How far is too far?
We all know the general rule is, when placing a cache, it should to be somewhere you can routinely perform maintenance on -- no 'vacation caches', etc. -- but what is the consensus of the crowd for what a reasonable distance is?
Was looking at logs on a local cache I was going to go search for this weekend, and a comment made in an owner maintenance log kind of rubbed me wrong, and got me looking at his profile. The comment was "Thanks to those who replace logs instead of complaining like newbs. They all get wet eventually." - and it really didn't sit well with me.
Now, I don't have a problem adding a fresh logbook/sheet to a cache if I have materials with me, but if the container is leaking, a cache owner shouldn't expect everyone else to do his/her maintenance for them. I don't believe in "community maintenance" such as replacing containers, etc., I feel it only promotes and encourages bad cache ownership.
In this case, looking at the CO's profile, he's got 245 hides, mostly in small cemeteries scattered over much of the state - an approximately 160 mile wide area. Sure, maybe he's in sales and travels the state regularly, but maybe not.
Years ago, I got questioned by a reviewer for placing a cache in my hometown, 90 miles from where I was currently living - and it was only approved when I was able to explain that my parents still lived there, and I was 'home' at least once a month.
I don't really plan to do anything in this case - the cache in question has several "Found" logs since the owner maintenance log, but it did get me thinking. Curious what others think...