Pickers

The active hider stats were all done by Placed By rather than the more accurate UserID which I am using now. Also, I was short of 1 virtual cache somehow which is now included.

I used a very crude method to find archived caches, I found the date of the first query I made and then any caches without a GPX after that I marked as archived. I am VERY VERY envious of the database of archived caches Pharisee has. The data here is a little bit old (up to date from Sunday).

This is something I was thinking of attempting. I can understand how a weekly query will pick up the new caches but how do you keep on top of the inactive/active status and possibly more importantly those that have been archived that week? The only (and very tedious way to do it) is to create a pocket query for every cache up to 1000 placed in a certain time span, ie you would have one query from 2000 - 2004 as there are very few caches but as you get nearer today the query would only stretch over a week. This requires about 70 queries at the total number of caches today but it is forever increasing. I realise now I should have done this when I first thought about it in 2008 as there less than half the caches there are today. It is not: This is the most easterly - The Sunrise Coast Cache (Ness Point) - GC1Q1FG

I have completed my database of every cache in the UK, I am not sure how many people maintain this but I, for one am glad I have "caught up" and now can simply at a query a week to keep it up to date. Just a couple of stats - if you want anymore let me know. Total Caches - 69614 (Close enough to the figure on Groudspeak +/- a few archived caches.) Types of Caches: Earthcache 432 Letterbox Hybrid 1039 Multicache 5825 Traditional Cache 56281 Unknown Cache 5493 Virtual Cache 200 Webcam Cache 20 Wherigo Cache 38 Caches per week: Cache number over time Cache Difficulty/Terrain Cache Centroid: Most Northerly cache: N 60° 50.232, Sexy Muckle Flugga (Herma Ness, Unst, ... GC1QJE6 Most Southerly cache: N 49° 53.325, A-maze-ing View GC2CZ0A Most Easterly cache: , The Sunrise Coast Cache (Ness Point) - GC1Q1FG Most Westerly cache: W 13° 41.317, Remote Rockall GC22Q8A Top Hiders (Of Active caches) L E G E N D 623 Flatcoat Walker 377 perth pathfinders 372 Team Marzipan 313 The Allotment Gardener 304 snaik 301 Team Clova 277 mikelevett 275 Lord Of The Cachers 264 wrighty 224 Gowenhouse 209 HUBBLEGARDNER 206 Scottiedogz 202 jaceyb99 202 stanthews 202 THE SMILEYS 194 martlakes 179 LostInTheWoods! 171 RoobyDoo 168 Go Pack Go 163 Dair Mor 163 kevham1 160 PopUpPirate 155 LollyBob 151 cats-eyes 151 Woking Wonders 150 frozboz 148 tjapukai 146 rodz 140 Hillgorilla 139 Ailec Nor 137 Mr Truffles 130 The Webbies 128 The Cache Hoppers 127 maxkim 127 The Magna Defender 125 signyred 122 The Teddies 121 The Imp 120 allieballie 119 helennbrian 118 drsolly 118 angellica 118 Renegade Rabbit 117 Schoolfrenz 116 poohtiggs 113 grimmerscotting 112 redirected male 111 Happy Landins 110 Grandad John 109 Alibags 109 BHA LOYAL 109 Delta68 108 PhilPamAndRob 106 FantasyRaider 105 John NW 105 darapotter 105 matt7159 103 Deepdiggingmole 100

GC1AGGD . This is certainly a different cache.

I recently visited the south of the country (I am from the north) and there are many more micros there.

This camper van had a very obvious large sticker on the rear window along with a Geocaching sticker. Chances are they won't see this if they are on their holidays due to no internet.

Today I was travelling south from native Cumbria to Somerset for the annual holidays and to my surprise in the traffic to my left was a maroon camper van with a Geocaching sticker on the rear window and what appeared to be a travel bug sticker too. I only passed them once so could not get the numbers of the travel bug. So, if you were travelling on the M5 Junction 21 in a maroon VW camper van at about 12 noon 14th August, happy caching!

This may sound really stupid of me but is it possible to obtain a complete GPX database of all the caches in the UK? (Otherwise how is it possible to do Cache density maps etc?)

I prefer exporting to HTML, Running in a browser.

Yes, this is perfectly acceptable. Some cachers even replace containers and/or do repairs on caches.

I use my DS.

What do you do after you have downloaded the file? I download it and when i double click it it is nonsence.

Look once walk a while look again, when your within 3 or 4m's start looking around.

Pens never go amiss, but sturdy cheap things which people might want, Ear Plugs and gutair Picks.

Well you arn't supposed to start caches In places you won't visit often. If you visit there often Yes. If not no as you will not be able to maintain the cache.