+jamalone Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Can anyone tell me if they are continuing to come out with a new Jeep TB each year or did that end a couple of years ago? Been away from geocaching for a while. Thanks Aaron Quote Link to comment
+Kit Fox Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 They stopped with Red Jeep TBs when DaimlerChrysler sold off Jeep. Quote Link to comment
+DragonsWest Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Might want to write a polite letter to Fiat, asking if they might wish to continue this highly entertaining promotion. Quote Link to comment
+Arrow42 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Might want to write a polite letter to Fiat, asking if they might wish to continue this highly entertaining promotion. I hope they do. I've been hoping to find a Jeep TB. Quote Link to comment
+J-Way Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Might want to write a polite letter to Fiat, asking if they might wish to continue this highly entertaining promotion.I hope they do. I've been hoping to find a Jeep TB. The only way to find a jeep TB around here is to go to an event and discover the ones horded by the local self-appointed jeep custodians. Quote Link to comment
+Buddies-Buddies Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Hoarding TBs? Criminal I say.... Perhaps in the letter of suggestion to Fiat you may also want to suggest setting certain parameters that is benificial to both cachers and the company - IE if a geocacher holds onto the TB for longer than (enter predetermined lentgh of time here) they are disqualified from the contest. That way, more people get to access the TB, and the company gets more advertising as a result of more people being involved... Just a thought.... Quote Link to comment
+PorscheSpyder Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Might want to write a polite letter to Fiat, asking if they might wish to continue this highly entertaining promotion.I hope they do. I've been hoping to find a Jeep TB. The only way to find a jeep TB around here is to go to an event and discover the ones horded by the local self-appointed jeep custodians. If the only way to find a Jeep TB is at events, then why have I found a couple red Jeep TBs in common ol' caches? Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Might want to write a polite letter to Fiat, asking if they might wish to continue this highly entertaining promotion. I hope they do. I've been hoping to find a Jeep TB. Mainly Yellow Jeeps in your area. These have recent logs and appear to still be in the cache. A Sailor`s Path, Pluto's First, Folsom RT TB Hotel Green jeep Sweetwater Quote Link to comment
+KJcachers Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 I've seen a few in VA red and green, most Jeep TB's don't get "officially" hoarded, they just seem to disappear in a cache at some point in their lives. Quote Link to comment
+mfamilee Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 Found a red Jeep out in the middle of farmland in IA about a week ago. Dropped it in another cache 2 days ago. It was quickly picked up 2 days later. They seem to show up when least expected. Since we began caching we've only found 1 yellow & 1 red Jeep TB. Both are still going strong! Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 Might want to write a polite letter to Fiat, asking if they might wish to continue this highly entertaining promotion.I hope they do. I've been hoping to find a Jeep TB. The only way to find a jeep TB around here is to go to an event and discover the ones horded by the local self-appointed jeep custodians. Are people still hoarding those things? People used to hoard them and keep them when they were plentiful, I couldn't even imagine right now. I kind of forgot all about them, I haven't noticed one in my area in ages. I'll bet lots of noobs, unless they are really into Geocaching big time, don't even know of their existence. Quote Link to comment
+bittsen Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 Might want to write a polite letter to Fiat, asking if they might wish to continue this highly entertaining promotion.I hope they do. I've been hoping to find a Jeep TB. The only way to find a jeep TB around here is to go to an event and discover the ones horded by the local self-appointed jeep custodians. Are people still hoarding those things? People used to hoard them and keep them when they were plentiful, I couldn't even imagine right now. I kind of forgot all about them, I haven't noticed one in my area in ages. I'll bet lots of noobs, unless they are really into Geocaching big time, don't even know of their existence. I didn't know the Jeeps were so special. I found a red one on my first caching trip on the mainland. I felt bad for holding it for a while but did end up putting it in a different cache, moving it about 300 miles. Quote Link to comment
lymanshane Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 I found a white one not too long ago in Jackson,mi although it was really a white H2. somewhere along the line it was either damaged or conveniently switched out. Quote Link to comment
