So recently, our scout troop has almost gone to exclusively hammocks from tents - and they LOVE it. The one downside is that each year when we go to our formal BSA week-long scout camp at Camp Raymond in AZ, the camp director says hammocks are not allowed because of the damage they do to the trees (we all use 1-2" tree straps - no rope). The first year, we didn't put up much of an argument with him - we just let him know that we used the tree straps - he still didn't approve, so we just said OK and let it go.
This year, I'd like to take a different approach and hope to be able to educate him on why hammock camping is actually better for the environment in general, why it doesn't hurt the trees and why it's better than tents when following the Leave No Trace principles.
Can anyone point me to such an article or study that already outlines all these?
Thanks!
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