Safety in camping in public areas.
Hi folks, Every so often, I like to discuss ideas on what we can do to stay safe in public areas. I mean any place except camping grounds, especially Walmart type places. What I do. 1. Make sur...
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My thoughts...
Class B type RV are the best for blending in as far as RV's go. You can slip into places many can't.
-If something doesn't look right don't park there.
-Most newer RV's you can use your key chain fob and set off warning lights and horn. And you can get a kit and put one in if your RV doesn't have them.
(your choice if right or wrong)
We know a elderly lady that travels by herself. She bought a well used and old holster at a pawn shop and leaves it on her dash board.
If possible she parks facing other RV's with big windshields and puts a note on her windshield that says...
Jim, I'm in neighbors RV. They have camera set up and will be set of if you stand here couple min or just call me. Sharon
As for us...Only time I've ever been awakened and startled was when our RV started bouncing up and down at an old forest campground middle of nowhere. I peaked out of every window with my heart beating probably double. Barely able to see, so early in the morning. Wife was scared to death. Then looked out of side window and just then a big cows head meet me eye to eye thru the window. Startled both of us. Cow was scratching its neck on the spare tire.
Couple hours later I asked campground host why were there cattle in the campground. Campground was also at a lake. She said...Every year in the late summer the range cattle manage to get in. We call the owner and he says we'll get them out. And every year he does get them out after about a month. Or about when rain starts to fall again. And every year he knows exactly where to fix the fence where the cattle get in at. (IE free water and feed. But we still love that campground, cattle and all:)
You'll have more problems with crazy drivers than anything else IMO
Class B type RV are the best for blending in as far as RV's go. You can slip into places many can't.
-If something doesn't look right don't park there.
-Most newer RV's you can use your key chain fob and set off warning lights and horn. And you can get a kit and put one in if your RV doesn't have them.
(your choice if right or wrong)
We know a elderly lady that travels by herself. She bought a well used and old holster at a pawn shop and leaves it on her dash board.
If possible she parks facing other RV's with big windshields and puts a note on her windshield that says...
Jim, I'm in neighbors RV. They have camera set up and will be set of if you stand here couple min or just call me. Sharon
As for us...Only time I've ever been awakened and startled was when our RV started bouncing up and down at an old forest campground middle of nowhere. I peaked out of every window with my heart beating probably double. Barely able to see, so early in the morning. Wife was scared to death. Then looked out of side window and just then a big cows head meet me eye to eye thru the window. Startled both of us. Cow was scratching its neck on the spare tire.
Couple hours later I asked campground host why were there cattle in the campground. Campground was also at a lake. She said...Every year in the late summer the range cattle manage to get in. We call the owner and he says we'll get them out. And every year he does get them out after about a month. Or about when rain starts to fall again. And every year he knows exactly where to fix the fence where the cattle get in at. (IE free water and feed. But we still love that campground, cattle and all:)
You'll have more problems with crazy drivers than anything else IMO
