[at-l] Re: Shelter, Skelter

[at2002@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Gary Wright)]

On Thursday, February 27, 2003, at 04:59  PM, cosmo catalano, jr. wrote:
> It's a lot of work to create a good tent site, easily as much as it
> is to build a shelter.  And a shelter can provide for many more
> people in a smaller area.  But I just don't want to sleep with all
> those people when I'm out there.

How about a tent site with a covered picnic table? There are several
shelter areas in northern Virginia with a shelter as well as a covered
picnic table--dump the shelter but keep the covered table.  The covered
table provides some shelter in a pinch but certainly isn't sufficient
for people to plan to stay there.  In bad weather it provides enough
cover for cooking meals and taking a break before pitching your tent or
hammock.  The table area also create a natural gathering spot for
socializing.  It would also create a sheltered spot
for a register--something that many tent sites do not have.

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