I have a few Questions
1. I put a Hitchhiker in my own Letterbox. And requested a replacement
if taken. Does the first person that finds it get to take it with them
or do they leave it alone?
2. Last year I was geocaching with a friend and we needed things to
exchange with other things in the cache. Do I need to bring trinkets
for Letterboxing?
3. Or is it just exchange stampings in each others books?
Bicycling George
What is the correct way for a Hitchhiker
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Started on 2006-07-29
What is the correct way for a Hitchhiker
From: colletteftbt (colletteftbt@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2006-07-29 18:22:22 UTC
Re: [LbNA] What is the correct way for a Hitchhiker
From: Pamela Smith (smith_pamela@verizon.net) |
Date: 2006-07-29 14:40:01 UTC-04:00
Hi George. I'll take a stab at answering. :-)
1. There are no rules as far as having the first person to find a HH
leave it there. Whoever finds it and has a replacement may take it
and leave the other HH. I'm not sure I've seen another box (outside
of hitchhiker hostels) that request a replacement, so you may just
have to wait and see how it goes. :-)
2+3. No trinkets. You stamp into the logbook you find and stamp the
stamp you find into your logbook. Perhaps write a short note in the
logbook you find and off you go in search of more boxes! Every once
in a while you may find a trinket left for the First Finder of a box,
but if you are the FF, you'd take that with you and not leave
anything in its place - it's more of a prize/souvenir than a caching-
style trinket.
Enjoy!
pezpam
On Jul 29, 2006, at 2:22 PM, colletteftbt wrote:
> I have a few Questions
>
> 1. I put a Hitchhiker in my own Letterbox. And requested a replacement
> if taken. Does the first person that finds it get to take it with them
> or do they leave it alone?
>
> 2. Last year I was geocaching with a friend and we needed things to
> exchange with other things in the cache. Do I need to bring trinkets
> for Letterboxing?
>
> 3. Or is it just exchange stampings in each others books?
>
> Bicycling George
1. There are no rules as far as having the first person to find a HH
leave it there. Whoever finds it and has a replacement may take it
and leave the other HH. I'm not sure I've seen another box (outside
of hitchhiker hostels) that request a replacement, so you may just
have to wait and see how it goes. :-)
2+3. No trinkets. You stamp into the logbook you find and stamp the
stamp you find into your logbook. Perhaps write a short note in the
logbook you find and off you go in search of more boxes! Every once
in a while you may find a trinket left for the First Finder of a box,
but if you are the FF, you'd take that with you and not leave
anything in its place - it's more of a prize/souvenir than a caching-
style trinket.
Enjoy!
pezpam
On Jul 29, 2006, at 2:22 PM, colletteftbt wrote:
> I have a few Questions
>
> 1. I put a Hitchhiker in my own Letterbox. And requested a replacement
> if taken. Does the first person that finds it get to take it with them
> or do they leave it alone?
>
> 2. Last year I was geocaching with a friend and we needed things to
> exchange with other things in the cache. Do I need to bring trinkets
> for Letterboxing?
>
> 3. Or is it just exchange stampings in each others books?
>
> Bicycling George
Re: [LbNA] What is the correct way for a Hitchhiker
From: Barefoot Lucy (barefootlucy@gmail.com) |
Date: 2006-07-29 13:45:35 UTC-05:00
1. Hitchhiker. Since you requested a replacement HH if your HH is taken,
then theoretically the first person that finds it would stamp it in if they
so desired, but leave it if they don't have a HH to exchange. If they have
a HH to exchange, again it is up to them whether to take your HH and leave
the one they are carrying, or keep the one they are carrying and leave yours
(but unless the HH they are carrying has specific instructions on placement,
there aren't many reasons someone would choose to keep one HH instead of
trading for another).
2. Trinkets. The beauty of letterboxing is that there are no trinkets,
except maybe a first finders' prize, which is not a trade but is a small
gift left by the placer for the first person to find the box. Every person
who visits the box does an even trade - leaving their stamped image in the
box and taking the box's stamped image with them. The value of what's in
the box to trade never diminishes because it never runs out, and if anything
becomes more valuable because the logbook continues to collect the personal
marks of all the letterboxers who visit it.
--
Barefoot Lucy
"It's not about footwear, it's about philosophy"
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then theoretically the first person that finds it would stamp it in if they
so desired, but leave it if they don't have a HH to exchange. If they have
a HH to exchange, again it is up to them whether to take your HH and leave
the one they are carrying, or keep the one they are carrying and leave yours
(but unless the HH they are carrying has specific instructions on placement,
there aren't many reasons someone would choose to keep one HH instead of
trading for another).
