I agree with you. There are circumstances where one needs to take precautions for the nastiness those little buggers can spread.I can put a slightly different perspective on this thread. A buddy of mines dad passed away at a young age from hanta virus. Pretty damn sad deal. It seems like we have a death every couple years in my county from it. I'm acutely aware of the dangers. That being said I think your misrepresenting the dangers the virus poses. Everything I've seen on it suggests that these exposures are occuring in concentrated areas of mouse activity like old barns(buddies dad) cabins old outhouses etc. Campers and hikers contract it in these locations not out on the landscape in their tents. Simply pitching a floor less shelter for the night in a random location is not a high risk activity.
I (long before covid) wear a n-95 mask to clean out my chicken coupe, demolish old sheds, clean out mouse infested seed storage sheds and other confined spaces. I supervise staff that is frequently in scenarios like this an it is standard operating procedure to mask up. I also spend many nights a year in a floor less shelter and plenty in a floored shelter as well. When choosing which to take on a trip Ive never even considered hantavirus.
I think its probably a good idea to know the dangers that hantavirus poses but I certainly wouldn't make it the reason you steer clear of a floorless shelter. Not to mention most of my floored tents are mesh on the inside and vent really well. I don't think they are providing much of a barrier to an aresolized virus. Also if you think a tent floor is 100% going to keep mice out your crazy ive seen them chew right through.
The hilarity that he finds the need to warn some of the most bad ass hunters on the planet of this is what I have found so amusing and has made my Saturday!
Heaven forbid we concern ourselves with bears, cougars, wolves, rattlers, scorpions, water, lightning and treacherous terrain! Just to name a few things a tad more important.
Troll or not! This thread made my day!