Make any one make there own "travel bug tag"?

[+sodapop11]

I have acess to a machine used to make army dog tags. I was wondering if I could make travel bugs with it. I understand I can not call them travel bugs. I just want to serialize them and attach them to items..

[+BlueDeuce]

If you want the traveler to be tracked here you would have to purchase a travel bug. You can certainly use other free tracking sites but that would require people to sign into the site to log it. Not everyone is willing to do that so those free bugs tend to go missing quicker than a gc.com issued bug.

 

You ought to consider going into business by re-issuing a tag for people who have lost both gc.com dogtags.

Edited April 29, 2010 by BlueDeuce

[+sodapop11]

You ought to consider going into business by re-issuing a tag for people who have lost both gc.com dogtags.

 

Would I be able to let people know to contact me on this forum?

[+Eartha]

Sorry, no. Sales threads are not allowed in the TB forums.

If you wanted to do anything through/with this website, you have to go through proper channels and contact Groundspeak for approval at: Business Development - bizdev @ Groundspeak . com, because TB tags and geocoins that are trackable need design approval. The TB tag carries the Groundspeak logo, which is copyrighted, and if you were to use it, you would have to abide by the logo usage terms (link can be found at the bottom of the home page). If you make a tag without the logo, it might not be as easily recognized as a TB. You can't copy the design of the tag, because that design belongs to Groundspeak.

[+godavid]

w0w ok you make me some for this TB BAJA race i am doing i did check on some dog tags for the winners but i would have to buy a 100 of them and it cost $285 something plus shipping to have them made so i didnt buy any

[Andronicus]

Some places on the web you can get single set of 2 for like $12 with shipping. Only thing is, a new TB tag is less. I guess if you have a bug with a lot of history you don't want to get lost in the archives, it may be worth it, but normaly, it would not be. The ones for $12 only let you put a bit of text. Something like

 

THE TRAVEL BUG

DO NOT KEEP ME

TRACK ME ON:

GEOCACHING.COM

ID: XXXXXXX

 

But I guess if you are trying to resurect a great bug that is AWOL, it may be a life saver.

[+godavid]

i think what i am lo0king for is something without numbers like TB winner d0gtag that has a something with a picture behind the letters TB like this → [url=http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=

check the picture TB

Edited May 4, 2010 by wilddav

[Gamma Ray]

i think what i am lo0king for is something without numbers like TB winner d0gtag that has a something with a picture behind the letters TB like this → http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=2161358

check the picture TB

 

Just a friendly heads up.. you may want to remove the tb number form the picture or obscure it in some way!

[+BlueDeuce]

i think what i am lo0king for is something without numbers like TB winner d0gtag that has a something with a picture behind the letters TB like this →

 

check the picture TB

 

Just a friendly heads up.. you may want to remove the tb number form the picture or obscure it in some way!

 

yep.

Edited May 4, 2010 by BlueDeuce

[+Eartha]

Please take any orders, or sales suggestions/requests, to private communication. Sales are not allowed in the Travel Bug forums, as stated in my post above. Thank you.

Eartha

Volunteer Groundspeak Forum Moderator