+drmo913 Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 In each state... What's the best geocache? Quote Link to comment
+keehotee Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 In each state... What's the best geocache? The best for who? Quote Link to comment
AZcachemeister Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Only YOU can answer that one for sure. You might try looking to see what cache (in each state) has the most favorite points, but even that could be misleading depending on your personal tastes and expectations. Different strokes for different folks! Quote Link to comment
+Gitchee-Gummee Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Define "best", please. Quote Link to comment
+Sharks-N-Beans Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Ha! Searched on "Best Cache" and there are about 4 pages. Most favorites is 6...many named "best ever" have none. What's up w/ so many named "best cache by a dam site"? Quote Link to comment
+6NoisyHikers Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 The best cache is your first cache... Or your 5000th cache Or the cache you did with your best friend before they moved far away Or the cache where your partner proposed Or your baby's first cache Or the cache you finally found after 3 DNFs Or that ammo can at the top of the mountain on a crystal clear day Or that lamp post on the day when your teenager admitted he really does love you Mom Quote Link to comment
+StarBrand Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Define "best", please. this will need answered to go anywhere with the OP question. Quote Link to comment
+ThePetersTrio Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 In each state... What's the best geocache? Might as well as what is the best rock band? Or the best food to eat? Or the best color? Quote Link to comment
+Markwell Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Based on favorites only (and looking at Arkansas) http://coord.info/GCG0P0 36% of the cachers favorited the cache and there are 27 favorite points http://coord.info/GC1B 19% of the cachers favorited the cache and there are 43 favorite points But as many mentioned, it's very subjective. Quote Link to comment
+GrateBear Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 In each state... What's the best geocache? Might as well as what is the best rock band? Or the best food to eat? Or the best color? The Rolling Stones, NY Strip steak med-rare, green Quote Link to comment
+RhinoInAToga Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 In each state... What's the best geocache? Might as well as what is the best rock band? Or the best food to eat? Or the best color? The Rolling Stones, NY Strip steak med-rare, green That's not it. The Beatles, Lasagna, and yellow. Quote Link to comment
+speakers-corner Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 all answers are a load of rubish. :D The correct answers are:- Abba, Filet of pork in a coat of wild spices and green. Quote Link to comment
+RhinoInAToga Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 all answers are a load of rubish. :D The correct answers are:- Abba, Filet of pork in a coat of wild spices and green. Abba! Haha! I have to question all of your choices now! Quote Link to comment
cezanne Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Based on favorites only (and looking at Arkansas) http://coord.info/GCG0P0 36% of the cachers favorited the cache and there are 27 favorite points http://coord.info/GC1B 19% of the cachers favorited the cache and there are 43 favorite points I am very surprised that these percentages are so low. Apparently favorite points are less frequently used in the US than e.g. in Germany and Austria. This German cache e.g. has 133 favorite points and 58% as ratio. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=5fe76dd3-d800-441d-8baa-ae110bf26ea8 I selected the cache arbitrarily out of some I know. Cezanne Quote Link to comment
hiplainsdrifter Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 (edited) Amateurs. Creedence (or Led Zepplin depending on your mood), black morels and wild asparagus over a medium bison ribeye with bourbon au jus and refried mashed potatoes, and orange. Edited May 30, 2011 by hiplainsdrifter Quote Link to comment
+ipodguy Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 How long is a piece of string? Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 Based on favorites only (and looking at Arkansas) http://coord.info/GCG0P0 36% of the cachers favorited the cache and there are 27 favorite points http://coord.info/GC1B 19% of the cachers favorited the cache and there are 43 favorite points But as many mentioned, it's very subjective. Favorites can be misleading too. The second most favorited cache in NJ is a rather ordinary cache. There are a number of other caches within a half mile of it that bring you to far more interesting spots. It's the oldest cache in NJ however so it gets it gets favorited a lot. Same with Mingo, the oldest existing cache. From what I've heard it's really nothing special as caches go, yet it has over 300 favorite points. Quote Link to comment
+Markwell Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Favorites can be misleading too. The second most favorited cache in NJ is a rather ordinary cache. There are a number of other caches within a half mile of it that bring you to far more interesting spots. It's the oldest cache in NJ however so it gets it gets favorited a lot. Same with Mingo, the oldest existing cache. From what I've heard it's really nothing special as caches go, yet it has over 300 favorite points. And that's why I included the percentage of favorited. Old mundane caches may have a high number of favorites just because they've been found a lot. Newer caches that have been found only a few times and favorited by most of the finders, may have only a few favorite points but may have a high percentage. So a combination of gross points and percentage of total points is a better combination. ====================== I think the difference between Germany and the US is that many more people that get involved in caching stay in caching. Newer caches found more recently will get a higher percentage. Some of the caches around here have been found by many, many accounts that are no longer involved in caching. And that's why I've suggested a more reliable percentage: Percentage of accounts that have awarded at least one favorite point. There are premium accounts that COULD have awarded favorite points that either have never bothered or don't believe that the system will work. There are also accounts that are premium and award favorite points, but have let their accounts lapse. This modified percentage is like saying "X percent of the accounts that had the opportunity to award this a favorite point did". More reliable than the current method. But the difference between the current method and my proposal is probably negligible with the number of overall favorites being used. Quote Link to comment
