My Patagonia Blackhole backpack is 8 years old of at 3 times weekly use in the city. Still looks new. My Blackhole duffels have travelled the world and there is not an airline baggage handler that has killed them yet.

Every other camper appreciates you being considerate of others. Your best resource for dispersed sites is to look at each National Forest website. Search around for dispersed camping in the search bar. The site will usually list the areas designated.

No income tax is one of the reasons I chose WA over Oregon. I make more than I spend. There are states with higher sales tax than WA, plus an income tax.

Thanks for the link! Knowledge is power.

All lawsuits won from cops committing crimes should be paid from police pension funds. Maybe the cops would stop behaving badly. Blatantly committing crimes others would spend years behind bars for committing.