2. Trinkets. The beauty of letterboxing is that there are no trinkets,
except maybe a first finders' prize, which is not a trade but is a small
gift left by the placer for the first person to find the box. Every person
who visits the box does an even trade - leaving their stamped image in the
box and taking the box's stamped image with them. The value of what's in
the box to trade never diminishes because it never runs out, and if anything
becomes more valuable because the logbook continues to collect the personal
marks of all the letterboxers who visit it.
--
Barefoot Lucy
"It's not about footwear, it's about philosophy"
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Re: [LbNA] What is the correct way for a Hitchhiker
From: Clio Mouse (cliomouse@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2006-07-29 11:57:49 UTC-07:00
Beautifully explained!
ClioMouse
Barefoot Lucy wrote:
1. Hitchhiker. Since you requested a replacement HH if your HH is taken,
then theoretically the first person that finds it would stamp it in if they
so desired, but leave it if they don't have a HH to exchange. If they have
a HH to exchange, again it is up to them whether to take your HH and leave
the one they are carrying, or keep the one they are carrying and leave yours
(but unless the HH they are carrying has specific instructions on placement,
there aren't many reasons someone would choose to keep one HH instead of
trading for another).
2. Trinkets. The beauty of letterboxing is that there are no trinkets,
except maybe a first finders' prize, which is not a trade but is a small
gift left by the placer for the first person to find the box. Every person
who visits the box does an even trade - leaving their stamped image in the
box and taking the box's stamped image with them. The value of what's in
the box to trade never diminishes because it never runs out, and if anything
becomes more valuable because the logbook continues to collect the personal
marks of all the letterboxers who visit it.
--
Barefoot Lucy
"It's not about footwear, it's about philosophy"
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Barefoot Lucy
1. Hitchhiker. Since you requested a replacement HH if your HH is taken,
then theoretically the first person that finds it would stamp it in if they
so desired, but leave it if they don't have a HH to exchange. If they have
a HH to exchange, again it is up to them whether to take your HH and leave
the one they are carrying, or keep the one they are carrying and leave yours
(but unless the HH they are carrying has specific instructions on placement,
there aren't many reasons someone would choose to keep one HH instead of
trading for another).
2. Trinkets. The beauty of letterboxing is that there are no trinkets,
except maybe a first finders' prize, which is not a trade but is a small
gift left by the placer for the first person to find the box. Every person
who visits the box does an even trade - leaving their stamped image in the
box and taking the box's stamped image with them. The value of what's in
the box to trade never diminishes because it never runs out, and if anything
becomes more valuable because the logbook continues to collect the personal
marks of all the letterboxers who visit it.
--
Barefoot Lucy
"It's not about footwear, it's about philosophy"
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Re: What is the correct way for a Hitchhiker
From: colletteftbt (colletteftbt@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2006-07-29 19:23:27 UTC
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Clio Mouse
wrote:
>
Thank you Bicycling George.
Now I have to tell the person that kidnapped my first HH about
that rule. It happened on my first box with the first and only stamp
in less than 24 hours of me posting the box. An no reply on when they
found HH.
> Beautifully explained!
>
> ClioMouse
>
> Barefoot Lucy wrote:
> 1. Hitchhiker. Since you requested a replacement HH if
your HH is taken,
> then theoretically the first person that finds it would stamp it in
if they
> so desired, but leave it if they don't have a HH to exchange. If
they have
> a HH to exchange, again it is up to them whether to take your HH
and leave
> the one they are carrying, or keep the one they are carrying and
leave yours
> (but unless the HH they are carrying has specific instructions on
placement,
> there aren't many reasons someone would choose to keep one HH
instead of
> trading for another).
>
> 2. Trinkets. The beauty of letterboxing is that there are no
trinkets,
> except maybe a first finders' prize, which is not a trade but is a
small
> gift left by the placer for the first person to find the box. Every
person
> who visits the box does an even trade - leaving their stamped image
in the
> box and taking the box's stamped image with them. The value of
what's in
> the box to trade never diminishes because it never runs out, and if
anything
> becomes more valuable because the logbook continues to collect the
personal
> marks of all the letterboxers who visit it.
> --
> Barefoot Lucy
> "It's not about footwear, it's about philosophy"
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
>
>
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wrote:
>
Thank you Bicycling George.
