Greetings:

I am fairly new to letterboxing, having never set out a box of my own,
and having only found two in the past. So please forgive me if the
following questions are silly or old; they are all meant sincerely and
in the spirit of trying to learn.

There aren't any boxes placed near Nashville, that I know of, so I would
like to ask some questions about the proper protocol for placing some
boxes of my own--maybe that will spur a craze!

1. I understand that all boxes should be placed on public land for
obvious reasons. Does the area on either side of Interstates count?
I'm assuming that the federal roads department owns some land beside the
roads, and there's a gorgeous glad right next to the shoulder near here
that would be nice for a box (and not dangerous).

2. What about public land, but not parks--places like zoos and
university campuses? Or would those be too populous and policed to work
well?

3. Do most of you include an inkpad in the box? How do you keep the
ink wet? My of the pads I use for crafts dry out in short order if you
don't rewet them periodically, and while I know we should try to check
the condition of our boxes every so often, I have heard of people
placing boxes while on vacation--very difficult to do upkeep on those.

4. How often is it advisable to revisit the box and check on things?

5. I've also heard of boxes being placed in cemeteries, but I can't
think of how this would work. Most of the sites I've seen were
well-manicured and open; are those just bad sites, or am I overlooking
a good place to stash a box?

6. How public is too public for a box? A state park in Alabama has an
old Japanese garden with a teahouse. They lost funding to keep this
section up, so it's kind of overgrown--many people in the town don't
even know it's there, but I've seen trash about, so obviously someone is
going there. Would under a loose slat in the teahouse (there are
several loose slats) be a good place?

Thank you for your tolerance and for sharing your wisdom!


~Erin

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