+Danie Viljoen Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 Who has the highest caches in Africa. Highest caches in each province and highest average over all their caches. If that makes sense. Finds or placed?
+Danie Viljoen Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 Highest average find elevation: There are quite a few cachers who have only one find in Africa, on the highest cache (Uhuru Peak, 5858m). To make this more meaningful, I filtered out all cachers with less than 50 finds: 1. Bluewolf79: 73 finds 1612.0m 2. Skat Skatt: 89 finds 1611.5m 3. Flitslig2: 107 finds 1610.9m 4. TeamSpags: 102 finds 1610.8m 5. Iddes: 81 finds 1602.2m 6. Dazler91: 56 finds 1599.0m 7. MouseZA: 60 finds 1598.2m 8. Just_Ice: 58 finds 1584.4m 9. The Hair: 94 finds 1574.0m 10. universal seeker: 150 finds 1573.9m Lowest average find elevation: 1. ipodmusicman: 102 finds 67.7m 2. Bush Barker: 286 finds 71.9m 3. xEDGEDKIDx: 61 finds 77.8m 4. The King and Queen: 51 finds 80.3m 5. Kay Jack: 55 finds 81.2m
+Discombob Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 Log length over time: The average length of all find logs is 234 characters, and the median is 135 (about 22 words). The median probably gives a better indication of the true trend, as it is less sensitive to the effect of the author badge chasers. Looking at the median it is obvious that cache finders write less and less. (The median of 2011 is only 35% of that of 2001.) Maybe it has something to do with the recent dramatic increase of new cachers who seem to favour a cryptic TFTC? The reason for the big increase of the 2011 average is a large number of long cut & paste logs in the Gauteng Power Series. I would say cachers tend to write less on average for 3 reasons: 1 - Many cachers now logging their finds from their phones 2 - A increase in easy micros (or so I have heard), which never really warrant as long a story as a more interesting cache 3 - cachers finding on average more caches in a day, due to their being more caches to find, means they are less likely to remember each cache individually and the story behind each find, and less likely to spend time writing long logs, due to haveing to write so many
+Wazat Posted January 6, 2012 Posted January 6, 2012 (edited) Highest average find elevation: There are quite a few cachers who have only one find in Africa, on the highest cache (Uhuru Peak, 5858m). To make this more meaningful, I filtered out all cachers with less than 50 finds: 1. Bluewolf79: 73 finds 1612.0m 2. Skat Skatt: 89 finds 1611.5m 3. Flitslig2: 107 finds 1610.9m 4. TeamSpags: 102 finds 1610.8m 5. Iddes: 81 finds 1602.2m 6. Dazler91: 56 finds 1599.0m 7. MouseZA: 60 finds 1598.2m 8. Just_Ice: 58 finds 1584.4m 9. The Hair: 94 finds 1574.0m 10. universal seeker: 150 finds 1573.9m Lowest average find elevation: 1. ipodmusicman: 102 finds 67.7m 2. Bush Barker: 286 finds 71.9m 3. xEDGEDKIDx: 61 finds 77.8m 4. The King and Queen: 51 finds 80.3m 5. Kay Jack: 55 finds 81.2m That is interesting to say the least, but then I am forgetting that some people never venture far from an area... Thus the coastal guys would still be lower finds than the guys on the highveld. And on a funny note we can refer to the top 4 as exclusive members of the Mile High Club. LoL. Edited January 6, 2012 by Wazat
+Danie Viljoen Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 Cache Difficulty: South Africa vs. the World: This graph shows the relative distribution of cache difficulty in South Africa, compared to the whole world. We have more of D=1.5: 42.5% vs. 37.2% for the whole world, and too few of D=2: 23.3% vs. 25.5%. There is of course no way to tell how our real difficulty compares with the rest of the world. Cache Terrain: South Africa vs. the World: For Terrain we have too many of T=1.5: 46.4% vs. 41.6%; too few of T=2: 14.5% vs. 19.9%; way too many of T=3.5: 4.6% vs. 3.5% and only about half the number of T=5: 0.8% vs. 1.4%
+Danie Viljoen Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 Cache Type: South Africa vs. the World: We have too few mystery caches: 7.3% vs. 10%; too few multi-caches: 6.1% vs. 7.7% and three times the number of Earthcaches: 2.3% vs. 0.8% Cache Size: South Africa vs. the World: Surprisingly, we have too many Large: 1% vs. 0.6%; too few Regular: 16.2% vs. 22.4% and too many Small: 36.2% vs. 32.1%.
