+imfrog2002 Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 How does it work? I've heard about people (and dogs, and Jeeps...) that wear Travel Bugs, but how do they work, and are they really Travel Bugs? *is a little confused* Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 Instead of just dropping a TB/Coin into a cache and leaving it there for someone else to pick up, some of us carry a TB/Coin as a personal tracker. It's Dipped (dropped and retrieved) through visited caches and or shared with other cachers met on the trail to log as Discovered. Now there may be people who tattoo the TB/Coin tracking number on themselves, but most just carry it, attach it to their car, or thier dog's collar. That type of thing. Quote Link to comment
+miss_butterfly Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 I have one that was going to be a normal TB and sent out like the others, but I made the TB cardinal sin of getting too attached to it (it's a little cute hedgehog keyring). so now it's on my geocaching bag and it goes to every cache i go to. when i get home, I log it in to the cache then out again. It's also a nice way of tracking the distance between all the caches you have found, but I know if you live in UK, it does that for you anyway. he's my caching bud Quote Link to comment
+9Key Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 Millwall is just going crazy today huh? Glad I'm not a moderator. Quote Link to comment
Vertigoat Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 How does it work? I've heard about people (and dogs, and Jeeps...) that wear Travel Bugs, but how do they work, and are they really Travel Bugs? *is a little confused* I've read all about this. First you need to get your ear pierced. Depending on which ear you wear the TB tag in other people at event caches are supposed to be able to tell your caching preference and whether you prefer traditional caches or are open to more adventuresome multi-caches. Quote Link to comment
CoyoteTrust Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 (edited) I use my TB tag for tracking my travels... whoa (sounds like a tongue twister). Anyway, I borrowed the idea from a cacher I met in Iraq. Using it this way creates a lot of work when logging finds, though. I'll log it in and out of any cache I find; I have used it at an event, too, so the people I met could log it. Then I'd have a permanent log to help remember where & when we met. I'll use it the same way if I met someone on the trail as well. As far as DNF's, I don't log it. I mean I'll log the DNF but I don't make it common practice to virtually drop and grab the TB (OK, I think maybe I did virtually drop it two times at 2 different DNF's but that should be it). Anyway, for that reason it isn't entirely accurate for recording ALL my travels. My TB is TBJWYP with 41,000+ miles since 1 JAN 06... interesting. What do other cachers think of this idea, anyway? And by the way, the cacher in Iraq was planning to release his TB somewhere with a new mission: to see who gets home first -- the cacher or the TB... I hope HE wins the race. I'm gonna go back and check up on his TB now. Thanks. EDIT: Nope, the Iraq cacher still has it on his person. Edited July 8, 2006 by CoyoteTrust Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 What do other cachers think of this idea, anyway? Which part? Yes I have a personal TB and am setting up one of the coins I have just for logging other cachers I meet on the trail or at an event. Logging DNFs? No, I'll log every visit even to my own cache, but no cache, no log. Quote Link to comment
CoyoteTrust Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 Good question. I meant what do cachers think of the idea of using a TB to track yourself? I thought the fella in Iraq had a great idea so I stole it and started using the same idea. Oh, yeah, I told him I stole his idea. Quote Link to comment
+slightlynorth Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 How long does it take the site to calculate the distance the bug/coin has traveled? I am backlogging one and it still says it has gone 0 miles. I don't want to do too many more for fear that I am not doing something correctly. Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 (edited) It'll take a while for the mileage on the log to show up, sometimes over a day. Also, click on that recalculate miles for the total. Go ahead and keep logging, it'll be fine. (eventually ) Edited July 10, 2006 by BlueDeuce Quote Link to comment
+slightlynorth Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Ah, good to know. Thanks for the info! Also, I have noticed that others have deleted the "placed in" log and only leave the retrieved one. Can I do that before the distance is calculated? Quote Link to comment
+slightlynorth Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Yep, you sure can. Great! Thanks again for your help! Quote Link to comment
+hedberg Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 We have t-shirts with the travel Bug logotype, and the text "I'm a bug - log me" and the number... Quote Link to comment
+sillygirl & jrr Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 And some take it one step further: It's Alive Quote Link to comment
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