![]() The remainder have been affixed other than by nails or screws - or even glue. True, the post placement may come into question regarding the "digging" aspect of the guidelines, but that is not part of this discussion. Some were nailed to a post for that purpose, instead of a tree. ![]() To date, ALL we have seen, if nailed to a tree (not all are), were on property owned by the CO (so stated on the cache page), but not necessarily at their home location. We have seen a number of birdhouse (even a bat-house) caches. I've seen "birdhouse" caches.how are those allowed? Or are they not really? As quoted by someone else "Monkey See, Monkey Do" Edited Apby jellis I agree, It's not just the point you may kill a living thing, but when cachers see you do it they may not care if it is a "junk" tree and claim "well he put a screw (or nail)in a tree and is allowed, well then it's ok" and then they screw or nails into living trees. I might know what would be "okay" in our preserve, but someone else would then think they could do that somewhere else, and then someone would take that idea and run with it, and sooner or later park and preserve managers would change their minds about allowing geocaches on their land. Working for a forest preserve, I also know I could get permission to do nearly anything to what the restoration workers would call a "junk" tree (and heck, we have hooks screwed into many sugar maples for sap collection) but aside from being against the rules, it sets a bad precedent. ![]() Regardless of whether it does or does not harm the tree. Yeah, there is more to the picture than "just a nail in a tree". I think that ever more properties would be off-limits to geocaching by now, had that practice been allowed. ![]() This isn't even considering that most of those caches would be placed on property not owned by the Cache Owner(s). But I do shudder at the thought regarding each of the supposed 5 million cachers worldwide placing nails or screws in trees (some multiple times) just to hang a cache(s) for "recreational purposes". It is nowhere near the same.Īm I a purist? No, most certainly not. However, I cannot go along with equating the possible injury to a few selected trees for purposes of education to that of a growing and organized (for lack of a better term) global recreation movement of doing the same. Likewise regarding a singular nail placed into a tree (one owned by the hammer-wielder himself). I simply am not qualified to pass that judgement. ![]() I will not pass judgement regarding fire tacks. some notice that, and suddenly come up with the idea that doing the same for recreational purposes would be the same. Now seriously, the tags placed on the (selected few) trees in the arboretum were for what? Educational purposes, I would guess - I mean that is what an arboretum is for, is it not?īut. I was visiting our local arboretum last week and many of the trees had metal identification tags attached to them with drywall screws. This allows the adhesive to move with the flooring as temperature and humidity change.Seriously, if firetacks are allowed for night caches, can we use regular tacks to attach things? As AZcachemeister said, little harm can be done to the dead outer bark layer of a tree. Construction adhesive’s inability to move with the wood flooring can result in cracking or splitting of the wood flooring, as well as the possibility of the adhesive bond breaking, potentially causing hollow spots and loose boards-and the noise associated with loose flooring.Īdhesives made specifically for wood flooring provide great bonding of the flooring to the subfloor while remaining elastomeric and flexible after full cure. We all know that wood floors expand and contract based on seasonal and even, to some degree, daily temperature and humidity changes. While construction adhesives are great products, they are not the best for installation of hardwood flooring or tread caps. Using a general construction adhesive (like Liquid Nails or Gorilla Glue) to install hardwood flooring or stair treads can seem like an enticing solution these products tout heavy-duty bonds, and multiple material compatibility, and they are carried by most installers on a daily basis. ![]()
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