Filled log books
Filled log books
A poll to see what I should do with filled log books.
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B$%er Fredo. I never thought about what I was doing - I usually grab the old and place it in a display cabinet ane replace it witha new one But maybe I should be leaving the old one in the cache as well ... but in many cases this usually has only applied to micros, so maybe if my etiqette is not corrcet technically due to the size of the cache I may be forgiven.
As a cache finder, I always carry spare logbooks to add to the cache if the old one is filled or too wet. I've always thought the logbook belonged to the owner of the cache to replace or keep as he chose. It is, after all, the record of all those that took part in the hunt and wanted to share stories of the hunt with the owner.
What I write in the logbook is different to what I log online, as its not possible to leave spoilers in a logbook as subsequent finders must have found the cache in orde to see it.
What I write in the logbook is different to what I log online, as its not possible to leave spoilers in a logbook as subsequent finders must have found the cache in orde to see it.
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- Shifter Brains
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We are of the same opinion. with our own caches it depends on the size of the cache.LazyLeopard wrote:I figure if it's not your own cache then leave the old log book there.
If it is your own cache then you may wish to remove the old log book, or not, but if the cache is big enough then it's more interesting for subsequent finders if they can read the old log entries.
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What he said.LazyLeopard wrote:I figure if it's not your own cache then leave the old log book there.
If it is your own cache then you may wish to remove the old log book, or not, but if the cache is big enough then it's more interesting for subsequent finders if they can read the old log entries.
1st lady
What they saidpresident & 1st lady wrote:What he said.LazyLeopard wrote:I figure if it's not your own cache then leave the old log book there.
If it is your own cache then you may wish to remove the old log book, or not, but if the cache is big enough then it's more interesting for subsequent finders if they can read the old log entries.
1st lady
So I didn't vote
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I agree that the log book is the heart of the cache, and should be preserved for posterity's sake. One thing that bugs me a bit is reading online that a logbook has been disposed of because it is waterlogged and unuseable. I think that disposal of a log book is up to the cache owner, but at least an attempt made at extracting the previous logs from the pages before throwing all that history away.
IÂ’ve only faced this question twice in practice.J_&_J wrote:I agree that the log book is the heart of the cache, and should be preserved for posterity's sake. One thing that bugs me a bit is reading online that a logbook has been disposed of because it is waterlogged and unuseable. I think that disposal of a log book is up to the cache owner, but at least an attempt made at extracting the previous logs from the pages before throwing all that history away.
Firstly was when I replaced a damaged cache box (which happened to be FreddoÂ’s!) and found the log book was both full and damaged.
I put a new one in but didnÂ’t think twice before leaving the old one there.
The second time I found the book in one of my own caches was wet and mouldy.
I did remove it when I put in a new one because the cache was too small for both of them plus swaps.
However the main thing I wondered was this: should I post photos of the log pages from the old book?
Do finders think that their log entries as something that only the cache owner and other finders should see?
I may be worrying about something quite inconsequential but I didnÂ’t want to upset anyone so I didnÂ’t post the photos.