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Swingshiftworker previously said:
FWIW, you're free to do as you choose, but I don't believe in using economic boycotts to achieve political ends. Frankly, REI will not go broke if you don't buy anything there, but if you feel the need to exercise your opinion by not shopping there, so be it.
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Cool. I still have other places that I would rather support that also support the 4x4 community. REI isn't the only place to buy hikin' stuff
EDITED TO ADD: It's not for the political means that I boycott, its for the principle. Some people don't buy from Trail Gear because they steal most of their ideas from other vendors. Principle.
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I'm a member of REI and I enjoy 4wheeling, but I'm also a hiker and backpacker too. When I'm hiking and backpacking, I really HATE to hear the sound of a motorized engine (motorcycle, ATV or 4x4) while I'm on the trail. I dislike seeing and having to deal with off-road bicycles on the trail, as well. On the other hand, I sometimes combine my interest in 4wheeling with hiking/backpacking, when I use my 4x4 to drive deeper into an area that I care to hike/backpack into. These are conflicting interests, but each group has a right to enjoy the use of these areas as they see fit. The problem is trying to find a balance so that each group can enjoy these areas in the way they choose without unduly limiting the right of others to do so similarly.
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Not that this is a question to you, but more of a question in general based on your statement. Vehicles are confined to certain roads (per the new land mgmt rules) in public lands. Why is it that hikers go to those areas and then complain about vehicles? Isn't the point of hiking to escape, all things including other people? There are millions of square miles to hike where there are no vehicles, herds, people, etc. They can't go there because???
