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Time-savers on the trail

2 messages in this thread | Started on 2007-08-07

RE: Time-savers on the trail

From: short spike (spike_678@yahoo.com) | Date: 2007-08-07 20:21:01 UTC-07:00

I have several "sticker boxes" with handles that came
from teh clearance bin of a craft store.... they hold
a 5 by 9 strathmore hardbacked journal/sketchbook,
personal stamp, and whatever else fairly well. Looks
like a skinny lunchbox. And the sappy kitten wasnt too
hard to peel off. THOSE i throw into the "joe camel"
backpack and they just stay there- im not taking th
bag anywhere else in public because i quit smoking,
but its a nice leather bag. The compas goes in a
little pocket, the baggies on the bottom, and the days
instructions stuffed in the top. The hardest part is
opening and lining up everyones books for an "assembly
line" stamp, but isnt too bad when i remember to mark
teh empty spots with postits hanging off the page
edge. I cover the new stamp with a postit so it doesnt
smear.


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> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, ruhlette
> wrote:
> >
> > I finally found the answer to my biggest
> time-waster on the trail ....
> >
> > A small pen with a loop on the cap! I can hook it
> to my lanyard/compass
> > or carabiner and never be without a writing
> instrument. My pen was never,
> > and I mean never, in the same spot in my pack when
> I finished the last
> > letterbox. The self-inflicted, panic attacks
> should be a thing of my
> > past. Now I just have to worry about strangling
> myself with the lanyards,
> > camera bag, and hat strings around my neck.
> >
> > I confiscated this pen from dh's school supplies
> stash. I found
> > additional types at Oriental Trading when the ink
> runs dry.
> >
> > ~speedsquare
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Re: [LbNA] RE: Time-savers on the trail

From: Suzanne Coe (wilmcoe@yahoo.com) | Date: 2007-08-07 21:22:31 UTC-07:00
Brilliant. I generally stick a 3x5 card or part of the clue sheet over the new stamp, but then I worry that it will move around & smudge the image. A postit, that's brilliant.

Sheba

short spike wrote:
I cover the new stamp with a postit so it doesnt
smear.


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