allian&dad Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 i need help i've lost two of my travel bugs and instead of buying more i want to use the copies do i need to do anything to the old TBs or just send the copies out allian&dad Quote Link to comment
+Markwell Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 There's a couple of problems. Deleting all the logs on the travel bugs will not subtract the miles travelled. If the original bugs had 2000 miles on them, even if you clear everything off the list, the miles will still be there. What happens if the original bugs turn up? Unlikely, but possible. If that happens, then you've got TWO of these things out there potentially REALLY screwing things up. If those two problems don't really matter to you, then go for it. Markwell Chicago Geocaching Quote Link to comment
+Orange Hippo Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 What will it really hurt, and leave the original logs as well. That is what I have done. I paid for the dog tags, and since one got lost I used the other in it's place. And if that gets lost too... I'll make my own tag and put the number on it. In reality, you are paying the $ for the tracking capability service provided. IMHO anyway. You're not pull startin' a dadgum lawnmower, squeeze the trigger! [This message was edited by Saito on December 31, 2002 at 07:26 PM.] Quote Link to comment
+welch Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Saito:Send the copies out What will it really hurt... Nothing , Its just that the really nice thing about TBs (as you even point out) is the ease of tracking an item's movement with the serial number. If one of the MIA items turns up after you released a new one, you will no longer be tracking a single item as it moves from place to place. But rather total distances between one items' new location and the last known location of its duplicate, and vice versa. Which isn't easy to fix Quote Link to comment
allian&dad Posted January 1, 2003 Author Share Posted January 1, 2003 markwell & welch, thanks for the advise on what to do, i don't want to screw up the system because my kids and i really enjoy geocaching. i have sent them to a TB graveyard by scooterj but that adds miles to them also but they can be removed Quote Link to comment
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