Now I have to tell the person that kidnapped my first HH about
that rule. It happened on my first box with the first and only stamp
in less than 24 hours of me posting the box. An no reply on when they
found HH.
> Beautifully explained!
>
> ClioMouse
>
> Barefoot Lucy
> 1. Hitchhiker. Since you requested a replacement HH if
your HH is taken,
> then theoretically the first person that finds it would stamp it in
if they
> so desired, but leave it if they don't have a HH to exchange. If
they have
> a HH to exchange, again it is up to them whether to take your HH
and leave
> the one they are carrying, or keep the one they are carrying and
leave yours
> (but unless the HH they are carrying has specific instructions on
placement,
> there aren't many reasons someone would choose to keep one HH
instead of
> trading for another).
>
> 2. Trinkets. The beauty of letterboxing is that there are no
trinkets,
> except maybe a first finders' prize, which is not a trade but is a
small
> gift left by the placer for the first person to find the box. Every
person
> who visits the box does an even trade - leaving their stamped image
in the
> box and taking the box's stamped image with them. The value of
what's in
> the box to trade never diminishes because it never runs out, and if
anything
> becomes more valuable because the logbook continues to collect the
personal
> marks of all the letterboxers who visit it.
> --
> Barefoot Lucy
> "It's not about footwear, it's about philosophy"
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
>
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RE: [LbNA] Re: What is the correct way for a Hitchhiker
From: Melanie (maiden1974@verizon.net) |
Date: 2006-07-29 15:42:09 UTC-07:00
In defense of the person that may or may not have kidnapped your first HH,
it is not standard practice to trade HHs. Usually if you find a HH, you
take it with you and move it along, not trade another one for it.
Maiden
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On Behalf Of colletteftbt
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 12:23 PM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNA] Re: What is the correct way for a Hitchhiker
--- In HYPERLINK
"mailto:letterbox-usa%40yahoogroups.com"letterbox-usa@-yahoogroups.-com,
Clio Mouse
wrote:
>
Thank you Bicycling George.
Now I have to tell the person that kidnapped my first HH about
that rule. It happened on my first box with the first and only stamp
in less than 24 hours of me posting the box. An no reply on when they
found HH.
> Beautifully explained!
>
> ClioMouse
>
> Barefoot Lucy wrote:
> 1. Hitchhiker. Since you requested a replacement HH if
your HH is taken,
> then theoretically the first person that finds it would stamp it in
if they
> so desired, but leave it if they don't have a HH to exchange. If
they have
> a HH to exchange, again it is up to them whether to take your HH
and leave
> the one they are carrying, or keep the one they are carrying and
leave yours
> (but unless the HH they are carrying has specific instructions on
placement,
> there aren't many reasons someone would choose to keep one HH
instead of
> trading for another).
>
> 2. Trinkets. The beauty of letterboxing is that there are no
trinkets,
> except maybe a first finders' prize, which is not a trade but is a
small
> gift left by the placer for the first person to find the box. Every
person
> who visits the box does an even trade - leaving their stamped image
in the
> box and taking the box's stamped image with them. The value of
what's in
> the box to trade never diminishes because it never runs out, and if
anything
> becomes more valuable because the logbook continues to collect the
personal
> marks of all the letterboxers who visit it.
> --
> Barefoot Lucy
> "It's not about footwear, it's about philosophy"
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
>
>
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it is not standard practice to trade HHs. Usually if you find a HH, you
take it with you and move it along, not trade another one for it.
Maiden
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From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com [mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of colletteftbt
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 12:23 PM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNA] Re: What is the correct way for a Hitchhiker
--- In HYPERLINK
"mailto:letterbox-usa%40yahoogroups.com"letterbox-usa@-yahoogroups.-com,
Clio Mouse
wrote:
>
Thank you Bicycling George.
Now I have to tell the person that kidnapped my first HH about
that rule. It happened on my first box with the first and only stamp
in less than 24 hours of me posting the box. An no reply on when they
found HH.
> Beautifully explained!
>
> ClioMouse
>
> Barefoot Lucy
> 1. Hitchhiker. Since you requested a replacement HH if
your HH is taken,
> then theoretically the first person that finds it would stamp it in
if they
> so desired, but leave it if they don't have a HH to exchange. If
they have
> a HH to exchange, again it is up to them whether to take your HH
and leave
> the one they are carrying, or keep the one they are carrying and
leave yours
> (but unless the HH they are carrying has specific instructions on
placement,
> there aren't many reasons someone would choose to keep one HH
instead of
> trading for another).
