Dumping Tanks in an Empty Full Service Site

twodownzero wrote:
I don't see the problem. If you paid to use the campground, you paid to use the dump station. Whether you use an empty full hookup site or the dump station is immaterial unless you're blocking someone who paid for the site from pulling in.

Ditto.

I don't see the problem. If you paid to use the campground, you paid to use the dump station. Whether you use an empty full hookup site or the dump station is immaterial unless you're blocking someone who paid for the site from pulling in.

I’ve been told to do it by the front office.
It was like “ If there is a line, it’s ok to use a pull thru. “

I usually ask at both public and private parks where that situations exists, and in every case they've told me it's ok. Some have even said they encourage the practice to save road congestion at the dump station when a lot of people are leaving. I recall one park awhile ago where the staff was directing people to the empty FHU sites to dump the day after Memorial Day when many were heading out around the same time.

ronny7800 wrote:
Each morning, though, I witnessed people pull into empty full service sites, dump their tanks and move on.

Although not an apples to apples comparison, I recently paid to dump at a private CG and was lead to an empty pull-through. I dumped there as directed and moved on. Perhaps it is like that Seinfeld episode where George tells Jerry, "they are all the same pipes" (or something like that).

If you have paid for a site and just want to dump quicker I don't see a problem. But if you've just pulled in off the road and are dumping free- not right.

I don’t see a problem dumping in an empty site. It only takes a couple minutes and you leave. As lone as you pay attention you won’t leave any mess.
I wouldn’t consider it cheating if your just dumping your tanks, not really any different than going to the dump station.

I don't think it is right and is probably cheating the system, but quite honestly, hundreds of sites and only 2 dump stations, I can understand why people would do it.

Our seasonal campground does not have a dump station, but it also doesn't have anything site without full hookups. A couple years ago I witnessed someone pull into the site next to us and then dump their tanks. I didn't think anything of it. We've done it before after traveling for a few days without having access to a dump station. However, they quickly pulled out of the site and left. Turns out they weren't camping at the campground, just passing through. That is definitely cheating.

-Michael

JIMNLIN wrote:
They didn't pay for those campsite services so IMO their cheating.

Who says they didn't? most parks have the same price for all spaces.
To me, not a big deal. I'll bet it all goes to the same place.
People who make a mess and leave it are a bad no matter where they do it.

They didn't pay for those campsite services so IMO their cheating.