[paternoster2012]

Sorry if this is off topic but I figured this may be a group with different views than those found on campus

if hunting is an actitivty you enjoy then this is gun related ;)


Age:______ Sex: M F Occupation:______
1) What type of camping do you prefer: RV/Trailer Family campground Backcountry
2) How often do you recreate outdoors: Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Never
3) What activities do you participate in the outdoors:
Walking Camping Hiking Climbing Canoeing Kayaking
Other:_______________________________________________________________
4) Do you bring any of the following on your outdoor activities?
MP3 Cell phone Disc player GPS Radio Other:____________________
5) How often do you see the above items interfere with your outdoor activities:
Often Seldom Never
6) How would you feel if cell phones, disk players, and MP3s were outlawed at your parks?
Angered Indifferent Glad
7) What type of environment did you grow up in during your youth and adolescence?
Rural Urban Suburb
8) Do you believe technology (cell phones, MP’s, other) belongs in the outdoors, why?


9) How would you define a great outdoor experience?

[trickyasafox]

Age:__20____ Sex: M F Occupation:__student____
1) What type of camping do you prefer: RV/Trailer Family campground Backcountry

back country

2) How often do you recreate outdoors: Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Never

on school breaks, so i guess every couple months,but when i am home its daily

3) What activities do you participate in the outdoors:

hunting, fishing, hiking, athletics


4) Do you bring any of the following on your outdoor activities?
MP3 Cell phone Disc player GPS Radio Other:____________________

cell phone occasionally, if im hiking not hunting my mp3 player as well

5) How often do you see the above items interfere with your outdoor activities:
Often Seldom Never

6) How would you feel if cell phones, disk players, and MP3s were outlawed at your parks?

i dont agree with it, as long as people are on the trails not hunting or anything, and enjoying those devices at a reasonable level i see no reason to ban them.

7) What type of environment did you grow up in during your youth and adolescence?
Rural Urban Suburb

8) Do you believe technology (cell phones, MP’s, other) belongs in the outdoors, why?

i wouldnt say the do or dont, but i feel in some cases they have made it safer. gps devices, (which are now in many cell phones) and other devices have made the outdoors easier to access to more people, which i always feel is a good thing

9) How would you define a great outdoor experience?
eat outdoor experience?

not sure what you mean by eat outdoors, not sure eating outdoors seals the deal for a great experience. . . . but. . .i think it can be summed up by getting to know yourself or those you are with a bit better, taking the time to unwind and get a sense of grounding again

[paternoster2012]

thanks for the response, the last question was a typo :o

[hrb02]

Age:___M___ Sex: M F Occupation:__Private Investor____

1) What type of camping do you prefer: RV/Trailer Family campground Backcountry FAMILY RV, BUT BACKCOUNTRY IF ALONE

2) How often do you recreate outdoors: Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Never
MONTHLY

3) What activities do you participate in the outdoors:
Walking Camping Hiking Climbing Canoeing Kayaking
Other:_____CAMPING, HUNTING, FISHING_________________

4) Do you bring any of the following on your outdoor activities?
MP3 Cell phone Disc player GPS Radio Other:__GPS, MP3, CAMERA______

5) How often do you see the above items interfere with your outdoor activities:
Often Seldom Never - NEVER

6) How would you feel if cell phones, disk players, and MP3s were outlawed at your parks? BAD IDEA - I RELAX TO SOME GOOD BLUEGRASS OR JAZZ AFTER A DAY OF FISHING OR HUNTING

7) What type of environment did you grow up in during your youth and adolescence?
Rural Urban Suburb -
SUBURBAN AND RURAL

8) Do you believe technology (cell phones, MP’s, other) belongs in the outdoors, why?
WHY NOT? I KNOW A COUPLE PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN SAVED BECAUSE THEY HAD EITHER A GPS/PHONE OR BOTH. ANYTHING CAN BE CARRIED TO EXTREMES, BUT I THINK TECHNOLOGY CAN COMPLIMENT AN OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE, IN MODERATION

9) How would you define a great outdoor experience? LONG HARD DAY O FHUNTING FOLLOWED BY AN EVENING BY THE FIRE WITH STEAK, A BEER AND SOME GOOD FRIENDS. TOPPED OFF BY BEING ESCORTED TO SLEEP BY JOHN COLTRANE

Hope this helps.

