San Diego Passes RV Parking Ban
On July 8, 2013 the San Diego City Counsel passed a sweeping ban on RV parking within the City of San Diego. This ban effects motorhomes, trailers, ATV trailers, boats, and any other "oversized" vehi...
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beemerphile1 wrote:
Once again demonstrating lack of knowledge of what stealth camping entails.
1. If stealth camping no one knows you are there so no one can be offended.
2. When stealth camping it is recommended to use commercial areas and suggested that residential areas be avoided.
3. You do not stealth camp two nights in any one location.
The problem is caused by vagrants, derelicts, homeless, and others but not by stealth campers. The object of stealth camping is to be invisible. The dilapidated/unsafe RVs causing the problem are anything but invisible.
A few years ago, stealth camping might have been a way to exist. However, what has happened is the tragedy of the commons has reared its ugly head, where in some places, entire streets are taken up by motorhomes.
In Austin, we are getting echoes of what is going on in SD and other California cities. I've mentioned in other posts about it. The problem is that right now, it isn't the locals. We get the tourists coming in and acting like absolute pigs come busy weekends (SXSW, ACL, Formula 1), and I wouldn't be surprised to encounter a blanket RV ban soon, so I might as well get my request for a variance in early.
