Ya, I was thinking of getting coins made. Mainly because they look friggen' sweet. But I also like the idea of laser etching. One of the things with travel bugs is that they don't fit into nanos, though we could come up with some really neat ideas for hiding caches around town. <div>
There's also PathTags, which are easy and relatively cheap but track on their own site, not geocaching. They're 99$ for 50 tags, I think. </div><div>So, initial NoiseCaching meeting: Saturday, sunday, or other? Sunday is best for me but I can be persueded otherwise. Does anyone have any handheld GPS units that aren't phones? We could start doing a few micro caches!</div>
<div>Yay!</div><div>M<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 9:49 AM, Robert Belknap <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rbelknap@gmail.com">rbelknap@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Regarding engraving the dog tag number on an item:<br><br>22. Do I have to attach the "dog tag" to an item to make it a trackable? Can I engrave, write, or otherwise brand an <span>object</span> with the <span>tracking</span> code?<br>
No, you don't have to, but then you run the risk of people, especially
newbies, not recognizing it as a Trackable item, and leaving it in the
cache, or worse, keeping it as swag. Make sure it is easily
identifiable as a travel item.<br><br><a href="http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=234227&st=100&p=4646465&hl=copy%20tracking%20number%20another%20object&fromsearch=1&#entry4646465" target="_blank">http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=234227&st=100&p=4646465&hl=copy%20tracking%20number%20another%20object&fromsearch=1&#entry4646465</a><br>
<br>So I guess it would be fine to engrave travel bug tracking numbers on stuff, after all. As long as we don't release multiple copies of the same tracking code, (and possibly make it clear that the code is from one of the dog tags?)<br>
<br>It might still be interesting to go through the process of designing an "official" custom NB geocoin and either fabricating it in house or getting it minted by one of the many custom coin manufacturers mentioned on the geocaching website.<br>
<br>Ok - I'm done for now.<br><font color="#888888"><br clear="all">-Robert</font><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 08:03, Robert Belknap <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rbelknap@gmail.com" target="_blank">rbelknap@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I have a couple of unactivated dog tags too, as well as some "nano"<br>
sized cache containers which can be used for urban cache hides that I<br>
can bring.<br>
<br>
There is also a way to get a series of trackable numbers from<br>
<a href="http://geocaching.com" target="_blank">geocaching.com</a> that we could then use. A large enough batch can also<br>
get a custom icon on the website. Here is a link to the groundspeak<br>
forum thread outlining thier custom coin policy:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?s=9e98806a9cb28af8a51408c364d80405&showtopic=116641" target="_blank">http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?s=9e98806a9cb28af8a51408c364d80405&showtopic=116641</a><br>
<br>
It may not be "kosher" to create custom coins by etching the dog tag<br>
numbers on them. If I get a chance, I'll see what I can dig up on the<br>
site/forums.<br>
<div><div></div><div><br>
On Friday, April 1, 2011, lilia <<a href="mailto:liliakai@gmail.com" target="_blank">liliakai@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> I will gladly donate my 6 un-activated "travel bug" tags which are<br>
> trackable on <a href="http://geocaching.com" target="_blank">geocaching.com</a> after activation and can be affixed to<br>
> arbitrary objects. they look like military dog tags with a tracking<br>
> number. i suspect we can simply laser etch the tracking numbers onto<br>
> our own in-house-fabricated coins, rather than circulating the tags<br>
> themselves.<br>
><br>
> On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 2:12 AM, meredith scheff <<a href="mailto:satiredun@gmail.com" target="_blank">satiredun@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> so, in order for the coins to be trackable on the geocaching website, you<br>
>> need to go through their code system. There's nothing stopping us from<br>
>> making our own, but <a href="http://geocaching.com" target="_blank">geocaching.com</a> is by far the main site for this stuff.<br>
>> i agree- laser cut things would be great!<br>
>> M<br>
>><br>
>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 8:35 PM, Gian Pablo Villamil <<a href="mailto:gian.pablo@gmail.com" target="_blank">gian.pablo@gmail.com</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> You could make Geocoins on the Makerbot(s), we have red and white<br>
>>> plastic, and soon will have black as well. Search <a href="http://thingiverse.com" target="_blank">thingiverse.com</a> for<br>
>>> a parametric box, or just make your own in Sketchup.<br>
>>><br>
>>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 5:02 PM, Robert Belknap <<a href="mailto:rbelknap@gmail.com" target="_blank">rbelknap@gmail.com</a>><br>
>>> wrote:<br>
>>> > Noisebridge themed Geocoins would be awesome. As would building/placing<br>
>>> > NB<br>
>>> > caches. There could even be a cache placed @ Noisebridge. Either<br>
>>> > downstairs<br>
>>> > mounted to the front gate in some manner, or inside the space (clearly<br>
>>> > labeled so as not to be incorporated into any giant robots.)<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > Could the laser engraver be put to use making Geocoins and "signature<br>
>>> > items"? (They need not be metal.)<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > Another idea I've been kicking around is building a reverse Geocache<br>
>>> > puzzle<br>
>>> > box, but I've not had time to do much more than think "I want to make<br>
>>> > one"<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > I haven't been to the space since December, but I think I might be able<br>
>>> > make<br>
>>> > it out on Sunday for this. Sounds like fun.<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > -Robert<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 22:08, meredith scheff <<a href="mailto:satiredun@gmail.com" target="_blank">satiredun@gmail.com</a>><br>
>>> > wrote:<br>
>>> >><br>
>>> >> I've been getting into Geocaching as of late, and thought it'd be fun<br>
>>> >> to<br>
>>> >> make a bunch of caches at noisebridge and then go out into the world<br>
>>> >> and<br>
>>> >> place them. What would be super, super nerdy-awesome fun would be<br>
>>> >> making<br>
>>> >> custom Noisebridge Geocoins. For those who don't know, geocoings are<br>
>>> >> coins<br>
>>> >> with unique numbers on them that can be tracked when people move them<br>
>>> >> from<br>
>>> >> cache to cache; or they can have a purpose such as 'get me to berlin'<br>
>>> >> or<br>
>>> >> 'see all 7 continents'.<br>
>>> >> Who else is interested? I was thinking of doing this saturday or sunday<br>
>>> >> morning, and then we could go out and hide our caches!<br>
>>> >> Mer<br>
>>> >><br>
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