If there is a broom in the shelter do you sweep the floor?

[max patch]

Not only do I sweep out the shelter, but after my thru my wife and I section hiked all of GA to get the patch and we carried and placed a broom in a shelter on each one of our trips.

[saimyoji]

I stayed an the Kirkridge shelter, was the second one there, no sweeping. Layed out my bed, had a great nights sleep. When I was packing up, there was a thick coating of dust/dirt on the bottom of my bed roll. Is there a better way to get this off than sweeping the shelter before sleeping? I mean, either I sweep it off the floor or sweep it off my gear....the same chance of inhaling rodent fece-fied dust, no?

[Lone Wolf]

burn/dismantle all shelters. end of problem.

[Jester2000]

Most shelter brooms end up being burned so its a waste of time to put them there. RAT

Unless you think that that's what brooms are for. It's not a waste of time if you put them there's a prop available during the shelter's recreation of the scene in the Wizard of Oz where the Wicked Witch threatens the scarecrow.

Is there a better way to get this off than sweeping the shelter before sleeping?

Three words: gas powered leafblower.

. . . its all broomy and everyones sweeping and polishing and buffshinning and picking up.

mmmm. . .broomy.

[Chaco Taco]

burn/dismantle all shelters. end of problem.

Ill bring the waterproof matches