was that the donation tractor / water truck combo ??? as far as i understood the blm kept no equipment out there it was donation just like the rhino.
Terry you know i like and respect you emensly however i disagree whole heartedly with this entire line of thinking by the blm.
that place is supposed to be" by and for the people" getting stuck or crashing out there in a barren place should be considered imminent danger. maybe not in this instance. but it trancends to a different scenario. because the rules would apply all the way around. if he was unqualified to operate the equipment and tore it up. then there would be a case for more harm than good. but i dont hear of that being the case.
we all watch out for one another out there because it is a dangerous place , further the 5 dollars worth of fuel used ( aproxx) vrs 500 dollars. that is just simple common sense. whether your rich or your poor. and since the rules apply rich or poor. what if that person syuck didnt have 500 dolllars ?? he should abandon his vehicle to an impound and have no way home ?? and lose his stuff ?? all because he is poor? i undestand that this wasnt the scenario but you can agree that it trancends to these scenarios. so i say boulderdash . it was a good call by the camp host, and a terrible call on the part of the blm. As an operator i can tell you many times we help others. my bosses never got upset at us for rendering aid or help with there equipment. ( as long as we were not performing it as a "for hire" entity.
I do not know the camp hosts, i dont know if there are other factors at play , and they just needed an excuse. I do know there was a "missing money" problem with the company that was working the entrance. and is part of the reason blm took that over. neither hear nor there to me.
the act they did however was one of charity. and i have a hard time accepting that is proper grounds for a termination