Camp host rant
So decided this last weekend to head north for one last camping trip of the season. As temps are slowly dropping and its time to winterize. Wound up leaving a bit late Fri. night and got to the ca...
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korbe wrote:mike-s wrote:bpounds wrote:Chainsaw? Unless you're camping close to land you own (and why would you do that?), that still sounds like stealing. You can't just go out and cut up wood (even deadwood) from anywhere close without permission. Collecting sticks and twigs to start a fire, fine, but anything needing a chainsaw is way out of bounds.
Bring my own, or bring my chainsaw.
For us that live and recreate within or near the public lands managed by the Forest Service and BLM, completely understand the comments regarding the use of a chainsaw. All my firewood that I burn at home & while camping I cut within the surrounding forests. It's no big deal in our neck of the woods.
The agencies sell permits to cut firewood on public land. Last I checked the permit cost $10 per cord. Pretty cheap. Barely covers the taxpayer cost to issue the permit. The purpose of the permit is to acknowledge you understand the regulations (no cutting green trees, only on public land not private, no felling standing dead trees marked for retention, etc.) CA has a state law requiring transporting more than 20 cu ft of firewood requires a permit or some proof you acquired the wood legally. This law is little known and seldom enforced.
