After traveling so much of the country last month and finding so
many single letterboxes and series of boxes hidden in various
places, I am curious how you all plan your new boxes. Some of us
are just starting out with planning and planting and would love to
hear about your methods, be you an occasional planter or a nearly
compulsive one!
Do you locate possible sites then determine the box and clues to fit
the location?
Do you get an idea for a great stamp then find a place to put it?
Do you carry fully prepared boxes with you and place them in "the
perfect place" when you find it?
Do you decide on a series of boxes, carve them, then look for an
area in which to plant them?
I know you all have different modus operandi for planning and
planting. Won't you share with us, please?
Grumpy Grinch
Planning New Boxes-How Do YOU Do It?
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Started on 2004-09-28
Planning New Boxes-How Do YOU Do It?
From: grumpygrinchy (ffuselier@comcast.net) |
Date: 2004-09-28 19:03:09 UTC
Re: Planning New Boxes-How Do YOU Do It?
From: samanark (samanark@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2004-09-28 19:41:42 UTC
We do all of these things!!
Sometimes I find a certain park and I think that it deserves to have
a letterbox. Or perhaps I was walking along and I see the perfect
stump/log combo that would make a great hiding place and there is a
wonderful rock formation nearby that would fit perfectly into a
clue...Inspiration!
So I go home and I carve a frog, because the rock formation looks
like a frog and I make sure I have a plastic container that will fit
into my stump/log hiding place and there you have it! A letterbox!
> Do you locate possible sites then determine the box and clues to
fit
> the location?
Sometimes the name of the Park or the trail will just scream out for
a letterbox. Waterfalls and Lighthouses are also locations that seem
to want a box!
>
> Do you get an idea for a great stamp then find a place to put it?
Once I had a terrific idea for stamp that had the image of the Moon
and a River. A Moon River stamp, so I carved it and I carried it
around for months until I found a place to hide it. (along a river of
course!)
>
> Do you carry fully prepared boxes with you and place them in "the
> perfect place" when you find it?
Yes! I still have a lovely Sheep stamp that is all together in a
letterbox and I have not found a spot to hide it yet!! I also have a
Florida box that I am going to hide in the Tampa area once hurricane
season is over!! :-)
>
> Do you decide on a series of boxes, carve them, then look for an
> area in which to plant them?
Absolutely! I have a series of 5 Nancy Drew themed stamps that are
still looking for a hiding place. I just have not found the perfect
park for them yet! When I knew I was going to visit the Southwestern
US, I carved a series of 3 stamps depicting stereotypical
Southwestern items--A String of Chilis, A Concha Belt and an Adobe
house and I hid them while I was visiting the area. Some folks wait
til they come home to plant such series. A local Pacific Northwest
letterboxer hid a Mexico series in Oregon!
-Amanda from Seattle
Sometimes I find a certain park and I think that it deserves to have
a letterbox. Or perhaps I was walking along and I see the perfect
stump/log combo that would make a great hiding place and there is a
wonderful rock formation nearby that would fit perfectly into a
clue...Inspiration!
So I go home and I carve a frog, because the rock formation looks
like a frog and I make sure I have a plastic container that will fit
into my stump/log hiding place and there you have it! A letterbox!
> Do you locate possible sites then determine the box and clues to
fit
> the location?
Sometimes the name of the Park or the trail will just scream out for
a letterbox. Waterfalls and Lighthouses are also locations that seem
to want a box!
>
> Do you get an idea for a great stamp then find a place to put it?
Once I had a terrific idea for stamp that had the image of the Moon
and a River. A Moon River stamp, so I carved it and I carried it
around for months until I found a place to hide it. (along a river of
course!)
>
> Do you carry fully prepared boxes with you and place them in "the
> perfect place" when you find it?
Yes! I still have a lovely Sheep stamp that is all together in a
letterbox and I have not found a spot to hide it yet!! I also have a
Florida box that I am going to hide in the Tampa area once hurricane
season is over!! :-)
>
> Do you decide on a series of boxes, carve them, then look for an
> area in which to plant them?
Absolutely! I have a series of 5 Nancy Drew themed stamps that are
still looking for a hiding place. I just have not found the perfect
park for them yet! When I knew I was going to visit the Southwestern
US, I carved a series of 3 stamps depicting stereotypical
Southwestern items--A String of Chilis, A Concha Belt and an Adobe
house and I hid them while I was visiting the area. Some folks wait
til they come home to plant such series. A local Pacific Northwest
letterboxer hid a Mexico series in Oregon!
-Amanda from Seattle
Re: [LbNA] Re: Planning New Boxes-How Do YOU Do It?
From: Hikers_n_ Hounds (hikers_n_hounds@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2004-09-28 12:52:00 UTC-07:00
Wow! this is too wierd! I was just thinking the
Mid-Atlantic region needed a Nancy Drew series...hint,
hint.
