This contest is specific to FWC owners. Details in video.
Posted 13 May 2019 - 03:48 PM
Posted 13 May 2019 - 09:38 PM
Good on you, Henry. We haul garbage every time we camp but I don't think it has added up to 200+ pounds. Though there was one hunting camp that probably came close. They even left a trashed BBQ and deer legs behind.
Contest or not, I would encourage all members no matter what type of camper they have to always leave a campsite cleaner than you found. I like to think that the people that come in after us notice there is no trash and make an effort to keep it that way.
"Not all who wander are lost. Except Ted, he's usually lost." Dirty Dog
Posted 13 May 2019 - 10:40 PM
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Contest or not, I would encourage all members no matter what type of camper they have to always leave a campsite cleaner than you found. I like to think that the people that come in after us notice there is no trash and make an effort to keep it that way.
Good for you Ted and well said too! Yup, we don't need a contest either.
2003 Ford Ranger FX4 Level II 2013 ATC Bobcat SE "And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."- Abraham Lincoln http://ski3pin.blogspot.com/
Posted 14 May 2019 - 12:11 AM
We don't need a contest but no harm in one either. Reminds me, I need to pick up more trash bags. BLM site I'm currently at is nice and clean. I carry gloves and hand sanitizer after cleaning up diapers that were left behind.
Not quite sure how to hashtag something either:)
Craig K6JGV_________________________ 2004 2500 CTD 4X4 FWC HAWK 1960 CJ5
Posted 14 May 2019 - 12:49 PM
My father in law goes to a lot of music festivals and does a fair amount of camping as well. He has started to buy those reacher/grabber things at the dollar store and gives them away when camping. The ones he gives out are obviously pretty flimsy but it's a cool idea to promote campsite cleanup. My wife got a two pack of decent grabbers at Costco a while back, not as cheap as the dollar store but will last longer. A grabber takes up minimal space (can easily be stowed with the turnbuckles), and makes cleaning an area up a little more leisurely, especially if you also have a trash bag lined bucket. Through careful testing, I have determined that you can actually wander around camp with a beer in one hand and a grabber/bucket in the other. Find trash, set bucket down, grab trash and place in bucket, sip beer, repeat.
Posted 16 May 2019 - 12:07 AM
I commend you! I My wife and I do the same and at times when it gets me all riled up ... I have left notes on camp site trees (no nails) pleading for folks to keep it clean. There is nothing that will ruin a trip more for me than to witness folks trashing a place for no other reason than selfishness (ok and maybe stupidity).... it all goes back to what people are taught. Education and respect are the answer to most problems.
(a diaper left behind?.... that's nuts! ... I was at a beach and saw a lady clean out one in the surf!) argh!!!!!!!!!!
Edited by buckland, 16 May 2019 - 12:09 AM.
2016 Duramax 2.8 Diesel long bed Colorado 4WD with 2011 Eagle
Posted 16 May 2019 - 10:18 PM
We were backpacking at Thousand Island Lake after climbing Mt Banner and watched a man wade out into the lake to fetch a diaper. Just could not believe it.
Patrick
2015 FWC Hawk Flatbed
Posted 20 May 2019 - 12:58 PM
The best is when you hit a remote forest campground that has just opened and there is toilet paper everywhere because people have been illegally camping there during the off season when the restrooms are locked. Shovel: Use It.
Posted 20 May 2019 - 05:09 PM
Hmmm, wading out into a lake? Maybe a fishing pole and a treble hook!
Craig K6JGV_________________________ 2004 2500 CTD 4X4 FWC HAWK 1960 CJ5
Posted 21 May 2019 - 01:58 AM
Hmmm, wading out into a lake? Maybe a fishing pole and a treble hook!
Send the dog out for it.
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