+ApeShaft Posted September 14, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment
+Mockingbird559 Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Shouldn't you always bring your own pen? Quote Link to comment
+GeoTrekker26 Posted September 14, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment
+stijnhommes Posted September 14, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment
+Glenn Posted September 14, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment
+cerberus1 Posted September 15, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment
+ngrrfan Posted September 15, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment
+Don_J Posted September 15, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment
+cheech gang Posted September 15, 2013 Share 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 Link to comment
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