>Am I in the minority in thinking that if someone wants to go out into the wilderness with little or no preparation for months at a time, that it's no one else'

>Am I in the minority in thinking that if someone wants to go out into the wilderness with little or no preparation for months at a time, that it's no one else's business? I agree, but there are a remarkably large number of people that do this (or go sailing in the ocean, or who go spelunking etc.) without preparation and then end up calling for a rescue. Some people do it several times. THAT is the main issue.