Longest Streak Challenge

[+sparkyfry]

Does anybody know what the longest streak challenge in the US or the world is? Washington state has a three-year (1,095 day) challenge, and I created a 1,000 day challenge in Minnesota. Those are the longest ones that I know about. My streak is currently at 1,122 days. I might end it sometime, but I'd hate to end it at 1,122 and then have a 1,123 day challenge published the next day. I imagine there is some point at which the reviewers would say the challenge requirements are too onerous, but I have no idea how many days that might be. Thanks for any guidance.

[+niraD]

Well, kablooey could have a 3706-day streak challenge cache.

 

But he doesn't.

[+SwineFlew]

The streak thing is NOT geocaching. Period.

[+OZ2CPU]

why make a cache that is only fun for 3 people in the state ?

what is the point ?

[+sparkyfry]

Is everybody this unhelpful on the forums?

[+cheech gang]

I am quite unhelpful because I do not know the answer to the original question.

[+cheech gang]

Is everybody this unhelpful on the forums?

 

You must not be from around here.

 

If you were you would be aware of how things work. Bring up an innocent question about any number of certain subjects here, no matter how benign, and expect to get piled on with negative tangential comments and arguments. This would include, but is not limited to, such subjects as challenges, LPCs, power trails, virtuals, souvenirs, logging requirements, etc. It is an open forum and they let in all the gypsies, tramps, and thieves in addition to the philosophers and erudite commenters. Get used to it.

 

All who enter here are lost...

[+JJnTJ]

These forums are mostly made up of people who self-righteously pat themselves on the back for the way they play a silly outdoor game. If you don't play it the way they play it, they feel it's their job to tell you you're wrong. Usually passive-aggressively.

 

Edit: actually, that's not fair. I think the majority in the forums are nice and helpful. Unfortunately the self-righteous passive-aggressive back-patters post more.

Edited September 7, 2013 by JJnTJ

[+CanadianRockies]

Shell1fish has a reasonably comprehensive set of bookmark lists for U.S. challenge caches. (See their profile for the complete set.) That would be a good place to look.

[+NYPaddleCacher]

These forums are mostly made up of people who self-righteously pat themselves on the back for the way they play a silly outdoor game.

 

You mean like mentioning that you have a find streak of over 1100 days?

 

 

[+Dogmeat*]

These forums are mostly made up of people who self-righteously pat themselves on the back for the way they play a silly outdoor game.

 

You mean like mentioning that you have a find streak of over 1100 days?

 

How is that a self righteous pat on the back? They simply asked a question, and proceeded to explain what got them wondering about the question.

[+akindofmagick]

Is everybody this unhelpful on the forums?

 

Erm, it's entirely possible, from my observations, which are admittedly somewhat brief.

[+DragonsWest]

I keep meaning to stick one out there, but as I feel I should complete the objective, first, I shouldn't be issuing a challenge. 11 more days (assuming nothing untoward happens) I should complete 1,500 straight days.

 

I figure it would be found right away by Kablooey and a couple of other cachers in the area and then it would sit and quietly rust.

[GrandPotentate]

Is everybody this unhelpful on the forums?

 

What about a challenge cache that requires x amount of unhelpful posts in the forums?

[+DragonsWest]

Is everybody this unhelpful on the forums?

 

What about a challenge cache that requires x amount of unhelpful posts in the forums?

 

I think the "let's do another unhelpful post" joke ran out of gas a month or two back. I'm honestly interested in helping people. Nothing turns off newbies like rudeness.

[+lamoracke]

The 1,095 Streak challenge is the highest one I have seen personally. Its an odd arbitrary number, almost just broadcasting what the CO's current streak was, but hey, it has 9 finds on it so far, so its not just for a couple of people.

 

Can easily say its the highest in Washington State and we have had quite a few of them around.

 

As far as the question goes. There are not many streak challenges past 500, there were more published after I stopped streaking than I thought would be from 401 to 500, otherwise, I "might" not have stopped at 400.

