tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032403685554992033.post5984676132197876971..comments2023-12-17T20:53:20.772-05:00Comments on Bumbling along...: Letterboxing critical massBumblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757879893200986680noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032403685554992033.post-28220961373170125982012-11-16T08:18:21.292-05:002012-11-16T08:18:21.292-05:00I think VtV might have it right....time for anothe...I think VtV might have it right....time for another newspaper article. <br /><br />As you know I've been letterboxing since 2002. I think my longevity stems from being an avid scavenger game player. I mix it up with geocaching and now a little munzeeing. So there's always a hunt to be had. I enjoy being creative with my letterbox, geocache, munzee hides - the creativity keeps me interested. Plus I post at least half of my LBs on geocaching.com that way I'm getting visitors on a regular basis and comments. I believe Jiggs ventured into the geocaching world as well but don't know how avid he is and whether that sustains him through the letterboxing dry spells. Kenlaur and RickontheRange play all 3 games which seems to sustain their interest in all 3. <br /><br />My experience this year is that the quality of letterboxes in Ontario has steadily increased. You all plant some amazing boxes with gorgeous stamps in nice locations. I'd have a really hard time giving up those stamps that you place in the wild. And it doesn't stop at the stamp, the logbooks are have been a lot of fun to find too. So I'm glad we're still planting even though the numbers of finders is stagnant at the moment. <br /><br />Part of the reason for the decreased activity may be that the weather is cold and it's dark out. Come spring there may be revitalized activity. AQ stats: http://www.atlasquest.com/aboutus/stats/finds.html?gTypeId=traditional shows the winter months to be the slowest months of the year. <br /><br />Lone RLone Rhttp://ontariocacher.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032403685554992033.post-45320184707726072702012-11-12T19:00:55.095-05:002012-11-12T19:00:55.095-05:00All you awesome letterboxers are what inspire us t...All you awesome letterboxers are what inspire us to get creative and get out there. <br /><br />If not for the courage of the fearless crew, the Minnow would be lost. <br /><br />Hmmm...new stamp idea in there I think :)<br /><br />Sillychick<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032403685554992033.post-10847896002411051492012-11-12T18:05:15.347-05:002012-11-12T18:05:15.347-05:00Sillychick - don't be silly! You don't nee...Sillychick - don't be silly! You don't need to *try* - you ladies are already rocking that side of the GTA. You're an all star! I really do appreciate all the planting you've been doing - I just need to figure out a way to get out there for some serious letterboxing :)Bumblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03757879893200986680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032403685554992033.post-23150990736216004772012-11-12T18:03:53.265-05:002012-11-12T18:03:53.265-05:00Well, Ms. Viking - I'm glad I'm not the on...Well, Ms. Viking - I'm glad I'm not the only one who is disappointed this year, but it's certainly not disappointment with our current roster of letterboxers! I'll have to try to figure out some time to get out your way... unfortunately, I don't think it will be in 2012. Bumblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03757879893200986680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032403685554992033.post-57230388187980235012012-11-12T17:59:26.331-05:002012-11-12T17:59:26.331-05:00Hi Christmas6! Sorry that you're in the same b...Hi Christmas6! Sorry that you're in the same boat as us. I guess what I could say to you - that you should say to me - is keep going! Never give up! :)<br /><br />And I promise if I'm ever down your way, I'll hunt your boxes and leave some of my own.Bumblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03757879893200986680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032403685554992033.post-37796397395861320302012-11-12T17:57:14.615-05:002012-11-12T17:57:14.615-05:00And that's just it: local boxing is not your b...And that's just it: local boxing is not your bread and butter. But you're one of the dedicated who is willing to drive outta town every so often to get your fix. <br /><br />Ah, I'm just whining. Ignore me. I'm just jealous of those places across the border where it would take a few years of solid, dedicated boxing before you would have the same comment about bread and butter...Bumblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03757879893200986680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032403685554992033.post-87640235657783052832012-11-12T17:19:40.760-05:002012-11-12T17:19:40.760-05:00I'm trying Bumble...honest to goodness I am :)...I'm trying Bumble...honest to goodness I am :)<br />Yesterday I planted 3 in Kitchener and found 4 in the Guelph area - that means I actually touched 7 in one day! <br />If only I was independently wealthy and could do nothing but letterboxing...that'd be cool (especially the wealthy part). <br /><br />Sillychick Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032403685554992033.post-44608688040393309172012-11-09T17:33:06.947-05:002012-11-09T17:33:06.947-05:00Fiddleheads--- I am DYING for you to find my lette...Fiddleheads--- I am DYING for you to find my letterboxes.. haha. I have been discouraged lately also because of the lack of finds. I am hoping that hosting box-on will get some action flowing in KW. I have had an interesting summer because of a few new boxers in my area who have been VERY active in getting boxes out there and that enthusiasm wears off on me. I don`t know about other people but I know that after a meet up or even talking with another active letterboxer ( yes bumble.... you are in my thoughts with this comment) I feel rejuvenated and start to plant more than I probably would have otherwise. I look at letterboxing a bit differently in terms of signatures. I find that each box is unique and I end up really enjoying the little things about letterboxing and making it a true adventure. I guess it is about finding the box, and seeing a good stamp makes me excited but I also like looking around wherever the box brings me. The social aspect I guess. I don't really notice signatures or expectations as to what I am walking into. In fact I purposely try and walk into a letterbox with the least amount of information, so not to ruin the surprise. I have had the chance to do some really great boxes this year across Ontario and feel privileged to be in the mix with such a rich group of excellent people and letterboxers.... Perhaps another Toronto Star article will help to buff things up. Chin up, and get your ass to KW.....!<br />Vivian the Viking<br />Vivian the Vikinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095139133993100969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032403685554992033.post-53460987843023893982012-11-08T23:18:56.752-05:002012-11-08T23:18:56.752-05:00I understand where you are coming from. I have al...I understand where you are coming from. I have also been boxing for 2 years and we have a low number of boxers right now. It seems to me, while looking in the AQ logbooks, that people around here are very active for 2-5 years and then they quit. Then someone else will some along and be very faithful for 2-5 years and quit. A few others will start up during that time but not last for very long at all. <br />I have found/attempted almost all of the boxes in my city so I have started making LTCs but I think I may have taken on too much too soon. I am a little burnt out on them. Or seems like they take forever to come back :( <br />Well, I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone. I'm here in the southwest corner of Indiana and I have the same problem.christmas6https://www.blogger.com/profile/15421626655321811362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032403685554992033.post-8943464344923426732012-11-08T16:46:15.421-05:002012-11-08T16:46:15.421-05:00I've been at it six years, and there is ebb an...I've been at it six years, and there is ebb and flow, waxing and waning. Lone R and I plant boxes for each other a couple of times a year, knowing full well we won't have a rush of other finders, but rather a trickle.<br /><br />This year has been unusually slow for finders. The summer was very hot, October was very wet, and now November is very cold. I know I have over twenty boxes (!) waiting for me in KW. Vivian the Viking is dying to have a few finders. I have one I put out a few weeks ago that's still waiting for a first finder.<br /><br />Local boxing is no longer my bread and butter. I have to travel most of the time, and that's okay. I would like to see another half dozen active planters in the province. That's probably all it would take.<br /><br />FiddleheadsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com