[ZeroX]

Age: 18 Sex: M Occupation: Student
1) What type of camping do you prefer: Backcountry
2) How often do you recreate outdoors: Monthly
3) What activities do you participate in the outdoors:
Walking Hiking
4) Do you bring any of the following on your outdoor activities?
MP3 Cell phone Disc player
5) How often do you see the above items interfere with your outdoor activities:
Never
6) How would you feel if cell phones, disk players, and MP3s were outlawed at your parks?
Angered
7) What type of environment did you grow up in during your youth and adolescence?
Rural
8) Do you believe technology (cell phones, MP’s, other) belongs in the outdoors, why?

Hell, why not?

9) How would you define a great outdoor experience?

Nice weather and with few bear attacks.

[geekWithA.45]

Age:__37____ Sex: (M) F Occupation:CTO

1) What type of camping do you prefer: RV/Trailer Family campground (Backcountry)
2) How often do you recreate outdoors: Daily (Weekly) Monthly Yearly Never
3) What activities do you participate in the outdoors:

XWalking XCamping XHiking Climbing XCanoeing Kayaking
Other:shooting (2x/month)_______________________________________________________________
4) Do you bring any of the following on your outdoor activities?
XMP3 XCell phone XDisc player XGPS XRadio Other:laptop____________________
5) How often do you see the above items interfere with your outdoor activities:
Often XSeldom Never
6) How would you feel if cell phones, disk players, and MP3s were outlawed at your parks?
XAngered Indifferent Glad
7) What type of environment did you grow up in during your youth and adolescence?
XRural Urban Suburb
8) Do you believe technology (cell phones, MP’s, other) belongs in the outdoors,

Yes.

It's an individual choice that has no additional effect on others or the environment.


why?

Why the heck not? The outdoors is simply nature, a thing to be enjoyed, not some sacred space that requires us to run around wearing leaves & animal skins, chanting praise to some imaginary nature god.


9) How would you define a great outdoor experience?

A campfire, a small group of good friends, and more stars than the eye can count.

[cracked butt]

Age:___32___ Sex: (M) F Occupation:__Chemist____
1) What type of camping do you prefer: RV/Trailer (Family) campground Backcountry
2) How often do you recreate outdoors: Daily Weekly (Monthly) Yearly Never
3) What activities do you participate in the outdoors:
(Walking) (Camping) (Hiking) Climbing (Canoeing) Kayaking
Other:_Hunting, fishing, shooting,___________________________________________
4) Do you bring any of the following on your outdoor activities?
MP3 Cell phone Disc player GPS Radio Other:____no________________
5) How often do you see the above items interfere with your outdoor activities:
Often Seldom (Never)
6) How would you feel if cell phones, disk players, and MP3s were outlawed at your parks?
Angered (Indifferent) Glad
7) What type of environment did you grow up in during your youth and adolescence?
(Rural) Urban Suburb
8) Do you believe technology (cell phones, MP’s, other) belongs in the outdoors, why? I don't have any problem with them, especially GPS and cell phones which can make outdoor activities safer.

9) How would you define a great outdoor experience? Seeing wildlife, catching fish, quiet solitude, getting away from the grind.

[Destructo6]

Age: 33 Sex: M F Occupation: Teacher
1) What type of camping do you prefer: RV/Trailer Family campground Backcountry
2) How often do you recreate outdoors: Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Never
3) What activities do you participate in the outdoors:
Walking Camping Hiking Climbing Canoeing Kayaking
Other: Shooting
4) Do you bring any of the following on your outdoor activities?
MP3 Cell phone Disc player GPS Radio Other:____________________
5) How often do you see the above items interfere with your outdoor activities:
Often Seldom Never
6) How would you feel if cell phones, disk players, and MP3s were outlawed at your parks?
Angered Indifferent Glad
7) What type of environment did you grow up in during your youth and adolescence?
Rural Urban Suburb
8) Do you believe technology (cell phones, MP’s, other) belongs in the outdoors, why?
Yes. Nobody should be restricted from enjoying the outdoors the way they want. Does somebody want to prohibit modern toilet paper or hiking boots, too?

9) How would you define a great outdoor experience? No set definition.

[Bear Gulch]

Age:_39_____ Sex: M Occupation: Psychologist
1) What type of camping do you prefer: Backcountry
2) How often do you recreate outdoors: Weekly
3) What activities do you participate in the outdoors:
Walking Camping Hiking Climbing Canoeing Kayaking
Other:__hunting, fishing, birdwatching, scouting
________________
4) Do you bring any of the following on your outdoor activities?
Cell phone GPS Radio Other:____________________
5) How often do you see the above items interfere with your outdoor activities: seldom
Often Seldom Never
6) How would you feel if cell phones, disk players, and MP3s were outlawed at your parks? Angered
Angered Indifferent Glad
7) What type of environment did you grow up in during your youth and adolescence?
Rural
8) Do you believe technology (cell phones, MP’s, other) belongs in the outdoors, why? People should be free to have the gear with them that they feel they need or want.


