Etiquette in Camping
We have been camping almost our whole lives. I started as a 10 year old. I remember my parents teaching us 'campground etiquette'. Among them were riding our bikes only on the side of the road, no pla...
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We're currently at a small city owned/operated park in Plain City, Ohio. A fairly large group of Goldwing enthusiasts planned a get-together at this park this weekend (we are not part of the group). Most of them came in their RVs and left their motorcycles at home and few came on their bikes and, in some cases, small tent trailers pulled by the bikes. They've been a very nice, sedate crowd and very pleasant to be around. One thing that has shocked us, though, is that few - if any - of them have a clue about campsite etiquette. They walk through non-group-members' campsites routinely. This afternoon my wife looked out the window and said, "Two of those guys are checking out the truck and the hitch!"
I stepped outside and asked if I could help them. They started apologizing profusely and seemed genuinely not to know that they had overstepped any boundaries. My wife and I explained to them that, as full-timers, our RV is our home and that doing what they were doing is like peeping in windows at a stix 'n brix. After they absorbed that and seemed to understand things from our point of view, we spent a good while talking and they were curious about the full-time lifestyle. The whole experience drove home to us the fact that there are people who really have never considered how their behavior appears to others.
Rob
I stepped outside and asked if I could help them. They started apologizing profusely and seemed genuinely not to know that they had overstepped any boundaries. My wife and I explained to them that, as full-timers, our RV is our home and that doing what they were doing is like peeping in windows at a stix 'n brix. After they absorbed that and seemed to understand things from our point of view, we spent a good while talking and they were curious about the full-time lifestyle. The whole experience drove home to us the fact that there are people who really have never considered how their behavior appears to others.
Rob
