+NotNutts Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 I'm sure this has been addressed before, but a cursory search yielded no results. I just got a Geo-Coin that kind of represents me well, so I was considering making it a personal coin that I log in and out of each cache I visit/have visited. Is this legal/allowed/ethical? Is there an easy way to log all my old finds? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment
+MetroGT Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 Yeah, you can do it... some people even call them your "shadow"... I recently activated my first coin to mark all my cache achievements. 1st find and every 25th find. I even activated on the day I got my first find (turn the date back) and logged them into and out of each cache on the date I found them (turn the date back). Worked fine and even placed everything in order. MetroGT Quote Link to comment
+Snowwolf75 Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 If it's just a ron-of-the-mill coin (not a geocoin with its own tracking), you can buy a travelbug tag and attach it. The TB number will give you trackability, but you don't get any cool coin-specific features like icons. Quote Link to comment
+The Blind Acorn Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 Can't you "watch" a coin or travel bug like you "watch" a cache??? Put it on your watchlist... Quote Link to comment
+NotNutts Posted May 13, 2006 Author Share Posted May 13, 2006 OK, next question...Why? I mean, I feel like holding on to a track-able coin is taking away part of the fun, ya know? I like the coin, so I'm tempted to keep it as a personal, but I suppose I'm looking for practical reasons for it. Quote Link to comment
+MetroGT Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 It will show you how many miles you are putting on your vehicle and therefore how much gas you are wasting on geocaching... Quote Link to comment
+Moses Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 I'm sure this has been addressed before, but a cursory search yielded no results. I just got a Geo-Coin that kind of represents me well, so I was considering making it a personal coin that I log in and out of each cache I visit/have visited. Is this legal/allowed/ethical? Is there an easy way to log all my old finds? Thanks in advance. If the coin or bug is owned by someone and it has a goal attached to it, you should help it toward that goal and put it on a watch list to see when it reaches said goal. If it's goal is to travel from cache to cache and see how many miles it can get then theres nothing wrong with keeping it in your pocket and logging it in each cache you visit, take pictures of it at the cache location. I had a travel bug that was alittle different and it had it's picture taken in some strange places, we enjoyed seeing all the places it went to. http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=24013 Hitchhikers as they were called early on were put out with that in mind, the owner liked to see it travel near and far and hopefully see some pictures of it and the people it came in contact with. I've got some coins that are going into 5/5 caches and they will be there for the taking and their only goal is to see more true 5/5 caches. Quote Link to comment
+Team JSAM Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 We have one that we use to track our FTF's Team Jsam's Tracking FTF Coin Quote Link to comment
+GA Cacher Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 We have one that we use to track our FTF's Team Jsam's Tracking FTF Coin I use a USA coin for the same thing, to track my FTF's. Quote Link to comment
+MetroGT Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 I use a USA 2006 to track my achievement caches (1st cache find and all multiples of 25) and I'm activating another for my FTFs (2LUKNF8) and I'm thinking about another for my favorite caches. USA 2006 - Year I started Caching 2LUKNF8 - FTF theme coin Not sure what to use for the favorites though. Quote Link to comment
+vds Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 OK, next question...Why? I mean, I feel like holding on to a track-able coin is taking away part of the fun, ya know? Why would you think that it's NOT ok ? It's YOUR coin and YOUR idea of fun. YOU decide what is ok. That said, many people use coins as personal mileage counters (me included). I 'drop' it in caches I go to, and immediately grab it back. I've been doing this since 1/1/05, but went back with a little programming to calculate my 02/03/04 mileage and figured I'm at about 86,500 miles going from cache-to-cache as the GPS measures (of course the true mileage would be much more). Just a harmless little way to get a giggle out of caching. Quote Link to comment
+IC1 Posted May 14, 2006 Share Posted May 14, 2006 (edited) I have a few coins that track my caching... One coin logged 11,000 miles in just over 30 days!! It is amazing how fast the miles add up!! I have a compass rose that tracks all caches found, and various other coins to track specific types of caches. I like how I can look at each coin to see how many FTFs Phone a friend, Cachers met on the trail etc, that I have accomplished or done... Edited May 14, 2006 by IC1 Quote Link to comment
+Eartha Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 If it's your coin, and it's trackable, no problem. If you just found the coin in a cache, do what the coin page says to do, someone else is the owner, and they'll get an email everytime you move it. Put yourself in their shoes. How would you react if someone grabbed a coin of yours and made it their personal TB tracker, and you were reminded of it every time they went caching? If you want to track your travels, you can always get a TB tag, and you can log it in and out of where ever you go. Quote Link to comment
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