sele wrote:
It seems there are a bunch of posts about what is and isn't acceptable at a campsite. First I am not looking to stir up any huge arguments. Looking at our forums we see several issues with this. I presume when I rent a campsite that it is the same as my home and yard for the duration of time rented. We have rental property and do not just simply roam through we give notice even though we own the property. I do not just simply borrow or park on my neighbors lawn without asking first, even though we have lived beside each other for 35 years. All I am asking for are your thoughts certainly not arguments they never seem to resolve issues. Thanks all in advance
I think a lot of it has to do with the increasing popularity of our past time and the "engineering" of the equipment.
Early campers actually "camped". They used tents. This meant that most activities happened outside the tent. Additionally, tents are not very soundproof, so respect for privacy was an obvious and immediate thing.
Today's "campers" roll into the RV park in their big, sleek, bus. Pull into their assigned slot, push a button, and level up their "camper". They then close the curtains, maybe put out the awning, and disappear inside their huge, soundproof, resort on wheels.
To a person wanting to get to the bath house two rows over, it really doesn't look like an invasion of privacy if they cut across that lot, rather than walk around.
Now granted, I am over-generalizing, and this certainly doesn't cover things like dogs running loose, or loud children, etc. But, I think the impersonalization I am trying to illustrate leads us to ignore some of the etiquette that was developed over many years by people that were, by nature, aware of their surroundings and in touch with them. The fact is, "camping" has become so easy, and so affordable, that people no longer camp to get in touch with nature, themselves, or their families. Now folks "camp" to get away from the rat race at home, often trading it for a different kind of rat race.
As for rental property being private property for the duration, one of my favorite parks in Myrtle Beach has the worst habit of sending out a squad of weed whacking guys early in the morning to cover our chairs, table cloths, grills, bicycles, and towels with dew sodden bits of grass, weeds, and sand. Based on that, I would say that the concept of "private property" has little or no meaning, these days.
