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    Question The mystery pipe.....

    Saw these in several of the shelters in the SNP.

    People even asked what they were for in the shelter registers, so I do not feel like it is a completely stupid question....



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    It is about 3" around, 6" long. Fastened over the opening with bolts backed up with a half a dozen washers so as to isolate /insulate it from the wood....

    Also has a slot cut in the front to slidesomething into/....?

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    once upon a time the club tried to collect a dollar per night for staying in the shelter/hut and mounted these "pipe safes" as a collection point for the dollars

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    HOI , wasn't it was suppose to be like an honor system thing ?
    Getting lost is a way to find yourself.

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    basically yes since there was no enforcement

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    I remember they were in use in 1990 when I first hiked through there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hog On Ice View Post
    basically yes since there was no enforcement
    Which is why it didn't work, just like asking for donations at a hostel with no one there for oversight...
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