+Danie Viljoen Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 Scarcest Difficulty/Terrain combinations: Worldwide, the scarcest combination is 5/4.5, of which there are only 403. (Only one in South Africa.) The next scarcest is 5/3.5, of which there are 487 (3 in South Africa). Next is 5/4, of which there are 528 (1 in South Africa).
+cownchicken Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 Scarcest Difficulty/Terrain combinations: Worldwide, the scarcest combination is 5/4.5, of which there are only 403. (Only one in South Africa.) The next scarcest is 5/3.5, of which there are 487 (3 in South Africa). Next is 5/4, of which there are 528 (1 in South Africa). Which are the South African ones?
+Danie Viljoen Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 Scarcest Difficulty/Terrain combinations: Worldwide, the scarcest combination is 5/4.5, of which there are only 403. (Only one in South Africa.) The next scarcest is 5/3.5, of which there are 487 (3 in South Africa). Next is 5/4, of which there are 528 (1 in South Africa). Which are the South African ones? Scarcest D/T combinations in South Africa: 1/5: 1 3.5/5: 1 5/4: 1 5/4.5: 1 4.5/1: 2 4.5/4: 2
+mr panda Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 There is a great GSAK macro called Fizzy Browser that is useful for this. According to my DB Scarcest D/T combinations in South Africa: 1/5: 1 Keith Bush Camp by inyoni (1/5) GC2M7J1 KZN 3.5/5: 1 I don't have one - new? This is my only empty spot of possible SA Fizzy Chart options 5/4: 1 Elementary, my dear Watson by besem (5/4) GC33749 EC 5/4.5: 1 Table Top (Cederberg) by rootboy (5/4.5) GCZK12 WC 4.5/1: 2 Square Eyes? by brianhfox (4.5/1) GC34M9X WC Welgedacht by louwtjievdw (4.5/1) GC36R4P FS 4.5/4: 2 Blank page by Zambesiboy (4.5/4) GC396CV WC Lügner, Lügner, Hose in Brand Extremen Cache! by Gps Storm (4.5/4) GC17RCZ MP ALSO: 4.5/3.5: 2 Surprise Surprise by Kwenda Tafuta (4.5/3.5) GC31T77 KZN Rescue Kit by 4x4Maniacs (4.5/3.5) GC1D6MK GP
+FlyingSyringe Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 (edited) Click here to view individual maps of where all the different D/T combo caches are located in SA. Based on my Database as of 10.01.2012 and covers all non event caches that are active ( ie not Archived, but may be Temp Disabled ). Clicking each link in the grid will load that specific D/T map below the grid. This is a pilot version and may be improved / expanded in due course. ( javascript is required to view these ) Edited January 11, 2012 by FlyingSyringe
+mr panda Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 UPDATE: I found the 3.5/5 it was MIA as it is currently Unavailable D®ive the Bus by Team Ginger (3.5/5) GC16A1F NW
+TechnoNut Posted January 10, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012 Click here to view individual maps of where all the different D/T combo caches are located in SA.This is a pilot version and may be improved / expanded in due course. Very very neat. 10/10
+Danie Viljoen Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 Average number of finds vs. Difficulty and Terrain: I was curious to see the effect of high Difficult and Terrain ratings on the number of times that a cache is found. The following is for currently active South African caches: It shows a clear linear correlation between finds and Difficulty/Terrain.
+Midgleys_ZA Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 Scarcest D/T combinations in South Africa: 1/5: 1 3.5/5: 1 5/4: 1 5/4.5: 1 4.5/1: 2 4.5/4: 2 There is a new 1/5 in the EC: GC39YT1, published 8 days ago.
