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pasusan
Apr 02, 2014Explorer
naturist wrote:This reminds me of years ago, we were camping with our kids in a beautiful, primitive CG in the Allegheny National Forest. The kids (responsible and able to do this alone) were starting a campfire while we grownups went for a walk in the woods. We started seeing major plumes of smoke coming from the CG area so we rushed back to see what was going on. Our son said - Nothing wrong... We just didn't want the newcomers to set up next to us so we added wet leaves to the fire to make lots of smoke. And it worked - they picked a spot pretty far away.
I think there's more to it than that. An astonishing number of folks are barely brave enough to venture out into the wilds, but not brave enough to enjoy it.
We once owned a house on a quiet cul de sac at the edge of town. Lots were acre-and-a-half, and although there was a house directly across the street, there were empty lots on either side and several hundred acres of woods behind. One couple who came to look at it had told their realtor they wanted seclusion, but the wife expressed her horror over the isolation and that she could never live so far from civilization.
So the answer to your question is "yes," but it's worse than you know. The only way I know to counteract that energy field is to present your rig as the most terrifying spot on the 500 acre field. Fly a giant skull & crossbones pirate flag, or a confederate flag, scatter empty beer cans liberally around, fire a shotgun wildly in the air when you see 'em comin', and chase your SO, around the RV several laps, both of you nearly naked and screaming at the top of your lungs. And if you can have 3 or 4 pitbulls barking loudly in the scrum, that will help, too.
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