Stolen Packs

[LEGS]

It isn't about taking sides, as though we get to vote on who stole the packs. They were stolen by whoever they were stolen by, and you can't change what happened, even by typing in all caps.

Anyway, no one is saying local Damasconians cannot attend their own party. The party is on the green and in the town, right? The camping area is more like lodging. No reason everyone wouldn't be welcome in the lodging area also, but let's not go overboard and say 'tenters only in the tent site' means that locals are not permitted to partake of Trails Days. There is a lot more to Trail Days than the Drum Circle that Lone Wolf leads every night....

A few!!!!

How many times did you have a tent stolen?

well as far as i can remember in 15 years its been twice. and thats to many.

[Gaiter]

well as far as i can remember in 15 years its been twice. and thats to many.

ya might want to read jack's last post (#180)
just a little tip

[LEGS]

ya might want to read jack's last post (#180)
just a little tip

like they said, i dont need jack to keep me straight. i just need to take care of it myself, but damn, when ya havin good time ,sometimes ya forgets things. but i learned, so aint no biggie. got good tent now, serves me well, and i'm keepin it. see ya out there someplace sometime. hike safe, happy trails. aint lost nuthin at traildays since "01 so i good to go.

[LEGS]

That must be a recent development.

Kudos for doing the right thing.

nah, i still drinkin my pbr's, hahahaha. but did manage a good many sips of some good ol spring water. sorry i missed ya at trailsdays man, had some business here to take care of and only got there friday evening and left sunday, had good time , but was short time, always like to spend week or two in damascus. thanks man,i try. hike safe, see ya when i can.

[RockStar]

My god this thread is weird. Its like little Pms bombs are set to detonate ever so many posts or something.

[Nightwalker]

My god this thread is weird. Its like little Pms bombs are set to detonate ever so many posts or something.

Don't make me cry...

[Jimmers]

From what I heard wandering around early Sunday morning, two of the thefts occured sometime saturday night. I'm fairly certain one was Mt. Dew. Can't recall the other hiker's name, but he had a redish brown beard. ( Yeah, I know that's a big help. Describes a third of the males there.)

[Nightwalker]

From what I heard wandering around early Sunday morning, two of the thefts occured sometime saturday night. I'm fairly certain one was Mt. Dew. Can't recall the other hiker's name, but he had a redish brown beard. ( Yeah, I know that's a big help. Describes a third of the males there.)

Hey! Aren't you supposed to be on the GW thread about now? (joke)

[Jimmers]

Hey! Aren't you supposed to be on the GW thread about now? (joke)

Funy you should say that! I was just about to post there when I realized anything I had to say would just add to global warming; I'm taking a break until I find something that really annoys me. Conservation and all.

[mweinstone]

im going to be a pack theif when i grow up.

[Gray Blazer]

im going to be a pack theif when i grow up.

What are you now?

[Local]

OK, could we please get on track here. (snipped)

Now back to the subject.

Does anyone know what the time frame was when most of these packs were stolen? Was it during the parade? Maybe there is some type of pattern that we can figure out.

Sigh. Thanks, ATTroll. I fear this thread has run off the tracks. We'll try to work with the information we have on the number of packs stolen, the places and the time. This information is limited because only a few people reported a theft to the police. If we knew the whens and wheres we could be better prepared next year.

[Alligator]

The pattern?

Usually, it involves untended property left OUTSIDE a tent, or a tent left in an isolated spot.

Solution:

1. Square your s*** away. Don't leave it out in the open, even for a few
minutes.
2. Camp around other folks, in a high-traffic, popular area. Thieves don't
work where they can be observed by others.
3. Keep valuables (wallets, ID's, credit cards, cameras, etc.) with you at
all times.
4. If you know someone with a car, lock up most of your stuff, and keep
in your tent only what you need.

Pretty simple.

These are good points.

Now, this may be my imagination being a section hiker, but I have to wonder if LDHs get so immersed in being on the trail that they may let their guard slip regarding the perils of society, such as thievery. I know hikers tend to be cautious in town, but they may still slip in the campground. Maybe a little bit of an awareness program could be a quick reminder to be a little more cautious. This could be a central poster or a volunteer moving through the camping area.

[Lone Wolf]

Just a matter of time before Trail Days in Damascus comes to an end. Hard core partiers are coming in droves and I predict a death or two in the future from alcohol poisoning and/or drug overdoses.

[Alligator]

Just a matter of time before Trail Days in Damascus comes to an end. Hard core partiers are coming in droves and I predict a death or two in the future from alcohol poisoning and/or drug overdoses.

Traded in the big spoon for an electric mixer today I see .

[Lone Wolf]

Traded in the big spoon for an electric mixer today I see .

Nah. Just the reality of what it is. The Bread and Puppet theater festival in Vermont ended in 1998 after a guy was killed in a drunken brawl. Ban alcohol and TDays will go on for a long time.

[Alligator]

Nah. Just the reality of what it is. The Bread and Puppet theater festival in Vermont ended in 1998 after a guy was killed in a drunken brawl. Ban alcohol and TDays will go on for a long time.

That's a reasonable point. A friend of mine used to go to Bread and Puppet and he told me how he ended up leaving due to the scene.

On the other hand, this thread was primarily orientated around theft. Drunken theft is much easier to catch, the perps tend to be sloppy and easier to catch .

[Lone Wolf]

That's a reasonable point. A friend of mine used to go to Bread and Puppet and he told me how he ended up leaving due to the scene.

On the other hand, this thread was primarily orientated around theft. Drunken theft is much easier to catch, the perps tend to be sloppy and easier to catch .

stolen packs, drunkenness, drugs, big crowds. they all add to the degradation of Trail Days. I'm glad I went to the earlier TDays years ago.

[The Old Fhart]

Lone Wolf-"stolen packs, drunkenness, drugs, big crowds. they all add to the degradation of Trail Days. I'm glad I went to the earlier TDays years ago."

Strange, but as a sober person, that's just how I remember the good old Trail Days! Ya know, maybe the problem here is that when you get as old as you are, you start to forget-what was I saying?

[Blissful]

Ban alcohol and TDays will go on for a long time.

Right on. Best suggestion yet. Even my underage son was offered stuff numerous times at tent city (so for all those who once said on WB that my overprotected home school son needs to experience "the world" so he can make his own way, he has, along with pipes being passed by him at shelter sites before his nose and everything else)