+Midgleys_ZA Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 How about that list that was around a while ago - the ten (or 20) caches that have not been found for the longest time? And perhaps how they have changed over the past year - I know there were a few people determined to grab a few of them. The 25 longest unfound caches in South Africa: 1. GCHB5H Facing the Knife Edge, Montagu, Western Cape 2006/02/13: 5.75 years 2. GCHB5J Bald Ibis Heights, Montagu, Western Cape 2006/02/13: 5.75 years 3. GCHB5K Beyond the Great Mystery, Montagu, Western Cape 2006/02/13: 5.75 years 4. GCT60Y Five Tibetans, Western Cape, 2007/01/03: 4.87 years 5. GCVY6J Mudskipper Mayhem, Kwazulu Natal, 2007/07/21: 4.32 years 6. GCXEW9 Solitree, Gauteng, 2007/08/26: 4.22 years 7. GCW7AQ Magnificent Mountains, Eastern Cape, 2007/09/14: 4.17 years 8. GCXBGM Porcelain, Mpumalanga, 2007/09/25: 4.14 years 9. GCXBGQ Black Eagle, Mpumalanga, 2007/09/25: 4.14 years 10. GCXBGR Sweaty Palms, Mpumalanga, 2007/09/25: 4.14 years 11. GCXGXF High Road, Mpumalanga, 2007/09/25: 4.14 years 12. GCD994 Uitkyk Kop, Western Cape, 2007/09/26: 4.14 years 13. GCTP9F De Bruin Dam, Eastern Cape, 2007/09/30: 4.13 years 14. GC822B Papkuilsfontein 4X4, Northern Cape, 2007/11/24: 3.98 years 15. GC16KQ6 Croc, Limpopo, 2007/11/28: 3.96 years 16. GCRD0N Mazeppa Bay, Eastern Cape, 2008/01/06: 3.86 years 17. GCYMH6 Majubasnek, Eastern Cape, 2008/02/09: 3.76 years 18. GCPJYZ Silvermere, Eastern Cape, 2008/02/10: 3.76 years 19. GCTBTQ Helenius Postma's Resting Place, Eastern Cape, 2008/02/10: 3.76 years 20. GCQ2D2 Smithfield, Free State, 2008/02/24: 3.72 years 21. GC199Z5 Black Holes, Eastern Cape, 2008/02/29: 3.71 years 22. GC1902T Ivory Trail - Camp Ntomeni, Limpopo, 2008/03/01: 3.71 years 23. GC16727 A Scuba Miracle, North West, 2008/04/06: 3.61 years 24. GC17Y0Z Nsami View, Limpopo, 2008/05/23: 3.48 years 25. GC1C24G Upper Kei, Eastern Cape, 2008/07/11: 3.35 years (The original list was published on 22 March 2009.) The same cacher who set up the 1/5 found two caches off this list (that I know of). Have any other caches on this list been found recently? is there anyway of seeing which cachers have "revived" caches after they have been unfound, and which the longest gaps are?
+Danie Viljoen Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 Have any other caches on this list been found recently? is there anyway of seeing which cachers have "revived" caches after they have been unfound, and which the longest gaps are? About the first question: I don't have the logs for the last few days - I'll only be in a position to answer this by Friday. I don't understand what you mean with reviving unfound caches?
+Midgleys_ZA Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 Have any other caches on this list been found recently? is there anyway of seeing which cachers have "revived" caches after they have been unfound, and which the longest gaps are? About the first question: I don't have the logs for the last few days - I'll only be in a position to answer this by Friday. I don't understand what you mean with reviving unfound caches? Thanks Danie, I'll check back in a few weeks, we will be offline from tomorrow until about the 23rd, so I guess there is no rush to process my questions. By reviving I mean finding these caches which have not been found in a while. I guess I should have made the questions clearer: What are the longest gaps between finds on caches in SA, and who has been logging these finds?