>
> 2. Trinkets. The beauty of letterboxing is that there are no
trinkets,
> except maybe a first finders' prize, which is not a trade but is a
small
> gift left by the placer for the first person to find the box. Every
person
> who visits the box does an even trade - leaving their stamped image
in the
> box and taking the box's stamped image with them. The value of
what's in
> the box to trade never diminishes because it never runs out, and if
anything
> becomes more valuable because the logbook continues to collect the
personal
> marks of all the letterboxers who visit it.
> --
> Barefoot Lucy
> "It's not about footwear, it's about philosophy"
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Re: [LbNA] What is the correct way for a Hitchhiker
From: Samantha Kochen (gingerlbd@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2006-07-29 23:37:56 UTC-04:00
Well said!!
As far as a count, who really cares? It all about the hike, adventure and
the find! right?
As far as a count, who really cares? It all about the hike, adventure and
the find! right?
Re: [LbNA] Re: What is the correct way for a Hitchhiker
From: SpringChick (letterbox@comcast.net) |
Date: 2006-07-30 13:10:16 UTC-04:00
I would have to agree with Maiden on this. Although you can place any stipulation on your HH that you want to, standard practice is to pick up any HH that is in a box you find and that is how most people are accustomed to playing the game. There are specific boxes, known as HH Hostels, that require the finder to leave a HH if they take a HH, but for a regular box, most people are accustomed to picking up any HH they find.
I'm not sure where you noted the restriction that the HH can only be taken if another one is left, but if this is simply noted in the HH logbook, that may not be enough. I for one, do not generally even open a HH bag/box when I pick it up, rather just put it in my pack and take it home with me at which time I leisurely browse through the book and do the stamp exchange. In a situation like that, I would never have seen your request that I leave another HH in return.
It is certainly your option to place such a restriction on your box and the HH's contained therein, but you have to realize that people won't be expecting that and may not realize that is what they are supposed to do. It may help to make this note in the box clues themself. Or maybe since this box follows the practice of a HH Hostel, you could just make it a HH Hostel, in which case people would look for the box with the understanding this is what they are supposed to do.
SpringChick
----- Original Message -----
From: Melanie
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 6:42 PM
Subject: RE: [LbNA] Re: What is the correct way for a Hitchhiker
In defense of the person that may or may not have "kidnapped" your first HH,
it is not standard practice to "trade" HH's. Usually if you find a HH, you
take it with you and move it along, not trade another one for it.
Maiden
_____
From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com [mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of colletteftbt
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 12:23 PM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNA] Re: What is the correct way for a Hitchhiker
--- In HYPERLINK
"mailto:letterbox-usa%40yahoogroups.com"letterbox-usa@-yahoogroups.-com,
Clio Mouse
wrote:
>
Thank you Bicycling George.
Now I have to tell the person that kidnapped my first HH about
that rule. It happened on my first box with the first and only stamp
in less than 24 hours of me posting the box. An no reply on when they
found HH.
> Beautifully explained!
>
> ClioMouse
>
> Barefoot Lucy wrote:
> 1. Hitchhiker. Since you requested a replacement HH if
your HH is taken,
> then theoretically the first person that finds it would stamp it in
if they
> so desired, but leave it if they don't have a HH to exchange. If
they have
> a HH to exchange, again it is up to them whether to take your HH
and leave
> the one they are carrying, or keep the one they are carrying and
leave yours
> (but unless the HH they are carrying has specific instructions on
placement,
> there aren't many reasons someone would choose to keep one HH
instead of
> trading for another).
>
> 2. Trinkets. The beauty of letterboxing is that there are no
trinkets,
> except maybe a first finders' prize, which is not a trade but is a
small
> gift left by the placer for the first person to find the box. Every
person
> who visits the box does an even trade - leaving their stamped image
in the
> box and taking the box's stamped image with them. The value of
what's in
> the box to trade never diminishes because it never runs out, and if
anything
> becomes more valuable because the logbook continues to collect the
personal
> marks of all the letterboxers who visit it.
> --
> Barefoot Lucy
> "It's not about footwear, it's about philosophy"
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
>
>
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I'm not sure where you noted the restriction that the HH can only be taken if another one is left, but if this is simply noted in the HH logbook, that may not be enough. I for one, do not generally even open a HH bag/box when I pick it up, rather just put it in my pack and take it home with me at which time I leisurely browse through the book and do the stamp exchange. In a situation like that, I would never have seen your request that I leave another HH in return.