9) How would you define a great outdoor experience? A time with my family in the outdoors. Working together, enjoying each other and the scenery.

[mbs357]

Age: 18 Sex: M F Occupation: None, soon to be student.
1) What type of camping do you prefer: RV/Trailer Family campground Backcountry
2) How often do you recreate outdoors: Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Never
3) What activities do you participate in the outdoors:
Walking Camping Hiking Climbing Canoeing Kayaking
Other: Shooting.
4) Do you bring any of the following on your outdoor activities?
MP3 Cell phone Disc player GPS Radio Other:____________________None of those.
5) How often do you see the above items interfere with your outdoor activities:
Often Seldom Never
6) How would you feel if cell phones, disk players, and MP3s were outlawed at your parks?
Angered Indifferent Glad
7) What type of environment did you grow up in during your youth and adolescence?
Rural Urban Suburb
8) Do you believe technology (cell phones, MP’s, other) belongs in the outdoors, why? It doesn't matter to me. Take what you want. I for one probably won't take much more than a cell phone and emergencies. I would definatly have some form of self defense, such as a rifle or handgun.

9) How would you define a great outdoor experience?
Camping in the middle of no where. Not a camp ground or in an RV, but in a tent a long ways from any kind of civilization.

By weekly outdoors experience I don't mean going out in the middle of no where and camping, I mean just going outside and being with the outdoors, go poke a tree with a stick, that sort of thing.

[Vern Humphrey]

Age:___63___ Sex: M Occupation: Retired Military


1) What type of camping do you prefer: RV/Trailer Family campground Backcountry

Back country.

2) How often do you recreate outdoors: Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Never

Daily -- I live on my own farm

3) What activities do you participate in the outdoors:
Walking Camping Hiking Climbing Canoeing
Other: Hunting, fishing and horseback riding.

4) Do you bring any of the following on your outdoor activities?
Cell phone GPS Radio

5) How often do you see the above items interfere with your outdoor activities:
Never

6) How would you feel if cell phones, disk players, and MP3s were outlawed at your parks?
Glad

7) What type of environment did you grow up in during your youth and adolescence?
Rural, Urban and overseas.

8) Do you believe technology (cell phones, MP’s, other) belongs in the outdoors, why?

Only if needed for utility -- for example a cell phone or FRS radio can be used to call for help, coordinate a pickup at the end of a hike or hunt. A GPS makes a lot of sense for wilderness hunting and travel.


9) How would you define a great outdoor experience? Solitude.

[308win]

Age:_58__ Sex: M Occupation:small business owner
1) What type of camping do you prefer: RV/Trailer Family campground Backcountry
2) How often do you recreate outdoors: Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Never
3) What activities do you participate in the outdoors:
Walking Camping Hiking Climbing Canoeing Kayaking
Other:__shooting & hunting____
4) Do you bring any of the following on your outdoor activities?
MP3 Cell phone Disc player GPS Radio Other:____________________
5) How often do you see the above items interfere with your outdoor activities:
Often Seldom Never
6) How would you feel if cell phones, disk players, and MP3s were outlawed at your parks?
Angered Indifferent Glad
7) What type of environment did you grow up in during your youth and adolescence?
Rural Urban Suburb
8) Do you believe technology (cell phones, MP’s, other) belongs in the outdoors, why? Not usually. Interfer with privacy


9) How would you define a great outdoor experience? No cell phones ringing

[280PLUS]

Age:__48____ Sex: M F Occupation:__Contractor____
1) What type of camping do you prefer: RV/Trailer Family campground Backcountry
2) How often do you recreate outdoors: Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Never
3) What activities do you participate in the outdoors:
Walking Camping Hiking Climbing Canoeing Kayaking
Other:Horseback riding, I used to camp alot backcountry but not so much anymore.
4) Do you bring any of the following on your outdoor activities?
MP3 Cell phone Disc player GPS Radio Other:____________________
5) How often do you see the above items interfere with your outdoor activities:
Often Seldom Never
6) How would you feel if cell phones, disk players, and MP3s were outlawed at your parks?
Angered Indifferent Glad
7) What type of environment did you grow up in during your youth and adolescence?
Rural Urban Suburb
8) Do you believe technology (cell phones, MP’s, other) belongs in the outdoors, why? Cell phones for emergency, all other stuff is ok as long as headphones or low volume is used.
9) How would you define a great outdoor experience? Well,once, me and this girl was down by the lake and...Oh, did you say this was a school project? :what: NEVER MIND! :evil:

[Ex-MA Hole]

Age:__32____ Sex: M Occupation:_Printing_____
1) What type of camping do you prefer: RV/Trailer Family campground Backcountry- Both- Nothing like being in the middle of the woods with my dog and pack- but I do like to go with my Wife (and newborn), too, so the RV/ campground works as well.
2) How often do you recreate outdoors: Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Never
Varies- sometime 2x/mo, sometimes 1 every 2 months
3) What activities do you participate in the outdoors:
Walking Camping Hiking Climbing Canoeing Kayaking
Other:______All, but climbing_________________________________________________________
4) Do you bring any of the following on your outdoor activities?
MP3 Cell phone Disc player GPS Radio Other:____Cell________________
5) How often do you see the above items interfere with your outdoor activities:
Never- only on for an emergency. My friend used to bring a radio- that annoyed me- I wanted to listen to nature.
6) How would you feel if cell phones, disk players, and MP3s were outlawed at your parks?
Glad- I don't go to listen to other people's music, and if I can hear it, then it's too loud. Their good time shouldn't affect me, and vice versa. If I can't hear it from my area, then let them play it (Ex- If I have to pass it to use a public restroom, then that is me in their area...)
7) What type of environment did you grow up in during your youth and adolescence?
City/ outskirts of Boston, MA
8) Do you believe technology (cell phones, MP’s, other) belongs in the outdoors, why?

IMO- Cell is good for emergencys. Past that, they do not have a place in MY outdoors- your view may be different. Doesn't make either one of us right or wrong, as long as it doesn't ruin either one of our good times...


9) How would you define a great outdoor experience? Clear night, LOTS of stars, my wife, my baby and my dogs!!!

[Blackburn]

Age: I'm usually guessed to be around 28.

Sex: As much as possible.

Occupation: Underpaid CEO

1) What type of camping do you prefer: Backcountry

2) How often do you recreate outdoors: Yearly / Never

3) What activities do you participate in the outdoors: Walking Hiking Climbing Rockclimbing Offroading General Exploring

4) Do you bring any of the following on your outdoor activities? MP3 player, Cell phone, GPS PDA with radio card.

5) How often do you see the above items interfere with your outdoor activities: Seldom

6) How would you feel if cell phones, disk players, and MP3s were outlawed at your parks? Angered

7) What type of environment did you grow up in during your youth and adolescence? Rural til 3, Suburb til 14, Rural til 18, Suburb from then on.

8) Do you believe technology (cell phones, MP’s, other) belongs in the outdoors, why? Because I should be able to take whatever I damn well please with me, if it enhances my pleasure or safety.

9) How would you define a great outdoor experience? As long as it's not something I could easily replicate by sitting in my garage and eating bugs, and not cold and wet and lonely, I'll probably be happy with it.

[jefnvk]

Age: 19 Sex: M Occupation: Student
1) What type of camping do you prefer: RV/Trailer Family campground Backcountry

Back country

2) How often do you recreate outdoors: Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Never

Weekly

3) What activities do you participate in the outdoors:
Walking Camping Hiking Climbing Canoeing Kayaking
Other:_______________________________________________________________

Walking, camping, hiking, canoeing, kayaking, hunting, fishing, shooting, probably more I can't think of

4) Do you bring any of the following on your outdoor activities?
MP3 Cell phone Disc player GPS Radio Other:____________________

Radio sometimes, GPS sometimes.

5) How often do you see the above items interfere with your outdoor activities:
Often Seldom Never

Never

6) How would you feel if cell phones, disk players, and MP3s were outlawed at your parks?
Angered Indifferent Glad

Indifferent

7) What type of environment did you grow up in during your youth and adolescence?
Rural Urban Suburb

Rural

8) Do you believe technology (cell phones, MP’s, other) belongs in the outdoors, why?

I don't care what you want to carry with you, as long as you carry it, and I can't hear it

9) How would you define a great outdoor experience?

Not being able to hear cars


If you don't mind me asking a question, where abouts in Central MI are you? Mt. Plesant? I'm from Midland.