+Danie Viljoen Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 Slowest FTFs: The following African caches remained unfound the longest: 1. GCRCNC Dur Ghella Cache by Alpenglow Expat, Eritrea. Published: 2005/11/20 not found yet: 2243 days 2. GCXRNK Thanks to Theuns by Mzungus in the mud, Mozambique. Published: 2006/08/19 not found yet: 1971 days 3. GCVWQG Water Well House by txoilgas, Tanzania. Published: 2006/05/15 Found: 2011/03/10: 1760 days 4. GC12HE6 Benguela - Caotinha by rsousa, Angola. Published: 2007/05/01 not found yet: 1716 days 5. GC12TZ8 Twins Peak by Adventure King, South Africa. Published: 2007/05/11 not found yet: 1706 days 6. GC12TZN MITRE by Adventure King, South Africa. Published: 2007/05/11 not found yet: 1706 days 7. GC12YD0 Luanda - Barra Dande by rsousa, Angola. Published: 2007/05/16 not found yet: 1701 days 8. GCR6R9 Mikes Pass by batsgonemad and his squirrel, South Africa. Published: 2005/11/03 Found: 2010/06/26: 1696 days 9. GC16DNE Taba Heights, Sinai, Egypt - canyon cache by gvendre, Egypt. Published: 2007/10/18 not found yet: 1546 days 10. GC10571 Orange River - Terraces by Discombob, South Africa. Published: 2007/01/02 Found: 2011/03/21: 1539 days 11. GC17870 Zimbabwe - Domboshawa by Pecky.d, Zimbabwe. Published: 2007/11/08 not found yet: 1525 days 12. GC190HB Castle on the Hill by muddeb, Angola. Published: 2008/01/30 not found yet: 1442 days 13. GCVMW6 Rockpaintings by Primasprit, Zambia. Published: 2006/04/26 Found: 2010/03/31: 1435 days 14. GC19956 Tau'ri Canister by Cennn, Egypt. Published: 2008/02/13 not found yet: 1428 days 15. GC15QDA Cascade Pistache - First cache in Rodrigues by Percy D., Mauritius. Published: 2007/09/09 Found: 2011/07/04: 1394 days
+FlyingSyringe Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 (edited) Another set of maps can be seen here showing the distribution of cache types in South Africa. The 6 most common types are represented, no events are listed and virtuals have also been excluded, these being mostly in the Western Cape. Click on a link to load the map image ( javascript is required to view these ) Edited January 11, 2012 by FlyingSyringe
+FlyingSyringe Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 (edited) And a further set of maps showing the distribution of cache sizes in South Africa here. Not Chosen and Other have been put on seperate maps, although they often represent the same thing, eg. nano or magnetic sheet, they may not, so it might be of interest to see them seperately as shown here. ( javascript required to view ) Edited January 11, 2012 by FlyingSyringe
+Danie Viljoen Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 And a further set of maps showing the distribution of cache sizes in South Africa here. Not Chosen and Other have been put on seperate maps, although they often represent the same thing, eg. nano or magnetic sheet, they may not, so it might be of interest to see them seperately as shown here. ( javascript required to view ) I like your maps - are they generated manually, or on the fly, i.e., are they always up to date?
+FlyingSyringe Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 I like your maps - are they generated manually, or on the fly, i.e., are they always up to date? They are generated manually as they are stored on a server. Creating dynamically on the fly would be the ideal situation, but would require a database that could auto update itself on the server. But creating the map images takes a few seconds usually so updating them to the server occasionally is not a huge task. Luckily with these sort of stats we are dealing with they do not change drastically in a short period of time, so I will probably update them on a monthly basis.
