Post by TermiteHunter on May 18, 2021 21:48:29 GMT -5
So you have the coordinates for a cache and head out to find it.
It is not something that is hidden within something specific but rather on something or next to something like a tree.
Cache migration is just that, the cache migrating from where it was placed to a slightly (sometimes significantly) different location.
It can be insignificant yet still changing what the CO had in mind.
A magnetic nano cache stuck under a metal box at the back right corner where it looks like a part of it.
The finder removes the cache, signs the log and returns it under the metal box but further out towards the front.
The next cacher finds it, signs the log and places it on the side of the metal box.
The next finder doesn't remember which metal box it was on and places it on another.
The cache has migrated only a few inches but is no longer where it was placed.
When it is something in a more open area (usually in the woods) a similar migration often occurs. Sometimes the movemnet is significant.
When finding a cache take note of how and where it is placed and attempt to return it in the same location even if a better location is evident. If you think it was in the wrong place you can notify the CO as to where you found it and returned it. Do that with a message rather than in your log.
When I find one near my vehicle I often remove the cache and take it back to the vehicle to sign out of sight if it is a busy area. Doing this sounds reasonable but did I pay attention to where I found it so that I can return it properly.
Attempt to maintain the integrity of any hide you find. Don't change it by placing it elsewhere.
It is not something that is hidden within something specific but rather on something or next to something like a tree.
Cache migration is just that, the cache migrating from where it was placed to a slightly (sometimes significantly) different location.
It can be insignificant yet still changing what the CO had in mind.
A magnetic nano cache stuck under a metal box at the back right corner where it looks like a part of it.
The finder removes the cache, signs the log and returns it under the metal box but further out towards the front.
The next cacher finds it, signs the log and places it on the side of the metal box.
The next finder doesn't remember which metal box it was on and places it on another.
The cache has migrated only a few inches but is no longer where it was placed.
When it is something in a more open area (usually in the woods) a similar migration often occurs. Sometimes the movemnet is significant.
When finding a cache take note of how and where it is placed and attempt to return it in the same location even if a better location is evident. If you think it was in the wrong place you can notify the CO as to where you found it and returned it. Do that with a message rather than in your log.
When I find one near my vehicle I often remove the cache and take it back to the vehicle to sign out of sight if it is a busy area. Doing this sounds reasonable but did I pay attention to where I found it so that I can return it properly.
Attempt to maintain the integrity of any hide you find. Don't change it by placing it elsewhere.