Answers Logo
Search


Letterboxing Gear: besides a sig stamp, personal logbook, ink and pen/pencil, what do you carry with you when letterboxing (at least 80% of the time you go out)

Backpack 9% (52 votes)

Cell phone 11% (60 votes)

Clipboard 1% (5 votes)

Compass 13% (69 votes)

Expandable batton 0% (1 votes)

First aid kit 5% (26 votes)

Flashlight 5% (27 votes)

Flint and steel 0% (0 votes)

Food 6% (32 votes)

Garden or work gloves 5% (26 votes)

GPS 2% (10 votes)

Gun 1% (3 votes)

Handwipes 4% (24 votes)

Headlamp 1% (7 votes)

Hiking stick 4% (20 votes)

Hip pack 1% (7 votes)

Knife 5% (25 votes)

Map(s) 4% (22 votes)

MP3 Player 1% (3 votes)

Nature guides (flora, fauna, geology) 1% (4 votes)

PDA (Palm, iPAQ, etc) 1% (4 votes)

Pepper spray 1% (4 votes)

Radio 0% (0 votes)

Rope 0% (1 votes)

Shoulder bag 3% (15 votes)

Signal mirror 0% (1 votes)

Stun gun 0% (0 votes)

Tongs 0% (2 votes)

Walkie talkie 0% (0 votes)

Water 10% (57 votes)

Wet towel or sponge to clean the stamps 5% (25 votes)

Whistle 3% (19 votes)

Share/Save/Bookmark

Total Votes: 551



rss
7 Comments
2008-12-03 14:35:01 ET

I carry a GPS because I geocache also, but leave it in the car when looking for a letterbox so I didn't check that box. I don't use it to get back to the car from a letterbox, I only use it for finding geocaches.

I had backpack checked until I saw shoulder bag, which is closer to what I actually carry so that's what I checked. I'm surprised how many people checked backpack.

Does this mean only 10% of letterboxers carry a compass?

Lone R
2008-12-03 16:26:37 ET

to Kirbert: I take it to mean that 100% of letterboxers who choose gear on this list, choose the compass. That is, if 19 people "voted" (at the moment the list says 19 under compass and that's the item that got the most votes, then that would mean they all chose compass. Any it's the one thing that got the most hits. P.S. Thanks for taking the poll Kirbert. :)

snapdragon
2008-12-03 16:44:59 ET

you forgot camera...I always carry my camera

:)

Lone R
2008-12-03 20:09:12 ET

Dang. Camera. That's a good one. Wish I had thought of it when I made the list.

Yak~King blues
2008-12-03 21:47:04 ET

Gotta have a camera! I also take a bandana that is used for many of the items that I didn't check off because with my bandana I don't need all of the other things. My hiking stick, that I usually take, doubles as a monpod for that camera. Fun poll......Thanks, Yak~King blues

dmc0320
2008-12-10 14:19:20 ET

Gun - yikes! Well I guess it makes sense in some cases. I am also a camera carrier. Some of my favorite photos were taken on LB outings! I'm on my 5th logbook, but my 10th photo album! Thanks for the survey!

Claudia
2009-01-21 08:49:04 ET

Camera and I always carry binoculars too. I'm a an amateur birder.


Leave a comment

Email Address *

Your email address will not be published. (We add your Gravatar icon if you have one)

Please enter a valid email address below.

Name *

Please enter your name below.

Your Website URL

Comment *

Maximum of 4000 chars. (0/4000)

Please enter a comment below.

(Fields marked * are mandatory)


Submit Comment
Spam controlled by Akismet

Poll Author

Letterboxer, geocacher, waymarker...

View My Previous Polls

My Website

Share Link

Use the link below to share this poll.

Embed This Poll

You can also place this poll on your website or blog as a widget. Simply copy and paste the code below into your HTML.

Alternatively, we now support oEmbed.