When did boondocking become weird?

ohhell10339 wrote:

toedtoes wrote:

GordonThree wrote:
75 a night is a bargain. There's a Class A only concrete resort North of me, 7 day minimum $2000 or so I've been told. The luxury sites have a golf course view, the premium seasonal sites have a view of Lake Michigan.

I guess folks can tell themselves that's camping, I just don't understand.

It doesn't matter what anyone calls it. Does it bother you that people stay there? If not, then no big deal. If it bothers you like it bothers the OP, then you might want to figure out why - because I suspect it's more about one's self than it is about the other people.

Well, nice suspicion--but 1000 percent incorrect. When you get priced out/crowded out of someplace you'd like to be, it IS, in fact, about other people. Don't pitch a thinly veiled insult by implying that there's a need to "figure out why."

In general, I don't think the facilities, amenities, and privileges of American society should only be made available to the rich, but if there's one activity that should be available to all, it's camping. But many of the posts on myriad threads here highlight the fact that it really isn't a poor man's recreation any more. You wanna camp, you gotta pay. Big time.

And the situation wouldn't exist if those people said, "$75 to park on a concrete slab for one night?? That's ridiculous! I won't be ripped off!" and kept moving on down the road.

Your argument has completely changed from your OP. First you were complaining that people don't know how to properly use their RVs.

Now you have turned this into a "we need to force private owned parks to be what I like because I want to stay there but only if it's my way".

Guess what? That's not going to happen. Private RV parks are owned by private people/companies. If they choose to operate a certain way, that's their right. If you don't like it, then go elsewhere.

If public lands are being sold off in your area, then I suggest you quit witching about your fellow RVers and start doing something. It doesn't take money or power to make a difference. Go door to door (or tent to tent), collect signatures, attend public meetings, write letters, and so on. But focus on your real issue - the loss of public lands due to the decisions of government - and not on vilifying one generalized segment of a large group that would most likely be happy to be your ally in this cause.

But also remember that a privately owned RV park or land owner can choose to turn that land into what they want - regardless of the fact that you want to use it for camping. If you want to go after private RV parks, then you're on your own. Why should they lose income on their land to appease you?