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I've found a trackable and the mission is to get to USA. Can i pass it to someone to take over? I'm not sure on the rules so wanted to check... or can i post to family out there?

 

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You can give it to another cacher, and they would log that they received it. Mailing it? You'll get conflicting views on that.

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I've found a trackable and the mission is to get to USA. Can i pass it to someone to take over? I'm not sure on the rules so wanted to check... or can i post to family out there?

 

thank you

 

You could pass it on to another cacher. They would be able to properly log it.

 

However, passing it on to someone who is not a cacher could create problems.

 

Trackables go missing a lot as it is. Adding in non-cachers and mailing, and it is a recipe for failure.

 

You haven't logged that you picked up the trackable. This is a problem. If you don't properly record the retrieval of the trackable, then things start getting wonky.

 

I strongly urge you to log the cache where you found the trackable, and log that you have picked it up (retrieved) from that cache. Then the trackable's history will be correct.

 

Lots of trackables have missions. You don't need to worry about completing the mission in one go. It's perfectly fine for you to take it to another cache in your regular caching area, and drop it there.

 

okay, I think I've found the cache where you found the trackable. It was not properly logged into that cache, as it is not in the inventory.

 

Layed By 2. Bin Moved Again.

http://coord.info/GC58DC6

 

If that is correct, then you will need to do a "grabbed" log, instead of a "retrieved" log.

 

Before you think about mailing it to someone, please contact the trackable owner first. It's not necessarily a good thing to put items in the post and hope for the best.

 

Help Center → Trackables → Moving Trackables

http://support.Groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=334

 

3.7. Mailing Trackables to Another Geocacher

 

There may be occasions when you want to mail a Trackable to a geocacher in another location.

 

Please do not mail any trackable without asking the owner first.

 

Mail services to some places are erratic and/or unreliable. Typically, Trackables should travel from geocache to geocache, or directly from the hands of one geocacher to another.

 

If you have received a Trackable in the mail, you will want to post a "grab it" logtype rather than "retrieve it" logtype, since you're not retrieving it directly from a geocache. The mileage traveled will show the next time you drop it in a geocache.

 

Could you post the public reference number for the trackable in question?

 

B.

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I've found a trackable and the mission is to get to USA. Can i pass it to someone to take over? I'm not sure on the rules so wanted to check... or can i post to family out there?

 

thank you

By your profile, you don't have a trackable in your possession.

First, log it properly.

Second, contact the TO and ask if they'd mind it going through the mail.

Are your family members cachers? If not, probably not a good idea.

Since it seems to be your first trackable, may be a good idea to simply move it along to another cache, until you get the hang of this side-game of Geocaching. :)

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