----- Original Message ----- From: <Rick.Sylvia_at_ferguson.com> > First, on lighting, a lot of the camping I have > done is commando > style and you just don't want to show a lot of light that > announces your > presence. Ralph, I assume you are referring to kayaking and not your prior military service :-) As such, what is "commando camping"? It is mainly a question of being at an unorthodox camping spot and not wanting the long arm of the law to grab you. It has nothing to do with being minimalist, but clearly "commando" does have a minimalist angle to it as well. While I have no paranoia of being out in the woods, it is also a safety consideration. You never know what two-legged critters may be wandering around and up to mischief or mayhem. The less you are lit up like a Broadway marque, the less such critters will know that you around. I believe I coined the term "commando" used in this way. I remember it led to all sorts of arguments about the military angle from anti-military types. It also got me into trouble back here when the Hudson River Watertrail newsletter picked it up. Someone who had personal differences with some of the organizers, faxed it to a bunch of officials saying that we were outlaws, etc. I had to lay low for awhile under an assumed name with little rancor attached to it, Tim Ingram :-) ralph diaz *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed May 08 2002 - 09:20:46 PDT
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