+Danie Viljoen Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 Longest interval since last find: Africa: 1. GC4807 Tower of Life Kenya 2004/10/24 2. GCHXDR Beer Elrooby Egypt 2004/12/25 3. GC71E6 Abdoulaye Senegal 2004/12/26 4. GCGH61 Susurumba Mountain Zimbabwe 2005/01/29 5. GCN7KV Egypt - Sudan boarder Egypt 2005/09/24 6. GCNB23 LCCSA - RSA Lost Guinea Fowl Namibia 2005/12/27 7. GCHB5H Facing the Knife Edge, Montagu South Africa 2006/02/13 8. GCHB5J Bald Ibis Heights, Montagu South Africa 2006/02/13 9. GCHB5K Beyond the Great Mystery, Montagu South Africa 2006/02/13 10. GCJRCT TLCCSA Khutse Cache Botswana 2006/02/26 South Africa: 1. GCHB5H Facing the Knife Edge, Montagu 2006/02/13 2. GCHB5J Bald Ibis Heights, Montagu 2006/02/13 3. GCHB5K Beyond the Great Mystery, Montagu 2006/02/13 4. GCT60Y Five Tibetans 2007/01/03 5. GCVY6J Mudskipper Mayhem 2007/07/21 6. GCW7AQ Magnificent Mountains 2007/09/14 7. GCXBGM Porcelain 2007/09/25 8. GCXBGR Sweaty Palms 2007/09/25 9. GCXGXF High Road 2007/09/25 10. GCD994 Uitkyk Kop 2007/09/26 11. GCTP9F De Bruin Dam 2007/09/30 12. GC822B Papkuilsfontein 4X4 2007/11/24 13. GC16KQ6 Croc 2007/11/28 14. GCRD0N Mazeppa Bay 2008/01/06 15. GCYMH6 Majubasnek 2008/02/09
+Wazat Posted January 12, 2012 Posted January 12, 2012 Seeing that mine generating much fun.... What is the longest time period for a puzzle cache to be solved/ found?
+SawaSawa Posted January 12, 2012 Posted January 12, 2012 Longest interval since last find: Africa: 1. GC4807 Tower of Life Kenya 2004/10/24 2. GCHXDR Beer Elrooby Egypt 2004/12/25 3. GC71E6 Abdoulaye Senegal 2004/12/26 4. GCGH61 Susurumba Mountain Zimbabwe 2005/01/29 5. GCN7KV Egypt - Sudan boarder Egypt 2005/09/24 6. GCNB23 LCCSA - RSA Lost Guinea Fowl Namibia 2005/12/27 7. GCHB5H Facing the Knife Edge, Montagu South Africa 2006/02/13 8. GCHB5J Bald Ibis Heights, Montagu South Africa 2006/02/13 9. GCHB5K Beyond the Great Mystery, Montagu South Africa 2006/02/13 10. GCJRCT TLCCSA Khutse Cache Botswana 2006/02/26 South Africa: 1. GCHB5H Facing the Knife Edge, Montagu 2006/02/13 2. GCHB5J Bald Ibis Heights, Montagu 2006/02/13 3. GCHB5K Beyond the Great Mystery, Montagu 2006/02/13 4. GCT60Y Five Tibetans 2007/01/03 5. GCVY6J Mudskipper Mayhem 2007/07/21 6. GCW7AQ Magnificent Mountains 2007/09/14 7. GCXBGM Porcelain 2007/09/25 8. GCXBGR Sweaty Palms 2007/09/25 9. GCXGXF High Road 2007/09/25 10. GCD994 Uitkyk Kop 2007/09/26 11. GCTP9F De Bruin Dam 2007/09/30 12. GC822B Papkuilsfontein 4X4 2007/11/24 13. GC16KQ6 Croc 2007/11/28 14. GCRD0N Mazeppa Bay 2008/01/06 15. GCYMH6 Majubasnek 2008/02/09 I haven't checked through the others but I wonder if the first cache (GC4807 Tower of Life Kenya) is still viable - it was only ever 'found' once and even then nothing was actually found - the find was based on a phone call to the CO who granted permission to log it ...
+SawaSawa Posted January 12, 2012 Posted January 12, 2012 Is it possible to produce a list of rankings of total finds (to a given date) of caches of the top few SA cache hiders - it would be interesting to know who is (hopefully) providing the most enjoyment/satisfaction/etc for other geocachers...
