[pct-l] Stealth camping

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At 08:46 AM 6/19/03, Steve Courtway wrote:
>IMO, stealth camping on your trek is the difference between hiding from

IMO, stealth camping is the difference between sharing a campsite that was 
an hour short of where you could have hiked with 20 boy scouts, an arguing 
married couple, and some folks partying and having a private pristine quiet 
place at just the range you were capable of hiking that day. Of course, 
after a couple of months out in the woods, it is nice to socialize 
occasionally.

For the thru hiker, stealth camping is more about sleeping at a place 
optimized for distance than at a place optimized for camping. Remember, the 
thru-hiker is probably only going to spend 8 or 9 hours there, and most of 
those will be in the dark. The thru-hiker is probably not even going to eat 
at the place they camp (and better not, in bear country.)

If you want to lounge about in meadows and by lakes, there is no reason you 
can't take a break there when the sights are.

I consider both "bivy" pictures from my Colorado Trail hike album to be 
"stealth" though the one at san luis pass could be seen for miles.
http://community.webshots.com/album/43419082QEKTef

The bear aspect of stealth camping is an "oh by the way" IMHO

HYOH
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