I like the web site as it is with the exception of the back button
takes you to the top of the page rather that to the exact place you
were viewing. ( I use Firefox) I.E. reading clues and then clicking
back and having to scroll back down.
I notice a lot of dead page links while looking into letterboxing in
general plus many articles are 2 or more years old as was the 'Time'
article I kept on my desk and kept ignoring until now. I don't see the
value in another site to scatter the folks about. Any hint of a
decline in this activity or is there just not enough new
'advertisement'?
I'm new at letter boxing with about 40 boxes found this month.
I've found two Geocaches in that time, one being directly under a
letterbox. I intend to get a GPS within a couple months and will also
try that hobby as well, but carving the stamp is the bonus I like best.
While I haven't had the experience of either good nor bad with
cachers that seems to be mentioned here, I have noticed the bad
re-hiding habits of a few I've been stamping in behind lately plus a
rash of missing boxes (about 30-40% are missing). I'd certainly be
upset if my carved theme stamp gets taken by a Geocacher by mistake.
Any hint that folks (kids) read the clues and take the boxes on
purpose? Or poor placement...Box behind rock in wall next to park
duck pond...kid wants something to throw in water..finds box.
By the way to the earlier question...'Blog' is a contraction of 'Web
Log'.
controversy
3 messages in this thread |
Started on 2006-03-27
Re: controversy
From: (RMORGAN762@aol.com) |
Date: 2006-03-27 01:41:20 UTC-05:00
Re: [LbNA] Re: controversy
From: J A R S (ontario_cacher@yahoo.ca) |
Date: 2006-03-27 09:26:35 UTC-05:00
RMORGAN762@aol.com wrote: I'm new at letter boxing with about 40 boxes found this month.
I've found two Geocaches in that time, one being directly under a
letterbox. I intend to get a GPS within a couple months and will also
try that hobby as well, but carving the stamp is the bonus I like best.
Me too. I really like both past times but I prefer the stamp (of letterboxing) to the trinkets (of geocaching). The creativity involved in letterboxing appeals to me.
RMORGAN762@aol.com wrote:
...I have noticed the bad
re-hiding habits of a few I've been stamping in behind lately plus a
rash of missing boxes (about 30-40% are missing). I'd certainly be
upset if my carved theme stamp gets taken by a Geocacher by mistake.
Any hint that folks (kids) read the clues and take the boxes on
purpose? Or poor placement...Box behind rock in wall next to park
duck pond...kid wants something to throw in water..finds box.
In my experience it's poor placement. In my case, the boxes I've lost I'm very certain were found by kids. In my 4 years of hiding letterboxes, I've never had a geocacher remove/trade a stamp from one of my boxes. My geocache page explains what geocaching is and in bold red writing a ask people not to take the stamp.
Rick in Boca has put some very informative files in the Files section http://groups.yahoo.com/group/letterbox-usa/files/Lost%20Box%20Survey/
He did a lost box survey and summarizes the results and offers suggestions as to hide a box so it's less likely to be discovered by non-boxers.
JARS
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Re: [LbNA] Re: controversy
From: J A R S (ontario_cacher@yahoo.ca) |
Date: 2006-03-27 11:12:33 UTC-05:00
J A R S
Ooops. Of course I meant "...explains what letterboxing is" not geocaching.
JARS
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