+ApeShaft Posted September 14, 2013 Posted September 14, 2013 Well, the topic title pretty much says it all. I think it would be a good idea to have a new attribute. "Bring your own pen" or something like that for micros etc. Quote
+Mockingbird559 Posted September 14, 2013 Posted September 14, 2013 Shouldn't you always bring your own pen? Quote
+GeoTrekker26 Posted September 14, 2013 Posted September 14, 2013 Well, the topic title pretty much says it all. I think it would be a good idea to have a new attribute. "Bring your own pen" or something like that for micros etc. I'm curious, how many micros have you seen that contained a pen or pencil? Of the 681 micros I have found, only 2 or 3 contained a pencil stub. To me caching without a pen is like caching without a GPS device. In general I find attributes to be of little value as they are not normally sent to the GPS. Quote
+stijnhommes Posted September 14, 2013 Posted September 14, 2013 Well, the topic title pretty much says it all. I think it would be a good idea to have a new attribute. "Bring your own pen" or something like that for micros etc. I agree with the previous two people that a BYOP attribute would add very little to a cache. Especially when micros are concerned, I assume I need to bring a pen myself. I'm always happily surprised if one is available but for the 657 caches I found so far, the amount of caches that had a pen where clearly in the minority. Quote
+Glenn Posted September 14, 2013 Posted September 14, 2013 I agree with the previous two people that a BYOP attribute would add very little to a cache. Especially when micros are concerned, I assume I need to bring a pen myself. I'm always happily surprised if one is available but for the 657 caches I found so far, the amount of caches that had a pen where clearly in the minority. A pen is my #2 tool for geocaching, right after my GPS. While a pen is a given for micros and numerous incorrectly sized smalls I've needed a pen for all sizes of caches. Even caches where the owner included a pen but it's been damaged or removed. While a BYOP attribute is a good idea I think it's a better idea just to err on the side of caution and always BYOP. Quote
+cerberus1 Posted September 15, 2013 Posted September 15, 2013 We usually have more than enough writing instruments, with every bag having a few. I rarely do them, but assume that any micro and many smalls require you to bring a pen. Common sense, really. I find it kinda odd how many cache pages of micros CJ did that still notes, "BYOP", when she's only found two since we started that had one in it. Quote
+ngrrfan Posted September 15, 2013 Posted September 15, 2013 Rule #1 - No cache has a writing instrument in it. Rule #2 - BYOP I've found caches with broken pencils. Frozen pens. Pens that have run out of ink. Or no pen or pencil, thus I always bring my own writing device. Quote
+Don_J Posted September 15, 2013 Posted September 15, 2013 I don't even use the pen in a cache if it has one. I already know that the one in my pocket works just fine. Quote
+cheech gang Posted September 15, 2013 Posted September 15, 2013 I own a cache named "Don't BYOP" that contains about 50 new pens. Cachers still manage to discover a couple non-working pens. Quote
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