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Van Seat Pecking Order

On your first day at RMYC, you get shown the vehicle that will be your home base for the next 10 weeks. Where do you sit?

Van Seat Pecking Order

The Van Seat Pecking Order
On your first day at RMYC, you get shown the vehicle that will be your home base for the next 10 weeks. Somewhat arbitrarily you choose a seat, but rarely do you change seats past that first day. Based on the permanence of the van seating chart, a dynamic aisle identity develops.
Front row (aka driver’s and passenger seat): These seats are home to our ACL and CL. In the front, they control the aux, the temperature, and the navigation. It’s a powerful seat that comes with responsibility and danger. Books sometimes fall on their heads with no warning. They often have fun conversations that the rest of us eavesdrop on. They just discovered the fact that we all listen in and I believe they are slightly horrified.
Second row: Our second row is an exception because we had a seat change a week in. We wouldn’t have it any other way. Home to the easily carsick and the ones justly fearing back seat isolation, the second row possesses the ability to control temperature and the door. The second row is not all glory and easy living, however. The action packers sleep overnight in their seats, so kudos to the second row troopers from keeping us safe from bears.
Third row: The entrance to the chaos zone (aka the back). The third row is a more temperate version of the back seat. Slightly messier and free of any responsibility other than occasionally checking the trailer, the third row is the van’s oasis. The third row can be heard by the drivers but isn’t the main point of contact. Door responsibility isn’t on us and we’re one row separated from the trash. Navigation gets a bit maze-like back here in the boonies, but the detailed and specific journey to one’s seat is part of the thrill.
Fourth row: The fourth row is the life source of the van’s personality. Home to one of the more avid sleepers, the furthest seats back host a contradicting dynamic of peaceful slumber and organized chaos. These brave passengers have suffered through leaking trash, pokey tools, and our constant requests to throw our trash away. Back seat benefits include the seldom disruptions of your things, useful for one of our members who dedicated an empty seat to what is titled “the pile.” Hilarity, shenanigans, and milk drinking often occur in this region.
—Maya Surrenti (USFS Hahn's Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District)

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