Just a few things that chime with what others have said, I have a personal TB on a necklace that I or my wife can wear when we go out caching, and yes it gets dipped but there are some rules for logging it as a successful visit, first we have to have it with us when we find a cache, you can't log it if it wasn't there, this counts for past caches as well. The way I see the personal TB it is to use it as a log of our caching travels but it needs to be current and present. I usually do not dip actual TBs just set them free and let them run. The only reason I see for dipping an actual TB is to establish a starting point. I wish when you authorize a TB or Geocoin you could start at your home Coords. I will be dipping an actual TB, because I am taking a trip and I want the little guy to get a good start.
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