SteveKJR

So after reading the additional posts I understand where you are coming from. One thing I didn't mention is that the pins would be placed in a container and a log book. As far as "theme geocaching" that sounds like that would be the way to do it. With regard to people trading fairly I don't have a problem with that. The idea behind what I would like to do is get people who trade Olympic pins involved in the sport of Geocaching which I think would make doing it more interesting. As stated you can't control what people will or will not do - however if it was noted when the geocache was listed at least people will know what to expect. I think it will work. Where I live there are a lot of parks, rec areas and other areas that are easily accessable when it comes to parking and exploring.

Ok, I am going to try and cover this issue so you have a better understanding of just what I would like to do. The first comment was "do I understand Geocaching". Well I have done a bit of research on it and I think I do have an understanding of what it is - my take is Geocaching is the art of placing objects in an obscure place for people to find, document that they have found the object and should they be interested, exchange an item of equal value or greater for an item something that was left to be found. Here is my take on what I want to do. I have around 80 1966 Atlanta Olympic Pins that I would like to place in obscure areas around the Atlanta area. Not necessarily in Atlanta but location may not be that important. The idea is for people who are pin collectors or anyone else interested in Olympic pins, go out and locate where these pins have been placed, and swap them out with another Olympic Pin should they desire the pin they find. Then, if they want to, they can go on to the next find and do the same. The way I am looking at this is that people who collect Olympic Pins would probably enjoy the hunt and the find. It would give them a reason for doing this and in all likelyhood get a lot more people involved in Geocaching - that is part of my reason for doing this. There are Olympic Pin Collection clubs out there that i would contact should I decide to do this. I think it would be a great way to get more people involved in Geocaching. I don't know if this is a normal thing to do when it comes to Geocaching but if more people can become involved the better -

Hi all, I am new to Geocaching however I do have a few hiking GPS receivers - Magellin 300, 400, 500, Garmin colorado and that is where I found out about Geocaching. Since then I have been doing research on what Geocaching is about and there is an abundant of information out there. That brings me up to the topic - Geocaching Olympic Pins. I have been pondering the idea of Geocaching Olympic Pins. As everyone knows there are a lot of 1996 Atlanta pins out there and people like to collect them. So what I was thinking is Geocaching Olympic Pins in different areas for people to locate and find. As I have read if you take an item from a Geocach you should replace it with an item of equal value or more. In the case of Geocaching Olympic pins if you decide you want to take one you would replace it with another one. The 1996 Atlanta Olympic pins are relatively inexpensive and I think it would be a great way to do pin trading without having to pay for them. As far as location of the pins I was thinking about areas where there were venues but I don't know if that would really matter. The hunt and find would be exciting along with possibly trading your pin for one that you need. So, I would like your input on this idea and what you think about it. My feeling is that it would get more people involved in Geocaching and would make it a little more fun.