You haven't had a long night at a shelter until you're with a group of hikers passing around a vial of acid.
Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread.
-Edward Abbey
I dont really have anything to contribute, but seeing how the thread is going and in honor of the OP Fakin the Funk...
igne et ferrum est potentas
"In the beginning, all America was Virginia." -William Byrd
Eight yrs later. Page #423. Someone will STILL have something to say about the most famous and widely consumed DRUG - alcohol.
yes, you will deal with alcohol on the trail, and yes, you will deal with drunks on the trail. If drunks and alcohol are a problem to you, avoid the shelters as much as possible