Overnighting-while-Urban, or OU
BKA has raised some salient points about 'stealth camping' (or overnighting, or camo camping, or overnighting under the radar..). In thinking about this, I want to ask the question of you seasoned (or...
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My trailer out in the remote western high desert stands out like light bulb because it's white. You can see it from 20 miles and I don't like that, since it's unoccupied a lot. Nothing too valuable, but don't want to attract attention, like you. Definitely feathered, non glossy colors, in a somewhat random placement would make mine disappear. I have so many chores when I go there, that I haven't done it yet. Netting could be a mess, if you've ever tried putting a cover on an rv, it takes me 10 minutes......one more chore coming and going.
I figure you're not talking about urban parking, since cops that would care about that would go by the size and shape more than the finish anyway. I like your idea of leaving nothing but footprints and tire tracks in the wilds, and not being a beacon for opportunistic wanderers. BTW, if you wanted to get more stealth in a remote area, dragging couple of pine branches behind tied to the rear would take away the fresh tire track signpost. Don't know if you're talking desert, though.
I used to live briefly in a large People's Republik state where the public lands were crawling with rangers whose main purpose seemed to be to find some minor registration/fee/fine/license infraction for somebody just peacefully trying to enjoy the views. I believe in the rule of law, but wouldn't mind being more invisible, myself, which is why I went to a quiet 4 stroke dirt bike in that state.
The novel assortment of humanity that I have seen in my local national forest would make me want to be somewhat stealthy, too, if overnighting.
I figure you're not talking about urban parking, since cops that would care about that would go by the size and shape more than the finish anyway. I like your idea of leaving nothing but footprints and tire tracks in the wilds, and not being a beacon for opportunistic wanderers. BTW, if you wanted to get more stealth in a remote area, dragging couple of pine branches behind tied to the rear would take away the fresh tire track signpost. Don't know if you're talking desert, though.
I used to live briefly in a large People's Republik state where the public lands were crawling with rangers whose main purpose seemed to be to find some minor registration/fee/fine/license infraction for somebody just peacefully trying to enjoy the views. I believe in the rule of law, but wouldn't mind being more invisible, myself, which is why I went to a quiet 4 stroke dirt bike in that state.
The novel assortment of humanity that I have seen in my local national forest would make me want to be somewhat stealthy, too, if overnighting.