+Danie Viljoen Posted January 12, 2012 Posted January 12, 2012 Is it possible to produce a list of rankings of total finds (to a given date) of caches of the top few SA cache hiders - it would be interesting to know who is (hopefully) providing the most enjoyment/satisfaction/etc for other geocachers... See my message: Most finds received on own caches of 5 January. Does this answer your question?
+Danie Viljoen Posted January 12, 2012 Posted January 12, 2012 Seeing that mine generating much fun.... What is the longest time period for a puzzle cache to be solved/ found? The longest time until the FTF: GC1G3K0 At the border of Nandi-Land… by betzf, Kenya: 1217 days (unfound) GC2T0XD Tugela Bushveld - Mushroom Rock by Cism, South Africa: 217 days GC2T2Y9 Tugela Bushveld - Up by the River by Cism, South Africa: 217 days GC2T30Y Tugela Bushveld - Tamboti by Cism, South Africa: 217 days GC2RMHP Tugela Bushveld - Cabbage Tree by Cism, South Africa: 192 days The longest time since the last find: GC71E6 Abdoulaye, Senegal: 2573 days GCHB5H Facing the Knife Edge, Montagu, South Africa: 2159 days GCKN2F IMC No. 2 S-ZA- Wind Erosion, South Africa: 1012 days GC1PKBF Tonteldoos - Groot Skat, South Africa: 845 days GC1ZJCK Amathole Hike Bonus Cache, South Africa: 824 days
+SawaSawa Posted January 12, 2012 Posted January 12, 2012 Is it possible to produce a list of rankings of total finds (to a given date) of caches of the top few SA cache hiders - it would be interesting to know who is (hopefully) providing the most enjoyment/satisfaction/etc for other geocachers... See my message: Most finds received on own caches of 5 January. Does this answer your question? Yes - it does! Thanks!
+Danie Viljoen Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 (edited) Gauteng Power Series statistics: 9 of the 655 caches have been archived and 15 are temporarily archived. A further 27 are probably missing. This implies that almost 8% of the series is currently unavailable. Since 23 July 2011 there have been 19296 finds in the series, for an average of 29.5 finds/cache. In the whole of Gauteng there have been 29317 finds during the same period, which means that 66% of all finds in the province have been in the series. The average number of finds per active cache in Gauteng for caches planted before 23 July (excluding the series) was 6.6 during the same period. The GPS caches that have been found the most since 23 July 2011: 1. GC2YRTX GPS - Danger Sign - NB 5: 44 finds 2. GC2VF0T GPS - Kruger's 11th Million: 43 finds 3. GC2YRWM GPS - Metal Pole - NB 8 42: finds 4. GC2ZQA8 GPS - Old Sign - NB 15 42: finds The GPS caches with the most DNFs: GC2ZQCG GPS - OPOR - NB 25: 13 GC2WQ1B GPS - Patrys (Chukar): 12 GC2T29B GPS - Where is Wendy's rock?: 12 GC2XEA8 GPS - Birch: 12 GC2ZC0J GPS - World Cup Soccer Fan: 12 GC2ZW1Y GPS - Princess Leia needs visitors: 12 Edited January 19, 2012 by Danie Viljoen
+Wazat Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 Seeing that mine generating much fun.... What is the longest time period for a puzzle cache to be solved/ found? The longest time until the FTF: GC1G3K0 At the border of Nandi-Land… by betzf, Kenya: 1217 days (unfound) GC2T0XD Tugela Bushveld - Mushroom Rock by Cism, South Africa: 217 days GC2T2Y9 Tugela Bushveld - Up by the River by Cism, South Africa: 217 days GC2T30Y Tugela Bushveld - Tamboti by Cism, South Africa: 217 days GC2RMHP Tugela Bushveld - Cabbage Tree by Cism, South Africa: 192 days How ironic I ask that and had FTF on the last 4. They could have gone sooner however they are all in a place where nobody could go due to it been hunting season. If it wasn't for the slight problem of quizzing bullets they may have gone sooner. But I believe there is one that might have lasted longer in this series called the rubbing post.
