Check In / Check Out Times
Here in Ontario in the provincial park system check out time from a campsite has been 2 pm for as long as I can remember. Obviously if someone else is on the site we're checking in to the current occ...
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Lantley wrote:Walaby wrote:Lantley wrote:Fizz wrote:
Never seen such a disorganized bunch openly say they can't get it together on pack-up day.
It's simple:
The night before you pack away everything you won't use the next morning.
Toys, canoes, bicycles are all packed away.
Simple breakfast, lunch, catch your breath then go.
What you pack away the night before impacts the night before.
Do I shut down Saturday at 6:00 so that I can depart Sunday by 11:00?
There is merrit to putting things away early, however in order to leave swiftly it requires sacrificing part of the evening's activities the night before. I am not willing to give up Saturday night for the sake of Sunday morning.
It's really not rocket science. Night before I leave, I put away stuff Im not going to use either that night, or the next AM. It doesn't take 3 hours to break camp. I get up in the AM. Eat breakfast, lounge around, maybe visit RV.net, take my last dump, then do the tank dumps (if FHU), flush, pack up stuff, take dog for last walk, hook up and go.
It's not difficult, and I find it humorous that there are 8 pages debating this. Almost as bad as asking when do you make your bed.
Mike
"How many hours does it take folks to pack up? I usually do a basic clean up the night before and then the actual pack up takes less than 15 minutes."
I have no issue getting out by 11 however it is more than a 15 minute endeavor.
The only way I can pack up in 15 minutes is if I shut down the night before.
Lantley, the 15 minutes was my time. I understand that others may require more than that. But the discussion has been that an 11 am (or even 1 pm) checkout time cannot be met. As you indicate, you have no issue getting out by 11 am - even with a longer pack up time.
So why CAN'T people get out by 11 am (or 1 pm) as some have argued? Other than a desire to stay longer, there seems to be no actual inability to meet the check out time. The arguments that have suggested an inability have been shown to be false - such as tent campers requiring more time.
So, it appears that the check out times do work fine. Just some people would prefer a different one. And once you get into preferences versus needs, you will never please everyone. For every person who wants a 3 pm check out, there is a person who wants an 11 am checkin. Whose preference takes precedent?
