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Does a 4wd get you closer to nature?

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Disco Matt:

--- Quote from: didiman on March 25, 2010, 17:42:19 ---I'm just so fed up with wading through comments about 'crapping in the woods' being as close to nature as they get.


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I didn't know bears could use the internet now?  :lol:

I think the "battle for possession" has been going on for centuries. IIRC the writer of one of the first guidebooks climbed at night because the hills belonged to various landowners and he recognised that they would be within their rights to kick him off their land? The concept of rights of way to which all have access regardless of whose land they cross is comparatively recent.

I would be interested to see some consideration of the way in which the media report stories relating to countryside access. For example, why is a story about stone being helicoptered onto Snowdon to repair eroded footpaths given a positive spin, when it's costing a fortune and demonstrating that there are simply too many walkers using the mountain? Equally, why do some local rags print photos of water damage (or even worse, tyre marks that clearly came from a tractor) and claim it was caused by recreational 4x4 users? If we get a mention it's invariably negative - nothing about the volunteer groups who give up their time and diesel in order to help repair a right of way so that all can use it, or the charity fundraising carried out by numerous 4x4 clubs. We were lucky to get a grudging mention for fishing the clueless out of ditches during the snow last month!

didiman:

[/quote]I think the "battle for possession" has been going on for centuries. IIRC the writer of one of the first guidebooks climbed at night because the hills belonged to various landowners and he recognised that they would be within their rights to kick him off their land? The concept of rights of way to which all have access regardless of whose land they cross is comparatively recent.[/quote]

Town versus country is a very old debate, I suppose its just constantlty a changing the battleground with technology and its increasing the pace of change adding another edge. Does it make it freer or does it exclude.

As much as being in nature can be said to help us psychologically, I certainly find it does, there is a lot of isolation.

didiman:
Just to say thanks to those who took part in the survey, I'll collect the results at the end of the week (23/04/2010) but should anyone wish to fill it out please do as further work on the area will carry on in the future and the more who participate the more accurate the results.

If anyone wants to find out more about it then I'll gladly send a summary of the results to anyone who's interested hopefully I'll find out something interesting.
 
Also I'd like to say thank you for volunteering for this and I value your contributions, as far as I know nobody has done these aspects as a study so far so it will be contributing to something worthwhile rather than just another student report.

As I am conducting the study I have had to limit my comments to generalities to minimize bias but I would like to thank all those who have made an effort to make a contribution to the discussion and time permiting I'd like to make more posts on my own and other peoples topics.

I would like to say on a personal note that as a former landrover driver that my own experience, using my vehicle both recreationally and for work, was a positive and as this got me out and about in 'nature' first of all and in areas I would have been unable to get to otherwise due to limitations of time distance etc. I felt that dealing with diffficult conditions forced me to focus more and gain a different understanding than I would have otherwise got through other means. Traveling through a landscape by different means for me has always provided different perspectives, riding a horse gives a completely different experience to cycling or walking.

POTASH:
mine does when im underneath it and ants are crawling over me :'(

Mangaroth:

--- Quote from: didiman on April 19, 2010, 12:07:29 ---Just to say thanks to those who took part in the survey,

If anyone wants to find out more about it then I'll gladly send a summary of the results to anyone who's interested hopefully I'll find out something interesting.
 

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your welcome and i would be grateful for the summary of results.

Thanks Jay

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