The Camping Liquor Ban

[holden]

Originally Posted by peter12

Good. Suck it up. You're in some of the most beautiful country in the world, go hiking instead of drinking around the campfire.

Would it be impossible for one to enjoy the outdoors AND a couple drinks around the fire in the same day?

Are you a teatotaler, or just a d_ick?

[V]

Originally Posted by peter12

Really?

Yeah, really. Are you implying that active hikers don't drink? Because I can tell you that I love a nice cold brew or two after a long demanding hike.

What exactly was your post implying anyways? Just curious, because it looked so ridiculous on the surface that you must have meant something by the post that I didn't catch.

As far as this thread topic goes, camping without booze is not camping in my books. I'm not there to get gunned, but if I can't self soothe with a cold beer after the pain and suffering of setting up my old POS tent trailer it's not going to be pretty.

[604flames]

Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale

If Officer Do-right writes you a liquor ticket while enjoying a quiet beer with the missus while watching the kids during a family camping trip, let me know.

I'll be moving to BC.

The same rule is going ahead in Yoho and Kootenay National Parks here too..

[burn_this_city]

There are 600 campgrounds in Alberta, they've only taken away 10. Find one where there isnt a liquor ban. Do you guys complain about the safeway section at the Stamps games too?

[jolinar of malkshor]

Why don't these problem camp sites charge a $500 deposit for each camp stall. You cause a disturbance, you loose your deposit. I bet that would prevent a bunch of yjese bone heads from even going to these camp grounds.

[JayP]

Originally Posted by peter12

Really?

Yeah, really.

Is it impossible to hike during the day and drink afterward at night?

[Huntingwhale]

I'm gonna drink booze and toke dope all long weekend, regardless if there is a ban or not where l am.

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

Originally Posted by Huntingwhale

I'm gonna drink booze and toke dope all long weekend, regardless if there is a ban or not where l am.

Pretty sure there is a ban on toking dope in parks as well. And by parks I mean Canada.

[gargamel]

Originally Posted by rubecube

Thanks, Dad. Maybe you can also tell me how to spend my money and what clothes I should wear.

Just see the "what grinds my gears" thread for that. As for spending your money, don't use exact change or carry a lot of change. As for clothes, no Ed Hardy, skinny jeans or flip flops.

[troutman]

They didn't ban weed or mushrooms.

[troutman]

How about a ban on blaring Gordon Lightfoot or David Wilcox music?

[JustAnotherGuy]

Originally Posted by JayP

And what do you propose people do once it gets dark out?

One thing has nothing to do with the other.

Go home and get drunk in your basement and let the people who will actually enjoy the out doors have your camping spot.

[ricoFlame]

Originally Posted by holden

Would it be impossible for one to enjoy the outdoors AND a couple drinks around the fire in the same day?

If only that's what everyone did.

[Pinner]

Originally Posted by troutman

How about a ban on blaring Gordon Lightfoot or David Wilcox music?

What is with that David Wilcox music, if you can call it music. ??

Stop complaining and go somewhere else to camp... Families and people who like peace and quiet need a place to camp too.

[JiriHrdina]

If you want to drink while camping there are still hundreds of sites not under the ban for you to go to. There are about 500 provincial parks in Alberta - so you still have a ton to pick from.

[SeeBass]

Originally Posted by peter12

Good. Suck it up. You're in some of the most beautiful country in the world, go hiking instead of drinking around the campfire.

But people get lost and we have to pay money to find them and sometimes they get killed by wildlife.

If I want to have a drink at night (after a day of hiking) I should be allowed to, do you go hiking at night?

Hiking should be banned. I won't blame the goverment for the no hiking rule I will just be mad at the idiots who wreck it for the rest of us.

If you don't like it "Suck it up". and have a drink instead we have some of the best beers in the world here.

[disco_inferno]

I like this ban, I know there are a lot of people who drink responsibly, but its the jackass that tries to shows how loud his quad engine or pickup stereo is at 3 am that ruins it for everyone.

i hope that Blairmore does the same thing for Thunder in the Valley, may long is bad for morons coming out in force, and most of them camp locally, but that seems to be the annual ###### convention.

[SeeBass]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

There are 600 campgrounds in Alberta, they've only taken away 10. Find one where there isnt a liquor ban. Do you guys complain about the safeway section at the Stamps games too?

Do my tax dollars help pay for the Safeway section at the Stamps games?

Perhaps a family section at a campground might be a solution. Those loud kids bug the hell out of me. I just hope they don't go on my lawn when I am not home.

[calumniate]

This is yet another cash cow. They know pretty well that people get out camping / drinking on long weekends. What ever happened to drunk and disorderly? That rule has always applied.

But as someone said, it only affects 10 campgrounds. Maybe there should be a few no-drinking campgrounds around as yes it can get loud!

[Frank MetaMusil]

Originally Posted by SeeBass

Do my tax dollars help pay for the Safeway section at the Stamps games?

Perhaps a family section at a campground might be a solution. Those loud kids bug the hell out of me. I just hope they don't go on my lawn when I am not home.

And at least I can have a beer in the Safeway section.....