Letterboxing

Define the following

• a.

  Cache

• b.

  Letterbox

• c.

  Trail name

• d.

  Personal log book

• e.

  Stamp in

• f.

  Hitchhiker

• g.

  Hybrid box

• h.

  Bonus box

• i.

  Exchange

List at least five behaviors you should practice while letterboxing.

Know the basic orienteering skills of

• a.

  Pacing

• b.

  Compass use

• c.

  Know how to find the four major directions without a compass

Design, create and carve your own personal stamp.

As a unit, club or family find the clues and then locate at least ten letterboxes, four which can be part of a series. Individually “stamp in” your stamp, imprint the letterbox stamp in your log book and record your find on the web site. Resources To find clues—www.letterboxing.org; www.atlasquest.com Information articles—www.letterboxing.org — “Letterboxing 101 Basic”, “Start Finding Letterboxes”, “How to Make a Rubber Stamp” www.atlasquest.com — “Stamp Carving 101” Materials — www.Stampeaz.com; www.speedballart.com; craft stores

Complete the Letterboxing honor.

Create a letterbox stamp, post clues on a web site, establish and maintain a letterbox for six months.

As a unit, club or family find the clues and then locate an additional twenty letter boxes not found for the basic honor, eight which can be part of two or more series. Individually “stamp in”, imprint the letterbox stamp in your log book and record your find on the web site.

Design, create and carve your own hitchhiker stamp. Hide in a letterbox, post on a web site and track its travels for six months.

Participate in an exchange with letterboxers other than your local club members and obtain a minimum of 20 stamp images.