bigred1cav wrote:
Jloucks wrote:
wbwood wrote:
korbe wrote:
Dixiechick wrote:
korbe wrote:
I am one camper that is disgusted by the increased use of generators while dry camping. More than once, generator noise throughout the campground has damped our enjoyment of the outdoors. I also feel that just because the campground "rules" allow them, it doesn't stop me from getting upset.
When I see the generator posts regarding "the best", and that sort of thing, I force myself to keep my mouth shut regarding the noise and inconsideration associated with it. I don't feel it's appropriate to chime in about the noise levels, unless it is asked.
But this post is the perfect opportunity to chime in. The only difference with me is that I don't have a generator at all and while in conserve mode, we can dry camp for up to 5 days.
Many people nowadays, associate dry camping with the use of a generator, so they can make coffee in the morning and watch tv in the afternoon. Another direction we are headed that I'm not happy with.
How about those of us who need medical equipment? Are we not supposed to dry camp? If generators bother you that much perhaps you should use private campgrounds that do not allow the use of generators. Also, it seems to me that we always blame the motorhome crowd for all of the problems. Don't forget that most of us started out sleeping in tents and worked our way up to a motorhome. We are an older crowd and just not able to rough it to the extent we used to but we still enjoy being outdoors.
My thought process would be to think that the people that need or want electricity would be the ones camping at a site that has electrical hookups, not the campers that don't need the electricity.
Then it would be a fair assessment to say that those who want peace and solitude while camping should pack in to a private secluded spot, right?
I see where you are going with this. My point is just use some common sense and remember you have NO RIGHT to negatively impact others.
Generators are like LAYING YOUR OWN ROADS into the back woods area. If there are no roads/electricity then you are NOT allowed to bring your own!!
Although that would be hilarious,, bring a bulldozer and just go to town.
Would you apply those same rules to NASCA, drinking, music, children, enemy of the USA flags being flown and domestic disputes?
I think so...
1) nascar it is reasonable to assume that generators will be run all the time. ...that and you are not there to camp. You are not there for nature.
2) Drinking...same issue as noise,, literally, drunk people are noisy, and a few, dangerous.
3)Music... yes.. a resounding yes!
4) Children... ill manered children.. yes.
5) Not sure I get the flag example. That is more of a constitutional freedom of speech thing. I tend to always defer to the constitution if I am not 100% sure. So, yea, I think you should be able to fly any flag you want as defended by the U.S. Constitution.
I used to spout the golden rule "do unto others as you would have them do unto you". ...until I realized that what they would do unto me they would be ok with me doing unto them.
So, I tweaked the golden rule to just "don't annoy people for your own selfish reasons"
You can annoy them for the greater good. You can annoy them for their own good. But you cannot annoy them for YOUR own good.
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