+Fish Eagle Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 Seeing that mine generating much fun.... What is the longest time period for a puzzle cache to be solved/ found? The longest time until the FTF: GC1G3K0 At the border of Nandi-Land… by betzf, Kenya: 1217 days (unfound) GC2T0XD Tugela Bushveld - Mushroom Rock by Cism, South Africa: 217 days GC2T2Y9 Tugela Bushveld - Up by the River by Cism, South Africa: 217 days GC2T30Y Tugela Bushveld - Tamboti by Cism, South Africa: 217 days GC2RMHP Tugela Bushveld - Cabbage Tree by Cism, South Africa: 192 days How ironic I ask that and had FTF on the last 4. They could have gone sooner however they are all in a place where nobody could go due to it been hunting season. If it wasn't for the slight problem of quizzing bullets they may have gone sooner. But I believe there is one that might have lasted longer in this series called the rubbing post. Call that 3, not 4..... but well done nevertheless!! GC2RMHP Tugela Bushveld - Cabbage Tree was a Fish Eagle FTF
+Wazat Posted January 20, 2012 Posted January 20, 2012 Ooops sorry it was one that we had done too,.... I meant to say, Fisheagle There First...... My bad, they were so old we probably thought your log was a reviewer note.... LoL
+Carbon Hunter Posted January 20, 2012 Author Posted January 20, 2012 A few years back there was a coin with the top 25 countries that cache in the world and SA featured. Myu question is - can one rank the varous countries in the world - possibly by "Active caches" - or "cache finds" And where does SA come out? Would this be possible oh mighty Stats Warriors out there?
+Danie Viljoen Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 Top caching countries: The following countries have the most active caches: 1. USA: 771217 (47.4% of the world total) 2. Germany: 227260 3. Canada: 130402 4. United Kingdom: 108427 5. Sweden: 47337 6. France: 36276 7. Australia: 33489 8. Czech Republic: 27595 9. Austria: 22507 10. Denmark: 20751 11. Norway: 19900 12. Finland: 19098 13. Spain: 18124 14. Netherlands: 16123 15. Switzerland: 15315 16. Portugal: 14 065 17. New Zealand: 13970 18. Belgium: 11220 19. Japan: 10318 20. Italy: 7119 21. South Africa: 6839 22. Slovakia: 6605 23. South Korea: 4754 24. Ireland: 4475 25. Hungary: 3273 35 of the USA states have more caches than South Africa.
+B and C Inc Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 Eish, we still have some series caching left before we can retire[]...
+Discombob Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 wow, interesting! Would be cool to break that down per total land area of those respective countries, to see how the stats differ then!
+Wazat Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 Who has the most cache to cache distance, southern Africa caches. And if possible percentages of others as opposed to the one with the highest distance. Then perhaps top 3 or 5 with international caching.
+Discombob Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 Who has the most cache to cache distance, southern Africa caches. And if possible percentages of others as opposed to the one with the highest distance. Then perhaps top 3 or 5 with international caching. Good question! The tricky thing is those folks who have done a lot of those armchair caches, as they can add 1000s of miles without someone having left home! I hope to be high up in the books when it comes to distance internationally
+Hesamati Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 Top caching countries: Always wanted to contribute to this prestigious topic... Countries ranked by "Caches per 1000 population" (SA stays at nr 21) Countries ranked by "Caches per square km" (SA moves down to nr 23)
+TechnoNut Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 Top caching countries: Always wanted to contribute to this prestigious topic... Think there is a problem with Spain - finger trouble in # of caches
+Carbon Hunter Posted January 30, 2012 Author Posted January 30, 2012 Top caching countries: The following countries have the most active caches: 20. Italy: 7119 21. South Africa: 6839 22. Slovakia: 6605 35 of the USA states have more caches than South Africa. Come on guys - how about a concerted effort - PROJECT 7000 for SA? Let's make the top 20 again
MnCo Posted January 30, 2012 Posted January 30, 2012 Top caching countries: The following countries have the most active caches: 20. Italy: 7119 21. South Africa: 6839 22. Slovakia: 6605 35 of the USA states have more caches than South Africa. Come on guys - how about a concerted effort - PROJECT 7000 for SA? Let's make the top 20 again Ah yes, but if there was a way to show quality, I'm sure we would be well up there, having a lot less pointless micros than the USA and Europe
+Danie Viljoen Posted February 3, 2012 Posted February 3, 2012 According to my records, TechnoNut's A Signal Occasion (published on 29 January) was the 8000th (active) cache published in Africa.
