Shadowangel

Where are you going? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> Its kinda silly to ask about camping tips or processes without telling us where you are going because we live every place from polar Russia to Tennessee. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> Things change depending on where you are and the weather.

The ranger meant there are "primative" meanng outhouse and picnic table campgrounds at $8, and you can camp in the back country for free. [Most probably you can 4wd to those primative camp grounds] The ranger meant "dispersed camping". <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

The Natl forest came out with a pamphlet called "HOW TO DISPERSED CAMP". It said its as easy as 1,2,3.
1) Find a place that you would like to camp.
2) Look for a no camping sign.
3) If theres no "no camping" sign - camp there. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Others have and will tell you the legal and LNT etc stuff. But you asked about a faux paux [sp?]. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> So - never "go" or leave toilet paper in the stream bed. Do not cut vegitation. Do not play a loud radio. Do not target practice. Do respect the space of other campers, share the lake, don't rile the animals, or dump anything in the lake. Do not clean fish or pots and pans in the lake. Do not build a fire under a tree that could catch on fire. If you have a dog, keep it on a leash. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Thats about all of the really important stuff, you'll learn more as you go along. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
<img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />Jim <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />