Oldest Bug Still Traveling

[+Eric K]

This bug released in Nov of 2001 has an I.D. (number at end of html line) of 975. Any older out there still moving?

 

Oldest still traveling TB?

Edited November 11, 2004 by Eric K

[+G'n,G]

Edit: Found an older one

The Coast to Coast Log book

Edited November 14, 2004 by G'n,G

[+Anonymous']

Edit: Found an older one

The Coast to Coast Log book

That bug is still around, but it isn't traveling. It is in the hands of its owner and it has been for a few months.

[+Anonymous']

Here's one I found that is older and still traveling, it probably isn't the oldest though. One of Jeremy's

[sorchah]

Wally Warhead has been going for a LONG time.

[hunter-bob]

Was 2001 when TB's got started?

[+welch]

How about Markwell's Geoffrey? launch 10-9-01

http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=232

Its been sitting in a cache in Japan for the last month, but has overcome bigger problems .

[+Damenace]

I do believe that Backpack Bear from Vermont just may be the oldest TB still traveling with a release date of September 28th, 2001.

 

Damenace

[+The Leprechauns]

Recently I had the pleasure of moving Star Wars Destroyer, TB162, from Nebraska to Pennsylvania. It's the 354th bug issued and was started off on its travels in December 2001 by well-known California geocacher, Putt. Certainly not the earliest date, but a very low number and the oldest I've personally handled.

 

What makes this story cool is that the bug got lost in central Nebraska for 2.5 years and then mysteriously reappeared in a cache in the same area. I love it when bugs come back from the dead!

Edited November 29, 2004 by The Leprechauns

[+welch]

Recently I had the pleasure of moving Star Wars Destroyer, TB188, from Nebraska to Pennsylvania. It's the 354th bug issued and was started off on its travels in December 2001 by well-known California geocacher, Putt. Certainly not the earliest date, but a very low number and the oldest I've personally handled.

 

What makes this story cool is that the bug got lost in central Nebraska for 2.5 years and then mysteriously reappeared in a cache in the same area. I love it when bugs come back from the dead!

http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=354 !!!

 

Actually thats really cool it showed up again .

Though I thought that Caption Spock was from Star Trek...

[+fly46]

Wally Warhead has been going for a LONG time.

Since this is TB number 12, I checked the 11 before it... One has been held by a cacher for about a year, three were never activated, three or four were activated without ever being filled out or placed, and a couple have been hopelessly lost.

 

I think this one wins.

[+Perfect Tommy]

At the risk on jinxing it, my The Entombed Incognito Computer Buddha TB has been out in the wild since September 15, 2001. I would be interested in seeing if there are any other bugs that have (continuously - no replacements) been on the geocaching circuit for a longer time.

[+Markwell]

Yea - Geoffrey's still out there. I know he's one of the older ones, but I don't think anyone can beat ID=12

[+mikemtn]

My From Jonjaben is in the running waiting for a few drop along the wayside someday. Hope we don't jinx them talking about them. Plus he's been a lot of miles and a lot of places. Disappeared a few times and it took a few emails around the world to get him going again.

Edited December 5, 2004 by mikemtn

[+Perfect Tommy]

My The Entombed Incognito Computer Buddha travel bug passed its fifth anniversary of being in the wild last month. Although there have been some close calls, it is still the original bug I released back on September 15, 2001. I'd be interested to hear if anyone knows of another travel bug that has been in circulation longer?