[sturmruger]

Age: 27 Sex: M Occupation: Sales

1) What type of camping do you prefer: RV/Trailer Family campground Backcountry

2) How often do you recreate outdoors: Weekly

3) What activities do you participate in the outdoors:

Hiking Climbing Canoeing


4) Do you bring any of the following on your outdoor activities?

MP3, Cell phone, DigiCam

5) How often do you see the above items interfere with your outdoor activities:

Never

6) How would you feel if cell phones, disk players, and MP3s were outlawed at your parks?

Angered

7) What type of environment did you grow up in during your youth and adolescence?

Rural

8) Do you believe technology (cell phones, MP’s, other) belongs in the outdoors, why?

YES, mostly because I am kind of a gadget freak


9) How would you define a great outdoor experience?

Being out in the middle of no where.

[sumpnz]

Age:__27__ Sex: M Occupation:_Structural Analyst (Mech Engineer)_
1) What type of camping do you prefer: Backcountry
2) How often do you recreate outdoors: Weekly/Monthly
3) What activities do you participate in the outdoors:
Walking Camping Hiking
Other:_fishing, hunting, shooting________________________________
4) Do you bring any of the following on your outdoor activities?
Cell phone GPS Radio Other:____________________
5) How often do you see the above items interfere with your outdoor activities:
Seldom
6) How would you feel if cell phones, disk players, and MP3s were outlawed at your parks?
Angered (with the only exception being if such devices were used to annoy/harrass others, but that's likely covered by existing regulations)
7) What type of environment did you grow up in during your youth and adolescence?
Suburb
8) Do you believe technology (cell phones, MP’s, other) belongs in the outdoors, why?
Yes. GPS is a valuable navigation/safety tool, cell phones (if they get a signal) can be an important safety tool. Radio, CD/MP3 players etc are no problem so long as they aren't used to annoy/harrass.

9) How would you define a great outdoor experience?
Family/friends, a campfire, a clear night sky, and enough BS to solve all the world's problems (beer/scotch optional) at night. Hunting, fishing, or simply hiking during the day.

[MikeIsaj]

Age:___47___ Sex: M Occupation:_Corrections Officer_____
1) What type of camping do you prefer: Trailer Family campground
2) How often do you recreate outdoors: Daily
3) What activities do you participate in the outdoors:
Walking Camping Hiking Canoeing
Other:Sailing
4) Do you bring any of the following on your outdoor activities?
Radio Other:_Books
5) How often do you see the above items interfere with your outdoor activities:
Never
6) How would you feel if cell phones, disk players, and MP3s were outlawed at your parks?
Indifferent. Not to be confused with an acceptance of gov't interference in private life, I just don't have a dog in that race.
7) What type of environment did you grow up in during your youth and adolescence?
Suburb
8) Do you believe technology (cell phones, MP’s, other) belongs in the outdoors, why? To a limited extent for safety and convenience, not entertainment. You're outdoors, enjoy that. Don't drown it out.


9) How would you define a great outdoor experience? Good time with my family, enjoying them.

[zahc]

Age:____19__ Sex: M F Occupation:_student_____
1) What type of camping do you prefer: RV/Trailer Family campground Backcountry
2) How often do you recreate outdoors: Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Never
3) What activities do you participate in the outdoors:
Walking Camping Hiking Climbing Canoeing Kayaking
Other:______cycling_________________________________________________________
4) Do you bring any of the following on your outdoor activities?
MP3 Cell phone Disc player GPS Radio Other:_______various weapons_____________
5) How often do you see the above items interfere with your outdoor activities:
Often Seldom Never
6) How would you feel if cell phones, disk players, and MP3s were outlawed at your parks?
Angered Indifferent Glad
7) What type of environment did you grow up in during your youth and adolescence?
Rural Urban Suburb
8) Do you believe technology (cell phones, MP’s, other) belongs in the outdoors, why?

Phone is mostly for safety. The ringer turns off, and if I get hurt or stuck I have a phone.

9) How would you define a great outdoor experience?

come as close as possible to getting killed or seriously hurt without actually getting either.

[isp2605]

Age:_Won't see 50 again._____

Sex: M

Occupation:_Retired military. Will be retired LEO in 278 days._____

1) What type of camping do you prefer: RV

2) How often do you recreate outdoors: Weekly

3) What activities do you participate in the outdoors:
Camping Hiking
Other:_Hunting, fishing, geocaching, 4X4 back country

4) Do you bring any of the following on your outdoor activities?
Cell phone GPS

5) How often do you see the above items interfere with your outdoor activities:
Never

6) How would you feel if cell phones, disk players, and MP3s were outlawed at your parks?
Indifferent - If that's what someone wants to use then it's up to them, as long as they aren't blaring out music and disturbing others.

