Glow in the Dark Spray Paint?

Icepack · Post by **Icepack** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 11:54 am

Just had a brainstorm... what about using glow in the dark spray paint to paint tent stakes, ropes, and other things that you don't want people tripping on?
Last year we parked our car next to the tent and had the ropes to brace the tent in between. People cutting through our camp tried to walk between our car and the tent and tripped on the ropes. We parked our bicycles in front of the ropes hoping that would deter people and it worked to some degree, but only if they came from that side. People still tripped going through the other side. We tried glow sticks but they had a limited effect as well.

robotland · Post by **robotland** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 12:35 pm

I have yet to find an impressive paint or glowtape that works in anything less than a TOTALLY pitch-black environment, like theatrical use. A blacklight treatment really pops under UV light, but needs that light to be any good. Perhaps increasing the visible barrier area by hanging sheets or flags, and lighting these with 12V floods? You can adapt Malibu yard lights fairly easily to run from a battery, and they come in spots and floods and all different kinds; Just be aware that the solar ones can be dimmer.

III · Post by **III** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 3:34 pm

>>People cutting through our camp tried to walk between our car and the tent and tripped on the ropes.

i find laughing at them when they hurt themselves helps teach them not to cut through other peoples camps.

if most people didn't coddle the rude, this sort of thing wouldn't be as much of a problem as it is now...

Icepack · Post by **Icepack** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 3:45 pm

III wrote:>>People cutting through our camp tried to walk between our car and the tent and tripped on the ropes.

i find laughing at them when they hurt themselves helps teach them not to cut through other peoples camps.

if most people didn't coddle the rude, this sort of thing wouldn't be as much of a problem as it is now...

I was actually more worried about the damage they were doing to the tent.... and since I was inside the tent at the time, was not very pleased.

If people want to hurt themselves, that is their trip. But respect for other people's space should be ah... respected.

III · Post by **III** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 3:57 pm

my point exactly.

if you're feeling charitable, you could put up "cutting through this camp instead of using the streets may result in serious injury or death" signs.

precipitate · Post by **precipitate** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 4:01 pm

I recommend a large spool of barbed wire, some plastic trash fence, rebar
and miscellaneous bicycle parts. We called it the hippie trap.

One night I caught three hippieravers (very, very high) in a
row trying to cut between my tent and the next one. This was odd,
because there was a fence behind my tent, then someone else's
equally-densely-packed camp. Where did they think they were going with
their bicycles? Why were they not on the nice, wide street?

Once we got the rebar into the mix, though, they started going around.

I concur that most paints will hold a glow long enough to be effective.
Caution tape seems to work fairly well, if you put it at say knee and
chest level, but some fucktards will cut it or go through anyway.

precipitate · Post by **precipitate** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 4:02 pm

> I concur that most paints will hold a glow long enough to be effective.

Will NOT NOT NOT hold a glow long enough to be effective.

Off to fire my proofreader.

robotland · Post by **robotland** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 6:30 am

Perhaps we should forego evap ponds and allow the graywater to create safer, muddy areas for lost ravers to trip and fall into. The camps would have to be on stilts, of course, or a network of boardwalks.

Zephryus · Post by **Zephryus** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 7:31 am

Cool! It'll be like that one tree village in Myst!

robotland · Post by **robotland** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 9:00 am

..or Camp Dagobah.

RouseMouse · Post by **RouseMouse** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 2:56 pm

why is it nobody likes my idea of moats of burning fuel oil ...
just keep the tanker truck to the rear of camp ...

Rouse

polzicons · Post by **polzicons** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 4:54 pm

RMouse, I recall NO "cut-thru" problems or tripping (make that STUMBLING) incidents at our Camp last year, unlike in 02. Upon relection the answer seems to be our structure; the big boxy main tent had no exterior guylines, was firmly planted across the front of the site, and ringed by those solar yard lights on 10' conduit poles. All of our smaller personal sleeper-tents were INSIDE the Big Top (shade structure) so the only ones blundering into the tents were us! Perhaps with the 2 sleeper shade tents out back this year we should use hurricane fence or staked ropes to deter cut-throughs? Or PLAN on the phenominon and keep a clear marked path on either side. If you can't stop people from cutting thru, at least give them a designated alleyway. Anybody think that would work? -POL

RouseMouse · Post by **RouseMouse** » Sun Apr 11, 2004 9:34 pm

true , with the tiedown ropes inside the tent space and woven within the framework the main trip problem was the trailer tounge, and that had more to do with shins.
also we did have the allys to the sides that were lit with the solar yard lights, all of which solved tripping problems.
I was thinking of tarp doors where the tents met to disuade entry to the courtyard between the tents , also another "street light" in the courtyard.
But I still think the fire breathing dragon and burning moat would be most effective.
Assuming we can train it not to eat the neighbors.

Rouse

robotland · Post by **robotland** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 5:48 am

Another anti-shortcut solution would be to knot up decorative webs to string in desired areas, preferably of high-visiblity cord....Tight enough mesh to prevent someone from getting tangled up in it, possibly patterned after spiderwebs.....Solid objects like reflectors or blinkies could be incorporated for additional visibility and decorative enjoyment. I learned to use carabiners or other removable loops at any/all anchor points so that the web can be removed quickly if the weather or other circumstances force hasty adjustments.....

Glow in the Dark Spray Paint?

Glow in the Dark Spray Paint?

people cutting through the tent

fire?

what ropes ?