ZackJones

Just one quick tip - please make sure the 6-digit TB number is not visible in the picture.

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It could be worse. You could have gotten a reply saying "Yeah I have it, sorry for keeping it so long. I'll place it in a cache soon." and then nothing happens. You really have two choices (1) wait and see if the TB ever does get released or (2) release a new one using the copy tag.

It's ok to go back to a cache you've already found to retrieve a TB. If you want to log that you did retrieve it on the cache page log a note, not another find.

True but the lazy owner may be more willing to reply to an email saying yeah, I approve of joe blow adopting the cache from me than to have to come to the web site and fill out the form.

I think I know what happened. If you look at the pictures you posted of each TB you own you can see the 6-digit secret number in the picture. If you check extramask's profile you'll see that he/she has grabbed several bugs. What you should do is delete the photos that show the number and post new ones without the numbers. You should also grab the TBs back from extramask.

There's no rule that says you can't go back to the cache and pick up the TB and take it for a short trip.

Abolutely. As long as finders can read the number for the TB there's no problems logging them.

I don't own a dog but I would add a cat tag . I did something similar called Gumball Machine Rings.

If you release a micro TB I will hunt it Here's a couple of pictures of the micro TBs I've found so far: Beady the Micro Bug and Not My Mess --- Micro Travel Bug

It would be nice if the adopt feature worked in a way that someone wanting to adopt the cache could initiate the process. Right now the owner has to initiate it. I've offered to adopt a local cache and the owner has agreed but he hasn't bothered to go to the adopt page to start the process

Go for it. Something else that will help get it approved is if you have a relative, even a non-caching one, that could perform maintenance if needed. Even better would be to get a local cacher to offer to keep tabs on it while you're away.

Lady Dallas: I'll post a note on our state wide geocaching forum to see if anyone knows either dr toad or GAFlyer.

Just remember one man's junk is another man's treasure.... Golf balls are welcome at the Nineteenth Hole Travel Bug Depot & Golf Ball Retirement Home

I realize this is being developed for Geocoins but we could certainly use something similar for TBs. Perhaps you can add some TB tracking capabilities after you finish the Geocoin tracking portion.

Yup, there's micro TBs. I've found two of them lately. Personally I don't like them, but since it's a TB and I have a real hard passing one of those up I'll go after it. Why don't I like Micro TBs? Because it forces me to hunt micro's which I generally avoid.

I'm with Rich the Bushwhacker on this one. TBs move from cache to cache. Since you weren't able to drop the TB into the cache then technically the TB didn't visit the cache either. Too bad you couldn't have found a virtual cache so you could have logged the TB through it. T-boys: Email the owner of the TB and ask what he or she would prefer that you do.

Simple solution - hold the event at the same time in a location as close as you can possibly find to where the HAM operators will be meeting. Make the topic of the event center around mobile communication while geocaching and then invite the HAM club to present a brief overview of mobile communications. Problem solved. It really seems odd that the listing guidelines prevent events where you can bring folks interested, but not current geocachers, in geocaching together and give 'em all a tutorial on CITO, logging Do's and Don'ts, etc.

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From what I have seen Grabbing a TB is normally used when once geocacher hands the TB off to antoher geocacher instead of logging it into a cache. As a TB owner I recently grabbed several of my missing TBs so that I could re-release them using copy tags. Personally I would rather see my TBs logged into a cache and then logged out; however, if someone grabbing it means it'll keep moving them I'm just happy to know the TB is moving along. How were folks at the event saying Grabbing should be used?

What I do is perform a search using my zip code. This shows me the caches closest to me. I then scroll through the list looking for caches with TBs in them. I view the cache page and then the TB page to read about the TB and its mission. I know this involves a lot of clicking about to see the information but I look at the cache page for a couple of reasons - I scan through the recent logs to see if anyone reported the TB as not being listed in the cache. There's nothing worse than traveling to a cache to retrieve a TB only to find that it's not there

Send an email to contact@Groundspeak.com with your geonick and the 6-digit TB numbers you want activated and they activate the TBs for you.

A coin from the 1996 summer Olympics as a FTF prize. I took it home and tossed it in the tupperware container with all of the other stuff I've taken and haven't converted into travel bugs.

Then place the cache in the airport. I do not believe the guidelines state that a cace container must be placed outside. Cubpilot: As you travel about ask the airport manager or some other official at the airport if they would be willing to place a cache container inside. Explain that pilots and nonpilots would be stopping in to trade swag, etc.