I develop custom 10' maps on canvas for AT hikers which include a timeline of where they camped each night (as well as many other customizations). I have a spacing problem which is related to the usage (misusage) of the word "stealth"
Many times, hikers will describe where they camped on a particular night as a "stealth site" when in fact, many times they are simply camping at a completely legal, non-hidden site that is simply a campsite that is not a shelter site or not noted in a guidebook.
For those types of scenarios, I think the word "stealth" is being misused, and in fact it seems to be widely misused as any non-shelter site.
So, I am searching for a more appropriate term to describe such a legal, non-hidden campsite. One challenge I have on my maps is available space, also, so the word or phrase should also be short!
The best phrase I have come up with so far that is also short is "free camp", perhaps even "freecamp". Since these forums are widely read, I am putting it out there to see if any hiker has a better suggestion than "free camp". I had also considered "wild camp", but think "free camp" or "freecamp" is preferable. In this usage, I mean free as in "you are free to camp", or you are "freely camping". Again, the shorter the better. "Stealth" has 7 letters, "free" only has 4!
Attached is a map fragment to show the space challenge. I like, where possible, to put the text below the elevation profile, so it is clear that it corresponds to the stopping point that night on the hiker's timeline. If the elevation is low, I might be forced to split the text above and below the profile, or even put it completely above the profile, but below the profile is best, so a short phrase is best.
Note the "free camp" notations on the nights of May 14 and May 26 on this hiker's timeline and in the elevation profile above that. Even using "Free camp" instead of "Stealth camp" on the night of May 14, I still had to compress the text. And, on the night of May 26, "Stealth camp" would not fit, but "Free camp" does fit.
You can see some other map examples at www.instagram.com/Red_Eft_Mapping
Thanks for any and all suggestions.
CheeseGrits
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