It is certainly your option to place such a restriction on your box and the HH's contained therein, but you have to realize that people won't be expecting that and may not realize that is what they are supposed to do. It may help to make this note in the box clues themself. Or maybe since this box follows the practice of a HH Hostel, you could just make it a HH Hostel, in which case people would look for the box with the understanding this is what they are supposed to do.
SpringChick
----- Original Message -----
From: Melanie
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 6:42 PM
Subject: RE: [LbNA] Re: What is the correct way for a Hitchhiker
In defense of the person that may or may not have "kidnapped" your first HH,
it is not standard practice to "trade" HH's. Usually if you find a HH, you
take it with you and move it along, not trade another one for it.
Maiden
_____
From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com [mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of colletteftbt
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 12:23 PM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNA] Re: What is the correct way for a Hitchhiker
--- In HYPERLINK
"mailto:letterbox-usa%40yahoogroups.com"letterbox-usa@-yahoogroups.-com,
Clio Mouse
wrote:
>
Thank you Bicycling George.
Now I have to tell the person that kidnapped my first HH about
that rule. It happened on my first box with the first and only stamp
in less than 24 hours of me posting the box. An no reply on when they
found HH.
> Beautifully explained!
>
> ClioMouse
>
> Barefoot Lucy
> 1. Hitchhiker. Since you requested a replacement HH if
your HH is taken,
> then theoretically the first person that finds it would stamp it in
if they
> so desired, but leave it if they don't have a HH to exchange. If
they have
> a HH to exchange, again it is up to them whether to take your HH
and leave
> the one they are carrying, or keep the one they are carrying and
leave yours
> (but unless the HH they are carrying has specific instructions on
placement,
> there aren't many reasons someone would choose to keep one HH
instead of
> trading for another).
>
> 2. Trinkets. The beauty of letterboxing is that there are no
trinkets,
> except maybe a first finders' prize, which is not a trade but is a
small
> gift left by the placer for the first person to find the box. Every
person
> who visits the box does an even trade - leaving their stamped image
in the
> box and taking the box's stamped image with them. The value of
what's in
> the box to trade never diminishes because it never runs out, and if
anything
> becomes more valuable because the logbook continues to collect the
personal
> marks of all the letterboxers who visit it.
> --
> Barefoot Lucy
> "It's not about footwear, it's about philosophy"
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Re: [LbNA] Re: What is the correct way for a Hitchhiker
From: (RMORGAN762@aol.com) |
Date: 2006-07-30 15:07:33 UTC-04:00
I check the HH on site because folks often do not stamp into it with the host box stamp and also do not stamp the host box with the HH. I usually do the three way stamp on site but I'm very picky where I leave a HH. If I determine that the potential host box is in a poor location, I skip it and I tend to take the HH across the county or state to speed the journey cross country.
Taking HH to boxes where newbies are less likely to find it helps to insure the safety of the HH until folks have gained the experience to treat them properly. I was showing a new fellow a HH and he said he never found one yet so I pointed out where he had indeed stamped into the HH log. He didn't stamp the host box log because he didn't realize he held a HH.
-----Original Message-----
From: letterbox@comcast.net
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 1:10 PM
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Re: What is the correct way for a Hitchhiker
I would have to agree with Maiden on this. Although you can place any stipulation on your HH that you want to, standard practice is to pick up any HH that is in a box you find and that is how most people are accustomed to playing the game. There are specific boxes, known as HH Hostels, that require the finder to leave a HH if they take a HH, but for a regular box, most people are accustomed to picking up any HH they find.
I'm not sure where you noted the restriction that the HH can only be taken if another one is left, but if this is simply noted in the HH logbook, that may not be enough. I for one, do not generally even open a HH bag/box when I pick it up, rather just put it in my pack and take it home with me at which time I leisurely browse through the book and do the stamp exchange. In a situation like that, I would never have seen your request that I leave another HH in return.
It is certainly your option to place such a restriction on your box and the HH's contained therein, but you have to realize that people won't be expecting that and may not realize that is what they are supposed to do. It may help to make this note in the box clues themself. Or maybe since this box follows the practice of a HH Hostel, you could just make it a HH Hostel, in which case people would look for the box with the understanding this is what they are supposed to do.
