Travel bugs have a bad habit of disappearing. We take a lot of steps to make sure they get where they're going. We put them in ziplock baggies, we print out info sheets and laminate them, we carefully record their numbers and keep the copy tags "just in case" something goes wrong.
One of the problems I've noticed with Travel Bug info sheets is they're just too big for a lot of caches. And while they identify the travel bug and its goal, they don't fully cover the problem of new cachers who just don't know how to log and take care of a trackable.
The Travel Bug Travel Guide addresses both those issues. It fold into a neat 8 page "zine" format and provides the space you need to add important information about the bug, its mission and its owner. There's also plenty of information about how to log and care for a travel bug in your possession.
It can be a little tough to fold a zine for the first time, so plan on making a couple mistakes. Basically you want to fold on every line so you have eight individual panels. After that, cut on the dotted line in the middle two panels and fold it so the cover and back are on the outside. If you're still having trouble check out the video in the "read more" link.
I shrink it down to 5 x 7 and cut each page out. Then I take it to kinkos and laminate them. Then I cut each page out and hole punch one corner and attach it to the travel bug chain. Looks good and still makes it small enuf to fit in any cache the item the travel bug is attached to can fit in.
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May 12, 2008
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To Liz: PDF files
Hi Liz One of the great features of .PDF files is their ability to scale to whatever size of medium they are printed on. When printing, you should make sure that Page Scaling is set to Fit to Printable Area. Also make sure your Printer's Properties is set to the size of paper you have in your printer - A4 in your case.
It should work.
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April 25, 2008
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forestplay: Works for me!
I printed this, after adding my bug unique info, and folding it along the lines. I trimmed off one edge so that if folded nicely. I did not cut along the dashed line, just folded. I wrapped it in clear contact paper and put it under a stack of books so the folds stick nicely. I punched a hole with a common hold punch around one of the folds so I can attach it with a key ring to my TB. All around, I think this is a nice tool. I hope it stays with my TB and motivates it's movement. Thanks!
No problems getting the travel guide I needed, folded for a travel bug for Geocaching.com. This was a great idea and gotta say... the video... THANK GOODNESS for the visual! After a couple of tries it was smooth sailing!
TFTI
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April 02, 2008
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Liz: zine and other resources here
United States is one 1 of hundreds of countries in the world. Most countries do not use "letter" sized paper but A4 paper so the pdf resources provided are pretty useless for most of the world.
The PDF files are great, but geocoinbuddy.pdf needs to be put into three files, one each for the three info 'sheets'. You could probably fit three or four of each on a page. The way it is now one wastes most of a sheet of paper just to print one 'coin buddy' and waste the other two-thrids of a sheet OP paper. {I don't know how to edit PDF but you - the creator of them - could.
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