Westy
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Diagnosed w/Post-Trail Transition Syndrome
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Post by Westy on May 17, 2024 5:20:12 GMT -8
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ErnieW
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I want to backpack
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Post by ErnieW on May 17, 2024 6:08:28 GMT -8
Are there really people that call themselves trail angels and ask for money? Or is FarOut labeling them as trail angels even though they charge? I have limited experience with trail angels but actual trail angels don't seem to call themselves that. Other people tell them they are angels.
It sounds a bit like entitlement. Sorry you're on a budget but paying for a ride to town isn't unreasonable.
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Travis
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Post by Travis on May 17, 2024 6:36:58 GMT -8
I'm trying to figure out if that website is a Trail Pirate. I don't use ad-blocker. Responsible journalism, in my experience, does not use advertisements that are so obtrusive that a reader looking for useful information is swamped with re-occurring messages popping up every few seconds to try to take the reader off into some nefarious money-making scheme. That is what that website appears to be doing. So by the website's own definition, I'd be inclined to consider the writer "Mac" to be a Trail Pirate. With that in mind, how trustworthy is the service he is offering? Well, by his own words, not very. But I can't call myself a thru-hiker, either. Westy , I do agree there is a real problem getting bigger as you describe below: My take. This highlights the growth of hiker, "Call your mother" syndrome essentially the dependence on calling someone to solve your problems. And that is why some SAR organizations are charging people for rescues. SAR has been a community-based service, and people who abuse it just because they didn't come close to going prepared are a growing problem.
Is SAR trail angels doing trail magic? We use to just consider them people who care.
Come to think of it, I don't recall in the parable of the Good Samaritan, him ever calling himself a trail angel doing trail magic. We don't even know who he was. |
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ErnieW
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Post by ErnieW on May 17, 2024 7:20:39 GMT -8
I'm trying to figure out if that website is a Trail Pirate. I don't use ad-blocker. I would say yes it is. I use an ad blocker so I didn't go through the pop ups you did. The site did want me to login using my Google account. Not to that site but Slickstream, a start up tracking service that boosts getting the most revenue for creators. Needless to say I didn't log in. Looks like the site has lots of referral links too. Guy wants to pay for his hiking addiction.  |
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