7) What type of environment did you grow up in during your youth and adolescence?
Very Rural

8) Do you believe technology (cell phones, MP’s, other) belongs in the outdoors, why?
Doesn't matter as long as their use doesn't disturb others.

9) How would you define a great outdoor experience?
We prefer to camp in parks that aren't crowded, remote locations, great scenery, where we can hike or 4X4 back country

[MaterDei]

Age:40 Sex: M Occupation: IT Management
1) What type of camping do you prefer: Backcountry
2) How often do you recreate outdoors: Weekly
3) What activities do you participate in the outdoors:
Walking Camping Hiking
Other: Shooting
4) Do you bring any of the following on your outdoor activities? Cell phone
Other: Pistol, flashlight
5) How often do you see the above items interfere with your outdoor activities: Never
6) How would you feel if cell phones, disk players, and MP3s were outlawed at your parks? Angered - govt intrusion is bad. Besides cell phones are for safety
7) What type of environment did you grow up in during your youth and adolescence? Suburb
8) Do you believe technology (cell phones, MP’s, other) belongs in the outdoors, why? To each his own.

[mbs357]

Sex: As much as possible.
Five bucks says he's male.

[dakotasin]

Age: 32 Sex: M Occupation: student

1) What type of camping do you prefer: family campground (if i am w/ my wife and kids) or Backcountry (if i am alone)

2) How often do you recreate outdoors: Weekly (4 times/week)

3) What activities do you participate in the outdoors: Other: hunting, shooting

4) Do you bring any of the following on your outdoor activities? no.

5) How often do you see the above items interfere with your outdoor activities: Seldom

6) How would you feel if cell phones, disk players, and MP3s were outlawed at your parks? Indifferent

7) What type of environment did you grow up in during your youth and adolescence? Urban

8) Do you believe technology (cell phones, MP’s, other) belongs in the outdoors, why? no, they don't belong there. i don't care if others have them at their disposal, but i don't want to hear them when i'm out. i go out camping and hunting to get away from that stuff - i sure don't want to be around it when i am out.

9) How would you define a great outdoor experience? a few days or weeks out w/ absolute minimal (none is better) contact w/ other people. just me, my rifle, a backpack of necessities, maybe a canoe, and i'm good.

[Blackburn]

Five bucks says he's male.

We have a winnah ;)

[Mauserguy]

Age:___33___ Sex: M F Occupation:___Industrial Engineer___
1) What type of camping do you prefer: RV/Trailer Family campground Backcountry

Backcountry

2) How often do you recreate outdoors: Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Never
Yearly (I would like to go more, but it is hard to get time)

3) What activities do you participate in the outdoors:
Walking Camping Hiking Climbing Canoeing Kayaking
Other:______Hiking, hunting and shooting.

4) Do you bring any of the following on your outdoor activities?
MP3 Cell phone Disc player GPS Radio Other:__No, I like nature to be natural.

5) How often do you see the above items interfere with your outdoor activities:
Often Seldom
Never, I don't take them so they are not a problem.

6) How would you feel if cell phones, disk players, and MP3s were outlawed at your parks?
Angered Indifferent Glad
If they are banned in campgrounds, good riddens. It is rude for one camper to disturb the sleep of another. If they banned electronic devices outright, I would be angry. I don't think that the government should meddle in peoples' lives.

7) What type of environment did you grow up in during your youth and adolescence?
Rural Urban Suburb
Suburb

8) Do you believe technology (cell phones, MP’s, other) belongs in the outdoors, why?
If you want them, and you don't disturb other people, why not?

9) How would you define a great outdoor experience?
A fun day with my friends and family. Everybody is safe and warm, and a healthy respect for man and nature.

