Trail Days 2010

[Stir Fry]

How safe it your gear when you are away from your tent during trail days? Or do you need to pack up and take it with ou each day.

[Blissful]

I would. Unless you are at a place where it can be locked up like in a friend's car or where someone can keep an eye on it for you.

[Jester2000]

You can do a search on whiteblaze for "pack" and "theft" or stolen pack or trail days and theft or any number of combinations. You'll find plenty of information and anecdotes.

[RedneckRye]

Been there 10 of the last 12 years and have never had a problem.
I've read online afterwards about "huge number of thefts", etc. But I can't think of anyone I've actually met that has been robbed.

Do I leave my wallet, camera, cash, etc in the tent? Nope.
Does theft happen? Yep.

Be smart but not panicked and you will be fine.

Maybe explode your pack inside of your tent so that if someone wants to take your stuff they will need to repack it or sort thru all of your dirty clothes first.

[DrRichardCranium]

I've always said someone could make some easy money by providing storage space for Traildays participants for a modest fee.

[Nean]

Was hanging at Mojos this morning and rumor has it that the town has given quite a bit of the toxic TD CG to the county for some new ballfields.

Local hikers were debating new alternatives and wondering why, along with where hikers would stay this year. Moving TD to Hot Springs was LWs suggestion and it does have it merits. The only thing I dislike about Hot Springs is they charge hikers extra to drink at the local pub(s?)!

[Lone Wolf]

Was hanging at Mojos this morning and rumor has it that the town has given quite a bit of the toxic TD CG to the county for some new ballfields.

Local hikers were debating new alternatives and wondering why, along with where hikers would stay this year. Moving TD to Hot Springs was LWs suggestion and it does have it merits. The only thing I dislike about Hot Springs is they charge hikers extra to drink at the local pub(s?)!

i concur with nean

[KTR]

Ya know... with the feel, the people, the good "vibe" you get at a hiking gathering, such as T.Days... one get an easy sense of trust for thier fellow hiker. Unfortunately, there def are some bad apples.

I have talked with a small handfull of fellow hikers that have been on the negative end of trail theft. And, I myself have had $ and a headlamp swiped from a hiker who I was volunteering with. This hiker went on to take over $2,000 from a church in VA. I suspect he we will never surface again or have his ass kicked in.

So yes, I would take a few minutes at T.Days to secure my items and not leave any gear around for the small number of clepto's that do exist at T.days..

Id sure like to catch one in action... best to you

[modiyooch]

Was hanging at Mojos this morning and rumor has it that the town has given quite a bit of the toxic TD CG to the county for some new ballfields.

Local hikers were debating new alternatives and wondering why, along with where hikers would stay this year. Moving TD to Hot Springs was LWs suggestion and it does have it merits.

for some reason, I don't follow what you are saying. What exactly are you saying?

[Belew]

for some reason, I don't follow what you are saying. What exactly are you saying?

Nean was passing time and the coffee house in Damascus. The town of Damascus may or may not have decided to build baseball fields on the same land that the trail daze campground is on. If they build baseball fields the hikers will need different land to camp on during trail daze because the old campground will be baseball fields. Lone Wolf sugested moving trail daze to Hot Springs and Nean thinks that may be a good thing.

I hope this helps.

[Lone Wolf]

Nean was passing time and the coffee house in Damascus. The town of Damascus may or may not have decided to build baseball fields on the same land that the trail daze campground is on. If they build baseball fields the hikers will need different land to camp on during trail daze because the old campground will be baseball fields. Lone Wolf sugested moving trail daze to Hot Springs and Nean thinks that may be a good thing.

I hope this helps.

construction on the new ballfields at the present Trail Days campsite starts next month

[Lugnut]

Does the town think they will bring in more money with ballfields than a few days camp fees?

[Lone Wolf]

Does the town think they will bring in more money with ballfields than a few days camp fees?

it ain't about money. that land sits idle for 360 days per year. these ballfields have been in planning for a few years. it's the county that's building them. the town donated the land. children of the town and county are more important than hikers

[Lugnut]

it ain't about money. that land sits idle for 360 days per year. these ballfields have been in planning for a few years. it's the county that's building them. the town donated the land. children of the town and county are more important than hikers

Agreed. It's nice to know it's not about the money because in most cases it is.

[bullseye]

children of the town and county are more important than hikers

your best post ever

[Belew]

it ain't about money. that land sits idle for 360 days per year. these ballfields have been in planning for a few years. it's the county that's building them. the town donated the land. children of the town and county are more important than hikers

I know the old ballfield gets a lot of use. It could be the best thing going in Damasus that brings folks together.

[Lone Wolf]

Trail Days has run it's course

[rickb]

How much does the town spend on Trail Days, L. Wolf?

[Lone Wolf]

How much does the town spend on Trail Days, L. Wolf?

i don't know what they spend

[Belew]

I miss the background noise of the ballpark.