Cachingchecks26 Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 How many trackables should you take from a geceocache? The most I have ever taken is two. Is it okay to take more than two trackables at a time? Also, is it okay to take trackables from your own geocache? Quote Link to comment
+cerberus1 Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Take as many as you can reasonably send out on new journeys. You are allowed to take trackables to move along from your own cache. I don't. I figure others may go there for the trackable. I've found more than enough. Quote Link to comment
team tisri Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 How many trackables should you take from a geceocache? The most I have ever taken is two. Is it okay to take more than two trackables at a time? Also, is it okay to take trackables from your own geocache? Take as many as you want, as long as you can move them on. When I cached more regularly any time I was planning an international trip that included time for geocaching I rounded up as many as I could lay my hands on so I could put thousands of miles on them. Then when I was abroad I'd be scattering trackables while also collecting them to bring home, and when I got home I made many caching runs scattering them as far and wide as I sensibly could. I scattered them so that more than one person would have a chance at getting some new icons, rather than leaving them in a trail of caches only for someone else to follow a day or two later and gather them all up. Quote Link to comment
+terrkan78 Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 If you do take a bunch of trackables from one cache, it might be a good idea to say something in your log about why you're doing so. "I'm going overseas next week and thought I'd take these trackables on a nice long trip." "I see that these trackables have been sitting in this cache for eight months now, so I'm taking them with me to further them on their journeys." "I'm able to help all four trackables with their missions, so I took all four with me." An explanation in your log will help counter those who might otherwise label you a trackable hog for taking a bunch at once. It's totally fine to take them all as long as you can help them on their missions, but if you're concerned about what others think (and it's ok to not be concerned about that), then an explanation will help. Although...not too many people will even notice if you take all the trackables at once. Unless we're talking about a TB Hotel, in which case the cache owner will definitely notice and possibly be upset about it (I'm not saying they should be upset about it, but they are likely to at least be irritated). Quote Link to comment
+Panther&Pine Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Also remember that you don't trade for trackables. If a cache owner says you must leave one if you take one, that is a TB prison and you can ignore that wording as trackables belong to their owner. Quote Link to comment
Andronicus Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 It is easy to fall into the "Am I being a TB hog" trap. As long as you are puting them back out, they are still available for other cachers to find. That is not being a hog. It is simply helping them on their way. Quote Link to comment
Cachingchecks26 Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 Thanks for the tips! I wasn't sure if it would be "hoggish" or not. Thanks guys. Quote Link to comment
fendmar Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 (edited) I see you are still fairly "new". I would suggest getting more experience with trackables before trying to responsibly manage more than one or two at a time. Edited September 11, 2014 by fendmar Quote Link to comment
+dprovan Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Both are OK, but just because it's OK doesn't mean you should do it. There's no particular reason for you to pick up all the TBs in a cache if you expect someone else will pick them up tomorrow or the next day. And there's a very good reason not to pick them up if you don't think you'll be able to drop them within a week or two. Quote Link to comment
Keystone Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I am retrieving this thread from the Geocaching Topics forum and dropping it off in the Travel Bug forum. Quote Link to comment
Andronicus Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I am retrieving this thread from the Geocaching Topics forum and dropping it off in the Travel Bug forum. Would you be a "Thread Hog" if you retrieved all the threads and dropped them off in their appropriate forums? Quote Link to comment
fendmar Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 (edited) I am retrieving this thread from the Geocaching Topics forum and dropping it off in the Travel Bug forum. Would you be a "Thread Hog" if you retrieved all the threads and dropped them off in their appropriate forums? Can you imagine the names they'd use if he never dropped them off again?! Edited September 12, 2014 by fendmar Quote Link to comment
+Twentse Mug Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 As a TB owner who has released 280 TB's I recommend to take every TB with you. Make the caches empty and make the TB's travel. That is what every TB-owner wants. Not to be spammed with one discover mail after another (which go to a kill filter with me). Quote Link to comment
+Melodius Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 How many trackables should you take from a geceocache? The most I have ever taken is two. Is it okay to take more than two trackables at a time? Also, is it okay to take trackables from your own geocache? The etiquette that I try to follow is not taking a trackable unless I have one to leave in its place. I guess not everyone agrees with that logic. Maybe it's just me, but I get disappointed when a cache is supposed to have one in it and doesn't. It's not about the icons for me, I just really love the concept of trackables and want to be a part of it. Quote Link to comment
+dprovan Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 How many trackables should you take from a geceocache? The most I have ever taken is two. Is it okay to take more than two trackables at a time? Also, is it okay to take trackables from your own geocache? The etiquette that I try to follow is not taking a trackable unless I have one to leave in its place. I guess not everyone agrees with that logic. Maybe it's just me, but I get disappointed when a cache is supposed to have one in it and doesn't. It's not about the icons for me, I just really love the concept of trackables and want to be a part of it. I used to do that, but nowadays I wouldn't want to hold a TB long enough to find another TB, so I drop as soon as I can and pick up the next TB a month later. Quote Link to comment
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