Gerard Griffin

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Joined: Sep 13, 2014

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  Gerard Griffin replied to the thread Tips for wild/stealth camping along the camino?.
  
  True. Wild camping is fun but it requires that the camper put all thought of romance out of his mind. 👹
  
  Today at 6:16 AM
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  Gerard Griffin replied to the thread Option to ignore moderators.
  
  One of the things I most appreciate about the forum is the technical wizardry ... Especially the feature that notifies me when a new post has been added to a thread I've posted on. So given that Ivar (or a colleague) have such talent, perhaps...
  
  Yesterday at 8:00 PM
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  Gerard Griffin reacted to David's post in the thread Tips for wild/stealth camping along the camino? with Like.
  
  Funny. But I don't think you read it - doing this one Doesn't smell and the skin becomes smooth and healthy. .... any human gave an ultimatum to me in my own home and their feet wouldn't touch the ground as I pushed them out!
  
  Yesterday at 7:51 PM
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  Gerard Griffin replied to the thread Tips for wild/stealth camping along the camino?.
  
  Wild camping is great fun and so easy. I've done it in Spain and Portugal and never had a problem. I use Google maps satellite view to identify likely spots (close to way, not farmed, trees), then choose one 1km from a village, pitch out of...
  
  Yesterday at 2:48 PM
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  Gerard Griffin reacted to FSP's post in the thread Tips for wild/stealth camping along the camino? with Like.
  
  You don't need to stealth camp. Wild Camping, bivouac, etc has been officially legal in Portugal since July 2001. Just like France and most of the rest of Europe wild camping or as it is also called bivouacking is permissible unless specifically...
  
  Yesterday at 2:39 PM
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  Gerard Griffin reacted to David's post in the thread Tips for wild/stealth camping along the camino? with Like.
  
  You could take one of these tents??
  
  Yesterday at 2:39 PM
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  Gerard Griffin reacted to David's post in the thread Tips for wild/stealth camping along the camino? with Like.
  
  Hi Bryan, I cannot speak re Portugal - different systems, different police, but in Spain an obvious pilgrim seems to be given some leeway - go into any large town and get off the roads down to the main river and you will see how many immigrants...
  
  Yesterday at 2:38 PM
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  Gerard Griffin replied to the thread Option to ignore moderators.
  
  I agree that the forum is wonderful and that the mods do a great job. But I don't want to be protected, I want to read what people actually think, and over-moderation has stifled so many threads that were very interesting. Perhaps the solution...
  
  Yesterday at 2:29 PM
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  Gerard Griffin replied to the thread Option to ignore moderators.
  
  I'm curious ... What kind of things would you like to be removed? At what point of disagreement do you think it right to have a comment suppressed, rather than rebutted or ignored?
  
  Tuesday at 7:50 PM
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  Gerard Griffin replied to the thread Option to ignore moderators.
  
  I agree that every forum needs moderators, and that some comments should of course be removed. And also that personal attacks should not be permitted, or rudeness. But the question is where to draw the line. I really enjoy the forum, for the...
  
  Tuesday at 7:17 PM
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