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New to letterboxing
Board: State: Tennessee
Sep 29, 2018 10:27pm
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I like the artistic quality of letterboxing more than I do geocaching. I found my first letterbox today.

I thought there would be more in my area but there only seems to be a couple active.
How do I find unlisted ones? Word of mouth ones?
Re: New to letterboxing
Board: State: Tennessee
Reply to: #966113 by Sycophant
Sep 30, 2018 4:36am
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Without getting too nosy, would you give us a general idea of your location?

When there's someone new to boxing, but has a cache background, I'm more willing to share some of my restricted boxes.

I feel like you have an idea of the necessity for secrecy and won't be so apt to just grab and go.
Re: New to letterboxing
Board: State: Tennessee
Reply to: #966113 by Sycophant
Sep 30, 2018 3:16pm
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I can tell you have to be patient at first. A lot of boxes have “restrictions” on them. You have to find (or hide) a given number of boxes before they will reveal themselves to you.

We are still pretty new and every time we pass a milestone (100, 200, whatever) new boxes show up on searches.

We started in geocaching too and boxing is a different thing. For one thing there are not as many. So give yourself time to get into the mindset.

When you get into carving you might want to check out LTCs.
Re: New to letterboxing
Board: State: Tennessee
Reply to: #966129 by DarkZen and Evil Cow Pie
Sep 30, 2018 7:19pm
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LTCs?
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Board: State: Tennessee
Reply to: #966115 by Grrly Girl
Sep 30, 2018 7:21pm
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Tullahoma TN.
Re: New to letterboxing
Board: State: Tennessee
Reply to: #966136 by Sycophant
Oct 1, 2018 11:33am
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LTCs are Letterbox Trading Cards. Imagine baseball cards but the image is from a handcarved stamp. Check the glossary under the Home menu for more info.

Welcome to letterboxing!

Knit Wit
Re: New to letterboxing
Board: State: Tennessee
Reply to: #966186 by knit wit
Oct 1, 2018 12:16pm
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I have done artist trading cards through snail mail swaps. Are LTCs swapped the same way?
Re: New to letterboxing
Board: State: Tennessee
Reply to: #966194 by Sycophant
Oct 1, 2018 12:34pm
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Yes. There are variants but generally someone chooses to host an LTC “tracker”. All participants mail their submissions to the host who sorts them all out and mails them back each participant.

Here’s a good one to start with: https://www.atlasquest.com/showinfo.html?trackerId=9983

Here’s where you can find a list of all LTC trackers and variants: https://www.atlasquest.com/trackers