JohnE asked a question on a thread about a survival show which I thought deserved to be asked and discussed. So I am asking it just as a discussion starter.


Originally Posted By: JohnE
I'm not referring to mining in the Yukon. I was hoping to expand on the ideas that have been discussed in this thread as well as in others about people being unprepared before they go into the wild.

Given the number of stories posted about here, at least some people have some very real problems, ie, lost in Death Valley, lost at a ski resort, etc.

Should those folks have been required to show proof of adequate supplies/equipment before being allowed to head off on their great adventure? Should anyone? Would it have helped?


Now consider first that minimum equipment requirements are already enforced for boats and planes.
Bear proof food containers are already required for campers in some parks too.

So does the idea of minimum equipment requirements for going hiking in parks make sense at all?
What would be the positives or negatives of having such requirements?

(Nobody is proposing such a requirement as far as I know and I really am just throwing this out there for discussion.)
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