by TerraMer » Wed 03 May, 2017 2:00 pm
Let's look at it from a different persective.
Rather than wonder what is inconsiderate behaviour to other campers and walkers, do we stop to think about how our actions effect the Nature we are there to enjoy.
Any human activity is going to have an impact on plants and wildlife whether it be snoring, talking, drumming, generators or music, collecting fire wood, burning a patch of ground, alarming wildlife with fire smoke, trumping about established and improvised campsites damaging ground cover...
Leave no trace camping is about as considerate as we can get for fellow campers and everything/everyone else we share Nature with.
If we feel put out by other humans imagine how it feels to be a non-human resident of the campsite (:
In Australia we are lucky to have so much space and share Nature with only a few others outside of holiday seasons. For anyone travelling from overseas 5m is 5 times what they're used to.
From experience I have found, more often than not, it can become a very pleasant and enriching night if I ask to join a noisy neighbor's campfire and share a few stories, compare gear and learn about places I haven't been yet. They might be new to camping and walking and welcome a bit of advice from your experiences.
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