I think there is one set up at Dicks Creek Gap...30 or 40 yards from the road...north side. Not sure if it is working.
I think there is one set up at Dicks Creek Gap...30 or 40 yards from the road...north side. Not sure if it is working.
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LOL, does anyone actually camp ON THE TRAIL? That would be hilarious (in a sad, sad way) - talk about entitlement! I have no idea how I would respond if I were hiking along in the early morning or late night and came upon a tent blocking the trail.
I wonder if it's a good place for a campfire...
I find it a environmentally a sound practice, it should happen more...3.2.1 dead serious!
I ordered a cheap game camera last night to play with. Lets see whats roaming around in the woods behind my place. If it's not too big or heavy, maybe I will bring it along on my next hike NOBO from Harpers Ferry in May. Can always send it home if it proves to be useless.
But I think there should be one located near every state line crossing as it would be a good way to get a reasonably accurate count of trail usage.
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What's really outside you tent at night https://cdn.streamable.com/video/webm/atk5.webm
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My wife bought one (one of the lighter smaller ones too), but it always ends up getting left behind as we're calculating base weight for a trip. I could see it for an overnight where an extra couple pounds is mostly irrelevant, but not for any extended trip...
Saw a new camera today on the Coosa Backcountry/Duncan Ridge Trail coming out of Wolf Pen Gap. It looks identical to the one at Dick's Creek Gap so I'm thinking it's data collection by land management which, I suppose...is pretty obvious.
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The cheap game camera I ordered last week showed up the other day. Weighs in at 10.5 oz with 4 AA alkaline batteries and the strap. Any thing which weighs over 1/2 a pound has to be carefully considered and it is a bit bulky, so I don't think this will be going on any extended trips with me. Meanwhile, it's set up in the woods behind me to find out if anything lives back there
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I was in a shelter on the AT in the Smokey Mountains with my 2 boys and a couple other guys when a lot of bears came to the shelter. One of them scratched it's back on the corner of the shelter while my boys & I watched. Due to exhaustion from hiking all day, the other guys slept through the entire event. You'd be surprised what you can sleep through if you're exhausted. I think it would have been cool to have pictures of the bears we saw, especially the one that smelled my boys feet. My cheap camera couldn't take a picture of a black bear in the dark. I got a better camera for the next hike but never had another encounter. I bet a camera like you guys are discussing would show some cool things happening at night while you sleep. I say go for it even though I'm the 50 year old that has to relieve myself in the middle of the night
Actually, I expect to see that some time soon.
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