I just joined this group after "accidentally" finding a letterbox about three blocks from home. I'm hard at work on my stamp so I can start enjoying the fun, too! :-)
Would love to hear your advice regarding letterboxing - what has worked for you, any tips, things to avoid, etc.!
Thanks!
Mary in Nebraska
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looking for your advice
7 messages in this thread |
Started on 2009-08-06
looking for your advice
From: Mary Pro (marypro65@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2009-08-06 12:37:50 UTC-07:00
Re: [LbNA] looking for your advice
From: John Chapman (john@johnsblog.com) |
Date: 2009-08-06 16:17:44 UTC-04:00
Hi Mary,
Welcome to letterboxing!
I'd recommend a couple of links to get started:
http://www.letterboxing.org/GettingStarted/
http://www.atlasquest.com/tutorials/
Choi
On Aug 6, 2009, at 3:37 PM, Mary Pro wrote:
> I just joined this group after "accidentally" finding a letterbox
> about three blocks from home. I'm hard at work on my stamp so I can
> start enjoying the fun, too! :-)
>
> Would love to hear your advice regarding letterboxing - what has
> worked for you, any tips, things to avoid, etc.!
>
> Thanks!
> Mary in Nebraska
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Welcome to letterboxing!
I'd recommend a couple of links to get started:
http://www.letterboxing.org/GettingStarted/
http://www.atlasquest.com/tutorials/
Choi
On Aug 6, 2009, at 3:37 PM, Mary Pro wrote:
> I just joined this group after "accidentally" finding a letterbox
> about three blocks from home. I'm hard at work on my stamp so I can
> start enjoying the fun, too! :-)
>
> Would love to hear your advice regarding letterboxing - what has
> worked for you, any tips, things to avoid, etc.!
>
> Thanks!
> Mary in Nebraska
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Re: [LbNA] looking for your advice
From: Rod Legaspi (rlegaspi58@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2009-08-06 14:45:12 UTC-07:00
Hi Mary!!
I started myself just recently inletterboxing after by chance encountering the LBNA's website. So, I probably can't give you any real advice for I am a "Newbie" at this point. The only thing I can say is: Compass, Maps of thearea intended, Bino's and lots of water always worked for me when I went to look for my first 2 letterboxes in the wilds. Yep, only 2 reletively easy to moderate letterboxes I located and I'm planning on #3, soon. My Stamp is an Owl (green stamp ink). But, I just might change that to a "Fire Breathing Dragon". My letterboxing kit isbasic, 1)Rubber Stamp & Ink Pad. 2) Journalbook (blank pages)with both pen and pencil.. 3) Back Pack (w/compass, maps and bino) Along with water/snacks and TOILET PAPER ( I usually never trust the outhouses of city and national parks to have useable or available toilet papers. So, I bring my own).
Sorry IF this doesn't help. But, until I myself become more proficient at this, that's all I can tell you. ;-]
Rodin California (probably going to move to Colorado early next year).
--- On Thu, 8/6/09, Mary Pro wrote:
From: Mary Pro
Subject: [LbNA] looking for your advice
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, August 6, 2009, 7:37 PM
I just joined this group after "accidentally" finding a letterbox about three blocks from home. I'm hard at work on my stamp so I can start enjoying the fun, too! :-)
Would love to hear your advice regarding letterboxing - what has worked for you, any tips, things to avoid, etc.!
Thanks!
Mary in Nebraska
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I started myself just recently inletterboxing after by chance encountering the LBNA's website. So, I probably can't give you any real advice for I am a "Newbie" at this point. The only thing I can say is: Compass, Maps of thearea intended, Bino's and lots of water always worked for me when I went to look for my first 2 letterboxes in the wilds. Yep, only 2 reletively easy to moderate letterboxes I located and I'm planning on #3, soon. My Stamp is an Owl (green stamp ink). But, I just might change that to a "Fire Breathing Dragon". My letterboxing kit isbasic, 1)Rubber Stamp & Ink Pad. 2) Journalbook (blank pages)with both pen and pencil.. 3) Back Pack (w/compass, maps and bino) Along with water/snacks and TOILET PAPER ( I usually never trust the outhouses of city and national parks to have useable or available toilet papers. So, I bring my own).
Sorry IF this doesn't help. But, until I myself become more proficient at this, that's all I can tell you. ;-]
Rodin California (probably going to move to Colorado early next year).
--- On Thu, 8/6/09, Mary Pro
From: Mary Pro
Subject: [LbNA] looking for your advice
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, August 6, 2009, 7:37 PM
I just joined this group after "accidentally" finding a letterbox about three blocks from home. I'm hard at work on my stamp so I can start enjoying the fun, too! :-)
Would love to hear your advice regarding letterboxing - what has worked for you, any tips, things to avoid, etc.!
