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Jeremy how do you feel about this travel bug?

quote:Originally posted by CB-GPSERS:Ahhhhha, My Tbug has been noticed. To bad it has spawned A controversial negative debate about a ingenious innovative idea, in regards to one of the fun easy going games/sports that I love to do with my family. All I am doing is using all the tools I was given in an innovative fashion. CB, I certainly admire your attempt to generate more publicity for your state's geocaching association. However, while your intentions are honorable, your method is problematic. If other people see that it's ok to log a bug in this way in order to get into the top 10, we will see plenty of copy cats. And then soon, just like the mileage top 10 that had to be discontinued by Jeremy, this list of the most found bugs will become riddled with "fraud" as well. So while your innovative idea may seem harmless, in fact it is probably the beginning of the end of another top ten list for travel bugs.

quote:Originally posted by welch:i think its a waste of a TB, but i cant find anywhere on the TB page that says you CAN'T do that(leave it in one place and have everyone log it.... ) So if it isnt against the "rules" how can it be disqualified? http://www.scubaboard.com/images/smilies/whack.gif I think it's unfair that someone who has launched a creative bug and given it a goal that people will want to help it acheive will not make the top 10 because this bug is taking up a spot. Yes there is no rule against having many people log a bug that they never move, but I do feel that it's a backdoor into getting up in the top ten list. Ok, off my soap box. How does everyone else feel?

Am I the only one who thinks this bug should be disqualified from being in the top 10? Minnesota Bug

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I'm looking for a travel bug ID card that someone posted in this forum a few months ago. It's not the Geocache Passport, but something else. I think a cacher in Washington made it available. Can anyone help me out? Thanx.

I have a travel bug exchange at the busiest airport in the world - Atlanta Hartsfield Airport. There is a trade rule for the cache because I live an hour and a half away from the airport and it would be really inconvenient to have to go back to fill up the cache with bugs every time it ran out. Even though I use a trade rule, I don't want bugs to get stuck in the cache for too long. If a bug is there for more than 4 weeks, I temporarily suspend the trade rule and allow a cacher to take that bug without replacing it. This system works pretty well - bugs get in and out in good time and the cache has never gone empty.

I searched all the forums for a discussion on this topic but came up with nada. So here I go. Where do you think this hobby/sport is going in the future? What trends will we see developing in the next few years as technology advances? Here are some of my ideas: 1) Bluetooth enabled caches will notify any gpsr in their vicinity of their proximity. So if a cacher is driving down the road and gets within say a mile or so of any cache, their gpsr will receive some sort of notification. 2) Travel bugs will be equipped with transponders that can be activated if they become lost. The bugs will send out a homing beacon that allows them to be located no matter where they are. They last cacher to grab the bug will receive an email notification that the beacon has been activated. Still, there are some serious privacy issues with this concept. 3) Bluetooth enabled gpsr's will have an option that allows them to ackowledge one another when in proximity. I was leaving a neat cache in Mississippi over the weekend and didn't find out till later that the couple that pulled up right behind me as I was leaving were also there to search for the cache. If I had known they were caching it would have been fun to chat with them. 4) Caches will be equipped with inexpensive passive RF (radio frequency) tags. This will allow a cacher who is in the right area but unable to locate the cache to press a button on his gpsr and receive a signal from the tag attached to the cache which reveals it's precise location. 5) Travel bug tags will be equipped with digital readouts that show their travel goal and how many miles they have traveled. What do you think?

Hi, friends. Can anyone tell me which gpsr units do NOT have backtracking capability? Thanks!

I have not voted in this poll, but I offer my two cents. I use music (not MIDI) on several of my cache and travel bug Web pages. I view it as personal expression ... something the masses have tended not to put restrictions on, at least in most Western countries. Consider motorcyles for example. Most motorists might consider them a nuisance, but we do not outlaw them because we believe in individual rights in this country. I myself have a fast as hell zuki crotch rocket, but I absolutely HATE harleys because they almost burst my eardrums when they go by ... #$%%%@!! But I believe in the right that those guys have to do that even though I find it annoying. So....I guess maybe I should start a poll to eliminate number 4 and 5 from your poll... they annoy me too much. ((( just kidding!!!))) Cache on.

One of my caches was stolen a few weeks ago so I replaced this past weekend. Now I can't seem to get it reactivated. I've tried clicking on the "Activate this cache" link at the top of the page but it has no effect. Am I doing something wrong?

Here is a really really good article on mosquito spraying. Shame on the greedy corporations!

quote:Originally posted by Orange:Any body know what the most watched TB is? Fat Bastard has an amazing 46 people watching him! Go fat bastard, go!!!!!

Hey, Skidiver. I think we have a difference of opinion here. It has to be the first time that has ever happened on the geocaching forums!! Cain't we all just get along? trade rulers and non-trade rulers, garminers and magellaners, virgins and non-virgins?

Dude, I don't know what the problem is. I could find this one blindfolded with one hand tied behind my back and no gpsr.

Dude, I don't know what the problem is. I could find this one blindfolded with one hand tied behind my back and no gpsr.

I think that is a great idea! Thanks Jeremy.

Anybody know what happened to the top ten list?

quote:Originally posted by mqnada:Would bringing a bug back on the return be acceptable? Yup.

quote:Originally posted by skydiver: quote:Originally posted by mrplug:If there is no trade out rule, the bug cache will eventually go empty Which means all the bugs are busy out traveling the world. I don't see a problem with that. The cache will replenish itself as people come to put bugs in it. See the logs on my http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=21988. The system works quite well without that rule. Skidiver, According to your logs, you have visited your cache 5 times to drop off bugs. If you were not making these replenishment visits to your Bug Hotel, would it stay empty most of the time? I agree your system works, but only if there is someone available to regularly drop bugs into your cache. If that's what you want to do that is fine. But I really do not want to make regular visits to my bug exchange cache to make sure there are travelers available, hence I have a trade out rule. As far as a bug getting stuck in the cache, up to now no bug has stayed in the cache for more than 2 weeks or so, fairly good turnover in my opinion. And if someone wants to take a bug for a trip and then drop the replacement bug in when they return, that is fine too. In spite of the trade rule, people sometimes take a bug without leaving one. There's nothing I can do to stop it, and I would never try to make them put it back....hehehehee. Enough people drop off without picking up that it all evens out in the long run.

Hi, Skydiver. If there is no trade out rule, the bug cache will eventually go empty and then I will find myself collecting bugs from local caches to replenish my exchange cache. If a visitor stays in the cache too long (say maybe 4 weeks) I will make sure he gets out of there stat! So far there has been good turnover. The only problem has been people taking without leaving. Which would be ok if I didn't want the exchange cache to sustain itself without regular replenishments on my part, but I do.

There are several "bug hotels" that I've found around the world. I even started one near the Atlanta Airport: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=25861 The biggest problem I've had is cachers taking a bug without leaving one. If this keeps up, the cache will be empty before long.

A good idea...kinda like a trail angel. Maybe the buddie could also offer to tell the cacher exactly where it's hidden if they are unable to locate it.

Hi, all. This "Give to Charity" cache has been archived by the reviewers, but as suggested in the submission instructions, I am posting a poll here to get the opinions of the group. If enough support is there, this cache could help some of those who need it...and we still get to have fun! http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=29421 Please cast your vote.

Jamie you sure that's for your girl?