The complete lack of zoning regulations, code enforcement, or building codes eliminated any burdens associated with demonstrating that their new homes were habitable and free of fire hazards, and so these ad-hoc solutions functioned as a sort of ultimate free market, where men floated freely between the camps in pursuit of what they valued most at the moment—a heated camper, a solitary yurt, better roommates—cross-pollinating friendships and political ideas along the way.
