Recently, on a friends blog, he posted about the Forest Service ticketing people for “Living in the forest” and I find myself quite upset by it.. feel free to visit the original post HERE. In fact, I recommend it as a read for everyone.
What it seems to be in my opinion is an attack on those campers that are trying to make due with less. I highly doubt that they are going after the 100k rv’s or 5th wheels that are out there used by full timers.. OR that they will bother a soul if you go and spend your time in the paid campgrounds.. but if you live in full compliance with the rules, if you practice “leave no trace” camping and move when you are supposed to, they still want to penalize you for not having a set address.
in one of the linked articles in the original post, it talked about a couple that is full time in a Class A, and because they had a sticker in their window from an LFTV(Long term visitors area, like those around Yuma, or Quartzsite Az) they were cited because obviously they lived in their RV.. It had nothing to do with the 14 day limit, nothing to do with whether or not they were abusing the forest in the area they were camped. Personally, I think that’s an abuse of power by the NFS.
Wanted to put the word out for folks to be aware.. if wishes come true, it will get folks irked enough to put in a call to complain to the NFS.
Thank you for your time.
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