Camping Altercations?

Several years back we took our C to a tractor & engine show in IL. RV parking was in an open, huge, field. We were just about the first ones there. The next day a C pulled in RIGHT beside us, about 3' back from our front wheels & when they pulled their awning out-about 2' away from the driver side of our C. We had planned to run the generator for a/c when it got too hot. We went over within minutes of them pulling in & told them they might want to have more space between us for we are going to run the generator. OH NO, it's just fine, your generator running will be just fine. A couple hours later, we asked them again to move away. OH NO, everything will be just fine. Ok, we ran the generator=their co2 alarm was going off, they're gone, we were given bad nasty looks when they saw us. WE apologized for the smell, good ole' generator noise & settin' off their alarm. Why, I don't know-we warned them. They said nothing. We left early. They were smoking their cigs & their smoke was coming in our dinette window. And the man must have had jock rot because he couldn't keep his hands out of his pants. I have since figured out they pulled in that way, cause they used our camper as their shade. :)

after reading through the thread again I can see why people don't need a TV. There is nothing on it that can compare to what happens around you in a campground. It actually gets boring at times when you are boondocking by yourself.

One problem we had was at a state park in Texas and we had a small class A motorhome. We were set up and enjoying the peace and quiet when two women with a total of 5 kids moved in next to use. They had tents. We were expecting a lot of noise due to the kids.

The kids were relatively quiet and were in bed by 9 PM. The two women sat at the campfire and drank once the kids were bedded down. About 11 PM I turned on the porch light and stuck my head out the door giving the stink-eye look. At midnight they were still going strong and getting louder.

I turned on the lights on their side of the motorhome and in a loud voice announced to them that the slumber party was over and quiet time was from 11 PM until 7 AM. Never heard another word from them.

The next day, they were looking a bit rough around the edges fixing breakfast for the kids.

Ken

DiskDoctr wrote:

John & Angela wrote:

lizzie wrote:
I have witnessed some amazing domestic altercations during my camping years, especially back when most everyone camped in tents. The worst was the night the parents got into a alcohol induced screaming match and one of the kids walked into the campfire. They were too drunk to drive so my husband had to take the boy to the hospital. The saddest was a night of canoe camping when we learned there had been a fatality in the group behind us on the river. lizzie

And this is why I prefer the neighbours to smoke a little weed when they are looking for a little buzz. After a while they get the munchies, then the giggles, maybe followed by a little paranoia and finally off to bed feeling romantic and relaxed. Never violent. Sigh...when will prohibition end. :).

Nothing like camping with a bunch of drug heads:R

Nice troll, though ;)

Troll no. (Seriously) I was agreeing with you. I don't like druggies camping next to me either whatever there choice of drug. But if they are I prefer they use marijuana which is a drug that tends to have less violent effects than the drug alcohol. Just had too many alcohol induced situations (including one where a young lady lost her life) happen around us by otherwise nice people. The ones smokin weed are always mellower. Agreed though, drugs in general are a kill joy for camping...and that includes alcohol. Just doesn't make sense to me to have prohibition on one drug and not the other.

John & Angela wrote:

lizzie wrote:
I have witnessed some amazing domestic altercations during my camping years, especially back when most everyone camped in tents. The worst was the night the parents got into a alcohol induced screaming match and one of the kids walked into the campfire. They were too drunk to drive so my husband had to take the boy to the hospital. The saddest was a night of canoe camping when we learned there had been a fatality in the group behind us on the river. lizzie

And this is why I prefer the neighbours to smoke a little weed when they are looking for a little buzz. After a while they get the munchies, then the giggles, maybe followed by a little paranoia and finally off to bed feeling romantic and relaxed. Never violent. Sigh...when will prohibition end. :).

Nothing like camping with a bunch of drug heads:R

Nice troll, though ;)

After perusing the previous 15 pages I have been one lucky camper!

This thread just gave me a great idea! I find that often while travling I pull into a park wanting nothing more than to halfway set up, eat supper, look at tomorrows maps and hit the hay.
Many is the time I have been met and greeted by the friendly neighbor,probably a great guy,but right now I just don't want to be bothered.
How about a major public altercation with the Missus, we could set the tone for 5 or 6 minutes and then retire to peaceful solitude.

lizzie wrote:
I have witnessed some amazing domestic altercations during my camping years, especially back when most everyone camped in tents. The worst was the night the parents got into a alcohol induced screaming match and one of the kids walked into the campfire. They were too drunk to drive so my husband had to take the boy to the hospital. The saddest was a night of canoe camping when we learned there had been a fatality in the group behind us on the river. lizzie

And this is why I prefer the neighbours to smoke a little weed when they are looking for a little buzz. After a while they get the munchies, then the giggles, maybe followed by a little paranoia and finally off to bed feeling romantic and relaxed. Never violent. Sigh...when will prohibition end. :).

bhh wrote:
A friend of mine has a saying,
"If you meet 10 people a day and one of them seems like an a-hole, they're probably an a-hole. If you meet 10 people a day and all of them seems like an a-hole, then you're probably the a-hole."

Smart friend.

Caveman Charlie wrote:

imadtchmn wrote:

eHoefler wrote:
Had one idiot shine a high powered flashlight in my wife's face as she was backing or rig up on leveler blocks as I was directing her. It was late and had no way to turn off the Daytime Running Lights.

I put in a kill switch for my daytime running light just for that very reason

I just pulled the fuse for them. There dumb anyway.

Used to be that in a GM you set the emergency brake one notch to turn off the DRL's