Double Bow
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Some people are loud in the woods without alcohol. I don't know how many times I've been on the trail and heard loud children or how many times I've been on a summit and heard someone talking on their cell phone. However, I think that children and phones each serve a purpose and I'm not about to tell people that they shouldn't bring either of these into the woods.
Conversely, I've stayed at cabins, huts, and campsites where people have brought alcohol gotten drunk and did not get lost, get loud, or leave a mess. No harm, no foul.
The problem I see here is NOT that people are partying in the woods. The problem is that some people who do this are not being considerate of others.
To answer the question as to why people would go into the backwoods with alcohol, it's this simple. They are combining two things that they enjoy. If you like eating potato chips you like watching football, why wouldn't you do them at the same time? If you like kicking back a few beers with friends and you like camping in the backwoods, why wouldn't you do them at the same time?
The way I see it, drinking is a problem for some. For some, it's not. For some, not drinking is a problem. Like many others things, it's a lifesyle choice that people are free to make, as long as you're not hurting anyone else. To each his own...
Conversely, I've stayed at cabins, huts, and campsites where people have brought alcohol gotten drunk and did not get lost, get loud, or leave a mess. No harm, no foul.
The problem I see here is NOT that people are partying in the woods. The problem is that some people who do this are not being considerate of others.
To answer the question as to why people would go into the backwoods with alcohol, it's this simple. They are combining two things that they enjoy. If you like eating potato chips you like watching football, why wouldn't you do them at the same time? If you like kicking back a few beers with friends and you like camping in the backwoods, why wouldn't you do them at the same time?
The way I see it, drinking is a problem for some. For some, it's not. For some, not drinking is a problem. Like many others things, it's a lifesyle choice that people are free to make, as long as you're not hurting anyone else. To each his own...