+ayrbrain Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 In a cache I have hidden there is now a geocoin. If it is still there after a while say maybe a month or so, is it okay for me to take it and place it elsewhere even though I didn't place it in the cache. Thank you. Quote Link to comment
+StealthRT Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 As long as you are not taking the coin away from its mission, I think you can even move it today if you like. Just because it landed in your cache should not mean it is bad form for you to move a trackable. If it is my trackable and you move it along, you have my thanks regardless of whether you grabbed it out of your own cache or not. Quote Link to comment
+ayrbrain Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 Many thanks for your reply. Quote Link to comment
+keewee Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 (edited) That's the aim of the game - for geocachers to pickup trackables and move them from cache to cache with the aim of helping the trackable complete it's mission. I suggest you have a read of the Geocoin FAQ and the How to use a Geocoin pages so that you understand a bit more about Geocoins. Edited March 16, 2011 by keewee Quote Link to comment
+COOLH2O Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 (edited) I was looking at coins and trackables to purchase. Saw the vehicle travel bug decal. Can these be used as a true trackable, and if so how would you define a location of a "moving cache". The concept is an interesting prospect. For instance. Bug is on my motorcycle as I am touring this year. The bug is registered with Geocaching.com. a cacher spots the decal and records its number, then logs find discribing location of motorcycle when found. If I agree I was in the location discribed allow them the find. Is this possible? Edited March 16, 2011 by COOLH2O Quote Link to comment
+Eartha Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 (edited) The Vehicle Travel Bug is not a moving cache, it is a Travel Bug, a game piece in this geocaching game. It is meant to be moved from cache to cache. A Vehicle TB is different in that it doesn't visit caches but goes where you go, to be "discovered" by other cachers. It won't be "grabbed" or "retrieved" by other cachers, so it won't build up mileage. It will just be "discovered" by others, and can help you keep track of some of the cachers you've met along the way. Edit to add: Moving caches are no longer allowed, and if you find one, it is grandfathered in, and if you find one, and fail its mission to keep it moving, it can be archived, so follow the page instructions on any moving cache, or risk its life! Edited March 16, 2011 by Eartha Quote Link to comment
+Bhob Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 It won't be "grabbed" or "retrieved" by other cachers, so it won't build up mileage.I see no reason why a vehicle trackable cannot be dropped into an event geocache, if the owner expects to attend 1. alerts other attendees that the bug will be there 2. allows event-to-event mileage to be shown and accumulated if I am wrong about this, please advise . . . Quote Link to comment
+Running Crazy Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 They are meant to move. I see no problem so long as you don't get it to far off track. Quote Link to comment
+Droo Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 (edited) In a cache I have hidden there is now a geocoin. If it is still there after a while say maybe a month or so, is it okay for me to take it and place it elsewhere even though I didn't place it in the cache. Thank you. Anyone can grab a coin to move it along but don't forget to log the grab and maybe even a courtesy note to other cachers going to your cache to get at it that you picked it up. Edited March 17, 2011 by Droo Quote Link to comment
+Droo Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 It won't be "grabbed" or "retrieved" by other cachers, so it won't build up mileage.I see no reason why a vehicle trackable cannot be dropped into an event geocache, if the owner expects to attend 1. alerts other attendees that the bug will be there 2. allows event-to-event mileage to be shown and accumulated if I am wrong about this, please advise . . . I don't see why a Travel Bug decal (or shirt for that matter) can't be dipped into caches as well as events. Quote Link to comment
+ayrbrain Posted March 17, 2011 Author Share Posted March 17, 2011 In a cache I have hidden there is now a geocoin. If it is still there after a while say maybe a month or so, is it okay for me to take it and place it elsewhere even though I didn't place it in the cache. Thank you. Anyone can grab a coin to move it along but don't forget to log the grab and maybe even a courtesy note to other cachers going to your cache to get at it that you picked it up. I have moved geocoins before, but was unsure when it was one in my own hidden cache. I will move it on at some point unless it moves beforehand. thanks Quote Link to comment
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