Hitchhiker - Revision history

Shchenka: /* Sites That Track Hitchhikers */

2009-12-29T12:24:48Z

‎Sites That Track Hitchhikers

NiraD: common usage is "hitchhiker" (one word) rather than "hitch hiker" (two words)

2008-10-17T03:29:27Z

common usage is "hitchhiker" (one word) rather than "hitch hiker" (two words)

NiraD: Hitch hiker moved to Hitchhiker: common usage is a single word

2008-10-17T03:22:00Z

Hitch hiker moved to Hitchhiker: common usage is a single word

NiraD: no longer stub; link to pathtags; copy edit

2008-09-21T23:16:53Z

no longer stub; link to pathtags; copy edit

NiraD: copy edit; links

2007-01-03T21:27:00Z

copy edit; links

NiraD: sigitem.com & geocoin.net

2007-01-03T20:47:00Z

sigitem.com & geocoin.net

BigWhiteTruck: categorized

2005-11-30T16:50:44Z

categorized

BigWhiteTruck: /* What is... */

2005-11-30T16:03:04Z

‎What is...

Scout: Added GPSgames.org

2005-05-26T21:35:28Z

Added GPSgames.org

CoyoteRed at 01:58, 24 May 2005

2005-05-24T01:58:49Z

New page

==What is...==
The barest of definitions include an item that moves from geocache to geocache. This item can be a fuzzy animal, a die-cast car, or a coin. Really the possibilites of what a hitch hiker can be is endless.

As a main stream geocacher, by far the most likely hitch hiker one will encounter will be the Groundspeak-branded [[Travel Bugs]] trackable on geocaching.com. However, there are other flavors from other sites and types which may include [[geocoins]].

A hitch hiker doesn't have to be part of any online site or trackable. The most basic form is an item with a note attached asking the finder to place them in another cache or to further some goal.

Some consider a hitch hiker a trade item, some do not. This will depend on one's ideas of "ownership" of the hitch hiker. Some consider the hitch hiker to remain the property of the person who created the hitch hiker and released it to the wild. Some consider it a trade item and therefor subject to the same rules such as transfer of ownership. On geocaching.com the hitch hiker's page will remain under the control of the person who orignated the item and some claim the proof the hitch hiker remains the property of the orginator and is not a trade item. Therefor it is not traded for like a trinket. Still others don't feel right taking something and not leaving something.

==Sites That Track Hitch Hikers==

[http://www.geocaching.com geocaching.com]

[http://www.travelertags.com travelertags.com]

There are personal sites that track personal hitch hikers, as well.
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 * [http://www.geocaching.com/ Geocaching.com]
 * [http://www.travelertags.com/ TravelerTags.com]
 * [http://www.pathtags.com/ Pathtags.com]
 * [http://www.geocoin.net/ Geocoin.net] ([[geocoin]] tracking)

