+ValleyRat & TillyMouse Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 Would it be possible to pin a topic "Want to Trade Caches" where members could post a note such as "Cache Near Corpus Christi --- Trade for one near McAllen?" Link to comment
+Hemlock Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 What is the benefit of this? I see lots of drawbacks, but no benefits. Link to comment
Jeremy Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 (edited) What is a trade? You mean mail each other's caches? Edited January 8, 2005 by Jeremy Link to comment
+welch Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 why don't you just contact a cacher in mcallen or CC and ask them? Link to comment
+ValleyRat & TillyMouse Posted January 15, 2005 Author Share Posted January 15, 2005 My reason for the question: We have a couple of caches that are just off US-77, farther from home than we're able to travel on short notice. We recently heard that one of them had apparently been muggled. My hoped-for solution was to post these caches in the "Trade Cache" or "Cache needs Adopting" thread/forum with a request for a Corpus Christi or Kingsville cacher to volunteer to take over maintenance for them. I know that some CC cachers have caches in the McAllen area, and we would volunteer to adopt those if they were listed. I wanted to see volunteers, rather than asking specific cachers to do it; sometimes it's hard to refuse without offending. On the other hand, we know that a volunteer has the time to take on another one, otherwise he wouldn't offer. BTW, what are the drawbacks; I can't envision any, but then, I'm pretty new at the sport. If it's not a good idea, then we shouldn't do it. Link to comment
+Moose Mob Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 If you are looking at "I'll adopt yours if you adopt mine", the likelyhood of a cacher having one in your area is very improbable. You are much better off putting yours up for adoption, and adopt other caches in your areaas they occur. As Welch said, you can contact a cacher in that area, or you can post in the regional forums for that are, or find a group page that exists in that area and ask if someone can adopt that cache. As far as "caches up for adoption", it would be great t be able to mark the listing some how, and be able to pull them up in a PQ. Link to comment
+Sputnik 57 Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 You may want to stop by the Texas Geocaching Association forum and post a note there. Link to comment
+welch Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 BTW, what are the drawbacks; I can't envision any, but then, I'm pretty new at the sport. If it's not a good idea, then we shouldn't do it. One possiably problem could be that some people may be encouraged to just place caches whereever they go and then throw them up on a 'adopt this cache' site. In a way circumventing the so called vaction rule. That why I think gc.com hasn't set arranging for such things, though approvers and regional sites from time to time help find people. Link to comment
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