+bittsen Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 I found a white one not too long ago in Jackson,mi although it was really a white H2. somewhere along the line it was either damaged or conveniently switched out. Can I ask how you managed this feat? Your profile shows a single find and it was a micro. Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 Might want to write a polite letter to Fiat, asking if they might wish to continue this highly entertaining promotion.I hope they do. I've been hoping to find a Jeep TB. The only way to find a jeep TB around here is to go to an event and discover the ones horded by the local self-appointed jeep custodians. If the only way to find a Jeep TB is at events, then why have I found a couple red Jeep TBs in common ol' caches? Believe him, hoarding was a serious problem with these things. So much so that TPTB had to quietly change the way they were distributed. It went from giving them to reviewers and Geocaching organizations to hand out at events, to mailing them to people who requested them and were lucky enough to get one, along with a "promise" they would place them in the wild in Geocaches. Then of course someone would just find one in a cache in the wild and keep them. Quote Link to comment
+jamalone Posted August 19, 2009 Author Share Posted August 19, 2009 Wow! Thanks for the info guys. I would like to see Fiat pick it up again as well. Quote Link to comment
+WRASTRO Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Hoarding TBs? Criminal I say.... Perhaps in the letter of suggestion to Fiat you may also want to suggest setting certain parameters that is benificial to both cachers and the company - IE if a geocacher holds onto the TB for longer than (enter predetermined lentgh of time here) they are disqualified from the contest. That way, more people get to access the TB, and the company gets more advertising as a result of more people being involved... Just a thought.... I am pretty sure that Criminal never hoarded any jeep travel bugs. But I could be wrong. Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Hoarding TBs? Criminal I say.... Perhaps in the letter of suggestion to Fiat you may also want to suggest setting certain parameters that is benificial to both cachers and the company - IE if a geocacher holds onto the TB for longer than (enter predetermined lentgh of time here) they are disqualified from the contest. That way, more people get to access the TB, and the company gets more advertising as a result of more people being involved... Just a thought.... I am pretty sure that Criminal never hoarded any jeep travel bugs. But I could be wrong. My first thought as well. Quote Link to comment
+DragonsWest Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Probably not a bad idea to just start some of your own. Get some dog tag travel bugs and some toy Jeeps from the Toys Am Us and string them together with your own little document proclaiming your individuality and mission. Quote Link to comment
+Unkle Fester Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Probably not a bad idea to just start some of your own. Get some dog tag travel bugs and some toy Jeeps from the Toys Am Us and string them together with your own little document proclaiming your individuality and mission. Ah, but when Crysler owned Jeep they sued anyone and everyone using the jeep name without permission (those who were not paying a royalty) So until we see what Fiat will do, you may wish to call them "4 wheeled, easy to break if used as off-road vehicles that cost too much to begin with for the crap you get" Travel Bugs Just a thought. I have a green Jeep, the tag was taken (or lost) at an event and I still have the Jeep sitting on my desk, to see if the tag picks back up. Thinking about it, I should make a paper tag and get it moving... Quote Link to comment
+isuquinndog Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 I have a yellow one right now. Just picked it up from a cache near me and am moving it about 150 miles south this weekend. Quote Link to comment
+WVangler Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 I have only found 925 caches so far and had yet to ever discover a single jeep travelbug until a week or two ago when the cache across the road from my house (on my watch list) had a green jeep tb dropped into it. To say I was a little giddy is an understatement. I practically knocked the door down to run over to scarf it up. I have it in my possession now and will drop it off into the cache I have earmarked for my 1000th find to commemorate the day. Quote Link to comment
+steve p Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 So until we see what Fiat will do, you may wish to call them "4 wheeled, easy to break if used as off-road vehicles that cost too much to begin with for the crap you get" Travel Bugs That's really funny!! Quote Link to comment
+DanOCan Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 This inspired me to look back at my own Jeeping history. Apparently I have never found a Yellow Jeep, but I have come across four Green and five White. Of those nine, 6 were actually found out in caches and only three were discovered passing through events. Quote Link to comment
+Jeep_Dog Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 I've seen a few in VA red and green, most Jeep TB's don't get "officially" hoarded, they just seem to disappear in a cache at some point in their lives. Kind of par for course regarding any TB, eh? Quote Link to comment
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