[ft-l] Hiking proposed trail in Ocala (long)

[ft-l@mailman.backcountry.net (Cricket)]

Yeah, land management guidelines differ about putting nails into trees.
Many managers won't allow them anywhere, anytime.  Others actually prefer a
single nail.  Still others don't care one way or the other.  Some allow
posts, some don't.  Just gotta go with whatever the management guidelines
are for the location.
Cricket

----- Original Message -----
From: "Daryl" <dwells1@tampabay.rr.com>
To: <ft-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 10:31 PM
Subject: Re: [ft-l] Hiking proposed trail in Ocala (long)


> We tried aluminum blazes painted orange in Big Cypress in the early 1980's
> in a small test area.  They are still there.  Whenever there is a fire,
you
> can still tell where the trail goes and repaint the strips.  The reason
> that we stopped was because we were nailing them into trees.  The Park
> Service asked us not to and we stopped.  But on posts, this would be
> good.  The hardest part is getting the posts out on the trail.
>
>
>
> At 03:10 PM 7/29/01 -0400, you wrote:
> >Let me try a better description, these were aluminum strips about 2 1/2"
> >long by about 1 1/2 inches high. They were bent into an "L" shape with
the
> >part sticking out from the tree about 1 1/2 inches and the part against
the
> >tree at maybe an inch. They were pre-drilled thru the tab against the
tree
> >and attached with a couple of small nails thru the holes and into the
tree.
> >
> >The whole thing was coated with an orange reflective plastic coating,
some
> >sort of stick on, not paint. Some of the markers looked as if they had
been
> >thru at least one Colorado winter. This was in the Rocky Mountain
National
> >Park so I suspect there maybe a source out there to buy these premade
since
> >I doubt the park service has some ranger slaving away making them.
> >
> >If you are interested I can check on a source for them.
> >
> >Bryan
> >----- Original Message -----
> >
> > > Bill Summers, out in Green Swamp West, was having trouble with paint
> >flaking
> > > off the treated posts SWFWMD provides for blaze posts where they are
> >needed.
> > > He has started using metal strips which he cuts out and paints orange
at
> > > home.  These are then tacked to the treated posts.  They look good and
he
> > > doesn't have to paint them as frequently.  On maintenance hikes they
carry
> >a
> > > few of these along and replace as needed.
> > >
> > > I've also seen some large reflective "thumb tack-like" things in
hunting
> > > magazines.   We may be talking about the same thing.  These might be
good
> > > for temporary blazing of proposed trails or relos.
> >
> >
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