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rollexx's avatar
rollexx
Explorer
Jul 01, 2019

How about some common courtesy...

If you can afford a 50k+ RV, do your fellow travelers a favor and spring for a appropriate generator. A 3000w contractor gen belongs on a job site not with your RV. Casino RV overnight parking area. Spaces very close together. These fine folks had a very nice fifth wheel, looked like they were staying awhile. Had a nice little pet corral set up three feet into the next space. Ran their gen till 10:30 last night and started again at 7:30 this morning. Felt sorry for their neighbors. We were 5 slots down and had to keep windows closed.
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  • Community Alumni's avatar
    Community Alumni
    Jul 02, 2019
    It's not just in free spots like Walmart parking lots. You come across RVers using contractor gennys all over the place.

    I have across RVers that would run their gennys for hours just to watch TV. I guess no one told them about inverters.
  • JaxDad's avatar
    JaxDad
    Explorer III
    Jul 02, 2019
    downtheroad wrote:
    ....and let me guess. This was a free campsite (Walmart Style.)


    I’ve run into FAR more ignoramuses in ‘RV resorts’ and ‘campgrounds’ than I have in 35 years of ‘free camping’ spots.

    The ones who pay seem to have a far higher level of entitlement than the ones who are grateful for receiving something for free.
  • gbopp's avatar
    gbopp
    Explorer
    Jul 02, 2019
    Common courtesy, common sense and customer service are mostly terms from a bygone era.

    Midnightsadie is correct, you can't fix stupid.
  • doxiemom11's avatar
    doxiemom11
    Explorer II
    Jul 02, 2019
    And, when you are parked somewhere like a scenic overlook rest stop that has rv parking, and you go to bed at 8pm and are not using your AC because it's only 70 out and you are not watching tv -- It is not necessary to run your generator all night long -- all night long --- for nothing! Keeping everyone else awake.
  • Expyinflight's avatar
    Expyinflight
    Explorer
    Jul 02, 2019
    Common courtesy?? Wasting your breath. This type of 'offender' is not typically part of the audience on this or any other forum. They don't even usually realize they are annoying others, or frankly would not care, even if they do realize it. They consider it "your problem" and will just continue on doing what they are doing.
    Confront them....at your own risk.
    We too often notice that it only gets worse as more and more inconsiderate newbies join the RV lifestyle.

    All you can really do is...move on.
  • Boon_Docker's avatar
    Boon_Docker
    Explorer III
    Jul 02, 2019
    Doesn't matter, free campsite or not. Still is arrogant to run a contractor generator when you have neighbors.
  • stein4's avatar
    stein4
    Explorer
    Jul 02, 2019
    Same thing happened where we camped this last weekend; they pulled in at 1 pm started "contractor gen" and it stayed on until 11 pm. Not sure which was more annoying the gen or them yelling so they could hear each other over the noise of the gen. Started up again the next morning around 8, so we packed up and left.
  • Lwiddis's avatar
    Lwiddis
    Explorer II
    Jul 02, 2019
    What experienced RVers would need that amount of generator time? Dumbos.

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