SpringChick
----- Original Message -----
From: Melanie
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 6:42 PM
Subject: RE: [LbNA] Re: What is the correct way for a Hitchhiker
In defense of the person that may or may not have "kidnapped" your first HH,
it is not standard practice to "trade" HH's. Usually if you find a HH, you
take it with you and move it along, not trade another one for it.
Maiden
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From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com [mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of colletteftbt
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 12:23 PM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNA] Re: What is the correct way for a Hitchhiker
--- In HYPERLINK
"mailto:letterbox-usa%40yahoogroups.com"letterbox-usa@-yahoogroups.-com,
Clio Mouse
wrote:
>
Thank you Bicycling George.
Now I have to tell the person that kidnapped my first HH about
that rule. It happened on my first box with the first and only stamp
in less than 24 hours of me posting the box. An no reply on when they
found HH.
> Beautifully explained!
>
> ClioMouse
>
> Barefoot Lucy wrote:
> 1. Hitchhiker. Since you requested a replacement HH if
your HH is taken,
> then theoretically the first person that finds it would stamp it in
if they
> so desired, but leave it if they don't have a HH to exchange. If
they have
> a HH to exchange, again it is up to them whether to take your HH
and leave
> the one they are carrying, or keep the one they are carrying and
leave yours
> (but unless the HH they are carrying has specific instructions on
placement,
> there aren't many reasons someone would choose to keep one HH
instead of
> trading for another).
>
> 2. Trinkets. The beauty of letterboxing is that there are no
trinkets,
> except maybe a first finders' prize, which is not a trade but is a
small
> gift left by the placer for the first person to find the box. Every
person
> who visits the box does an even trade - leaving their stamped image
in the
> box and taking the box's stamped image with them. The value of
what's in
> the box to trade never diminishes because it never runs out, and if
anything
> becomes more valuable because the logbook continues to collect the
personal
> marks of all the letterboxers who visit it.
> --
> Barefoot Lucy
> "It's not about footwear, it's about philosophy"
>
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>
>
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Taking HH to boxes where newbies are less likely to find it helps to insure the safety of the HH until folks have gained the experience to treat them properly. I was showing a new fellow a HH and he said he never found one yet so I pointed out where he had indeed stamped into the HH log. He didn't stamp the host box log because he didn't realize he held a HH.
-----Original Message-----
From: letterbox@comcast.net
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 1:10 PM
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Re: What is the correct way for a Hitchhiker
I would have to agree with Maiden on this. Although you can place any stipulation on your HH that you want to, standard practice is to pick up any HH that is in a box you find and that is how most people are accustomed to playing the game. There are specific boxes, known as HH Hostels, that require the finder to leave a HH if they take a HH, but for a regular box, most people are accustomed to picking up any HH they find.
I'm not sure where you noted the restriction that the HH can only be taken if another one is left, but if this is simply noted in the HH logbook, that may not be enough. I for one, do not generally even open a HH bag/box when I pick it up, rather just put it in my pack and take it home with me at which time I leisurely browse through the book and do the stamp exchange. In a situation like that, I would never have seen your request that I leave another HH in return.
It is certainly your option to place such a restriction on your box and the HH's contained therein, but you have to realize that people won't be expecting that and may not realize that is what they are supposed to do. It may help to make this note in the box clues themself. Or maybe since this box follows the practice of a HH Hostel, you could just make it a HH Hostel, in which case people would look for the box with the understanding this is what they are supposed to do.
SpringChick
----- Original Message -----
From: Melanie
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 6:42 PM
Subject: RE: [LbNA] Re: What is the correct way for a Hitchhiker
In defense of the person that may or may not have "kidnapped" your first HH,
it is not standard practice to "trade" HH's. Usually if you find a HH, you
take it with you and move it along, not trade another one for it.
Maiden
_____
From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com [mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of colletteftbt
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 12:23 PM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNA] Re: What is the correct way for a Hitchhiker
--- In HYPERLINK
"mailto:letterbox-usa%40yahoogroups.com"letterbox-usa@-yahoogroups.-com,
Clio Mouse
wrote:
>
Thank you Bicycling George.
Now I have to tell the person that kidnapped my first HH about
that rule. It happened on my first box with the first and only stamp
in less than 24 hours of me posting the box. An no reply on when they
found HH.
> Beautifully explained!
