[Is it appropriate?]

On 7/24/2021 at 2:50 PM, Unit473L said:

It's also appropriate to buy GeoCoins that are fancy, expensive, limited edition or that you simply like and keep the GeoCoin in your display cabinet or shelf at home - but put the tracking code on something else. These are called proxies, and can be as simple as a laminated bit of paper, making custom wooden GeoCoins or engraving onto a bit of aluminium. This gives you the benefit of having a nice coin you can keep and display, while still being able to have a tracking code you can "put to work" and send out into the world.

 

The caveat being that there are many geocachers who turn their nose up at proxies and won't move or log them (I've even seen comments by some claiming  they'd throw them in the trash when they find them), but there are also many "geocachers" who will happily keep a coin - be it fancy or a cheap, common one. Such are the winds of fate when it comes to coins. Though for me, I really like trying new ways to make proxies for less than the cost of a basic TB - about $9 for me in Australia, around $5 in the US (not counting sales). So when my proxies go missing, I just see it as an opportunity to build a new one and send it out again for another round.

Unit473L, so glad that I stumbled upon your answer as I was coming here for the answer to this very thing.  We've never had our own trackables, but just bought a few and honestly didn't want to send the originals out in the world.  I've read they easily go missing, which is sad.

[What are Geo-Tool(s)?]

Thank you everyone for all your input. I kinda figured there were 'things' that people carried around with them, and now I see I'll have to make me a shopping list.

[What are Geo-Tool(s)?]

I apologize if this question is asked somewhere else, but I tried searching with GeoTool, Geo-Tool, Tool, Tools, and found nothing that seemed to answer specifically.

 

In this post City Limits - East (Salem, OR), or if that link doesn't work, perhaps this will GC209P1.

 

The post basically says this: "A quick find and retrival using my geo-tool. TFTH"

 

There are a couple of posts I've seen referring to Geo-Tools, but this was just one I picked for the question.

 

Is there a list somewhere that explains what this means?

 

Thanks for helping out one of the Newbies.

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