Pay it For"wood"

[CSL]

Yes...this is a play on the movie "Pay it Forward", but rather "Pay it Forwood".

It was two years ago, late arrival to camp (dispersed, backwoods, national forest, primative campsite), cold, dark, hungry kids...I swear the beautiful stack of dry wood stashed under a pine tree next to the rock fire ring was a memorable sight. Right there, waiting for me, left for me by a stranger, but a friend on the trails...it was awesome.

That day "Karma Wood" was born, and every camping trip since, I make sure to cut a nice stack of logs and collect a good pile of small kindling. I leave it nicely stacked and placed near the fire ring before I leave. My gift to my fellow campers.

Last weekend's trip was with some friends of ours who after seeing what I was doing, coined the phrase "pay it forwood" I thought it was clever enough that it was time to share this idea on the forums I frequent. (Note: I realize I am a dork, but I don't care)

If you are ever in the Colorado Rocky Mountains and you arrive to a dispersed primative campsite to a nice stack of wood...please pay it forwood.

Now if people will just stop busting their glass bottles around the camp...

 

[Bigrupp]

That's funny. I always end up with way too much wood and always leave it for the next person. Everyone always asks me why I don't just take it home and save it for next time, but between the fact that I don't have to load it back up and I'm hopefully making someone happy I'd rather just leave it. And now I have a name for it. lol

 

[theizzardking]

yeah been doing that for years like said above i always end up with to much so just leave it for the next guy, i consider it part of doing what is right for fellow campers, it really means less people cutting things down and cleaning the forest floor of debris taking it home where i have central heating (not really but same idea) would be laughable imo, kinda seems like a waste and plus who knows what sort of parasites you may be bringing home with the kids and the dogs packing that around. i have to say though if i packed the wood in and was camping in the desert i would most likely pack it out as well.

either way it's nice when you come across people who do this as well, a few times i had this happen and it meant i could just pop the camping chairs up light a match and enjoy my whiskey right away!

 

[ric]

Like I said on the other forum, GREAT idea....
Now we could just get the other Glen to finish his bumper, then we would have a chainsaw with us :fro: