Using golf carts around RV parks
We're thinking of buying a toy hauler & a golf cart, will we be able to use the cart in enough places to warrant spending on these only to not be able to use the cart enough?
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I thought I was going to see a flame war....almost.
My personal experience with golf carts in SOME parks is that Rockhill is correct. Many people use the golf cart for socializing, taking children for rides, all the while they park in the roadway or block traffic.
My last encounter as I was entering the park with my rig to my site there was a golf cart in front of me, they would stop and say something to folks going by and get going again, they knew I was there behind them, I kept a safe distance from them to keep from being obnoxious.
Then they pulled to the side but not off the pavement and got out to talk to the folks in that site, they expected me to go off the asphalt and go around them with not much clearance between them and numbering post to my right, there were deep ruts off the pavement since it has been raining heavily week or so before. You can see my trailer swaying back and forth as I kept moving. What I should have done was to ask them to move it but felt like I was making too much about a small thing.
Later on that night it was literally a parade over and over until darkness came. The golf carts were not quiet, I can hear them coming and going. I see them get in and go 100 feet to talk with their neighbors. It seemed like a status symbol for them.
Frankly I have no issue with golf carts, especially for those who have a disability or have a need to carry stuff from the camp store or use it as transportation where there is distance; but I dislike the use where it blocks the roads or expects other vehicles to get out of their way.
You may add this to the list of emotional topics like tires, campfires and etcetera.
Again, not trying to start a flame war but I believe there needs to be an awareness that folks come to a campground for peace and quiet, and use them responsibly.
My personal experience with golf carts in SOME parks is that Rockhill is correct. Many people use the golf cart for socializing, taking children for rides, all the while they park in the roadway or block traffic.
My last encounter as I was entering the park with my rig to my site there was a golf cart in front of me, they would stop and say something to folks going by and get going again, they knew I was there behind them, I kept a safe distance from them to keep from being obnoxious.
Then they pulled to the side but not off the pavement and got out to talk to the folks in that site, they expected me to go off the asphalt and go around them with not much clearance between them and numbering post to my right, there were deep ruts off the pavement since it has been raining heavily week or so before. You can see my trailer swaying back and forth as I kept moving. What I should have done was to ask them to move it but felt like I was making too much about a small thing.
Later on that night it was literally a parade over and over until darkness came. The golf carts were not quiet, I can hear them coming and going. I see them get in and go 100 feet to talk with their neighbors. It seemed like a status symbol for them.
Frankly I have no issue with golf carts, especially for those who have a disability or have a need to carry stuff from the camp store or use it as transportation where there is distance; but I dislike the use where it blocks the roads or expects other vehicles to get out of their way.
You may add this to the list of emotional topics like tires, campfires and etcetera.
Again, not trying to start a flame war but I believe there needs to be an awareness that folks come to a campground for peace and quiet, and use them responsibly.
