At 10:27 AM 12/5/2002 -0800, you wrote:


>What do other Geocachers think about making more caches "Members 
>Only"?  In my opinion, it's a good way to manage urban caches and those 
>with easy access, because those are the most likely to be stolen or plundered.

Let me start by saying that I am not a big fan of members only caches.  I 
own one, but only because I adopted it as a members only cache, and agreed 
to keep it that way.  It happens to be the first members only cache in Arizona.

I guess it all depends on why the cache is being plundered or stolen.  If 
they are easy urban caches I suspect that they are getting plundered 
because they are stumbled upon by a non-cacher.  I don't see how turning it 
into a members only cache will solve that problem.

I also have a problem with the idea of making a cache a members only cache 
if it is in an area that shouldn't have a cache.  If the cache shouldn't be 
there, then it shouldn't be there.

Each cache hider should setup their caches in the way that they see fit.  I 
want as many people as possible to find my caches so I will leave them 
open.  If I lose a cache or two along the way, and I have, I will 
survive.  As I said, the only valuable thing that I put in the cache is a 
log book.  It is pretty much the only thing that can't be easily replaced.


Scott
Team My Blue Heaven
www.myblueheaven.com/geocache