+RhinoInAToga Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Amateurs. Creedence (or Led Zepplin depending on your mood), black morels and wild asparagus over a medium bison ribeye with bourbon au jus and refried mashed potatoes, and orange. *sigh* there's always one... "FREEBIRD!" Quote Link to comment
+Don_J Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Ha! Searched on "Best Cache" and there are about 4 pages. Most favorites is 6...many named "best ever" have none. What's up w/ so many named "best cache by a dam site"? I found "Voted best cache in Bakersfield". It was a Gladware container, with a cracked lid and a log book that swelled up to three times it's normal size, located in not very desirable area. I couldn't help but to log that Bakersfield must have mighty low standards. Quote Link to comment
+Don_J Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 In each state... What's the best geocache? Might as well as what is the best rock band? Or the best food to eat? Or the best color? The Rolling Stones, NY Strip steak med-rare, green Can't argue with the Stones, but I'm partial to Led Zeppelin. Porterhouse. It's a NY Strip with a fillet on the other side of the bone. I like blue. Quote Link to comment
+The Jester Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Ha! Searched on "Best Cache" and there are about 4 pages. Most favorites is 6...many named "best ever" have none. What's up w/ so many named "best cache by a dam site"? I don't know about any of the others, but mine is the best cache I have that's near a dam site (one of six dams in an old coal mining area) - it's the only one I have near a dam site, so of course it's the best. Quote Link to comment
+Team Dennis Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 How long is a piece of string? Twice the distance from the center to either end. DUH!!! Quote Link to comment
+fuzziebear3 Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Favorites can be misleading too. The second most favorited cache in NJ is a rather ordinary cache. There are a number of other caches within a half mile of it that bring you to far more interesting spots. It's the oldest cache in NJ however so it gets it gets favorited a lot. Same with Mingo, the oldest existing cache. From what I've heard it's really nothing special as caches go, yet it has over 300 favorite points. And that's why I included the percentage of favorited. Old mundane caches may have a high number of favorites just because they've been found a lot. Newer caches that have been found only a few times and favorited by most of the finders, may have only a few favorite points but may have a high percentage. So a combination of gross points and percentage of total points is a better combination. ====================== I think the difference between Germany and the US is that many more people that get involved in caching stay in caching. Newer caches found more recently will get a higher percentage. Some of the caches around here have been found by many, many accounts that are no longer involved in caching. And that's why I've suggested a more reliable percentage: Percentage of accounts that have awarded at least one favorite point. There are premium accounts that COULD have awarded favorite points that either have never bothered or don't believe that the system will work. There are also accounts that are premium and award favorite points, but have let their accounts lapse. This modified percentage is like saying "X percent of the accounts that had the opportunity to award this a favorite point did". More reliable than the current method. But the difference between the current method and my proposal is probably negligible with the number of overall favorites being used. I have only issued a couple of my favorite points -- and since I had about 1000 caches when the favorite system started, I have about 100 points just laying in my account (they are for sale -- anybody want them? ) Really it is just too much of a pain to go back through 1000 caches and pick the top 100 and award them. Quote Link to comment
+Markwell Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Really it is just too much of a pain to go back through 1000 caches and pick the top 100 and award them. That's really too bad. I'm sure you'd have some good recommendations. Quote Link to comment
+Coldgears Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 I think the difference between Germany and the US is that many more people that get involved in caching stay in caching. Newer caches found more recently will get a higher percentage. Some of the caches around here have been found by many, many accounts that are no longer involved in caching. I've never really done research of geocaching habits in other countries, but now I'm really curious. I can't figure what you were implying, do US cachers tend to stay longer, or Germany cachers? Quote Link to comment
+sword fern Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 I think the difference between Germany and the US is that many more people that get involved in caching stay in caching. Newer caches found more recently will get a higher percentage. Some of the caches around here have been found by many, many accounts that are no longer involved in caching. I've never really done research of geocaching habits in other countries, but now I'm really curious. I can't figure what you were implying, do US cachers tend to stay longer, or Germany cachers? Well, Germany has a huge amount of cachers but the number of people inhabiting the US is much bigger. But that doesn't give a conclusion, does it? Quote Link to comment
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