--- samanark wrote:
> We do all of these things!!
>
> Sometimes I find a certain park and I think that it
> deserves to have
> a letterbox. Or perhaps I was walking along and I
> see the perfect
> stump/log combo that would make a great hiding place
> and there is a
> wonderful rock formation nearby that would fit
> perfectly into a
> clue...Inspiration!
> So I go home and I carve a frog, because the rock
> formation looks
> like a frog and I make sure I have a plastic
> container that will fit
> into my stump/log hiding place and there you have
> it! A letterbox!
>
> > Do you locate possible sites then determine the
> box and clues to
> fit
> > the location?
>
> Sometimes the name of the Park or the trail will
> just scream out for
> a letterbox. Waterfalls and Lighthouses are also
> locations that seem
> to want a box!
>
>
> >
> > Do you get an idea for a great stamp then find a
> place to put it?
>
> Once I had a terrific idea for stamp that had the
> image of the Moon
> and a River. A Moon River stamp, so I carved it and
> I carried it
> around for months until I found a place to hide it.
> (along a river of
> course!)
>
>
> >
> > Do you carry fully prepared boxes with you and
> place them in "the
> > perfect place" when you find it?
>
> Yes! I still have a lovely Sheep stamp that is all
> together in a
> letterbox and I have not found a spot to hide it
> yet!! I also have a
> Florida box that I am going to hide in the Tampa
> area once hurricane
> season is over!! :-)
> >
> > Do you decide on a series of boxes, carve them,
> then look for an
> > area in which to plant them?
>
> Absolutely! I have a series of 5 Nancy Drew themed
> stamps that are
> still looking for a hiding place. I just have not
> found the perfect
> park for them yet! When I knew I was going to visit
> the Southwestern
> US, I carved a series of 3 stamps depicting
> stereotypical
> Southwestern items--A String of Chilis, A Concha
> Belt and an Adobe
> house and I hid them while I was visiting the area.
> Some folks wait
> til they come home to plant such series. A local
> Pacific Northwest
> letterboxer hid a Mexico series in Oregon!
>
>
>
>
> -Amanda from Seattle
>
>
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Mid-Atlantic region needed a Nancy Drew series...hint,
hint.
--- samanark
> We do all of these things!!
>
> Sometimes I find a certain park and I think that it
> deserves to have
> a letterbox. Or perhaps I was walking along and I
> see the perfect
> stump/log combo that would make a great hiding place
> and there is a
> wonderful rock formation nearby that would fit
> perfectly into a
> clue...Inspiration!
> So I go home and I carve a frog, because the rock
> formation looks
> like a frog and I make sure I have a plastic
> container that will fit
> into my stump/log hiding place and there you have
> it! A letterbox!
>
> > Do you locate possible sites then determine the
> box and clues to
> fit
> > the location?
>
> Sometimes the name of the Park or the trail will
> just scream out for
> a letterbox. Waterfalls and Lighthouses are also
> locations that seem
> to want a box!
>
>
> >
> > Do you get an idea for a great stamp then find a
> place to put it?
>
> Once I had a terrific idea for stamp that had the
> image of the Moon
> and a River. A Moon River stamp, so I carved it and
> I carried it
> around for months until I found a place to hide it.
> (along a river of
> course!)
>
>
> >
> > Do you carry fully prepared boxes with you and
> place them in "the
> > perfect place" when you find it?
>
> Yes! I still have a lovely Sheep stamp that is all
> together in a
> letterbox and I have not found a spot to hide it
> yet!! I also have a
> Florida box that I am going to hide in the Tampa
> area once hurricane
> season is over!! :-)
> >
> > Do you decide on a series of boxes, carve them,
> then look for an
> > area in which to plant them?
>
> Absolutely! I have a series of 5 Nancy Drew themed
> stamps that are
> still looking for a hiding place. I just have not
> found the perfect
> park for them yet! When I knew I was going to visit
> the Southwestern
> US, I carved a series of 3 stamps depicting
> stereotypical
> Southwestern items--A String of Chilis, A Concha
> Belt and an Adobe
> house and I hid them while I was visiting the area.
> Some folks wait
> til they come home to plant such series. A local
> Pacific Northwest
> letterboxer hid a Mexico series in Oregon!
>
>
>
>
> -Amanda from Seattle
>
>
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Re: Planning New Boxes-How Do YOU Do It?
From: capecodletterboxer (capecodletterboxer@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2004-09-28 21:09:20 UTC
Ever since I started letterboxing, every where i go thats all I can
think of. "Oh I wonder if theres a box here" or "wow this would be a
great place for a box." You start to look at things different. Thank
you to all the placers out there who's boxes we get to look for.
-ccl
think of. "Oh I wonder if theres a box here" or "wow this would be a
great place for a box." You start to look at things different. Thank
you to all the placers out there who's boxes we get to look for.
-ccl