tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8596058140020795093.post759950958118803285..comments2023-10-24T18:59:40.817-07:00Comments on usbackroads™: Rules...Who Needs Stinking Rules!!Vladimir Steblinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17401893012975033107noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8596058140020795093.post-43976672030718489332010-06-24T15:31:18.509-07:002010-06-24T15:31:18.509-07:00My heart almost stopped when I saw the fat book of...My heart almost stopped when I saw the fat book of rules.<br /><br />But I breathed a great sigh of relief when you boiled it down to a simple "Leave no trace."<br /><br />I don't boondock much, but I do love remote forest campgrounds. <br /><br />The last federal campsite I camped in (in Alabama) the previous tenants had left used diapers, meat wrappers, foil, bottles and cans, and an old half-burned fishing rod in the firepit. DH and I gagged as we hauled away 4 trash bags of maggot-ridden garbage from the site before it was fit to camp in.<br /><br />I love being around people who love and respect our beautiful public lands. They are a special breed of caretakers.<br /><br />I really enjoy your blog and your perspective on enjoying our public lands.<br /><br />Thanks! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8596058140020795093.post-90812712161374038582010-06-23T22:41:43.909-07:002010-06-23T22:41:43.909-07:00Thanks Vladimir for the encouraging words. You...Thanks Vladimir for the encouraging words. You're certainly right about those "flowers", I've picked a lot of 'em over the years!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15974453598992131798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8596058140020795093.post-49097071038179685212010-06-23T21:22:35.240-07:002010-06-23T21:22:35.240-07:00Dugg, Your comment is wrong about "hard to le...Dugg, Your comment is wrong about "hard to leave no trace when you drag a 16,000 lb house". <br /><br />Go outside and look at the contact between the ground and your tires. That is your footprint. Look at a tent camper. Compare that to the footprint of your "house". <br /><br />You have a holding tank for your black waste. The tent camper plants "toilet paper flowers" around their dispersed camping sites. <br /><br />Most RV campers leave much, much less trace on public land than do the backpackers. <br /><br />You probably will never be cited for violating 36 CFR to end. Most RV'ers are just not that type.Vladimir Steblinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401893012975033107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8596058140020795093.post-80811165209264017142010-06-23T19:47:10.231-07:002010-06-23T19:47:10.231-07:00My RV's holding tanks are very can-tank-erous:...My RV's holding tanks are very can-tank-erous: they adamantly refuse to fill up before the typical 14-day camping limit is reached.<br /><br />And it's hard to truly Leave No Trace when you drag a 16,000lb house with you wherever you go.<br /><br />But I always manage to fill a small garbage bag with someone else's garbage, as soon as I arrive at a new campsite.<br /><br />I always point it out whenever I'm visited by the USFS. So far, I have yet to be cited for violating 36 CFR 200 to end.<br /><br />Dugggg (anonymous poster from yesterday)Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15974453598992131798noreply@blogger.com