+Danie Viljoen Posted February 3, 2012 Posted February 3, 2012 Most active cachers: The following cachers have found the most caches (in Africa) during the year 1 Feb 2011 to 31 Jan 2012: 1. iPajero: 2112 finds 2. MadSons: 1511 finds 3. B and C Inc: 1225 finds 4. rodnjoan: 1194 finds 5. Danie Viljoen: 1176 finds 6. Leon St: 1115 finds 7. Wazat: 1111 finds 8. Happy Hunters SA: 1100 finds 9. NotBlonde: 1045 finds 10. HeinG: 1026 finds Most active cachers, over their whole career: (Only cachers who have cached for at least 6 months) 1. MadSons: 1.4 years, 2243 finds, 4.2 finds/day 2. pannie&medusae: 0.6 years, 900 finds, 4.0 finds/day 3. Gringer1: 0.6 years, 776 finds, 3.5 finds/day 4. iPajero: 5.2 years, 5839 finds, 3.1 finds/day 5. brianhfox: 0.5 years, 727 finds, 3.0 finds/day 6. B and C Inc: 1.7 years, 1807 finds, 2.9 finds/day 7. Elsies: 1.5 years, 1588 finds, 2.6 finds/day 8. Danie Viljoen: 3.4 years, 2690 finds, 2.1 finds/day 9. AndyT1: 1.3 years, 997 finds, 2.0 finds/day 10. BAKGAT: 2.1 years, 1523 finds, 2.0 finds/day
+Danie Viljoen Posted February 3, 2012 Posted February 3, 2012 Most found caches in Africa: 1. GCMYYZ Table Top Trove, South Africa, 555 finds 2. GCJG9J Cheops V, Egypt, 525 finds 3. GC1956A Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 480 finds 4. GC114RH Cape Town TB Hotel, South Africa, 442 finds 5. GC9CC4 Signal Hill, South Africa, 379 finds 6. GCWK3K TF16 180° Sea, South Africa, 379 finds 7. GC1A0PP Hurghada Sunrise, Egypt, 375 finds 8. GC1DB1F Marracache, Morocco, 363 finds 9. GC77E Cape Agulhas, South Africa, 347 finds 10. GC19A92 Karnak Temple, Egypt, 324 finds
+Danie Viljoen Posted February 3, 2012 Posted February 3, 2012 Most found caches during the last year: 1. GC2GG2C Nobel Square, South Africa, 174 finds 2. GC2C5PN Makadi Bay, Egypt, 160 finds 3. GCMYYZ Table Top Trove, South Africa, 146 finds 4. GC2AA8R SS: RMS Athens, South Africa, 138 finds 5. GC2JMX3 Gate to knowhere, South Africa, 112 finds 6. GC2N1V3 Doc Craven & Bliksem, South Africa, 112 finds 7. GC1DB1F Marracache, Morocco, 109 finds 8. GC2X329 Stellenbosch TB Lodge, South Africa, 107 finds 9. GC2BCFP SS: Seafarer, South Africa, 106 finds 10. GC114RH Cape Town TB Hotel, South Africa, 105 finds
+Danie Viljoen Posted February 3, 2012 Posted February 3, 2012 The Stacy's, who found their first cache on 28 January 2012, was the 8000th cacher to find a cache in South Africa. During the last year 2153 cachers found their first cache in South Africa. (5.9 new cachers/day)
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