Theft of a Georgia to Maine sign?

[somers515]

On the AT in NJ, at the base of Sunrise Mountain in Culver's Gap there used to be, as recently as earlier this year, a sign that pointed one way to Georgia and the other to Maine. Went on a hike today and the sign was gone. It appeared to have been stolen! What kind of hiker would steal a sign? How could that person look at that sign and feel good about themselves? If it wasn't a hiker why would they want it? Some people are just jerks I guess. An annoying start to my hike but luckily the rest of the day was nice!

[QHShowoman]

People steal the Mason-Dixon line sign just north of PenMar all the time.

[johnnybgood]

Sign stealing is nothing new, some people will steal anything. Could be day hiking teenagers with nothing better to do or locals gunning for a souvenir.

[squeezebox]

Maybe the ATC could offer these signs for sale?
I know how to make them even say 50 at a time. What kind of wood? Distressed? What size? What script? Do you want your name and dates inscribed?
Just don't trash with the trail.

[Bronk]

If they sold them they would just be attaching a price tag to something that is on a post in the woods with nobody guarding it.

[Another Kevin]

It makes me think of a village in Austria whose name will hit the profanity filter here, that has trouble with English and Australian tourists stealing the [village name] signs. http://tinyurl.com/63byd .

Don't Do That.

[July]

Maybe the ATC could offer these signs for sale?
I know how to make them even say 50 at a time. What kind of wood? Distressed? What size? What script? Do you want your name and dates inscribed?
Just don't trash with the trail.

I like the way you think Squeezbox

[illabelle]

It makes me think of a village in Austria whose name will hit the profanity filter here, that has trouble with English and Australian tourists stealing the [village name] signs. http://tinyurl.com/63byd .

Don't Do That.

Thank you Kevin. I had never heard of that town. The story made me laugh.

[saltysack]

Just this week noticed AT sign was gone from NC glassmine gap....I got turned around crossing hwy at night not well blazed and sign gone...


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[saltysack]

Just this week noticed AT sign was gone from NC glassmine gap....I got turned around crossing hwy at night not well blazed and sign gone...


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Winding stair gap not glassmine.....


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[squeezebox]

A little epoxy on the bolt threads would make it much more difficult to unbolt a sign.
Bronk - Yea I see your point, don't think I agree.
With the current price of beef, I don't see any extra folks heading out for deer hunting.

[squeezebox]

Somebody with the trail name "Epoxy" could carry a small syringe of epoxy and treat all the sign bolts he comes across?

[Bronk]

Somebody with the trail name "Epoxy" could carry a small syringe of epoxy and treat all the sign bolts he comes across?

This sounds like a cheap and effective solution...these are probably crimes of opportunity rather than planned out, so once they find they don't have the right tools to steal it they will probably give up the idea.

[Slo-go'en]

Signs need to be replaced once in a while from weather or critter damage. The local club (RMC) has a yearly sign auction and they go for big bucks.

[Bearleg]

For christmas last year my daughter had a local craftsman make a sign simular to an AT sign. Best gift ever. hanging on my man cave wall.

[saltysack]

For christmas last year my daughter had a local craftsman make a sign simular to an AT sign. Best gift ever. hanging on my man cave wall.

Any pic?


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[mdschill]

Is it possible it was just too weathered and it fell down? I remember the sign there at the parking area was falling off the tree a few years ago just due to weather. My son had to pick it up off the ground to hold it up for a picture we took. (and yes, i promise we left it there!)

[Gambit McCrae]

Nothing like walking 100 miles looking forward to seeing a state line sign and it being stolen!!!!!!

[somers515]

Nothing like walking 100 miles looking forward to seeing a state line sign and it being stolen!!!!!!

I hear you Gambit! When I reported the missing sign to the NY-NJ trail conference, I also mentioned that I thought they should consider painting a PA/NJ sign on the sidewalk on the Rt 80 bridge to mark the border. The NJ/NY sign is painted on a rock so that's a nice touch that makes it impossible to steal.

[BillyGr]

After reading this a second time, I didn't realize that they had signs for specific people (again, read the title of the post a second time).