Reminder for caching with kids

[+Nurse Dave]

Reading a logs on a cache here in Oregon there was a person who found vitamin E looking pills and a white pill in the bottom of the cache. They stopped their child before she ate one of the pills. Just a reminder that really anyone has access to these caches and anything could be inside of one. I think it is important to let kids look for them, but not open them.

 

---I will stand out, I am a raven in the snow.

[+LarsThorwald]

Our basic rule is not to touch anything edible in a cache - mints, gum, Clif bars, etc. You just can't be sure... not to mention that bear or insect-wise, it's really better not to put food in a cache anyway!

 

Charlie

"One should never begin a journey by heading in the wrong direction."

[+Renegade Knight]

Generally speaking I do cache maintenance as I go. Anything edible is normally removed as well as bullets, and other flamibles. I don't find explosive/combustible items all that much but I do find food all the time.

 

Now If I'm giong to find bullets I wish they were in the calibre that I use. A case of 7.62x39mm would be cool.

[+Team StitchesOnQuilts]

I appreciate it when I see a log that says that the person has removed something inappropriate from a cache. We do watch our kids, and open the caches ourselves. I think that advice is good.

 

However, there are times when one's distracted for some reason (like a mosquito is trying to land) and a child can get something they aren't supposed to have. Having other cachers remove inappropriate things is a big help.

 

I have to say I wonder what was going through the head of the person who left the pills in the cache.

 

Shannah