[Az-Geocaching] REI experience

[Steven Stringham]

Crystal,
I would also talk with their manager. REI does support geocaching. So, 
this is a rogue response on the employee's part. Not nice.

As for the REI experience - I bought my GPS there. It was a bit more 
expensive. But, I have replaced it a couple of times there when the 
screen got cracked. They took it back. And, I was able to upgrade in the 
process. Very generous. I love their warranty.

As for which lands - BLM, State etc. is just fine. Just follow the 
rules. There are lands we are not supposed to be on.

But the attitude expressed is very arrogant. Who made him the public 
lands police?

Crystal Hinkle wrote:
> Hi everyone...I wanted to share this story with ya'all....
>  
> I went to REI this past weekend for a problem with my GPS.  As the guy 
> was helping me, he shared his viewpoint on geocaching.  He said that 
> he goes out on public lands a lot and anytime he sees a cache there, 
> he throws it away.  My first thought was shock and alarm!  I went home 
> and looked up the official rules, and he's right.  They are not 
> supposed to be on forest service land, state land, etc.  However, 
> somehow this message is not getting out to everyone who places 
> caches.  I told him that it would be better if he contacted the owner 
> and let them know that he was removing their cache because it didn't 
> follow the guidelines and he blew me off and said that they know it's 
> not supposed to be there.  Rather than have him sabbotage my GPS ;0) I 
> just let that go and finished the troubleshooting and left.  It 
> disturbed me that he would do such a thing, though.  I just thought I 
> would bring it up to see if anyone has any thoughts on what people 
> should do if they find a cache on public lands that shouldn't be 
> there.  Thanks!
>  
> Crystal
> CraftyCrystal
>