Coming off 6 straight nights in 6 different lean to's along with a lifetime of various lean to's being slept in, is it safe to say that the shelves in these shelters are actually the junk drawers of the Adirondacks?? A mix of books,batteries,bug spray,mouse chewed toilet paper, broken flashlights, 3/4 used jars of peanut butter, ect.ect.ect......
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Perhaps I told this before, but I once visited a lean to - I believe it was Fish Pond North, but there was a mouse subsiding on a bar of Irish Spring living there. I was provided with at least an hour of entertainment watching it sneak out and steal a few bites of that soap, and then disappear back into a crack somewhere. He seemed to be living the good life. Not sure how good that soap was for his health, but at least the feces he left smelled good.
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I hope they never remove the shelves from LT's. Like, where would I leave my batteries that still have a tiny bit of juice left - just in case someone else needs them? And where would I put those half-full cans of Chuckwagon stew that I charitably leave for someone who might be in dire need?The best, the most successful adventurer, is the one having the most fun.
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The only thing of interest I routinely see on a lean-to shelf is a journal.
Most everything else seems to be garbage. Much of the time I can't figure out if the people who left it actually think another camper may find it useful or if they just wanted to jettison it from their pack.Last edited by IndLk_Brett; 10-07-2020, 07:05 PM.
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Sometimes folks will write in the journal, "we left 'xyz' in case someone needs it."
me: Just be honest, you don't want to carry it out so you are trying to justify it, no one wants your half eaten jar of peanut butter."There's a whisper on the night-wind, there's a star agleam to guide us, And the Wild is calling, calling . . . let us go." -from "The Call of the Wild" by Robert Service
My trail journal: DuctTape's Journal
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Does anyone actually use anything left? I mean maybe a grate (but the greasy old pots and pans, wtf?). And it's not like a grate is all that heavy or hard to pack. I bring one that weighs like 6oz, and packs flat against my back in my pack. I've never once used a BC grate.
I can't see why people who carry in a jar of PB can't carry it back. I guess it's like when your SO leaves a gallon of milk in the fridge with one sip left in it...
"It wasn't EMPTY, so I didn't want to throw it out"
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Originally posted by DuctTape View PostSometimes folks will write in the journal, "we left 'xyz' in case someone needs it."
me: Just be honest, you don't want to carry it out so you are trying to justify it, no one wants your half eaten jar of peanut butter.
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