Question Re: Adopting A Cache?

[+kittyboodles]

Hey all,

 

I know of a cache nearby me, the owner (says in the listing) that he's from out of the state and won't be able to maintain or check on it - he *may* be in the area once a year if that. He asks that if something happens to it to contact him so he can disable it.

 

So, rather than having to disable it, I thought if I can help or adopt it... right?

 

I tried emailing him through GS.com, but the email comes back as undeliverable - I wanted to ask him if he needed help with maintaining the cache, that I'd be willing to help.

 

With me not being able to email him, and wanting to help out - it's a cool cache and a lot of people like it, how would I go about adopting it then?

 

Thanks for the help.

 

[+Markwell]

Here ya go

[+Team_Talisman]

Hey all,

 

I know of a cache nearby me, the owner (says in the listing) that he's from out of the state and won't be able to maintain or check on it - he *may* be in the area once a year if that. He asks that if something happens to it to contact him so he can disable it.

 

So, rather than having to disable it, I thought if I can help or adopt it... right?

 

I tried emailing him through GS.com, but the email comes back as undeliverable - I wanted to ask him if he needed help with maintaining the cache, that I'd be willing to help.

 

With me not being able to email him, and wanting to help out - it's a cool cache and a lot of people like it, how would I go about adopting it then?

 

Thanks for the help.

 

 

I had one just like this near me. I put in an adoption request April 27 to the reviewer. It left his hand and went to higher ups and still no word back....

 

But I would suggest emailing your reviewer first with the situation and go from there. And be patient

[+kittyboodles]

Thank you!

 

Oh - How would I know who my local reviewer is to contact them?

 

I appreciate the help.

[+Team_Talisman]

Your finds seem to be near PA and NY areas try this one MissPlaced she/he is a PA reviewer

[+kittyboodles]

Thanks again.

 

Yes, my hubby and I have 2 accounts, our finds are in PA and in NY.

[+Quiggle]

If you can contact the owner, there is no need to involve the reviewers. Use the link Markwell provided in the 2nd post down:

 

http://www.geocaching.com/adopt

 

[+kittyboodles]

I understand, and tried to fill that form out.

 

It tells me that I have not been asked to adopt the cache, and that's it.

 

I tried to contact the owner, with a few undelvierable email errors.

 

Thanks.

Edited June 28, 2006 by kittyboodles

[+cachephrase]

If you can't officially adopt it, how about simply being a guardian angel? Drop by the cache every now and then, see if it needs new log book, etc. Don't do anything to change the location or intended spirit of the cache, but try to keep it up and running and not an eyesore.

 

Opinions from cache owners? My own is that if somebody visited my cache and did a simple step to improve its condition, I'd be grateful. If they moved it or changed it in a more major way, I'd probably not be so happy.

 

(And here I'd like to say a public Thanks to anyone who ever left a pen or pencil in my caches when the original ones went missing!) []

 

cachephrase

[+Isonzo Karst]

I'd also try a note on the cache page itself. The owner may not be getting emails from GC.com, but he may still open the cache page on occasion. If you can get his/her attention, then the adoption can be really easy. The owner (not you) just has to fill out that adoption page.