Originally Posted by
waddo
Perhaps "most people aren't," but this is a bike touring specific question and I think here most people are. And I have wild camped ll over the world for more than 40 years and recommend it to everyone who understands leave no trace camping.
You missed the point. Most people aren’t “leave no trace” campers. That includes people who bicycle and backpack to remote areas. Parties and bad behavior happen outside of campgrounds here in Colorado (and other areas I’ve camped in) as do incidences of people doing the opposite of “leaving no trace”. Honestly, I can camp in a campground and leave as little trace as you can by stealth camping. In reality, I leave less trace because I don’t leave reminders of my stay. I may leave traces in an outhouse but that is easily removed and properly processed.
Volunteers don’t have to go out and clean up after me.