50 AMP Tents

You have to reserve the sites in many and now most cases. They reserve them as RVs and of course are tenters. I'm not sure how the parks deal with them in Corps. Tn state parks,that I'm aware of don't allow such shennigans..RVers deserve equal treatment...and RV site are for RVs.

dedmiston wrote:
Maybe I'm a little dense too. Or maybe 4x4van just needs a nap. Based on 4x4van's comments in other threads, it seems to me that he/she is a little cranky.

As far as 50a sites go, I'd be upset if I pulled up to a park and there wasn't any room for me because tenters took all the 50a sites. If all the tent sites were full and they just took what's left, then there wouldn't be anything for me to complain about. But if they took the 50a sites instead of tent sites, then I'd be upset with them and mad at the park.

I pull a triple axle fifth wheel and my selection of spaces is limited. While a tenter could camp just about anywhere, I can only park in the long spaces (typically 50a). So if they take the 50a spaces, then I'm probably out of luck. I would never dream of taking their spaces and edging them out when we could easily all have our own spaces where they get theirs and I get mine. That's an "AND", not an "OR", which equates to an "US" and not a "ME".

Some campgrounds are pretty egalitarian: "You pays yer money, you takes yer cherce".

Having a 50 amp RV is not a disability. Let them fight for first come first served like everyone else.

nickthehunter wrote:
I reserve early, that way I get to pick the best site. When you go to the store and there are 3 pineapples, all the same price, a good one, an ok one, one and a bad one; do you take the bad one and save the good one for the next guy. Me neither

If I grab a product off the shelf and the shopper next to me says, "Oh, you got the last gluten free item and I'm gluten intolerant", I toss them the item and grab something else that I can take. We both get something nice and everybody is happy.

("Gluten free" is probably a bad example, because I don't have much sympathy for a made up condition unless they really have celiac disease.)

dedmiston wrote:
Maybe I'm a little dense too. Or maybe 4x4van just needs a nap. Based on 4x4van's comments in other threads, it seems to me that he/she is a little cranky.

As far as 50a sites go, I'd be upset if I pulled up to a park and there wasn't any room for me because tenters took all the 50a sites. If all the tent sites were full and they just took what's left, then there wouldn't be anything for me to complain about. But if they took the 50a sites instead of tent sites, then I'd be upset with them and mad at the park.

I pull a triple axle fifth wheel and my selection of spaces is limited. While a tenter could camp just about anywhere, I can only park in the long spaces (typically 50a). So if they take the 50a spaces, then I'm probably out of luck. I would never dream of taking their spaces and edging them out when we could easily all have our own spaces where they get theirs and I get mine. That's an "AND", not an "OR", which equates to an "US" and not a "ME".

I reserve early, that way I get to pick the best site. When you go to the store and there are 3 pineapples, all the same price, a good one, an ok one, one and a bad one; do you take the bad one and save the good one for the next guy. Me neither

Maybe I'm a little dense too. Or maybe 4x4van just needs a nap. Based on 4x4van's comments in other threads, it seems to me that he/she is a little cranky.

As far as 50a sites go, I'd be upset if I pulled up to a park and there wasn't any room for me because tenters took all the 50a sites. If all the tent sites were full and they just took what's left, then there wouldn't be anything for me to complain about. But if they took the 50a sites instead of tent sites, then I'd be upset with them and mad at the park.

I pull a triple axle fifth wheel and my selection of spaces is limited. While a tenter could camp just about anywhere, I can only park in the long spaces (typically 50a). So if they take the 50a spaces, then I'm probably out of luck. I would never dream of taking their spaces and edging them out when we could easily all have our own spaces where they get theirs and I get mine. That's an "AND", not an "OR", which equates to an "US" and not a "ME".

4x4van wrote:

Lynnmor wrote:
There are numerous 30 AMP sites available, I just thought that it was a shame that others are denied the precious few 50 AMP sites that probably were reserved on the first day allowed. I need to brush up on the “it’s all about me” thing.

No need, it appears that you already have the "it's all about me" thing down pat.:R

Please explain, I’m a little dense.

Lynnmor wrote:
There are numerous 30 AMP sites available, I just thought that it was a shame that others are denied the precious few 50 AMP sites that probably were reserved on the first day allowed. I need to brush up on the “it’s all about me” thing.

No need, it appears that you already have the "it's all about me" thing down pat.:R

beemerphile1 wrote:

Lynnmor wrote:
There are numerous 30 AMP sites available, I just thought that it was a shame that others are denied the precious few 50 AMP sites that probably were reserved on the first day allowed. I need to brush up on the “it’s all about me” thing.

You're saying because someone spent more money on their camping equipment they deserve a 50a site more than a tenter? Yes, that is the "all about me" mindset.

I was thinking the same thing. Would they feel the same shame if the 50 amp sites were full of high dollar class A's? Would they be pondering the plight of those with even bigger class A's deprived of those spots. Funny how some can wrap their minds up in knots just trying to keep everyone in neat class buckets and attributing what they are allowed to do or enjoy based on that class. Would the same attitude or inquisitive thoughts hold true in a rustic campground that had rv's in addition to tents. Why are those RV's taking up space so clearly the domain of tents.

AllegroD wrote:
A 50 amp site is a (upto) 50 amp site, regardless of what you are in. If they pay for a site, it is theirs to use whether they are in a sleeping bag, tent, 5vr or Prevost. It matters not whether others like it or not.

Great point......could that be the reason that the vast majority of power pedestals on what are listed as 50 amp sites have a duplex 20 amp receptacle, a 30 amp receptacle, and a 50 amp receptacle? Or is the duplex 20 for the party lights on someone with a Prevosts awning?

"All about me folks" ROFLMAO!!!!

It sure seems those are the folks in the 50 amp rigs. Despite having one I have yet to be triggered when I can not reserve a 50 amp site because its already reserved, or show up and some are taken by a tent, a popup, or a converted minivan. The demographic of these boards makes this whole thread not a surprise.