Another reason NOT to use the "Water Thief"
This was posted at the USFS Windy Hill CG at Roosevelt Lake but I have seen similar postings at a number of USFS CG's through the southwest. If a CG only has a few spigots scattered around, often wit...
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wintersun wrote:
In the first place it mentions "hydrants" which are what one attaches a fire hose to with the right connector. It is not a hose bib or faucet which is what a garden hose would be connected to for water.
The comment above is the very reason that campgrounds try to design facilities to guide or steer toward a desired use, because even with a written sign, some people will try to figure out a way that the written rules do not apply to them. The sign does not say FIRE hydrant, it says campground water hydrant.
Hydrant is defined as:
*A discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks; a water plug. (Webster)
*a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
Synonyms: spigot, water faucet, water tap, tap (Wordnet)
*a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks (Wordnet)
And the reason it is NOT called a hose bib is because it is NOT a hose bib, as it is deliberately designed without threads so that a garden hose cannot be screwed onto it.
