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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.

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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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