geko 201 Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 I think that the Groundspeak shop should make smaller travel bugs for micro caches because it is hard to fit a normal travel bug in a film container. What do you think? Link to comment
martmann Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 I think that the Groundspeak shop should make smaller travel bugs for micro caches because it is hard to fit a normal travel bug in a film container. What do you think? Yup, why not? I'd order the smaller bugs. Link to comment
+bons Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 I think that what you're really paying for is the tracking number and registration code. Once you have that you can do anything your evil mind cooks up. Link to comment
Jeremy Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 I have heard of micro travel bugs that are made out of shrinky dink material. As long as you own the original I doubt that would be a problem. Link to comment
+Markwell Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 Milo, the Microcacher. The problem is that these can be lost easily if put into a traditional cache. The other problem (as seem happened with this one) is that they're easier to forget that you've got them at all. Of course, the finder hasn't logged on to the system since September 1, 2003, and won't respond to my e-mails. Link to comment
+Lone Duck Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 I've seen regular Travel Bugs in micros in the past year - or more accurately, under, over, or beside the micro. Don't see a real need to actually put it inside the micros unless the hiding conditions demand it. Another option if the bug couldn't be hidden with the micro - a note inside the micro giving the exact location of the bug, which would be hidden nearby. An instant multi cache if you will. Link to comment
+sept1c_tank Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 I have 3 bugs made from the Groundspeak compass/keychains. They won't fit in a film can, but they'll fit into most small caches. :) Link to comment
+hedberg Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 You can always cut the metal tag into smaller pieces, but the big problem and issue will be that people will not recognize it as a travel bug. And people are not used to see travel bugs in small caches. An another issue might be film canisters. If you are releasing a new cache and wants to put a micro travel bug inside, then must you most probably reduce the size of the logbook. Normally does a logbook and pencil make the film canister full, perhaps you can squeeze something really small - like a fuse - into it. But it you reduce the size, will it be worth a smaller logbook in a micro just because it once had a micro travel bug in the cache? The logbook are very often a big issue in micro caches... Link to comment
+Planet Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 I've seen regular Travel Bugs in micros in the past year - or more accurately, under, over, or beside the micro. Don't see a real need to actually put it inside the micros unless the hiding conditions demand it. Another option if the bug couldn't be hidden with the micro - a note inside the micro giving the exact location of the bug, which would be hidden nearby. An instant multi cache if you will. WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG!!!! And I have proof of its wrongess. Someone put a travel bug near a cache in Cape Cod, they didn't want to go back and open the container when they'd realized that they forgot to leave the bug. So they stuck it under a nearby whiskey barrel and left a note on the cache page. The mann had to use all his strength to hold the barrel up for me to retrieve it, risking limb! Then he had to lift it again so I could grab the other piece of the now broken bug. A micro is usually placed because it's not a good area for a traditional, either high traffic or otherwise. Placing it nearby doesn't guarantee that it will be found or that it won't be damaged. Feel free to log them in and out of micros, but I think leaving one nearby and not in a cache is just plain asking for trouble, and if it was my bug I'd make you go back and get it and do it right! Well, I would ask anyway. Bad idea, BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD. Link to comment
+Marky Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 If you get creative, there are many ways to make a micro bug. Here is one from our area: Here is another: The first one had the top and bottom shaved off, allowing it to fit in most micros. The second one was bent into a coil with the tracking number visible on the outside. The second one, you lose the minimal instructional text, but it appears to be moving along just fine without it (well, until it was grabbed by a new cacher that has yet to find his/her second cache, but that is a risk with all bugs). Link to comment
+hedberg Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 Okay, I will only write this message just to get you laugh: The problem of getting TBs into micro caches can in fact be found even at large caches! And the problem aren't the tag... Check this out: TB Cindy Link to comment
+sept1c_tank Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 I guess that would be a macro bug. Link to comment
+Lone Duck Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 Okay, I will only write this message just to get you laugh: The problem of getting TBs into micro caches can in fact be found even at large caches! And the problem aren't the tag... Check this out: TB Cindy Yeah, but Cindy is so ugly that no muggle would take her! Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 I guess that would be a macro bug. I recently found a cache (which will go nameless) that had two TBs in it. One was a full-sized spare tire, the other a big piece o' concrete. The container was an old dead SUV. Link to comment
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