Just wondering after the meeting last night in which we and 3 other caching teams are trying to help a committee put out some great caches.
Please share ideas and opinions.
Timberline Echoes
Lynn and I are not into the coin fad…so I voted for the t-shirt. I always like having different types of shirts, so I think that would be the way to go in my opinion. However, if I collected coins I think I would rather get a coin than a t-shirt.
I did as well, but realistically if it’s free who wouldn’t want the trackable one? No one says you need to activate it, so it comes down to how much extra value does a trackable coin have over a non-trackable one? To me there is little if any added value to a trackabe coin as I generally don’t release them…or in some cases even activate them.
Often times a great cache is a reward in itself and if there are several of them, well that’s even better. With the current popularity of geocoins I think this would be a great reward.
The FTF bugs will be activated and have hitchhikers. I am suggesting that they give away inactive bug tags as prizes. Then the “winner” can add what they want and give it the goal they want.
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I voted for a T-shirt. I believe it would get much more usage and be cool to wear to events. A coin would also be nice however this might be tricky/expensive since it is hard to determine how many people will actually find 12 of 18. Minting might be difficult/expensive not having a good idea of how many to make.
I think the coins for the Chippewa Valley event were a big hit, and they have learned from their first year and are making them trackable this time around. Very cool. If it’s in the budget, I think that would be a pretty spiff participation tchotchke.
Although a t-shirt could be nice too. I’m still waiting for one that says “I survived the Gauntlet”. 😀
I voted for the trackable coin, because I’m too cheap to buy them. But I’d drive 3 hours to get in the area and spend the rest of the weekend driving around and finding the caches to get a coin. Not real lean thinking.
But the other half would like the T-shirt because coins get stolen too easy.
i voted for the coin, cuz i’m starting to get into the coin crazy but not to much cuz spending money on the coins gets a little expensive but to get a coin for free for going caches would be awesome!
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