How do you feel about people walking through your campsite?

We had a lakefront site and had left to go to the store. We returned and we relaxing outside when a couple came up from the water dragging their kayaks. My husband asked if they had a problem while out on the water. The said "no, our campsite is right there (pointing to their site across the road) and we don't have lake access from our site". Hubby said "there is a public launch area about a quarter mile from here with places to park." They said "yes, we know but this is much more convenient." Hubby said "next time reserve waterfront then but you can't access it from our site that we paid for. Don't come back again or I'll ask management to explain it to you". They left quickly and unhappily but didn't try it again. The sites were narrow and long with trees on the edges so no way for them to access the water without walking right by our camper, chairs, table etc.

Okay, okay, it was a bit of a loaded question; but in my opinion, one should always ask permission before crossing another’s property with very few exceptions.

Likewise, in my opinion, one should out of courtesy, grant that permission with very few exceptions.

In both cases, it is simply a matter of being “nice”.

There are of course exceptions, some of which have already been mentioned.

I had a fellow cut through our site many times one weekend. On one trip through I handed him my trash and said "here since you seem to know the way". He just replied "sure" and cut back through on the way back. Didn't register with him at all.

I can't actually remember someone walking through our site. Once while camping with our daughter and her family a family walked right beside her TT window and startled her sleeping dog. Holly jumped up and barked loudly, not snarled just barked and the woman yelled at her. I let the woman know that Holly did not bark at anyone walking correctly on the road, but when someone walked right beside the window she was startled and barked, not the dog's fault. I did not get the feeling that this lady understood what I was saying.

Mr. Camper wrote:

Hannibal wrote:
Same way I feel about people walking through my living room. They lack common courtesy and respect for others.

Maybe so, but if they walk through my living room I can legally shoot them.

Nope. Not unless they are threatening your life.

Hannibal wrote:
Same way I feel about people walking through my living room. They lack common courtesy and respect for others.

Maybe so, but if they walk through my living room I can legally shoot them.

I just take out my 45 and fire a round into the ground. They usually leave in a hurry.

rbpru wrote:
So in the end, who is the most disrespectful; the person who boldly cuts across another’s rented campsite? Or, the person who greedily guards their rented fiefdom and refuses to extend the common courtesy of letting a neighbor cross their property?

I will leave that to the readers.

Obviously the person who cuts through otherwise there would never be a need to greedily guard my fiefdom or my family's right to some privacy. But hey, who am I to judge, I just pay for the place!!

Hannibal wrote:

rbpru wrote:
So in the end, who is the most disrespectful; the person who boldly cuts across another’s rented campsite? