Ok, so its cool as long as its on others property. I understand.
well said.Originally Posted by pyroman53
in my opinion, the grafitti in the shelters is very beneficial. It shows you what type of people the shelter system attracts to the trial. Its always better to get a dose of reality first hand than to be tempted to manufacture your own myths when you are ignorant.
Good point, but the people in this country choose to ignore reality.
You are ignoring reality if you think that carved graffiti on an outdoors shelter in the middle of the frickin' woods is important right now.
Read a newspaper. Don't get bent about someone carving "Dude I was here in '97 in the sickest rainstorm EVER!!! So bored, had to carve this message, Damn it's 420 HA HA, C U ALL AT Katahdin!!!!"
Get over it. it's a shelter in the MIDDLE OF THE WOODS!!!! It can handle a few scrapings. Especially since they do nothing to the structural integrity of the shelter. Unless people have started carving with machetes and blow torches nowadays. Maybe I'm not up on current shelter carving technologies.
Right on, burn baby burn.
Look at the circular burn marks of alcohol stoves that are everywhere on shelter floors and picnic tables. Makes me wonder when a shelter will go up in flames because of its improper use.
It's all fun and games until somebody has to tote the paint and spend time repainting the shelter. Maintainers would really rather be doing something else.
Several shelters in Georgia were repainted this year, including Whitley Gap. Here's what it looked like before.
You never turned around to see the frowns
On the jugglers and the clowns
When they all did tricks for you.
That looks like the inside of a portajon, except they used english.
Incorrect yet again! There is something many here could do: stop condoning it. It's almost as if some here are extending an invitation to readers add to it at their earliest convenience. Invite them to your home where you have the right to extend an invitation.
its my impression that the people who commit these works of art dont hang out on internet hiking forums. nor would the listen to your admonishments if they did.
Apparently you all have not seen these pictures I posted. I'll make them easilly accessible.
People need to be a little more responsible when handling fire.
I don't expect they would listen to admonishments, but they don't need encouragement.
Say what you will,everyone has different opinions on shelters. Like them or not,what gives a person the right to trash them ? Pretty simple question IMO.
Ever notice how the shelter "noise" is mostly online? Besides, how can graffiti on a "scar" (shelter/privy/trail) be a "scar"?
more non-issue nonsense
yeah, lets focus on that giant flotilla of garbage spinning in the pacific ocean
garbage is everywhere. everyone should quit whining about it and simply bend over and pick some up once in awhile... but be sure to look over your shoulder first.
I thought this thread's 'bout shelter graffiti.
it was, but it turned into a non-issue
Not according to the people who must deal with it. Maybe you missed post #67?
painting shelters is like swimming against a tide of floating garbage
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