>
> ClioMouse
>
> Barefoot Lucy
> 1. Hitchhiker. Since you requested a replacement HH if
your HH is taken,
> then theoretically the first person that finds it would stamp it in
if they
> so desired, but leave it if they don't have a HH to exchange. If
they have
> a HH to exchange, again it is up to them whether to take your HH
and leave
> the one they are carrying, or keep the one they are carrying and
leave yours
> (but unless the HH they are carrying has specific instructions on
placement,
> there aren't many reasons someone would choose to keep one HH
instead of
> trading for another).
>
> 2. Trinkets. The beauty of letterboxing is that there are no
trinkets,
> except maybe a first finders' prize, which is not a trade but is a
small
> gift left by the placer for the first person to find the box. Every
person
> who visits the box does an even trade - leaving their stamped image
in the
> box and taking the box's stamped image with them. The value of
what's in
> the box to trade never diminishes because it never runs out, and if
anything
> becomes more valuable because the logbook continues to collect the
personal
> marks of all the letterboxers who visit it.
> --
> Barefoot Lucy
> "It's not about footwear, it's about philosophy"
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Re: What is the correct way for a Hitchhiker
From: connfederate (connfederate@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2006-07-31 01:39:48 UTC
"The beauty of letterboxing is that there are no trinkets,
except maybe a first finders' prize, which is not a trade but is a small
gift left by the placer for the first person to find the box. Every
person who visits the box does an even trade - leaving their stamped
image in the box and taking the box's stamped image with them. The
value of what's in the box to trade never diminishes because it never
runs out, and if anything becomes more valuable because the logbook
continues to collect the personal marks of all the letterboxers who
visit it." --Barefoot Lucy
An astute and excellent observation! :D And I do NOT knock geocaching
(I don't 'cache so I can't byotch! :p). Letterboxing just appeals to
me more (personally) on an asthetic level. De gustibus non est
disputandem. Good 'boxing and good 'caching.
Connfederate
except maybe a first finders' prize, which is not a trade but is a small
gift left by the placer for the first person to find the box. Every
person who visits the box does an even trade - leaving their stamped
image in the box and taking the box's stamped image with them. The
value of what's in the box to trade never diminishes because it never
runs out, and if anything becomes more valuable because the logbook
continues to collect the personal marks of all the letterboxers who
visit it." --Barefoot Lucy
An astute and excellent observation! :D And I do NOT knock geocaching
(I don't 'cache so I can't byotch! :p). Letterboxing just appeals to
me more (personally) on an asthetic level. De gustibus non est
disputandem. Good 'boxing and good 'caching.
Connfederate
Re: [LbNA] Re: What is the correct way for a Hitchhiker
From: Chico Bucks (chicobucks@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2006-07-31 10:53:30 UTC-07:00
I love this forum as I learn so much. THanks for taking the time to respond thoroughly.
Lichen Hikin'
SpringChick wrote:
I would have to agree with Maiden on this. Although you can place any stipulation on your HH that you want to, standard practice is to pick up any HH that is in a box you find and that is how most people are accustomed to playing the game. There are specific boxes, known as HH Hostels, that require the finder to leave a HH if they take a HH, but for a regular box, most people are accustomed to picking up any HH they find.
I'm not sure where you noted the restriction that the HH can only be taken if another one is left, but if this is simply noted in the HH logbook, that may not be enough. I for one, do not generally even open a HH bag/box when I pick it up, rather just put it in my pack and take it home with me at which time I leisurely browse through the book and do the stamp exchange. In a situation like that, I would never have seen your request that I leave another HH in return.
It is certainly your option to place such a restriction on your box and the HH's contained therein, but you have to realize that people won't be expecting that and may not realize that is what they are supposed to do. It may help to make this note in the box clues themself. Or maybe since this box follows the practice of a HH Hostel, you could just make it a HH Hostel, in which case people would look for the box with the understanding this is what they are supposed to do.
SpringChick
----- Original Message -----
From: Melanie
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 6:42 PM
Subject: RE: [LbNA] Re: What is the correct way for a Hitchhiker
In defense of the person that may or may not have "kidnapped" your first HH,
it is not standard practice to "trade" HH's. Usually if you find a HH, you
take it with you and move it along, not trade another one for it.
Maiden
_____
From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com [mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of colletteftbt
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 12:23 PM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNA] Re: What is the correct way for a Hitchhiker
--- In HYPERLINK
"mailto:letterbox-usa%40yahoogroups.com"letterbox-usa@-yahoogroups.-com,
Clio Mouse
wrote:
>
Thank you Bicycling George.
