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Can you pitch a tent at mt hood or any summer place?

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Caseyjay3
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Can you pitch a tent somewhere they are open all year or what is the cheapiest way to live out west for a while?

Feb 28 2011 7:07PM
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Big.Bird
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i would try and get a job out there..
Feb 28 2011 7:12PM
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yeahno
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gay
Feb 28 2011 7:14PM
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crab_pretzel
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liveing under a rock is actually the cheapest housing out there. they have some nice granite establishments on the hillside
Feb 28 2011 7:15PM
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Caseyjay3
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asshole

Feb 28 2011 7:20PM
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skijunkiedtm
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Yeah people pitch tents on the airstrip or just off in the woods.
Feb 28 2011 7:21PM
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Sklar
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sort of like this?

Feb 28 2011 7:23PM
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DsMoK3
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you can pitch your tent anywhere
Feb 28 2011 7:24PM
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yeahno
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DUDE "pitching a tent"




couldnt resist. hahah sorry



U MAD?
Feb 28 2011 7:27PM
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aaron@summit
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hahhahhahaah yeeeeeea^
Feb 28 2011 7:32PM
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hoodratz47
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dude.. there is no granite on mt hood..... just saying...   
Feb 28 2011 7:32PM
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tim_b
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thatd be sick if u actually found a good spot on the mtn....good luck to u tho haha
Feb 28 2011 7:44PM
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cultrara
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hahahaha i love how he was picking all those locks

Feb 28 2011 7:52PM
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array.
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Why couldn't you?
Feb 28 2011 8:17PM
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p-fo
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airstrip/trillium lake. or get a job at a camp.
Feb 28 2011 8:24PM
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monkatizer
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im pretty sure there isnt metamorphic rock on mt. hood
Feb 28 2011 8:28PM
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DGski
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i like the way you think

ever heard of a guy named erik olson?
Feb 28 2011 8:31PM
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Flying~Squirrel
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nah dude, its illigal to camp outside of a designated camp ground. i mean, send off into the woods a half mile and no one will notice if your sneaky about it, but you can just throw down a tent anywhere. welcome to america, home of the pussy robots
Feb 28 2011 8:32PM
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Z-Juice
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lol @ the way he gets food
Feb 28 2011 9:22PM
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JStrathern
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Just pitch your tall tee like a tent at the end of the day and your problem is solved
Feb 28 2011 9:25PM
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zagfan5
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stay at trillium. decent camping sites and its only like 10 bucks a day.
Feb 28 2011 9:40PM
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crab_pretzel
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dam looks like i chose the wrong random rock to reference in my post haha. just under rocks in general ok? use your imagination
Feb 28 2011 10:33PM
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ndye
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camp at the airstip. its free
Feb 28 2011 10:37PM
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ROBOT
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open your mouth and i can pinch a loaf into it
Mar 1 2011 12:02AM
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_Jesus_
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just go in the forest around govy?

then as far as ski-bumming on mt hood/ some free stuff you can do in govy...go to the lodge across from the thunderhead and the gate the the showers/ pool is usually open...so you got your free pool right there also.

or, if thats closed, the security passcode for errything at the thunderhead is the thunderheads adress. So you can go in there and play pool/ping pong also.

Mar 1 2011 12:20AM
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TPalms
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Whoa. Nice tip. +K

Did you work there or something? How does one acquire such wondrous knowledge?
Mar 1 2011 12:25AM
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_Jesus_
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I live here brrreehh haha..also my friend has a condo at the thunderhead...I know all the secrets.
Mar 1 2011 12:26AM
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T.Hartman
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Yeah, you can definitely pitch a tent at hood. Just avoid doing around kids cause that can get you into trouble.
Mar 1 2011 12:31AM
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TPalms
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Ugh... I'm so jealous. Stuck in Ohio for now.

