[at-l] Hammocks and the Whites

[shane@theplacewithnoname.com (Shane Steinkamp)]

And if a ranger responds?  What then?

Shane

> --- Shane Steinkamp <shane@theplacewithnoname.com> wrote:
> > if I tent somewhere in the Whites, and somebody comes
> > along who is not a ranger and tells me I can't camp in that
> > spot, what is the consequence?  If an AMC person tells
> > me, "You can't tent here.", and I say,
> > "Smoke you.", what happens?
> 
> ### They will make angry faces at you, and possibly use their
> customer-funded radio system to call your [alleged? potential?]
> violation into the USFS, hoping that a ranger might be
> patrolling nearby.
> 
> ### I haven't been following the thread, but one thing I've
> *never* seen in the USFS web materials is a definition of
> "camping" per the regs. One thing I can say is that if you want
> to get a really cold reception, call a forest office and ask for
> one. Brrrrrr!