It takes away from the natural beauty of the area. . .
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Rick wrote: ". . .whenever I build anything like that I try to put it back to nature when I'm done. It doesn't take the forest long to break down leave and limbs on the ground and it's great for the soil. But, as your experience shows, it can last a long time when we leave it in place. Even stacking firewood at a campsite for the next person is frowned upon today because it takes away from the natural beauty of the area."
I understand what you are saying Rick, but playing devil's advocate, what would you rather have in an emergency survival situation:
1.) Beautiful surroundings and you have to build a shelter?
2.) A ready made shelter w/firewood ready to go?
My guess is that with #2 you'd still have beautiful surroundings even with the shelter erected and firewood stacked?! :whistling: