+sparky660 Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 I was curious if was frowned upon to take a tour bug from a cache without dropping one when the cache is considered an exchange? I see some have taken but didn't drop one at this particular cache but want to know if this is the norm within the geocaching community. This is the cache title- YellowHead Pond TB Exchange-YLHDAB. I found my first geocache 3 days ago my first time out and am hooked. Quote Link to comment
+SeventhSon Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 I'm sure the bug owner won't frown at all when seeing their bug move And welcome to the madness Quote Link to comment
+sparky660 Posted May 19, 2007 Author Share Posted May 19, 2007 That is what I thought. I agree that the person would prefer to see the TB do some traveling. Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted May 19, 2007 Share Posted May 19, 2007 Yes, you don't need to leave a traveler in order to take one. Move them bugs! Quote Link to comment
+team5150 Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 What Blue Deuce said! Travel bugs are not considered trade items, so the trade rules don't apply to them. If you can help them on their journey, then grab 'em and get 'em goin'. Quote Link to comment
+sparky660 Posted May 20, 2007 Author Share Posted May 20, 2007 (edited) Thanks for the help guys. I went to find the cache and came back empty handed last night . I know I was in the correct area because I noticed fresh footprints. I think that ithe cache may have been muggled. I hope it wasn't as inventory show three travel bugs. I PM'd the owner and hope to hear back from them soon as I would like to try and find it again if it wasn't. I was batting a thousand until this cache. Oh well there will be others no doubt. Edited May 20, 2007 by sparky660 Quote Link to comment
+Lovey Pigs Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 move them on indeed! I hate to see a TB sit too long and not be able to achieve their mission. I know I can't help 100% with their mission most of the time, but if I move it on, them hopefully the next person can help more! Enjoy. Quote Link to comment
+sparky660 Posted May 22, 2007 Author Share Posted May 22, 2007 My worst fears were confirmed today. The owner of the cache posted that it had been muggled. Sad, as I had plans for one of the travel bugs. Does this sort of thing happen often? What was depressing the most id that there were 3 TB's in this cash. I feel for the owners and hope that they show up. Quote Link to comment
+PlantAKiss Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 Hmm. Not too long ago someone set up a TB hotel in a park near my house. I found it and swapped a geocoin for a geocoin and then took 2 TBs to move along (thinking as its been mentioned here that they aren't trade items and you want to get 'em moving.) Not having a PDA with all the details, I later read the cache description again and the owner stated "drop one, take one." So I felt bad because I took 2 TBs and didn't leave any. So now I feel like I "owe" the cache 2 TBs. Is that a common thing for a TB hotel? To try to keep it full by asking for even swaps? I was thinking the object is to move the TBs along. I guess the cache owner makes the call on that. Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 Is that a common thing for a TB hotel? To try to keep it full by asking for even swaps? I was thinking the object is to move the TBs along. I guess the cache owner makes the call on that. Fortunately it's not that common. Travel bugs are meant to move and cache owners shouldn't be placing restrictions on other people's bugs. I recommend ignoring such rules. If a travel bug hotel is in a good spot for the quick and easy exchange of travel bugs, then an empty hotel won't stay empty long. People are always looking for a convenient place to drop bugs off. The owner of a well-placed hotel should actually be pleased if the hotel is occasionally empty, since it shows that the hotel is serving its purpose: to get bugs moving quickly. And if a hotel does stay empty for long periods of time without the cache owner continually raiding other caches to re-stock it, then it's not a good place for a travel bug hotel. - the hermit crabs Dec 2 2005 Quote Link to comment
+CSpenceFLY Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 I think if you look at the TB Hotel that has that restriction you will probably find one that the owner is raiding area caches to keep it stocked. Quote Link to comment
crawil Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 That type of TB hotel is often called a TB prison because if you have to swap a bug for a bug, then they may languish for some time until the right person comes along willing to swap. Quote Link to comment
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