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I guess if the inference is that folk are using the bothies for fires and beers (maybe driving out with this as express purpose) rather than a rest-stop on walks etc that would be annoying for those trying to rely on a place to sleep over a multi-day hike. But don't blame the fireside beers....
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To be fair some of the "beers round the fire" types are the very people who volunteer their time and effort to maintain bothies (I know a few maintenance organisers and have attended a few work parties myself) and bothy culture has always included the social nights, not just using them on multi day hikes.
But those which are more easily accessible are more likely to be busy with the "walk in just to stay the night and walk out again" brigade, especially at weekends and judging by the constant posts on facebook asking if they're open yet I can see some of the more popular huts being busy once the MBA give the go-ahead.
I've spent around 50 nights in around 30 different bothies and so far have only had one experience soured by tossers, this was in a bothy that was less than an hour's walk from the road.
Booga
I mean, it seems pretty good...