Where are the gate-camps?

A year and a half ago I first ventured into 0.0. It was exciting and I felt like I was moving into a very dangerous part of the universe. One of the things that really impressed me was the way that entrances into 0.0 tended to be more or less perma-camped. Once in 0.0 it was pretty empty, but the boarders between 0.0 and empire space were bubbled up death zones not to be risked without intel.

This does not seem to be true any more. Over the last month or two I have been going on long solo roams, passing between 0.0 and empire in Delve, Querious, Providence, Catch, Great Wildlands and the like, and I have yet to come across a serious gate camp.

Is it just me or has something changed?

EDIT: That was tempting fate. 12 hours after posting this while I was headed to do some exploration stuff ... Suffice it to say that a plated Wolf is too slow for a pirate gate camp :(

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Gamelog
Listener: Toterra
Session started: 2010.10.13 01:39:04
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[ 2010.10.13 01:39:18 ] (notify) Warping to Stargate (Onanam)
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:21 ] (notify) Rostro: You have foolishly engaged in criminal activity within sight of sentry guns and must suffer the consequences.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:24 ] (combat) Dual 150mm Railgun II belonging to Rostro misses you completely.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:24 ] (notify) Ravow: You have foolishly engaged in criminal activity within sight of sentry guns and must suffer the consequences.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:25 ] (notify) Rostro [QPIC]<FWA>(Lachesis) has started trying to warp scramble you!
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:25 ] (combat) Dual 150mm Railgun II belonging to Rostro misses you completely.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:25 ] (combat) 425mm AutoCannon II belonging to Ravow misses you completely.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:25 ] (combat) 425mm AutoCannon II belonging to Ravow hits you, doing 52.6 damage.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:25 ] (combat) 425mm AutoCannon II belonging to Ravow barely scratches you, causing 31.5 damage.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:25 ] (combat) 425mm AutoCannon II belonging to Ravow lightly hits you, doing 38.6 damage.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:25 ] (combat) 425mm AutoCannon II belonging to Ravow hits you, doing 49.0 damage.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:26 ] (combat) Havoc Fury Heavy Missile belonging to Rostro hits you, doing 65.3 damage.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:27 ] (combat) Dual 150mm Railgun II belonging to Rostro hits you, doing 40.9 damage.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:27 ] (notify) Nex loci: You have foolishly engaged in criminal activity within sight of sentry guns and must suffer the consequences.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:28 ] (notify) Ravow [QPIC]<FWA>(Broadsword) has started trying to warp scramble you!
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:28 ] (combat) 425mm AutoCannon II belonging to Nex loci hits you, doing 303.6 damage.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:28 ] (combat) 425mm AutoCannon II belonging to Ravow lightly hits you, doing 27.5 damage.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:28 ] (combat) 425mm AutoCannon II belonging to Ravow heavily hits you, inflicting 42.2 damage.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:28 ] (combat) 425mm AutoCannon II belonging to Ravow misses you completely.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:28 ] (combat) 425mm AutoCannon II belonging to Ravow heavily hits you, inflicting 45.8 damage.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:28 ] (combat) 425mm AutoCannon II belonging to Ravow misses you completely.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:28 ] (notify) Darmoreth: You have foolishly engaged in criminal activity within sight of sentry guns and must suffer the consequences.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:29 ] (combat) Darmoreth [QPIC]<FWA>(Hurricane) lightly hits you, doing 370.9 damage.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:29 ] (notify) 5GT P3PP3R: You have foolishly engaged in criminal activity within sight of sentry guns and must suffer the consequences.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:30 ] (combat) Heavy Pulse Laser II belonging to 5GT P3PP3R hits you, doing 119.6 damage.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:30 ] (combat) Dual 150mm Railgun II belonging to Rostro places an excellent hit on you, inflicting 84.8 damage.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:31 ] (combat) 425mm AutoCannon II belonging to Ravow heavily hits you, inflicting 48.7 damage.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:31 ] (combat) 425mm AutoCannon II belonging to Ravow misses you completely.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:31 ] (combat) 425mm AutoCannon II belonging to Nex loci lightly hits you, doing 330.3 damage.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:31 ] (combat) 425mm AutoCannon II belonging to Ravow barely scratches you, causing 23.1 damage.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:31 ] (combat) 425mm AutoCannon II belonging to Ravow barely scratches you, causing 20.9 damage.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:31 ] (combat) 425mm AutoCannon II belonging to Ravow misses you completely.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:32 ] (notify) Ghostryker: You have foolishly engaged in criminal activity within sight of sentry guns and must suffer the consequences.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:32 ] (combat) Scourge Heavy Missile belonging to Nex loci hits you, doing 50.4 damage.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:32 ] (combat) Havoc Fury Heavy Missile belonging to Rostro hits you, doing 94.4 damage.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:32 ] (combat) Darmoreth [QPIC]<FWA>(Hurricane) hits you, doing 414.9 damage.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:33 ] (notify) Rostro: You have foolishly engaged in criminal activity within sight of sentry guns and must suffer the consequences.
[ 2010.10.13 01:39:33 ] (combat) Heavy Pulse Laser II belonging to 5GT P3PP3R hits you, doing 406.9 damage.