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 [[Category:Terms]]
-A '''Hitch Hiker''' is any item that moves from geocache to geocache. This item can be a fuzzy animal, a die-cast car, a coin, or anything else the originator could imagine.
+A '''Hitchhiker''' is any item that moves from geocache to geocache. This item can be a fuzzy animal, a die-cast car, a coin, or anything else the originator could imagine.
-The most common hitch hikers are [[travel bug]]s and [[geocoin]]s trackable at [http://www.geocaching.com/ Geocaching.com].  However, there are other types of hitch hikers (including geocoins) that are trackable at other sites. Furthermore, hitch hikers do not need to be trackable at all: the most basic form is an item attached to a note that asks the finder to place it in another cache or to further some other goal.
+The most common hitchhikers are [[travel bug]]s and [[geocoin]]s trackable at [http://www.geocaching.com/ Geocaching.com].  However, there are other types of hitchhikers (including geocoins) that are trackable at other sites. Furthermore, hitchhikers do not need to be trackable at all: the most basic form is an item attached to a note that asks the finder to place it in another cache or to further some other goal.
-According to the [http://www.geocaching.com/track/geocoinfaq.aspx Geocoin FAQ] and [http://www.geocaching.com/track/travelbugfaq.aspx Travel Bug FAQ] at Geocaching.com, the person who activates a hitch hiker remains its owner. Therefore, these hitch hikers are not considered trade items. They cannot be kept (because they remain the property of their owners, who released them to the wild), but they can be taken from a cache without leaving anything in exchange. Note that it is always acceptable to "trade up" by leaving a trade item when removing such a hitch hiker from a cache. Removing a hitch hiker does reduce the "interesting stuff" that the next person will find in the cache.
+According to the [http://www.geocaching.com/track/geocoinfaq.aspx Geocoin FAQ] and [http://www.geocaching.com/track/travelbugfaq.aspx Travel Bug FAQ] at Geocaching.com, the person who activates a hitchhiker remains its owner. Therefore, these hitchhikers are not considered trade items. They cannot be kept (because they remain the property of their owners, who released them to the wild), but they can be taken from a cache without leaving anything in exchange. Note that it is always acceptable to "trade up" by leaving a trade item when removing such a hitchhiker from a cache. Removing a hitchhiker does reduce the "interesting stuff" that the next person will find in the cache.
-Other hitch hikers may be considered trade items. You are expected to trade fairly for such hitch hikers, and you then own them (until you give or trade them away).
+Other hitchhikers may be considered trade items. You are expected to trade fairly for such hitchhikers, and you then own them (until you give or trade them away).
-==Sites That Track Hitch Hikers==
+==Sites That Track Hitchhikers==
 * [http://www.geocaching.com/ Geocaching.com]
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 * [http://www.geocoin.net/ Geocoin.net] ([[geocoin]] tracking)
 * [http://www.sigitem.com/ SigItem.com] ([[signature items|signature item]] tracking)
-* [http://www.gpsgames.org./ GPSgames.org] treats hitch hikers the same as moving caches
+* [http://www.gpsgames.org./ GPSgames.org] treats hitchhikers the same as moving caches
-There are also personal sites that track personal hitch hikers, such as [http://www.geofish.net/ Geofish.net] (the digitalfish tracking site).
+There are also personal sites that track personal hitchhikers, such as [http://www.geofish.net/ Geofish.net] (the digitalfish tracking site).

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 [[Category:Terms]]
 A '''Hitch Hiker''' is any item that moves from geocache to geocache. This item can be a fuzzy animal, a die-cast car, a coin, or anything else the originator could imagine.
-The most common hitch hikers are the [[Groundspeak]]-branded [[Travel Bugs]] and [[Geocoin]]s trackable at [http://www.geocaching.com/ Geocaching.com].  However, there are other types of hitch hikers (including geocoins) that are trackable at other sites. Furthermore, hitch hikers do not need to be trackable at all: the most basic form is an item attached to a note that asks the finder to place it in another cache or to further some other goal.
+The most common hitch hikers are [[travel bug]]s and [[geocoin]]s trackable at [http://www.geocaching.com/ Geocaching.com].  However, there are other types of hitch hikers (including geocoins) that are trackable at other sites. Furthermore, hitch hikers do not need to be trackable at all: the most basic form is an item attached to a note that asks the finder to place it in another cache or to further some other goal.
 According to the [http://www.geocaching.com/track/geocoinfaq.aspx Geocoin FAQ] and [http://www.geocaching.com/track/travelbugfaq.aspx Travel Bug FAQ] at Geocaching.com, the person who activates a hitch hiker remains its owner. Therefore, these hitch hikers are not considered trade items. They cannot be kept (because they remain the property of their owners, who released them to the wild), but they can be taken from a cache without leaving anything in exchange. Note that it is always acceptable to "trade up" by leaving a trade item when removing such a hitch hiker from a cache. Removing a hitch hiker does reduce the "interesting stuff" that the next person will find in the cache.
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 * [http://www.geocaching.com/ Geocaching.com]
 * [http://www.travelertags.com/ TravelerTags.com]
 * [http://www.geocoin.net/ Geocoin.net] ([[geocoin]] tracking)
 * [http://www.sigitem.com/ SigItem.com] ([[signature items|signature item]] tracking)
-* [http://www.gpsgames.org./ GPSgames.org] On GPSgames.org, a hitchhiker is the same as a moving cache. List the object you want tracked just like you would list another cache. Then, either place the object in another cache or let it move freely on its own. Listing and tracking hitchhikers is always free on GPSgames.org.
+* [http://www.gpsgames.org./ GPSgames.org] treats hitch hikers the same as moving caches
 There are also personal sites that track personal hitch hikers, such as [http://www.geofish.net/ Geofish.net] (the digitalfish tracking site).