Now I have to tell the person that kidnapped my first HH about
that rule. It happened on my first box with the first and only stamp
in less than 24 hours of me posting the box. An no reply on when they
found HH.
> Beautifully explained!
>
> ClioMouse
>
> Barefoot Lucy wrote:
> 1. Hitchhiker. Since you requested a replacement HH if
your HH is taken,
> then theoretically the first person that finds it would stamp it in
if they
> so desired, but leave it if they don't have a HH to exchange. If
they have
> a HH to exchange, again it is up to them whether to take your HH
and leave
> the one they are carrying, or keep the one they are carrying and
leave yours
> (but unless the HH they are carrying has specific instructions on
placement,
> there aren't many reasons someone would choose to keep one HH
instead of
> trading for another).
>
> 2. Trinkets. The beauty of letterboxing is that there are no
trinkets,
> except maybe a first finders' prize, which is not a trade but is a
small
> gift left by the placer for the first person to find the box. Every
person
> who visits the box does an even trade - leaving their stamped image
in the
> box and taking the box's stamped image with them. The value of
what's in
> the box to trade never diminishes because it never runs out, and if
anything
> becomes more valuable because the logbook continues to collect the
personal
> marks of all the letterboxers who visit it.
> --
> Barefoot Lucy
> "It's not about footwear, it's about philosophy"
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Lichen Hikin'
SpringChick
I would have to agree with Maiden on this. Although you can place any stipulation on your HH that you want to, standard practice is to pick up any HH that is in a box you find and that is how most people are accustomed to playing the game. There are specific boxes, known as HH Hostels, that require the finder to leave a HH if they take a HH, but for a regular box, most people are accustomed to picking up any HH they find.
I'm not sure where you noted the restriction that the HH can only be taken if another one is left, but if this is simply noted in the HH logbook, that may not be enough. I for one, do not generally even open a HH bag/box when I pick it up, rather just put it in my pack and take it home with me at which time I leisurely browse through the book and do the stamp exchange. In a situation like that, I would never have seen your request that I leave another HH in return.
It is certainly your option to place such a restriction on your box and the HH's contained therein, but you have to realize that people won't be expecting that and may not realize that is what they are supposed to do. It may help to make this note in the box clues themself. Or maybe since this box follows the practice of a HH Hostel, you could just make it a HH Hostel, in which case people would look for the box with the understanding this is what they are supposed to do.
SpringChick
----- Original Message -----
From: Melanie
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 6:42 PM
Subject: RE: [LbNA] Re: What is the correct way for a Hitchhiker
In defense of the person that may or may not have "kidnapped" your first HH,
it is not standard practice to "trade" HH's. Usually if you find a HH, you
take it with you and move it along, not trade another one for it.
Maiden
_____
From: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com [mailto:letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of colletteftbt
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 12:23 PM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNA] Re: What is the correct way for a Hitchhiker
--- In HYPERLINK
"mailto:letterbox-usa%40yahoogroups.com"letterbox-usa@-yahoogroups.-com,
Clio Mouse
wrote:
>
Thank you Bicycling George.
Now I have to tell the person that kidnapped my first HH about
that rule. It happened on my first box with the first and only stamp
in less than 24 hours of me posting the box. An no reply on when they
found HH.
> Beautifully explained!
>
> ClioMouse
>
> Barefoot Lucy
> 1. Hitchhiker. Since you requested a replacement HH if
your HH is taken,
> then theoretically the first person that finds it would stamp it in
if they
> so desired, but leave it if they don't have a HH to exchange. If
they have
> a HH to exchange, again it is up to them whether to take your HH
and leave
> the one they are carrying, or keep the one they are carrying and
leave yours
> (but unless the HH they are carrying has specific instructions on
placement,
> there aren't many reasons someone would choose to keep one HH
instead of
> trading for another).
>
> 2. Trinkets. The beauty of letterboxing is that there are no
trinkets,
> except maybe a first finders' prize, which is not a trade but is a
small
> gift left by the placer for the first person to find the box. Every
person
> who visits the box does an even trade - leaving their stamped image
in the
> box and taking the box's stamped image with them. The value of
what's in
> the box to trade never diminishes because it never runs out, and if
anything
> becomes more valuable because the logbook continues to collect the
personal
> marks of all the letterboxers who visit it.
> --
> Barefoot Lucy
> "It's not about footwear, it's about philosophy"
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
>
>
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