Mauserguy

[JackOfAllTradesMasterAtNone]

Age:___42___ Sex: M Occupation:__Network Administrator for a medium sized university____
1) What type of camping do you prefer: RV/Trailer Family campground Backcountry Yup! All three. Any time I/we get a chance.2) How often do you recreate outdoors:Summers and fall. But during hunting seasons and scouting times leading up to then sometimes it's more like weekly.
3) What activities do you participate in the outdoors:
Walking Camping Hiking Climbing Canoeing Kayaking
Other:_All of the above and I aim to kill things during hunting seasons! ____________________________________________________________
4) Do you bring any of the following on your outdoor activities?
Cell phone stays in the truck or trailer for work contact or emergencies. Disc player/stereo is mounted in the truck and one in the trailer. NO TV! GPS in my pocket. Other:____________________
5) How often do you see the above items interfere with your outdoor activities: When I was learning the GPS it interfered with my hunting. Not so now. I don't need artificial noise when I'm in the woods. Nature's sounds are music to my ears. So to answer your question- Never.
6) How would you feel if cell phones, disk players, and MP3s were outlawed at your parks? Sort of like uncle wanting to take my guns... Not a chance. But, any time there's an artificial noise, care needs to be taken to respect other peoples solitude. I'd be an angry pup if someone outlawed my electronic gadgits.
7) What type of environment did you grow up in during your youth and adolescence?
Rural Urban Suburb Urban as a child to 5yrs. Then rural until a teen. Urban until my late twenties. Rural since then.
8) Do you believe technology (cell phones, MP’s, other) belongs in the outdoors, why? They have their place when safety is a concern. Otherwise, many electronics gadgits interfere with what a person should be trying to take in. Nature. Sort of like putting DVD players in SUV's to let the little kids watch their favorite cartoon of non-reality.

It still ought to be the way it was when I was a kid sitting in the back seats of a Belair station wagon without seatbelts watching the countryside as we drove four hours to my uncle's farm! No DVD players for my kids. They get to navigate. And sometimes I make them chose a different route. On the MAP! No, not using ON-Star for directions.

Oops, Sorry. I sort of got away from your survey huh?

Rant over.



9) How would you define a great outdoor experience? Rifle in hand. Pistol in holster. Back pack loaded and all cinched up. A good buddy or my boys with me on a long trail to the alpines. Bear country. Marmotts. Billy Goats. Deer. Colorado Brown trout on the end of my fly line. Wild flowers and mountain Blueberries. Sunshine after a morning's dusting of snow. Waking to the sounds of ice falling off the glaciers to the west above. A Cougar calling in the middle of the night. Coyotes yipping ane running through the valley below. Any of the above wild game in my sites with my trigger finger itching to pull.

And sometimes a bit of four wheeling. Riding dirt bikes with my boys or just put-ing down a mountain road as quiet as the ole thumper to go.

Any of the above. All on the same day. Strewn out over a month.. Dudn't matter. Any one of the experiences is worthwhile.. Those that don't get out and enjoy mother nature is missing out on life.

-Steve

[Randy in Arizona]

Age:_56__ Sex: M Occupation:Electronics Technician
1) What type of camping do you prefer: Backcountry
2) How often do you recreate outdoors: Monthly
3) What activities do you participate in the outdoors:
Walking Camping Hiking Other:Shooting
4) Do you bring any of the following on your outdoor activities? No
MP3 Cell phone Disc player GPS Radio Other:____________________
5) How often do you see the above items interfere with your outdoor activities:Never
6) How would you feel if cell phones, disk players, and MP3s were outlawed at your parks? Angered Just because I don't use them, others still can.
7) What type of environment did you grow up in during your youth and adolescence?Youth:Rural Adolescence:Suburb
8) Do you believe technology (cell phones, MP’s, other) belongs in the outdoors, why? Yes. Others want them to add to their enjoyment of life.
9) How would you define a great outdoor experience? A quiet, isolated area to just enjoy the beauty of nature.

[testar77]

Age:___28___ Sex: (M) F Occupation:Management______
1) What type of camping do you prefer: RV/Trailer Family campground Backcountry All of the above
2) How often do you recreate outdoors: Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Never
During the summer and fall Monthly
3) What activities do you participate in the outdoors:
Walking Camping Hiking Climbing, Hunting, Fishing, Shooting
Other:_______________________________________________________________
4) Do you bring any of the following on your outdoor activities?
Cell phone GPS Radio : My cell phone stays at camp
5) How often do you see the above items interfere with your outdoor activities:
Never
6) How would you feel if cell phones, disk players, and MP3s were outlawed at your parks?
Angered Indifferent Glad Other: EXTREMELY PI$$ED OFF- See Below
7) What type of environment did you grow up in during your youth and adolescence?
Rural
8) Do you believe technology (cell phones, MP’s, other) belongs in the outdoors, why? Definite safety feature. I don't walk through the woods chatting on my cell phone or radio by any means, but they are kind of nice to have if you really need them so save your life!


