Gdetrailer wrote:
ShaunaH wrote:
BTW, I have to say I'm surprised by how many people are yelling "stranger danger!" among this group of RV'ers! I've slept in rooms with strangers many times....hostels, cruise ships, roomamte matching during travel....haven't been cut up into small pieces yet! I just don't see a potential rapist/murderer going to all the trouble I would be putting them through. I get in Ubers with driver strangers, have rented rooms from strangers....I don't get it.
Living with a stranger IS a lot different than having a "Uber" driver pick you up, or renting a motel room from a stranger.. You are going to have to trust them explicitly with YOUR life, time, money, possessions.. They in turn must trust you with their stuff..
What you are proposing is more like stopping and picking up a hitch hiker then having them join you for the trip for several months..
There IS a certain amount of unneeded possible danger you are putting yourself into when picking up a stranger..
What could possibly go wrong..
Watch one of your local broadcast newscasts, around my local stations they spend the first 20 minutes talking about all the break ins, murders, shootings.. Most is due to folks looking for money to get drugs or drug deals that went sideways.. Then the newscast spends 1 minute on weather and several minutes on sports, the rest of the time is commercials..
We live in the real world, it is not always cuddly kittens and pretty colors in the sky all the time. Things can go wrong in a hurry.
I appreciate your concern, I guess I just have a higher risk tolerance than many people. Wouldn't considering RVing alone around the country otherwise! I'll feel more at risk about inviting a "new acquaintance"/stranger over to my campsite for a cold beer....
I don't think it's like a hitchiker, I will be providing my employer info, references, college diplomas, provide phone numbers to my relatives and friends, hell whatever they want, and will expect the same until we are both 100% comfortable with the arrangement. I mean, everyone's a stranger until they're....not.