Thanks!
Mary in Nebraska
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Re: [LbNA] looking for your advice
From: D S (dsinnashville@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2009-08-06 15:43:19 UTC-07:00
Hi Mary, welcome to letterboxing. My advice = have a ball !!! Things to avoid = poison ivy and ticks.. hehehe.
--- On Thu, 8/6/09, Mary Pro wrote:
From: Mary Pro
Subject: [LbNA] looking for your advice
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, August 6, 2009, 2:37 PM
I just joined this group after "accidentally" finding a letterbox about three blocks from home. I'm hard at work on my stamp so I can start enjoying the fun, too! :-)
Would love to hear your advice regarding letterboxing - what has worked for you, any tips, things to avoid, etc.!
Thanks!
Mary in Nebraska
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--- On Thu, 8/6/09, Mary Pro
From: Mary Pro
Subject: [LbNA] looking for your advice
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, August 6, 2009, 2:37 PM
I just joined this group after "accidentally" finding a letterbox about three blocks from home. I'm hard at work on my stamp so I can start enjoying the fun, too! :-)
Would love to hear your advice regarding letterboxing - what has worked for you, any tips, things to avoid, etc.!
Thanks!
Mary in Nebraska
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Re: [LbNA] looking for your advice
From: Nathan Brown (Cyclonic07@aol.com) |
Date: 2009-08-06 19:36:35 UTC-04:00
D S wrote:
> Hi Mary, welcome to letterboxing. My advice = have a ball !!! Things to avoid = poison ivy and ticks.. hehehe.
>
>
That pretty much sums it up. Grab your stamp, logbook and clues and
have a good time. Don't get stuck on the details.
--
Nathan Brown
AKA Cyclonic
Penncoasters.com
The Insensitivity rolls on...
Behind every great man is a great woman rolling her eyes
> Hi Mary, welcome to letterboxing. My advice = have a ball !!! Things to avoid = poison ivy and ticks.. hehehe.
>
>
That pretty much sums it up. Grab your stamp, logbook and clues and
have a good time. Don't get stuck on the details.
--
Nathan Brown
AKA Cyclonic
Penncoasters.com
The Insensitivity rolls on...
Behind every great man is a great woman rolling her eyes
Re: [LbNA] looking for your advice
From: Suzanne Coe (wilmcoe@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2009-08-09 10:05:18 UTC-07:00
That should make the Colorad...oans? ians?....the letterboxers from Colorado very happy, I have heard complaints that there aren't enough of them out there.... (by the way I am still available for import, just waiting for the right financing ;-) )
Sheba
Claymont DE
--- On Thu, 8/6/09, Rod Legaspi wrote:
Rodin California (probably going to move to Colorado early next year).
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Sheba
Claymont DE
--- On Thu, 8/6/09, Rod Legaspi
Rodin California (probably going to move to Colorado early next year).
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Re: [LbNA] looking for your advice
From: Rod Legaspi (rlegaspi58@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2009-08-09 12:05:50 UTC-07:00
Yep, moving is "always fun", but when given a circumstance -a necessity. Andthat's an affirmative on that:Saving up and acquiring the rightfinances to do so is always a prognostication. Looking at Colorado Springs (around an 1.5 hours? south of Denver) and I'll be definately burning the trails for LB'n (already checked out on the LBNA Web for Colorado). It'll be great I'm sure.And I got a plans ofmy own to assemble "LBcontainer(s)"to be planted around for others to look for, and I'm sure it would be fun doing so -But, I'll wait on that until I get there.= }
--- On Sun, 8/9/09, Suzanne Coe wrote:
From: Suzanne Coe
Subject: Re: [LbNA] looking for your advice
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, August 9, 2009, 5:05 PM
That should make the Colorad...oans? ians?....the letterboxers from Colorado very happy, I have heard complaints that there aren't enough of them out there.... (by the way I am still available for import, just waiting for the right financing ;-) )
Sheba
Claymont DE
--- On Thu, 8/6/09, Rod Legaspi wrote:
Rodin California (probably going to move to Colorado early next year).
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--- On Sun, 8/9/09, Suzanne Coe
From: Suzanne Coe
Subject: Re: [LbNA] looking for your advice
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, August 9, 2009, 5:05 PM
That should make the Colorad...oans? ians?....the letterboxers from Colorado very happy, I have heard complaints that there aren't enough of them out there.... (by the way I am still available for import, just waiting for the right financing ;-) )
Sheba
Claymont DE
--- On Thu, 8/6/09, Rod Legaspi
Rodin California (probably going to move to Colorado early next year).
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