9) How would you define a great outdoor experience? It would be hard to have a bad outdoor experience. I've had some pretty bad experiences outdoors but am glad that I went through them for they made me the more seasoned, careful, experienced outdoor person that I am, so looking back I still consider them great outdoor experiences. Just being outdoors , in the wild, away from the complexities and stress of everyday life, seeing the world as it was when it began, untouched, beautiful, magnificent, simple, peacful, truly inspiring, it really lets you know haw small we are!(I am not a tree hugger I promise). So in answer to your question, any day outdoors is a truly great experience!.




The truly aggrevating part about surveys like this is that even though these are all items that I and many like me could easily do without, and would if we had to, I choose to use them because it is my FREE RIGHT as a free American to do so, and even though it is a very small thing to get taken away, I don't think that we should let them. There is a lot of seemingly little things we let them take from us with little resistance, but you know- all of these little things add up, it is like 15 different things or toys that some people compile because they are only $10 or $20 per month- but they all add up quickly. The more little things we let people take away from us they are soon going to reach a point where they are going to think they can take without asking, because they will think " they haven't resisted on much yet we must know what's best", I don't buy it, I resist the little things so hopefully by doing so it will be easier to fight the big things(like keeping our guns!). So fight back it is your FREE RIGHT as an American and your duty to remain a FREE American.


Rant over

[RevDisk]

Age:___23___ Sex: M Occupation:___Soldier___
1) What type of camping do you prefer: RV/Trailer Family campground Backcountry

Backcountry.


2) How often do you recreate outdoors: Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Never

Monthly


3) What activities do you participate in the outdoors:
Walking Camping Hiking Climbing Canoeing Kayaking
Other:_______________________________________________________________

Hiking, kayaking, sailing, minimalist camping (see how little equipment one needs to stay alive while camping)


4) Do you bring any of the following on your outdoor activities?
MP3 Cell phone Disc player GPS Radio Other:____________________

MP3 player, cell phone for emergencies, GPS, sometimes 2way radio


5) How often do you see the above items interfere with your outdoor activities:
Often Seldom Never

Seldom. Good music greatly enhances a good outdoors trip.


6) How would you feel if cell phones, disk players, and MP3s were outlawed at your parks?
Angered Indifferent Glad

Homicidally angered.

7) What type of environment did you grow up in during your youth and adolescence?
Rural Urban Suburb

None of the above.

8) Do you believe technology (cell phones, MP’s, other) belongs in the outdoors, why?

Everything man-made is technology. Humans are not born wearing shoes. Shoes are a form of technology. Ditto non animal hide clothing. Granted, it'd be fun to go camping caveman style, but I'd likely get arrested.

Yes. Electronic technology has a place outdoors. Two way radios and cell phones can be helpful in an emergency situation. MP3 players can be very relaxing. Loud stereos obviously would be out of place.



9) How would you define a great outdoor experience?

Mild weather, good place to go swimming, and preferably someone rather nice to share the outdoors with.

[igor]

Happy to.


Age: 34 Sex: M Occupation: business consultant
1) What type of camping do you prefer: RV/Trailer Family campground Backcountry

Back country, lakes.

2) How often do you recreate outdoors: Daily Weekly Monthly Yearly Never

Monthly on average, more in the summer.

3) What activities do you participate in the outdoors:

Walking, Camping.

Other: Target shooting, rowing, fishing.

4) Do you bring any of the following on your outdoor activities?
MP3 Cell phone Disc player GPS Radio Other:____________________

Cell phone always, for safety. Could try the GPS but only as a fun complement to map and compass.

5) How often do you see the above items interfere with your outdoor activities:
Often Seldom Never

Never. Never meet anybody out there either...

6) How would you feel if cell phones, disk players, and MP3s were outlawed at your parks?
Angered Indifferent Glad

Indifferent or N/A... see above. I would carry the cell phone nevertheless.

7) What type of environment did you grow up in during your youth and adolescence?
Rural Urban Suburb

Rural Finland.

8) Do you believe technology (cell phones, MP’s, other) belongs in the outdoors, why?

Only the practical stuff, for emergencies or such.

9) How would you define a great outdoor experience?

A decent hike on the fjaells of Lapland during ruska time, i.e. just after the first frost in the fall as all leaves have turned all possible colors and the insects have perished. Or a summertime rowing trip on a lake, maybe fish some and cook them fresh on the shore. Sauna afterwards.