I took my son last year over spring break. We didn’t eat them but the guide makes leather goods with them. The coolest part by far was watching the dog work. We cleaned up pretty good for a half day!
This is the first thing I pictured….
But in all seriousness, I don’t see how it would be a great idea. I would think they’d be more prone to slip down rendering the light kind of useless. Mud and tall grass/brush would do the same.
I submitted an individual 7/15 and it got approved 7/17, that's been my fastest ever. I've done 5 this year, the longest was 8 days, most have been 4-6 days.
I have a few cans from the olden days that took 365+. I'm not sure how long this will last but it sure is nice.