Post by TermiteHunter on May 4, 2021 23:17:41 GMT -5
So there arer lots of them.
A Geocoin: I love these things. They are well crafted and just plain good looking . They come with a trackable code that can be activated for various uses.
The Dog Tag Type: a simple tag with a code to activate and follow in it's travels. Generally inixpensive and very usable for a variety of tracking endevours.
GeoKrety: The free version. easily trackable on OpenCaching sites. far less common on GC. You get a code that you can place on any object and track it's traveles. Works much the same as the others but not integrated into GC which is why it is used more on alternative sites.
Pathtags: A collectable by the finder. Not really intended to move and be tracked. It is more of a personal item for others to add to their collection.
These are the most common but there are several others. Just search for them and you will find a lot of alternatives.
I have tried a few with limited success. It calls for the finder to look something up that is not automaticly appearing in the most common cachers experience.
They work if they work it too. You need to explain it to them first.
Trackables in general are a great concept however there are those that like to collect them and not move them as intended.
Expect them to be lost long before their intended goal.
Some travel miles and across contenents but most are lost well before this.
The cache they are in may be lost,
The finder may forget to log a re-hide
The finder may loose it or keep it
Eventually they are almost always lost to another finder for whatever reason.
Pathtags are a great personal item to offer up to finders. They are intended to be kept and are of a craftsmanship that they want.
There are also the Wooden Nickles that some produce and leave as a signature item in caches.
They are not trackable and intended to be collected.
In the end...Expect a trackable to vanish from the first cache. If it live longer, all the better but it will likely vanish eventually.
Expect a collectable to be collected. They are not trackable and not intended to be. Collectors like these )Pathtag, Wooden coins)
Personal items are favored by collectors. Homemade or paid for. It's a cool way to Get Your Name Out.
Proxies: You have a trackable item that cost you a fair share of your geocaching budget. You don't want to risk the loss of the item you placce in the cache.
You can make a Proxy.. Something else that contains the trackable code while you keep the original at home safe with you.. IT may not have the same impcat with finders but some want to help in your goal of travel. Make your procy significant and durable. A laminated tag will only last so long attached to a beany baby. If you can make a long lasting solid replica all the better. The more one piece, solid, durable the proxy is the longer it will travel.
Make something that is a single object with the code in clear lettering that will last over time. With that you are creating something that will interest the finder and encourage them to move it along.
I have a small collection of Geocoins as well as personal items and pathtage in a display box or two. I enjoy them for what they are.
A Geocoin: I love these things. They are well crafted and just plain good looking . They come with a trackable code that can be activated for various uses.
The Dog Tag Type: a simple tag with a code to activate and follow in it's travels. Generally inixpensive and very usable for a variety of tracking endevours.
GeoKrety: The free version. easily trackable on OpenCaching sites. far less common on GC. You get a code that you can place on any object and track it's traveles. Works much the same as the others but not integrated into GC which is why it is used more on alternative sites.
Pathtags: A collectable by the finder. Not really intended to move and be tracked. It is more of a personal item for others to add to their collection.
These are the most common but there are several others. Just search for them and you will find a lot of alternatives.
I have tried a few with limited success. It calls for the finder to look something up that is not automaticly appearing in the most common cachers experience.
They work if they work it too. You need to explain it to them first.
Trackables in general are a great concept however there are those that like to collect them and not move them as intended.
Expect them to be lost long before their intended goal.
Some travel miles and across contenents but most are lost well before this.
The cache they are in may be lost,
The finder may forget to log a re-hide
The finder may loose it or keep it
Eventually they are almost always lost to another finder for whatever reason.
Pathtags are a great personal item to offer up to finders. They are intended to be kept and are of a craftsmanship that they want.
There are also the Wooden Nickles that some produce and leave as a signature item in caches.
They are not trackable and intended to be collected.
In the end...Expect a trackable to vanish from the first cache. If it live longer, all the better but it will likely vanish eventually.
Expect a collectable to be collected. They are not trackable and not intended to be. Collectors like these )Pathtag, Wooden coins)
Personal items are favored by collectors. Homemade or paid for. It's a cool way to Get Your Name Out.
Proxies: You have a trackable item that cost you a fair share of your geocaching budget. You don't want to risk the loss of the item you placce in the cache.
You can make a Proxy.. Something else that contains the trackable code while you keep the original at home safe with you.. IT may not have the same impcat with finders but some want to help in your goal of travel. Make your procy significant and durable. A laminated tag will only last so long attached to a beany baby. If you can make a long lasting solid replica all the better. The more one piece, solid, durable the proxy is the longer it will travel.
Make something that is a single object with the code in clear lettering that will last over time. With that you are creating something that will interest the finder and encourage them to move it along.
I have a small collection of Geocoins as well as personal items and pathtage in a display box or two. I enjoy them for what they are.