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[[Hitch Hikers]] are items in [[Geocache]]s which are tracked over time.
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[[Hitch hiker]]s are items in [[cache]]s which are tracked over time.
The first [[Hitch Hikers]] were objects with a logbook attached to them.
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The first [[hitch hiker]]s were objects with a logbook attached to them.
 
Cachers would write their name in the logbook and put the item in another cache.
 
Cachers would write their name in the logbook and put the item in another cache.
  
[[Geocaching.com]] then introduced [[Travel Bug]]s which were a coded dog-tag which could be attached to items.  These cost about A$8 per bug.
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There are three types of [[hitch hiker]]s:
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* The original [[hitch hiker]]s which are simply objects with logbooks and sometimes email addresses
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* [[geocaching.com]]: [[Trackable]]s (either [[Travel bug]]s or [[Geocoin]]s)
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* [[Geocaching Australia]]: [[Swaggie]]s
  
[[Geocaching Australia]] has released free [[Hitch Hiker]]s called [[Swaggie]]s.
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The term [[Trackable]] is [[Groundspeak]]'s version of [[hitch hiker]].

Latest revision as of 22:58, 14 June 2007

Hitch hikers are items in caches which are tracked over time. The first hitch hikers were objects with a logbook attached to them. Cachers would write their name in the logbook and put the item in another cache.

There are three types of hitch hikers:

The term Trackable is Groundspeak's version of hitch hiker.