 

Here is a 1000 one from Sweden but I can tell they have more than 1 such challenge

http://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC3PXJR_challenge-1000-days

 

I did a quick search or two and could not find one over 1000 but its not an easy thing to search for, especially with the different languages and formats and lack of icon to search by.

[+Walts Hunting]

The streak thing is NOT geocaching. Period.

 

The general response to challenges in the forums is pretty much negative. When they get ludicrous it gets more negative. But when you post here you have to expect a truthful answer and sometimes you might not like it.

 

I think all challenges are ridiculous so don't do them but if other want to it doesn't bother me.

[+spider16]

The 1,095 Streak challenge is the highest one I have seen personally. Its an odd arbitrary number, almost just broadcasting what the CO's current streak was, but hey, it has 9 finds on it so far, so its not just for a couple of people.

 

Actually it's not that arbitrary a number considering 1,095 days is three years (as long as one of those years isn't a leap year).

[+lamoracke]

The 1,095 Streak challenge is the highest one I have seen personally. Its an odd arbitrary number, almost just broadcasting what the CO's current streak was, but hey, it has 9 finds on it so far, so its not just for a couple of people.

 

Actually it's not that arbitrary a number considering 1,095 days is three years (as long as one of those years isn't a leap year).

 

You are right sir, I never even thought of that. The challenge itself made no mention of it being 3 years long so in truth, did not think of that. So, its a 3 year streak.

[+CanadianRockies]

I think all challenges are ridiculous so don't do them but if other want to it doesn't bother me.

You might think they're all ridiculous, but you do find some of them. You even gave favorite points to a couple.

 

49 off 49: The Cronan Challenge

 

Days of the Year Challenge

 

Zero's Challenge

 

The Mayor's Challenge

 

Size DOES Matter...for this Challenge

[+Walts Hunting]

Yes if I stumble across one and I meet its requirements it gets treated like a traditional. I never go out of my way to get one. For instance the 49 in Cronan. When that one was published I already had over a hundred so left it and went there just like a traditional.

 

I have been on a two month trip and am getting home tomorrow. Ran the PQ for home and looked at 10 new challenges. All went to the Ignore list since they weren't worth my trouble.

 

As I said (unlike some who seem to think if they don't like it it shouldn't be) I don't care how many challenges there are and if people want to go for it more power to them. I am happy hiking/biking along in ignorance I guess.

Edited September 15, 2013 by Walts Hunting

[+sparkyfry]

Yes if I stumble across one and I meet its requirements it gets treated like a traditional. I never go out of my way to get one.

 

You're not fooling anybody, Mr. Challenge Lover.

[+Walts Hunting]

Yes if I stumble across one and I meet its requirements it gets treated like a traditional. I never go out of my way to get one.

 

You're not fooling anybody, Mr. Challenge Lover.

Oh you hush now.

[+popokiiti]

For me, the best challenge is one I set for myself. Whether it is beating Popoki Nui to the caches we plan to find that day, exceeding our daily find count record, or trying a tougher terrain - it doesn't matter. As long as I have fun the way I play the game, and others in the way theyplay, that is fine by me.

Anyone who does a challenge, be it 31 days or more, has my admiration...as long as they enjoy it. It just isn't for me. Different strokes for different folks.........

[+pfalstad]

This probably isn't helpful but I don't like streak challenges either.

[kablooey]

This probably isn't helpful but I don't like streak challenges either.

 

I don't like streak challenges either. I like finding them, sure, but I don't like that it seems to encourage "unethical" behavior in some (hopefully a small set of) people. And for this reason, I think we'd be better off without them.

Edited December 2, 2013 by kablooey

[+NYPaddleCacher]

This probably isn't helpful but I don't like streak challenges either.

 

This is an online discussion forum. Sometimes contributions are more about promoting discussion than an attempt at being helpful. That said, I don't care for what challenges have become. Challenge caches seem to be less about creating a cache that is fun for a lot of cachers to find and more about a competition to see who can create the most difficult challenge. If the answer to "what is the longest streak challenge" was 3 years, someone, somewhere will try to get one published that was 4 years. I agree with SwineFlew. That's not geocaching, it's one-upmanship.