If you're afraid of the dark...don't camp!

Perhaps these are a couple of questions for a whole new topic, but:

- I wonder what it is in the dark that recreational-vehiclers might be afraid of?

- I wonder if it's the same kind of stuff they might be afraid of back home?

:R

Maybe the ones with their lights on are not camping. They are RVing. ;p

It's not all about the Jake. It's about "If you're afraid of the dark,.....don't camp".

And IMO one makes as much sense as the other....

Right and we don't want no discount ribs either. BABY BACKS ALL THE WAY!!!!

Jake is just funnin y'all, stirrin the pot & doing a good job.

I know CGs are a bit different but on the water if you arrive in an anchorage & you see a bunch of boats rafted together & they are partying away, don't expect them to tone it down on your account. They were there first. On the other hand if a group sets up shop in the middle of an anchorage that is otherwise occupied by people enjoying a quiet time then the onus is on the party people to move somewhere else.

So, if I arrive & find a Jake already there I will tolerate him or asked to be moved. If I am already there & Jake moves in hoists his bucket lights & sets up the outside TV for the game I have no interest in, I expect him to be moved.

Now, it would help if he supplies me with beer but I don't drink the cheap woosey lite anything & I don't drink canned beer so Jake had better come prepared.

JiminDenver wrote:
For some reason I think Jake is not as bad as he makes it out to be. Then again there has been a "Jake" in the last three campgrounds we have been in. One was nearly empty until Friday when it turned into party central. The next had a person that let his dog wander and was tearing up sage brush to burn. His kid decided to chop branches out of the live tree in their site the next morning. The last one had a Honda 3000 running 24/7 and if I thought my porch light was bright, His scare lights lit up the field beyond us.

We returned the dog after it nearly got clobbered when all Honey could see was a large black animal coming around the end of the TT. Spoke to the mother about the father and kid going after live vegetation. Never mentioned the 24/7 generator use but did show him the solar. When it came time to go to bed at party central, we shut the windows, closed the blinds, turned on some music and went to bed.
Sometimes getting upset over what others do just isn't worth it. It's easier to go boondocking and avoid it all.

You are correct. Sometimes it is just easier to go boondocking. That is one of the reasons why I try to go boondocking instead of using campgrounds. Many folks who go camping are trying to get some peace and quiet. Since you can't control how your campground neighbors will act, then try to find a more remote place with some solitude.

For some reason I think Jake is not as bad as he makes it out to be. Then again there has been a "Jake" in the last three campgrounds we have been in. One was nearly empty until Friday when it turned into party central. The next had a person that let his dog wander and was tearing up sage brush to burn. His kid decided to chop branches out of the live tree in their site the next morning. The last one had a Honda 3000 running 24/7 and if I thought my porch light was bright, His scare lights lit up the field beyond us.

We returned the dog after it nearly got clobbered when all Honey could see was a large black animal coming around the end of the TT. Spoke to the mother about the father and kid going after live vegetation. Never mentioned the 24/7 generator use but did show him the solar. When it came time to go to bed at party central, we shut the windows, closed the blinds, turned on some music and went to bed.
Sometimes getting upset over what others do just isn't worth it. It's easier to go boondocking and avoid it all.

jake2250: You make a lot of valid points here. I am all for you enjoying your camping experience. Please follow the rules though. The important ones are usually on the back of the campground map given to you at check in.

If breaking the rules, such as quiet time, is part of your good time, I will be the first to complain that campground management rectify it so all the campers can enjoy their stay.

Other that that, camp on, no one has the right to interfere with you.

Some people need lights to sleep. Sounds strange, but I have friends who, at their sticks and bricks, have a street light that shines through the bedroom window. I guess they've gotten so used to it that they can't sleep without a light shining through the window - having no light is so strange that they can't sleep. Does that mean they shouldn't be allowed to camp?

There are curtains in RVs for a reason - to block things like prying eyes and light out. If light bothers you, use them.

Crowe wrote:
Wow ... what a fine and noble grownup attitude that is about life in general, and camping in particular. Most good parents try real hard to train that kind of thinking out of their kids by the time they're 9 or 10. I guess some slip through, though, regardless of how hard parents try.

Yup, I'd agree his parents failed on this one.

Never said you couldn't enjoy yourself. If enjoying yourself in your eyes means being loud, obnoxious and inconsiderate of the ones around you then go find an area where you won't disturb anybody. If it means enjoying your campfire with a brewski or two, conversation, laughing and some music so be it. Your attitude indicates yelling, screaming and bonfires. Not acceptable behavior in shared spaces. Just remember that like freedom of speech doesn't allow one to yell fire in a crowded theater, just because you rent a space in a campground doesn't mean you get a free pass on being a jerk.

Dont assume my parents didnt train me correctly as one camper eluded to,, Another fine example of over education with lack of common sense!!
Maybe I just got tired of trying to put up with the inconsiderate people that feel they own there camp spot and park where they want,, let their troll kids run through my peaceful little quiet slice of life, Maybe I got tired of hearing them playing loud music and cussing up a storm,,burning their trash in the fire pit, Probably why I no longer camp on the east coast!!!
Maybe now its time for ME to enjoy myself as I should.
If my fire and lights and decorations offend you,,,walk your grumpy self to the gate and complain!!
What makes you assume that I yell and scream? My attitude? Oh because I no longer cave into making sure Your happy?
Pictures I posted were taken off of the internet,, just search "camp lights" "camp fires", under images, they all come up mostly from Massachusetts and Arkansas!!!

I really could care less if you dont approve of how I camp next to you!!!
You want quiet and dark?? Avoid a Campground!! The desert or a mountain top,,, some where other than a "Pay and camp" assembly area!!

You just can't control everyone and People are just going to be People!!

Take a deep breath,,, let it out,,,,,, take another one,,,,,, See,, its getting better!!!

Hope to see you in a camp ground soon!! CHEERS!!!