNF for me and see if anyone else finds it.. that is a good idea!

[vhs07]

I never thought of watching a cache where I was ( or thought I was) noticed.

Good idea.

[beegirl13]

A lot of people like to watch the caches that require the logs to be tall tales or creative lies. After logging one of these cache's I've had someone from across the country who never visited the cache email me and comment on the story I told. Watching one of those caches is like getting a surprise short story in your inbox every time the cache is found. Great fun for all!

[BRTango]

In addition to almost all of the responses above, I have a couple of TBs that have been sitting in caches for quite a while (Aug 5 and Nov 30). I have the caches that they are in on my watchlist so that if/when someone logs a find and can see if they mention my TBs.

 

So far only one person has tried to find the one since Aug 5 and logged a DNF due to weather and difficulty. So I know my TBs are probably still there.

["Paws"itraction]

I had one event on my watchlist because I was helping out with it and wanted to see who was coming, who was bringing what to the potluck, etc. and I didn't want to have to keep remembering to check the cache listing.

 

I'm currently watching this one because reading everyone's logs is so much fun and I didn't want to miss any!

We're also watching a few others just because we enjoyed doing the caches - they were extremely challenging in their own way - and I want to see what other people thought of it. Some of the DNF logs are especially fun to read, since many people are going through what we did when we went looking!

[+GPSOkie]

I watch caches for a couple of reasons. The biggest reason is I DNF'ed it and I want to see if someone finds it. Recently, I had a cache that I could not find for the life of me. I added it to my watch list and read the next three finds and one of them logged something that clued me in on where the cache was located. Sure enough, I went out the next day and found it right away. Another reason I watch a cache is because I want to see if someone took something I traded. every once in a while I put something in a cache that is unusual or cool and I like to read the comments on my swag I also have a cache near my workplace that I can see from my window. I watch it because I see people finding it and I want to see who they are.