Camping Altercations?
Just looking for short stories of any camping altercation you have ever had with other campers? Just thought it would be fun to read thru them.
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- We were boondocking in (what I thought was) a pretty remote area, far off the beaten path. Shortly after dusk we began hearing a few single gunshots, then increased to full automatic firing. I believe it was an
AK.
I was some distance away and not towards us, but still disturbing. After about twenty minutes or so it stopped and remained quiet the rest of the night.
Next morning we walked towards where the sound came from, finally finding the shell casings and shredded wood targets, a swiss cheese refrigerator door, and several shot up propane bottles. There was nothing there earlier when we drove by to our campsite.
There was no cell service, so we had to wait until we drove a few miles to call the local sheriff.
A couple hours later a single deputy came out and took our report, he picked up a few shell casings, took some pictues and drove off.
One of the propane bottles was intact except for a shot up valve. I took that one and traded it in at a local tank exchange. At least I got a free extra propane bottle out of the experience. - They used to teach the 3R's in school -- and a good practice.
Respect for self
Respect for others
Responsibility for our own actions
Unfortunately, with rv'ing / camping and so many other things it is not taught or practiced now. - Finally, the generator police have shown up. Now we can really discuss confrontation!!!!
and also have it running in my trailer in order to mitigate and noise intrusion into neighboring sites.
:E You run your genset in your trailer? :h I hope that is a misstatement.JnJnKatiebug wrote:
Does not really matter to me, I did not have a generator running 20 feet from my tent. We do a lot of cooking when camping, none which requires a generator. I just wondered what they were cooking.
I'm with you. I've been RV'ing and camping my entire life and have never needed a generator to fix a meal. That said, I do have an inverter to power the microwave for a few minutes if needed. Maybe a convection oven requires 110V, I don't have one of those. One of our favorite camp grounds was a State Park (Fort Flagler, Marrowstone Island, WA) and it didn't have hookups until the last few years. Many times we had to listen to neighbors generators running from morning till evening, and I too wondered why they had to recreate with so many 110V things being powered when my 30' trailer ran just fine off two house batteries. I know I almost got into it with a fellow 4 or 5 sites away who insisted on running his contractor type generator all day long (not the quiet built in or inverter type so common now a days).
I stuck my nose in a situation that just frustrated me to no end while camping on the Oregon Coast. A large family group with multiple vehicles, multiple beer coolers, multiple radios competing, unleashed pets and many children were across from us. While this group was recreating outside mostly in tents, they were also burning rail road ties for firewood. The smell of creosote was overwhelming, of course they all were smokers too so when I asked if any of them understood what a "carcinogen" was they replied with blank stares. I offered them and they accepted a huge bin of firewood I had had in my truck in exchange for not burning any more railroad ties. It just killed me to see kids roasting marshmallows in their fire with creosote dripping off the hot log ends, not to mention the stink. I try to have a live and let live policy, but sometimes a person needs to speak out as well, all the while being diplomatic at the same time. Hans- DJ -- love it!
- DJ -- love it!
JnJnKatiebug wrote:
hotbyte wrote:
JnJnKatiebug wrote:
cgmartine wrote:
During a summerhow they want outing in a Yosemite, Ca. forest campground, we arrived around 1:00 pm in the afternoon and my wife started the generator to get lunch cooking. There were two women in a tent camping about 40 feet away, and they both came over and told me to shut down the generator. When I told them no, they refused to leave. This went on for about 20 minutes, even when I threatened to call the ranger. It was in the national forest and I just refused to shut it down until my wife finished cooking. I told them it would take 20 minutes, but they wanted it shut down now. The finally left, but were fuming.
I have to ask, why do you need a generator to cook lunch?
If during appropriate generator hours, why does it matter how they cook lunch?
I use my generator during posted hours as well. We looked at all options and purchased the quietest 2k unit we could find and also have it running in my trailer in order to mitigate and noise intrusion into neighboring sites. If only people would do the same thing with dogs and unruly kids.
Does not really matter to me, I did not have a generator running 20 feet from my tent. We do a lot of cooking when camping, none which requires a generator. I just wondered what they were cooking.hotbyte wrote:
JnJnKatiebug wrote:
cgmartine wrote:
During a summerhow they want outing in a Yosemite, Ca. forest campground, we arrived around 1:00 pm in the afternoon and my wife started the generator to get lunch cooking. There were two women in a tent camping about 40 feet away, and they both came over and told me to shut down the generator. When I told them no, they refused to leave. This went on for about 20 minutes, even when I threatened to call the ranger. It was in the national forest and I just refused to shut it down until my wife finished cooking. I told them it would take 20 minutes, but they wanted it shut down now. The finally left, but were fuming.
I have to ask, why do you need a generator to cook lunch?
If during appropriate generator hours, why does it matter how they cook lunch?
Does not really matter to me, I did not have a generator running 20 feet from my tent. We do a lot of cooking when camping, none which requires a generator. I just wondered what they were cooking.JnJnKatiebug wrote:
cgmartine wrote:
During a summerhow they want outing in a Yosemite, Ca. forest campground, we arrived around 1:00 pm in the afternoon and my wife started the generator to get lunch cooking. There were two women in a tent camping about 40 feet away, and they both came over and told me to shut down the generator. When I told them no, they refused to leave. This went on for about 20 minutes, even when I threatened to call the ranger. It was in the national forest and I just refused to shut it down until my wife finished cooking. I told them it would take 20 minutes, but they wanted it shut down now. The finally left, but were fuming.
I have to ask, why do you need a generator to cook lunch?
If during appropriate generator hours, why does it matter how they cook lunch?