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 [[Category:Terms]]
-==What is...==
+A '''Hitch Hiker''' is any item that moves from geocache to geocache. This item can be a fuzzy animal, a die-cast car, a coin, or anything else the originator could imagine.
-The barest of definitions include an item that moves from geocache to geocache.  This item can be a fuzzy animal, a die-cast car, or a coin.  Really the possibilites of what a hitch hiker can be is endless.
-As a main stream geocacher, by far the most likely hitch hiker one will encounter will be the [[Groundspeak]]-branded [[Travel Bugs]] trackable on geocaching.com.  However, there are other flavors from other sites and types which may include [[geocoins]].
+The most common hitch hikers are the [[Groundspeak]]-branded [[Travel Bugs]] and [[Geocoin]]s trackable at [http://www.geocaching.com/ Geocaching.com].  However, there are other types of hitch hikers (including geocoins) that are trackable at other sites. Furthermore, hitch hikers do not need to be trackable at all: the most basic form is an item attached to a note that asks the finder to place it in another cache or to further some other goal.
-A hitch hiker doesn't have to be part of any online site or trackable.  The most basic form is an item with a note attached asking the finder to place them in another cache or to further some goal.
+According to the [http://www.geocaching.com/track/geocoinfaq.aspx Geocoin FAQ] and [http://www.geocaching.com/track/travelbugfaq.aspx Travel Bug FAQ] at Geocaching.com, the person who activates a hitch hiker remains its owner. Therefore, these hitch hikers are not considered trade items. They cannot be kept (because they remain the property of their owners, who released them to the wild), but they can be taken from a cache without leaving anything in exchange. Note that it is always acceptable to "trade up" by leaving a trade item when removing such a hitch hiker from a cache. Removing a hitch hiker does reduce the "interesting stuff" that the next person will find in the cache.
-Some consider a hitch hiker a trade item, some do not.  This will depend on one's ideas of "ownership" of the hitch hiker.  Some consider the hitch hiker to remain the property of the person who created the hitch hiker and released it to the wild.  Some consider it a trade item and therefor subject to the same rules such as transfer of ownership.  On geocaching.com the hitch hiker's page will remain under the control of the person who orignated the item and some claim the proof the hitch hiker remains the property of the orginator and is not a trade item.  Therefor it is not traded for like a trinket.  Still others don't feel right taking something and not leaving something.
+Other hitch hikers may be considered trade items. You are expected to trade fairly for such hitch hikers, and you then own them (until you give or trade them away).
 ==Sites That Track Hitch Hikers==
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 * [http://www.gpsgames.org./ GPSgames.org] On GPSgames.org, a hitchhiker is the same as a moving cache. List the object you want tracked just like you would list another cache. Then, either place the object in another cache or let it move freely on its own. Listing and tracking hitchhikers is always free on GPSgames.org.
-There are personal sites that track personal hitch hikers, as well.
+There are also personal sites that track personal hitch hikers, such as [http://www.geofish.net/ Geofish.net] (the digitalfish tracking site).
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	The barest of definitions include an item that moves from geocache to geocache. This item can be a fuzzy animal, a die-cast car, or a coin. Really the possibilites of what a hitch hiker can be is endless.		The barest of definitions include an item that moves from geocache to geocache. This item can be a fuzzy animal, a die-cast car, or a coin. Really the possibilites of what a hitch hiker can be is endless.