NT Arlington Court Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Hi there all, my first post on here so please be nice. I've recently set up a series of caches at Arlington Court in Devon and am really enjoying seeing how many people are visiting to find some or all of them. One idea that I've had, off the back of finding a TB with a stopwatch attached was to have a Race between several NT properties to see how many NT properties a TB can travel to in a certain amount of time. This could mean several TBs being dropped all at the same time in various parts of the country and creates a bit of fun for those who find them. Anyway, my point in posting is that I'd like to know if anyone knows of similar types or races taking place? Did they make the finds more fun? Would you travel specifically to a local cache, should it contain one of these TB to help it on its way? Have you got any hints and tips for me to try and make it a success? I'm fairly new to setting these up and really feel it's an excellent way to promote access to NT properties. Many thanks George Holmes Ranger Arlington Court Quote Link to comment
+Panther&Pine Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Travel Bugs don't move very fast, a stop watch probably isn't going to be the ideal method of tracking the time it takes to move them. The website will do that for you (assuming the bugs get logged correctly). Also trackables have a tendancy to go missing for a while, or head off in random directions. Well placed caches would be a great draw for your area. And if you have the money a Geocoin for finding some (most?) of them could be a fantastic way to get cachers to visit. Quote Link to comment
NT Arlington Court Posted August 5, 2011 Author Share Posted August 5, 2011 Travel Bugs don't move very fast, a stop watch probably isn't going to be the ideal method of tracking the time it takes to move them. The website will do that for you (assuming the bugs get logged correctly). Also trackables have a tendancy to go missing for a while, or head off in random directions. Well placed caches would be a great draw for your area. And if you have the money a Geocoin for finding some (most?) of them could be a fantastic way to get cachers to visit. I got the idea from the stopwatch, but wouldn't use one. The item would be something related to each property the TB originated from. I shall look into Geo coins also. Cheers George Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Sounds like a great idea. Might need a bit of tweaking. Any prizes or incentives for people who help move the coins or who onw a 'winning' TB? Would you need to be NT members to take part? Quote Link to comment
+Pedagog Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 (edited) I'm a National Trust member and would love to take part. Edited August 6, 2011 by Pedagog Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 There is a series of caches called Little Quest, a cache in every county in England. It started in 2007, and at the same time several cachers started TB's with the aim of the TB visiting each LQ cache... Don't think any of the TB's have made it to every cache yet! Quote Link to comment
+ivanidea Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Would you need to be NT members to take part? Don't forget that the NT (and NTS) also own land, which the public may enter without charge (some may have chargeable car parks). Quote Link to comment
+Mnementh & Rustica Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Would you need to be NT members to take part? Don't forget that the NT (and NTS) also own land, which the public may enter without charge (some may have chargeable car parks). Have a look at our TB - TB331PG. Its page can be found here. We set this go on NT land with the hope that it will travel around the UK visiting as many NT properties as possible. Mnementh Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Have a look at our TB - TB331PG. Its page can be found here. We set this go on NT land with the hope that it will travel around the UK visiting as many NT properties as possible. Mnementh Great idea! Quote Link to comment
+MissJenn Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Have you got any hints and tips for me to try and make it a success?I'm fairly new to setting these up and really feel it's an excellent way to promote access to NT properties. a stop watch probably isn't going to be the ideal method of tracking the time it takes to move them. The website will do that for you (assuming the bugs get logged correctly). This page in our Knowledge Books might be helpful: 2.2. Displaying Several Trackables on the Same Page, Good For Races And perhaps other folks in this forum may like the idea and use it for their own purposes as well. Quote Link to comment
NT Arlington Court Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 Thanks for all the replies so far, they've all been very useful. I will continue looking into this idea, but if you have any more tips of advice, I'd be really grateful Cheers and goodnight! George Quote Link to comment
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