Tell us everything when you get back! I want to box in Dartmoor sometime in the next few years!

Absolutely, I'm planning to put together some sort of guide about Dartmoor letterboxing for folks coming from North American letterboxing, and if all goes as planned, also a fun little video exploring the differences between the two styles... with some special guests... ;)

We figured out the first location. It is many miles from here.

Possibly if we are in the area.

Get with Mark and Sue Pepe - they have organized a trip there in the past I believe and they are super nice.

Definitely want to hear all about it when you get back.

Sounds like an amazing trip! We can’t wait to hear all about it.

(I assume Cranmere Pool is on your list.)

Since we’re coming to FL, would anyone be interested in trading carved stamps? I would bring you a carved stamp with either an AK theme or a FL theme to plant in FL and I would take your stamp home to AK to plant. I would list you as the carver of course, and I would expect the same in kind. If so, message me and let’s get some ideas going! We can meetup and get others together as well. No box needed for exchange, just the stamp.

Like man, I just checked the world wide webs and there's lots and lots of other tarot cards like cups and saucers and swords and tentacles? I want to be careful because a teacher once told me I wasn't playing with a full deck!

Happy Happy Day to You, my dear! xxx

Happy Cake Day, Toni-Lynn!!

Greetings!

I am rather a new letterboxer here, and I had an idea for a bit of a harder puzzle box, but my idea involves a stamp carved out of wood. I was wondering; has anyone else carved a stamp out of wood and left it for someone to find? If so, how did it stand up to weather and use? And what kind of wood was used?

I haven't. But two things come to mind.
1) The wood would need to be sealed with something to keep moisture (environment or inks) from warping or swelling the wood.
2) The stamping approach would be different, since the wood has no flexibility. Rather than stamping onto the paper, one would need to ink the wood surface, set it facing up, and apply the paper over it, rubbing well, much like a lino print.

If you are seeing saucers and tentacles in your card readings, that sounds to me like a prediction of an alien invasion.

A wood engraving for relief printing sounds interesting! I can't recommend a specific species of wood, but don't use pine, choose something more stable. Tight grain hardwood perhaps? Be sure to use the best quality weather proof container you can get. Sounds like a fun project :)

The invasion has been cancelled because of lack of interest.

What you are seeing are mostly teasers. These are adolescents who recently got their saucer license who like playing pranks on less-advanced civilizations. They find people in out-of-the-way places, put on a little show, then take off. These shows are mostly harmless.

What you want to avoid are the game wardens who bag, tag and do medical tests; often uncomfortable.

I can’t answer your question, but I love your name and sig stamp!! That’s one of my favorite birds!

Hi! I am new to this! My daughter is in Girl Scouts. She is a junior. She will be teaching the brownie group about letterboxing to earn her junior aide award. Tonight, we are going to Charlie Elliott to look for a few boxes and set out our own letterbox. Wish us luck. I will post the boxes location and clue later this evening.

EDIT: We had fun. We looked for 4 boxes; found 2, 1 was missing (notified hider), and hid our box. It is named Dove Pond located in Mansfield, GA.

We're down here and will be at the event on Saturday at 10 am. I have a small crate with me of the salvaged Stampeaz supplies. We will probably not be at the dinner that night, so reach out that morning.

Welcome to Letterboxing!!! I absolutely love everything about this hobby and, so far, every letterboxer I have met in person at recent events have been really sweet, awesome people.

If you have ANY questions about anything, there are a TON of us on here that will answer you to the best of our abilities. :-)

And congratulations on your first plant! That's so exciting.

Thanks you, those are good thoughts. I hadn't considered that second one.

Something more like cherry, then?
As for containers, I like to use the "baby snake method" when choosing them, and it seems to work well. The trick is to look at the edges of the box and ask yourself "if I were a baby snake, could I fit between the lid and the rim?" if the answer is yes, don't use that box.

Thank you! I also enjoy them.

I love your sig stamp ! :^)

I see online that it’s best to use oil based ink though.

That would be true if this was intended for printmaking. The difference is simply in purpose: oil based ink lasts longer, and is water resistant, so you can re-dampen paper even after it has been printed on. But this is meant as just a letterbox stamp, so the ink shouldn't be a concern.

Speak for yourself. I hear that over in the Andromeda Galaxy they are gearing up!
😉

We too want to hear about it. We are going later this year - let us know about the "must do" spots!

Thank you!

Day 1 took us to Duck's Pool. Day 2 was a lovely "charity walk" (the Dartmoor equivalent to a "series" along a loop, though still with the classic triangulation cluing) near Pew Tor. And tomorrow, I'm heading out with Rat Boy (who some of you may know from his lovely YouTube channel) to visit Fur Tor and hopefully also Cranmere Pool. And then The Meet is on Sunday!

It's been an enjoyable and enlightening experience so far. Lots of trekking through The Bog of Eternal Squelch and trying to figure out which tiny far-off rock formation is which. I'll have many more reflections and tips soon!

For those on Instagram, I'll also be posting regular updates @enigmida.

Thx for the tip, gemini girl. I remember having found some as you've described. I just picked up some magnetic tins - gray - to camouflage with library shelves. . .