Pathtags as signature items

[+Redfist]

I have ~400 finds (not a ton, but not too shabby either). I've never developed a signature item and thought it might be fun to do. For those who create pathtags as their signature items, I'm curious how you decide if/when to leave them behind. Do you order 5000 of them and leave them everywhere they fit or do you order say 20 and be very selective?

 

Thoughts?

[TheCacheSeeker]

I have ~400 finds (not a ton, but not too shabby either). I've never developed a signature item and thought it might be fun to do. For those who create pathtags as their signature items, I'm curious how you decide if/when to leave them behind. Do you order 5000 of them and leave them everywhere they fit or do you order say 20 and be very selective?

 

Thoughts?

I suggest you post this in the pathtags forum, at pathtags.com

Even though I don't have a pathtag, my suggestion is to leave your tag only at good caches.

Edited July 26, 2011 by TheCacheSeeker

[+Panther&Pine]

I'd probably go with 100 of them. That way you aren't stuck with a design or color pallet for a long time.

[+PokerLuck]

If you find one of my pathtags in a cache, it means I really liked it. I've got about 1300 finds and have placed about 50 pathtags, just in case you're looking at ratios. By the way, my pathtag design is under my name to the left.

[+jipow]

I ordered 100 and only drop one in a cache that I like, unusual, etc. If Im in a new area I also try to make sure a couple get dropped off regardless.

[+TheAlabamaRambler]

IBTL

[AZcachemeister]

I don't use (and never have) pathtags.

I do have some comparably expensive items I used to leave in every cache one would fit in.

Some time ago, I decided that not every cache deserved one of my items.

It has been a while since I left one in a cache.

[+Chokecherry]

I only had 50 made and trade them more often than I drop them. However, I have some funky way of determining when I drop them. If I'm not in my home area I drop them in cool caches usually that aren't necessarily visited often. When I'm in my area I usually look at the cache in general and the coolness of it. Then I look at who owns it and who has found it if it's a newer cache. And if it's an older cache and far removed or not visited often.

 

Basically if it's of exceptional coolness I'll leave one. If it's far removed or not visited often I'll leave one too. Now if it's newer and I know the cache owner likes them and will likely visit the cache I'll leave them. If it's been found by most of the locals I'll leave one too. I'm typically not first to find.

[Keystone]

A good place to discuss Pathtags would be in the Pathtags forum. Closing this thread.