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...I deeply abhor your take.

The fact that you see other people getting on with their lives as something that needs to be wrenched away from them lest they ruin your naturalist fantasy, deeply irks me to no end.

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There are places that have rules like No Smoking Allowed, No Photography Allowed, No Idling Allowed, No Phones Allowed, etc.

It’s perfectly reasonable for nature parks to have a no devices policy.

How will you contact for help if devices are banned?

Radio? How else was it done before mobile phones?

I was under impression radio fell into the “devices” category

I think we both know what GP means.

So what are we saying here? Nature parks should reject people who can't afford a radio, even if they have a phone which can be used for calling for help?

Packing a phone for use in emergencies sounds fine to me.

Why do they need to pack an extra phone instead of using their primary one?

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