It's KILLING me.
Mar 1 2011 12:34AM
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PartyHon
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ahahahahaha threads
Mar 1 2011 12:37AM
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skier_boy26
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don't take chances and just make sure they're 18+ and you're fine


otherwise, you can camp at the airstrip for free.(http://maps.google.com/maps?q=mt+hood+national+forest&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl) Trillium Lake about a mile away has a campground but it is expensive as shit ($16/night?). Same with the campground up near Timberline (not to mention it doesn't open till really late and gets bloody chilly at night).

In the Mt. Hood National Forest, and pretty much all national forests for that matter, you can camp nearly anywhere for free, as long as the stay doesn't exceed like 2 weeks. In some places it isn't OK, such as right next to hwy 26 or in other places. Usually if it is a backroad and there is ample room for your ride and tent and shit or off a backroad (e.g. airstrip), you're fine.

You can even camp above or around Timberline. Of course that isn't as convenient, but it can be done.

Mar 1 2011 12:39AM
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skier_boy26
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whoops, wrong link

airstrip:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Government+Camp,+OR&daddr=Unknown+road&geocode=FcdIswIdUCu--CnT1kQv2Ri-VDHdZnV-2jateg%3BFS7vsgIdDHi--A&hl=en&mra=ls&sll=45.280216,-121.729438&sspn=0.012622,0.033023&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=15
Mar 1 2011 12:40AM
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Njens.
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lol
Mar 1 2011 12:42AM
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N.L.
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i lived in a tent at hood this summer, its a must for any true ski bum.
 the third night something big came across my tent, after that i slept in the truck. but i made it three days in the woods without even going down to govy.
after hermit-ing for a week or so i joined the "civilization" known as government camp.
Mar 1 2011 12:48AM
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_Jesus_
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yeah there are black bears in the forest haha..... and spiders owned by hagrid.
Mar 1 2011 12:50AM
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Sallabillz
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trolollolllolol
Mar 1 2011 1:14AM
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unchyll
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Camping at hood is the best. Met a bunch of really cool people at the air strip, some new schoolers, a shit load of people from idaho and utah, and an old santa claus looking dude that goes by darrel who gave us free beer and dry wood almost everyday. Just bring a tarp and alot of beer.
Mar 1 2011 1:28AM
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cool_name
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locks are for posers!   great video
Mar 1 2011 1:32AM
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ScubaSteve1234
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this!
Mar 1 2011 2:26PM
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rewand0
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I stay at timothy lake in the summer just cause I'm from oregon and like to go camping. Its fun and the lake is nice. You have to pay though.
Mar 1 2011 2:42PM
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ScubaSteve1234
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Mar 1 2011 9:38PM
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hoodratz47
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the biggest thing i hate.. is how people trash the fuck out of it... shit and garbage every were.. like poop every where.. shit in a bag and throw it away!
Mar 1 2011 9:43PM
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OGHolliday
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If I were skiing in the summer I would be pitching a tent. If you know what I mean. ;)
Mar 1 2011 9:48PM
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Panda_with_Guns
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nah man rents for posers nah man locks are for posers nah man showers are for posers
Mar 1 2011 10:00PM
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Tonetti.
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really, really want to do it this summer like for a week before i go to windells and just ski the public all day
Mar 1 2011 10:05PM
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ScubaSteve1234
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Mar 2 2011 10:47AM
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.frenchy
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Do it man.

Mar 2 2011 11:00AM
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alaskasteez
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I lived in a tent for like to weeks in Mammoth last summer and it was epic...You can legally camp in any BLM (Bureau of Land Management) land at any time, anywhere in the country.  Mammoth has the added bonus of having natural hot springs for soaking , as well as some great fly-fishing.  Bumming it is the shit, period.
Mar 2 2011 3:32PM
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AWALLRUS.
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i thought about doing this too, but then living without electricity or a kitchen would seriously suck. is it hard to get a job at a camp?
Mar 2 2011 4:40PM
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ScubaSteve1234
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Mar 2 2011 6:10PM
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iggyziggy
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yes you can my friend di it much cheaper and way more badass
Mar 2 2011 9:50PM
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