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Re: Letterboxing Hybrids in Geocaching.com in the Golden area
Board: Region: Rocky Mountains
Reply to: #913585 by Boxer Lover47
Nov 11, 2015 10:12am
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I routinely checked for nearby caches in the planting area. Lesson learned well.

That is good practice for all letterboxers. We shouldn't have to do so, but by doing so the letterboxes become less likely to go missing or have the stamps traded out. I've placed two geocaches to protect letterboxes. I think that letterboxers should make a friend of a nearby geocacher to help protect letterboxes.

I expected that you'd know of some locally that were lost locally to geocachers since you've been in letterboxing longer than I have. The geocachers that found your "Birdsong Trail" box signed it while they were looking for the nearby geocache. It's too bad that one went missing to muggles.
Re: Letterboxing Hybrids in Geocaching.com in the Golden area
Board: Region: Rocky Mountains
Reply to: #913588 by Oberon_Kenobi
Nov 11, 2015 10:19am
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It's too bad that one went missing to muggles.

It's BACK!

"Missing" is not strong enough for what the muggles did to that box! It was pure, unadulterated destruction. Everything was in pieces! (shaking head)
(I'm sure they were generic muggles, not geocachers.)
Re: Letterboxing Hybrids in Geocaching.com in the Golden area
Board: Region: Rocky Mountains
Reply to: #913580 by Oberon_Kenobi
Nov 11, 2015 11:00am
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I don't know of a hybrid around here where the stamp was taken.

Judging by many years of (mostly anecdotal) evidence, I would say you are definitely bucking the odds. Which makes sense, since I've always considered you an odd bucker.
Re: Letterboxing Hybrids in Geocaching.com in the Golden area
Board: Region: Rocky Mountains
Reply to: #913578 by DaSportsBabe
Nov 11, 2015 12:21pm
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The stamps show up missing so many times in a hybrid box.

Knock on wood, the hand-carved stamps in my three hybrids have managed to survive thus far. Those who have found them have been experienced geocachers, for the most part. Finding them pretty much requires reading the clues, like letterboxing, not just searching gps coordinates so people have to read through my multiple requests to not take the stamp.