Pirates (See more about this under General Topics by Jeremy (I know who the pirates are).

[+John & Lynn]

All Cache/Travel Bug owners be aware:

We found a TB in the ‘Beyond Beggar’s Tick’ cache that had not been logged into that cache. While doing some research to find out where it came from, we found that it came from a cache North of Seattle that had been raided by a ‘Pirate’. The individual considers himself to be a ‘Cache Pirate’ and is part of a group who’s purpose in life is to add a defiant cause to this sport. Info about them can be found on their website, www.piratecaching.com . So now, we not only have ordinary vandals plundering caches and &%#@*& Geocachers stealing TBs, we have these guys raiding caches as their purpose in life. No doubt this is a primary reason why so many TBs (including ours) have gone missing for months at a time. Shame on you!!!

[+The Navigatorz]

They even have a chat room. I went in under a different username and chatted with one. He said there are good pirates and bad pirates. He said he (a good pirate) gets permission from the cache owner before plundering it, then relocates the cache and its contents. I suppose if a cacher wants out of the game, this is a way for the cache to go under new ownership. But...then he said there were the bad pirates...whose only goal is to upset the game...for whatever reason. It's amazing what some people will do to get their kicks.

[mckee]

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Originally posted by John & Lynn:

So now, we not only have ordinary vandals plundering caches and &%#@*& Geocachers stealing TBs, we have these guys raiding caches as their purpose in life. No doubt this is a primary reason why so many TBs (including ours) have gone missing for months at a time. Shame on you!!!

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Was ‘Beyond Beggar’s Tick’ vandalized?

 

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Searching for the lost, Geocache.......

 

[This message was edited by mckee on September 24, 2003 at 08:19 PM.]

[+MattandLaura]

I have 3 that have no activity since June. I doubt they were pirated however. Be a shame when more caches are made members only because of this.

 

There was a young woman named Bright

Whose speed was much faster than light.

She set out one day

In a relative way,

And returned on the previous night.

[+Bull Moose]

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No doubt this is a primary reason why so many TBs (including ours) have gone missing for months at a time. Shame on you!!!

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I doubt it's the primary reason. I've found when TBs go missing for months at a time it's because an inexperienced cacher (or cacher's kid) picked it up without realizing what it is.