Plugging-was Poorly Hidden Boxes

From: ndnboxing (ndnboxing@yahoo.com) | Date: 2004-08-25 11:56:53 UTC

Also, plugging can be done on rock, but not rocky soil. For example,
there is a huge mountain of granite here in GA called Stone Mountain.
On the surface of the mountain is holes and crevices that formed when
the granite cooled waaaaay back in the day. A letterbox can be shoved
into one of these holes and then plugged with a rock on top. I had
never heard the term plugging until I found a box on the mountain that
some Dartmoor folks had planted (the Squeeeezeboxers) and they
specifically referred to the box as "Box plugged under a flat topped
granite slab, amongst trees."

Anyway, just wanted to add that.
Mark

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Phyto" wrote:
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "rospa10" wrote:
> > Please tell us, what the heck
> > is "plugging", a technique of hiding used in Dartmore? Just curious.
>
> Yes, due to the type of landscape, soil, etc - the environment in
that area
> (Dartmoor) is much more condusive to this type of letterbox
placement. It
> essentially means that a small hole is dug and the box is inserted
and covered -
> either with sod or grass, turf or surrounding material. It is mostly
heath so that it
> works quite well.
>

Re: Plugging-was Poorly Hidden Boxes

From: Judy B (sowbiz@yahoo.com) | Date: 2004-08-25 12:11:07 UTC

Guess I should read all posts before posting. This approach to
planting under rocks is not the same as digging holes in the sod,
which I admonished in my prior post. Refering to the same booklet by
Janet Palmer, there are lots of 'rock streams' which in Dartmoor are
referred to as "clitter" (rock litter?) caused by disintegration of
the granite. Apparently hard on the ankles for walking, they are
frequently home to letterboxes.

And I'll go ahead an "plug" the booklet : Let's Go Letterboxing A
Beginner's Guide, 1998 & 2001, Janet Palmer A fellow boxer in
Dartmoor sent it to me and I fould it to be delightful reading. Some
of the stamp images shown reflect a high level of humor -- much like
I see here the yahoo groups. Unfortunately I didn't find a web site
for ordering a copy, so you're on your own.

Judy B
Fairfax VA
sewsowbizzy

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "ndnboxing"
wrote:
> Also, plugging can be done on rock, but not rocky soil.

Re: [LbNA] Re: Plugging-was Poorly Hidden Boxes

From: Silent Doug (silentdoug@letterboxing.info) | Date: 2004-08-25 08:20:23 UTC-04:00

At 08:11 AM 8/25/2004, you wrote:
>And I'll go ahead an "plug" the booklet : Let's Go Letterboxing A
>Beginner's Guide, 1998 & 2001, Janet Palmer A fellow boxer in
>Dartmoor sent it to me and I fould it to be delightful reading. Some
>of the stamp images shown reflect a high level of humor -- much like
>I see here the yahoo groups. Unfortunately I didn't find a web site
>for ordering a copy, so you're on your own.

I have links to all the Dartmoor books and maps here:
http://www.letterboxing.info/links/?id=88

You can order them from Amazon.co.uk and they will ship to the US. They're
all published by small publishers, so they're frequently out of stock or
take weeks to get, but I have copies of many of them and they're
interesting reading. The Anne Swinscow books are the most commonly recommended.

Doug

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