Curious on the social aspect of rv'ing
Not sure how to ask this, but when you all are rv'ing, do most people want other rv'ers to be nice and start conversations at the campground or do they usually want to be left alone. I've been to camp...
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Prior to retiring & getting into this RV thing I was owner/operator of a small tourboat business which involved hours of one on one contact with clients. You can't do that kind of work if you have a closed private personality.
Walking the CG I won't miss a chance to give unsolicited smart a$$ed advice or a comment, in a nice way of course. This will often give a response in kind & off we go from there with the usual questions & blah blah blah.
We fly our small Bermuda flag from the pinbox. That will often spark a question from passersby. We have 2 Downtube foldup bikes. Lots of strangers have had test rides on them & the yap yap goes from there. We also use a Magma marine grill. You don't see many of them in a CG so that often gets a question & inspection & off we go from there. The biggest conversation starter is our trailer. Alpenlite is not a very well known name. It is virtually unseen east of the Mississippi. Lots of nickle tours have been given.
After the days drive & setup I am ready for a nap. Not the DW. Off she goes for a walkaround & an hour or so later comes back with all of the CG gossip.
Weekday people in a far from full CG seem to be more outgoing than the weekend warriors on a mission to enjoy themselves in 2 nights. Travelers on a common trip like going to Alaska are far more likely to be chatty than those doing a regular 2 or 3 week holiday trip & are in a hurry to cram as much in as possible not leaving much time for late night fireside chats.
Just my observations after 8 years of 150 nights per year & 140,000 miles of thoroughly enjoying myself.
Walking the CG I won't miss a chance to give unsolicited smart a$$ed advice or a comment, in a nice way of course. This will often give a response in kind & off we go from there with the usual questions & blah blah blah.
We fly our small Bermuda flag from the pinbox. That will often spark a question from passersby. We have 2 Downtube foldup bikes. Lots of strangers have had test rides on them & the yap yap goes from there. We also use a Magma marine grill. You don't see many of them in a CG so that often gets a question & inspection & off we go from there. The biggest conversation starter is our trailer. Alpenlite is not a very well known name. It is virtually unseen east of the Mississippi. Lots of nickle tours have been given.
After the days drive & setup I am ready for a nap. Not the DW. Off she goes for a walkaround & an hour or so later comes back with all of the CG gossip.
Weekday people in a far from full CG seem to be more outgoing than the weekend warriors on a mission to enjoy themselves in 2 nights. Travelers on a common trip like going to Alaska are far more likely to be chatty than those doing a regular 2 or 3 week holiday trip & are in a hurry to cram as much in as possible not leaving much time for late night fireside chats.
Just my observations after 8 years of 150 nights per year & 140,000 miles of thoroughly enjoying myself.
