+Griffin! Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I bought a travel bug dog tag; but after seeing how often they go missing, I decided to attach it to something people could steal or misplace... myself. Here's the link to the travel bug page: http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=2964464. I was wondering if this is... not sure what word to use exactly... ethical? legal? moral? What are your thoughts on tracking yourself? Can it be done? Or are trackables supposed to only be items that you place out into the wild? My main reasons, by the way, are to see how much distance I gather in my geocaching adventures, and to see how many people can discover me. Thanks— Quote Link to comment
+Borst68 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Many people do this. There is nothing wrong. Wear you tag to an event and you will be surprised at the number of people eager to discover you. Quote Link to comment
+Panther&Pine Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Sure you can use one to track yourself. I've got one for me and one for the other half of the caching team. Nothing wrong with that. Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Take it to the extreme and get a tattoo! http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=174671&st=50&p=4795987&hl=tatoo&fromsearch=1entry4795987 Quote Link to comment
+sword fern Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Take it to the extreme and get a tattoo! http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=174671&st=50&p=4795987&hl=tatoo&fromsearch=1entry4795987 I remember that video that GoGeocaching posted. "geocaching has kept me safer" Quote Link to comment
+Griffin! Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 Take it to the extreme and get a tattoo! http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=174671&st=50&p=4795987&hl=tatoo&fromsearch=1entry4795987 Wow— that's intense. Quote Link to comment
Pup Patrol Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Many people do this. There is nothing wrong. Wear you tag to an event and you will be surprised at the number of people eager to discover you. Watch out for those really touchy-feely people though! There's a new hiking stick that is trackable. I thought that would be a fun thing for taking to events. http://shop.geocaching.com/default/cito-collection/what-s-new/trackable-traveler-walking-stick.html Quote Link to comment
+Bear and Ragged Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 There's a new hiking stick that is trackable. I thought that would be a fun thing for taking to events. http://shop.geocaching.com/default/cito-collection/what-s-new/trackable-traveler-walking-stick.html Handy for fending off the 'touchy-feely' people! Quote Link to comment
+A & J Tooling Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Hope no one steals you. That would suck. Quote Link to comment
+Panther&Pine Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Hope no one steals you. That would suck. Or stuffs you into a nano! Quote Link to comment
Andronicus Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I had a shirt made up with a QR code of the tracking number and a TB scarab. It 'visits' every cache I find (or place). Quote Link to comment
Pup Patrol Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 (edited) "So, dear, where have you been?" "Oh, I was at a gathering and lots of people were discovering me." "You were WHAT???" "Yeah, it was great. Everyone was passing me around and writing my number down." "I want a divorce." Edited August 11, 2011 by Pup Patrol Quote Link to comment
+Fianccetto Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Watch out for those really touchy-feely people though! I got my daughter a trackable locket (shaped like an ancient wooden door - I thought it was pretty cool myself) and this just made me think maybe not a good thing for her to wear to caching events! Quote Link to comment
+DRA6N Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 yeah i even asked Groundspeak if It was OK to print a travelbug on my tshirt and they said it was totally fine as long as I was the owner of the TB.. so I am going to put one on the shirt I made for my CITO events I go to. Quote Link to comment
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