My introduction to LTC’s was getting an email grilling me in my experience like I needed a resume to join. NOT at all welcoming. So I’ll just put this little “bug” here.

You are quite welcome and I'm glad your challenging hike was rewarded! Placing boxes for adventurers like you is very gratifying to me and I appreciate your kind words.

It was not my first LTC tracker - as I was part of the very first one with some extremely gifted artists... many no longer around. But it was an awakening...

Acceptance is a gracious gift.... some just don't know how to give it.

Wow, just wow.


So very true!

I should get there before summer. I usually get to the Flint area to see my mom at least once a month. Also, I visit my dad's grave and my friend's grave a couple of times a year.

I might as well give that a try. I’ve never used the oil. Brother could have changed the formula. You never know what these companies are doing.

Only when transferring to a new brand of carving material. Same printer, same image, will transfer just fine to brand A but will not transfer to brand B. Frustrating because I have a big stack of brand B carving material!

If it's the same printer and the same material I concur with others that it's the toner. Unless they upgraded the printer / copier?

Laser printer or copier deposits dry powder "ink" on the paper, then uses heat to bake it on. That is why older units may offer better transfers. A weak heating element will result in a weaker bond between "ink" and paper, which is obviously easier to transfer.

I just switched from HP (because they are the WORST) to Brother and can confirm that the Brother toner does work, but is not nearly as crisp a transfer as the HP toner.

Ohmygoodness. I didn't know there was such a thing!! Fitz yells at me long and loud or short and non stop which is usually dinner time. Lol. Major just grunts. Is there a tutorial or anything to teach us how to use it? I was told "you don't train the animal, you train the human." I need all the training I can get. 😉

Terras going to get them both their own backpack. Not sure how she's gonna carry Major's 21lb booty. Lol but we can't leave him out. They do not go outside because we live next to the highway and we have LOTS of cougars, coyote and eagles. I know way too many friends that have lost an animal to nature. I really want them to be outside in their own natural habitat, just under our protection. Lol.

I have questions about their ears, collars, food... Ugh! I feel very needy at the moment, but I want to be a good cat mom. I'll start with one topic at a time and let this one close 1st.

I appreciate all the advice. I've done tons of research but it seems like personal advice has been better in a lot of ways.

I can't wait to start!! Now I just need to get a harness on him without hating the process. Same with their ears!! Ugh... That's a whole other long explanation that desperately needs advice on. Lol

I have a Brother printer. I could not get any acetone transfers to work.

Then when the toner ran out I bought a cheap, non-Brother toner cartridge. That worked like a dream!

I also bought a really cheap HP black and white laser printer that was recommended here. It was purchased in 2019/2020. The toner was finally replaced early last year or late 2024.

I was carving a lot on SGHUO at the time. We also got new paper around the same time. Never had an issue with transferring to SGHUO, but suddenly there was an issue.

While it still seems to be in part toner related, I think paper thickness caused an issue. The new paper seemed heavy. I could sorta get it to work if the paper was drenched multiple times. Now I use really cheap, thin paper that reminds me of paper for an old typewriter; not transparent but close. The only issue is that it seems to jam more.

"They were returned to me, and I was told they were not good enough."

Holy cow!! That's just completely awful!
I remember those first trackers. I know there were some incredible carvers back then and there still are, but WOW! That was a bit harsh. How very discouraging and unkind.

Everyone has such different carving skill levels, and especially when first starting out.
Some people could even be seasoned carvers, but struggle with carving because of artistic ability, or even arthritis, tendonitis, eye problems, or other health or disability issues but try their best.
I've had my share of tendonitis and eye issues, but I love carving, so I try my best.

Kindness, gentleness, appreciation, and encouragement are so important.

I love every stamp I find. The fact that someone took the time to create a stamp, carve it to the best of their ability, research a hiding place, and place it there for me to find is enough to me.

I really appreciate this Letterboxing community and the joy that Letterboxing has brought over the last 20+ years.

It is fun to look through the first carves album and see how people's carving skills have changed over time. Everybody starts off as a newbie.
I hope new carvers are encouraged and keep carving stamps!

A few spots left!

https://www.atlasquest.com/showinfo.php?trackerId=12402

One less open spot now ...

I was able to resist when first listed, then spent just a little too long on the word list.

Thank you, TAP! Even the word “loo” itself has so much potential! 🤪

It’s full now! Thanks, all!

Oh 😆. I didn’t look at the clues, I just read the title and reacted because I got excited.

I will have to make some one of these days. Gatorade use to make a Cucumber Melon flavor and it was my absolute favorite. I haven’t seen it in so long, though. I’m assuming cucumber ice cream has a flavor kind of like that. Definitely willing to eat some, should I come across it haha

I placed a number of letterboxes west of Denison Texas. When I search for letterboxes as choose Denison with 30 mile radius (the letterboxes are easily within the search radius), they do not show up. If I choose city directory, and then choose Denison, they show up. If I choose simple search, and enter Denison, only one letterbox shows up.

Please let me know what I am needing to do when I create letterboxes so that they show up in all searches.

thank you

It’s likely the epicenter for Denison is wrong. I’m not entirely sure how to check but I’ve seen GreenTortuga remedy that before. It’s also possible there’s more than one Denison that the simple search is choosing first. Does it specifically say Denison, Texas when making that search?

other letterboxes in and around Denison are showing up. And other letterboxes that are closer to and further from Denison are showing up. So it seems the site is finding Denison ok .. just not my boxes.

What are some of the box names or AQ numbers? I can try to see if they pop up for another user while I’ve got a free minute.

Here are a few:

LBP: Celebration - It's Egg Hunting Time! #388810

LBP: Celebration - Exciting Fireworks! #388807

LBP: Celebration - Happy Valentine's Day #388800

LBP - Nature: Farmhouse #388820

thank you for your help

I recommend looking at how other boxes are set up. For example, I’d use addresses, not GPS coordinates. I also recommend adding the clues to the designated area in the AQ add-a-box format, not in the comments. Good luck, and happy letterboxing!

i just did a city direction search for texas and then denison. they all showed up find that way.
smile

Thank you ... for the location ... instead of gps coords: say, N 33° 26.484' W 096° 31.893', i entered CFR9+H98 Van Alstyne, Texas (Which is what google gave me).. would this be better?
thanks
wade

The event was Saturday evening. I taught a small group of geocachers about REAL letterboxes and led a hands-on session teaching them how to carve a stamp.

They LOVED it. Everyone who thought carving would be beyond their abilities completed a small stamp, all of which looked pretty good!

As my gift, everyone (8 ppl) went home with a set of carving tools and a block of pink stuff, in addition to their completed stamp.

Ooh does the Gatorade have sugar in it? I bet it would make a refreshing slushy too. (We have a slushy maker but it has to be a liquid that has sugar- diet drinks don’t freeze well.)

why not just list it as in denison? if you are listing in on the geo site as well then list your gps there town here? i would say that 99% of letterboxers do not use gps.
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Not real calligraphy - I'm not that adept!

But I've been seeing some beautiful examples of calligraphy and I've been tempted to try my hand at carving some of it. So last night I transferred an image to pink stuff and gave it a go.

The lower one is what I printed off of the internet, the top one is what I stamped from the carve. It's LTC sized.

Link to image.

It was actually pretty fun - I might try more.

Tracker theme?