placement of caches

[+spycraft]

can the place caches are placed not include poison ivy,oak, or sumac? i have had to abandon a few caches due to the thick concentration of the stuff.

[+georgeandmary]

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Originally posted by spycraft:

can the place caches are placed not include poison ivy,oak, or sumac? i have had to abandon a few caches due to the thick concentration of the stuff.

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I don't think anyone intentionally places caches in the stuff. Caches placed in the winter months can end up engulfed in poison oak by spring time.

 

Post a note on the log page and let the placer correct the problem.

 

george

[+briansnat]

I doubt its on purpose. If you place it in the winter, you have no idea what's going to pop up come spring. I do have one in an area that has a heavy concentraton of poison ivy, but the actual cache is in a clear area. Cachers just have to pick their way carefully to get to the site. I did mention the presence of the plant on my page, which is perhaps why it has one find in the 3 weeks it's been out.

[+Skully & Mulder et al.]

The whole Skully & Mulder team get poison ivy just by looking at it (well almost ... we are very allergic to the plant). We have never got the rash while seeking or hiding a cache. Geocachers are bound to encounter all kinds of hazards on their adventures - just be careful. Make sure everyone in your party knows what the plant looks like and stay away.

 

Even if you do get the rash, it's a small price to pay for a successful find!

[+Metaphor]

Here on the Delmarva peninsula (DE/MD/VA), poison ivy could be the state flower. There would be few places around, except in landscaped areas or parking lots, to place a cache. Hopefully, we hide caches in areas where the finder doesn't have to reach in to get the box; however, to get to the cache will take a few judicious steps. The alternative is to place the box right on the trail.

[+Brokenwing]

The thing about changing seasons is a good point. A couple of other points as well: Some placers may not know what these plants look like. I suspect they will learn if they continue caching however! Also, poison ivy is so common off trail here that I just expect that every time I go out that I have been exposed. Liberal use of TECNU is now a routine part of our post-caching experience.

 

Scott / Brokenwing

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[+Lazyboy & Mitey Mite]

A geocaching buddy of mine hasn't a clue what poison oak looks like. I grabbed one of his caches recently that was buried in the evil weed. I prompty did a little whine and he told me he never learned what it looks like as he has never caught it.

 

Plus this year we had lots of rain, so the stuff is growing way more than usual.

 

Never Squat With Yer Spurs On

[+clatmandu]

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Originally posted by james f weisbeck kd7mxi terra utah:

virtuals in towns, cities and other populated areas

 

real in the country

 

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http://www.cachunuts.com

 

What has this to do with PI, are you saying it doesn't grow in the country? Maybe you should learn what it looks like.

[BassoonPilot]

That would be common "sence."

[+inceptor]

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Originally posted by BassoonPilot:

That would be common "sence."

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Is it really that common?

[BassoonPilot]

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Originally posted by inceptor:

Is it really that common?

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Not these days ... it appears to be the rarest of commodities!

[Mike Chmi]

Originally posted by Metaphor:

Here on the Delmarva peninsula (DE/MD/VA), poison ivy could be the state flower.

 

Yeah I noticed that. I'm down here from Erie, visiting friends (look for the new cacher music_man in the area he's hooked) and starting my trip around the southern United States.

 

Up home it's nowhere near this bad. But as other's have said most of the time I don't think it's done on purpose.