Privacy?

mockturtle wrote:
I still think that most are missing the point! It's not a question of anyone being antisocial. It's a question of why anyone would park right next to the only rig in an otherwise empty campground. :D

Well, one really gets it! :) Thank you. It is not antisocial to want to camp in peaceful surroundings. It's getting in touch with nature and your own being. We love all kinds of RVing - from boondocking by ourselves to group camping with friends.

What I'm trying to figue out - and mockturtle is also - is what is the thought process of pulling in right next to another RVer when there would be 100 other empty sites of the exact same kind as in my example above? Most folks would not do this but for those that would, why?

sher9570's comment: "Plus, most people are social...to want privacy is one thing and most of us want that on occasion, but to totally isolate yourselves from other people is really sad".

Sher, you're saying that most want privacy on occasion. Well, that's what I'm trying to understand. With so many empty sites, the OP was hoping for some privacy. If the OP wanted to isolate himself he could go off in the forest boondocking. All he was hoping for was a little privacy in a half-empty campground. Even in some RV parks we have been assigned a space and the office person stated "there are not many here so I'm trying to space people out". We really appreciated it. Granted, it didn't last that long but for a few days we had a little privacy without having to listen to the RV conversations right next door.