+ervind Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Presently i have 75 hides and i seem lately to be interested in unique hides,imagitave hides,kids fun -loving hides....i can maintain my hides cause i've put them close to home....When should i stop hiding ???? Quote Link to comment
+Allanon Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Presently i have 75 hides and i seem lately to be interested in unique hides,imagitave hides,kids fun -loving hides....i can maintain my hides cause i've put them close to home....When should i stop hiding ???? When you are tired of it...or you just want to find them. Quote Link to comment
+WRITE SHOP ROBERT Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Presently i have 75 hides and i seem lately to be interested in unique hides,imagitave hides,kids fun -loving hides....i can maintain my hides cause i've put them close to home....When should i stop hiding ???? When you cannot take care of them anymore, or when hiding is no longer fun for you. For some that will ne zero, for others it could be dozens or hundreds. Quote Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Don't ask me - I'm at 143 hides and counting. As long as you can get out to maintain them if there is a problem and you are having fun doing it. Keep it up. Quote Link to comment
jholly Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Presently i have 75 hides and i seem lately to be interested in unique hides,imagitave hides,kids fun -loving hides....i can maintain my hides cause i've put them close to home....When should i stop hiding ???? You might ask King Boreas. Jim Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Presently i have 75 hides and i seem lately to be interested in unique hides,imagitave hides,kids fun -loving hides....i can maintain my hides cause i've put them close to home....When should i stop hiding ???? A) When it stops being fun. When maintaining your caches takes up all the time you had to place them it's self limiting. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Only you can answer that. At one time I thought 40 would be my max. I'm now over 270 with over 200 of them currently active. Most are not a quick maintenance trip, but I can handle that number fairly well. I'm usually on a problem within 2 weeks, though once in a while one slips a bit longer. Quote Link to comment
+TrailGators Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 (edited) We have some people that won't even disable their cache after 7 DNFs in a row over a month ago on an easy cache. IMHO, they have too many caches. To me it's all about how many caches can you responsibility maintain. I don't think they should let some people have more when they can't even maintain what they have. Edited March 21, 2009 by TrailGators Quote Link to comment
+zoltig Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 We have some people that won't even disable their cache after 7 DNFs in a row over a month ago on an easy cache. IMHO, they have too many caches. To me it's all about how many caches can you responsibility maintain. I don't think they should let some people have more when they can't even maintain what they have. I totally agree with that and, I might add, that to maintain a cache doesn't mean that when there is a problem you automatically archive it. Plus if you do archive it, you should check on it to see that all of the contents, if the cache is destroyed, are picked up/cleaned up so it doesn't become litter. Quote Link to comment
+Turtle_Sask Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 What I do is just when i hide a cache i tend to make sure that i do not need to go back for much. For ex) I will keep a big log sheet in the cache, or i will make sure muggles cant see them and that they can last the weather that they will be in. I plan on hiding my first ammo can hide pretty soon! Quote Link to comment
+WRITE SHOP ROBERT Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 If they are all done well, there should be no limit, a well done Cache may not need maintenence visits for years. Quote Link to comment
+Neener! Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 (edited) sorry about the extra posts...the servers are timing out and giving me error messages Edited March 22, 2009 by Neener! Quote Link to comment
+Neener! Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 (edited) still a problem Edited March 22, 2009 by Neener! Quote Link to comment
+Neener! Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 We have some people that won't even disable their cache after 7 DNFs in a row over a month ago on an easy cache. IMHO, they have too many caches. To me it's all about how many caches can you responsibility maintain. I don't think they should let some people have more when they can't even maintain what they have. I am in complete agreement with you. I currently have a cache close to home that because of the location of the hide(it's on the ground, and most DNFs literally walk right on it), tends to be high-maintenance. I have tried to contact the owner (who does not respond) that I would be interested in adopting the cache, in order to prevent some of the maintenance issues (e.g. outdated online descriptions, full log books, compromised containers, etc), but no luck. Looking at this person's hides, they have 42, but over half have been archived/disabled. So I'm thinking that this person has succumbed to the "no longer fun and too hard to maintain" stage of their geocaching careers. Of those that are still active, many have similar maintenance issues. So does anyone have advice on how we can help these poor souls, or is there a formalized process to "adopt" a cache (or caches)? Due to the number of caches in my home area it's hard to find a new location to hide my own but I'd love to take over some of the neglected ones and maintain both the listings and the physical caches themselves. Quote Link to comment
+Neener! Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Just thought I would share that I was able to contact the cache owner. He is an older gentleman, and is finding it hard to keep up with them (the majority were placed 3+ years ago). I have now formally adopted the cache, which was actually a really easy process. To do this, the owner needs to log on to www.geocaching.com/adopt and enter the required information (cache code, new owners name, etc), which sends an adoption request email to the new owner. Once the new owner clicks the 'accept' link, it is now theirs to edit as they see fit. Quote Link to comment
+Star*Hopper Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 When you're spending so much time maintaining 'em, plus opening & readin' log e-mails that you have NO time to go find any yourself....THEN you might wanta consider rearranging your priorities. \then again, even that's subjective. ~* Quote Link to comment
+Konnarock Kid & Marge Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Presently i have 75 hides and i seem lately to be interested in unique hides,imagitave hides,kids fun -loving hides....i can maintain my hides cause i've put them close to home....When should i stop hiding ???? You should stop when you get to the point that you admit that you have a problem. (step 1). Next, seek professional help! (step 2). Then take up another addiction/hobby like star counting. (step 3). After all, numbers count! Quote Link to comment
+Star*Hopper Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Then take up another addiction/hobby like star counting. (step 3). After all, numbers count! To the naked eye, with good vision, roughly 6000. Save you that one! ~* Quote Link to comment
+duhgee Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 It's not about the numbers - it's about the value. If the caches are truly creative, unique, in interesting places, perceived positively, fun to find, or offer some form of adventure to find/access, then they are legitimate caches. If you would describe any of your caches as mediocre, boring, same as many other caches, or generic, then you've got too many. I may be in the minority, but I think that every so often you should critique your caches and eliminate the lower quality ones, and before placing a cache consider whether you're adding to the quality of geocaching with it. Extremely creative people may be able to place 50+ caches, and less creative people may not be able to place more than a couple. Ask for feedback, and listen to what people say about them, and that will tell you whether you've got enough/too many. Quote Link to comment
+Parabola Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Presently i have 75 hides and i seem lately to be interested in unique hides,imagitave hides,kids fun -loving hides....i can maintain my hides cause i've put them close to home....When should i stop hiding ???? As long as you can do the maintenance on them, then more power to ya!!! Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 ...When should i stop hiding ???? 1) When it's no longer fun. 2) When you spend all your time maintaining what you have out already. 3) When you want to let some exited noobies place a few and there aren't that many places left. Quote Link to comment
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