A Few Thoughts on Leave No Trace
Three little words that mean a lot, though. In recent years, the outdoor industry has been booming. Unfortunately, not for the good of nature. During my recent trips, I have found more litter in the local forests than a few years ago. Yet it is not hard to follow a few simple, actually self-evident rules!
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Leave nothing but your footprints
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Take nothing but your memories
These two rules would be perfectly enough. You do not have to adapt everything to nature just so it feels like being at home. That is one of the reasons why many people simply go outside, namely to experience something new.
Famous rules like “If you unpack it, pack it away again afterwards” become completely superfluous when dealing with nature responsibly.
Why does it always have to be a fire when you go outside?
Does a Sil-Nylon tarp really have such a bad environmental footprint compared to natural shelters, for which you need square meters of moss, which takes decades to grow, for sealing?
Does the loud music have to echo through the forest until late at night and keep the wildlife (and me) from sleeping?
Just a few thoughts from my side!
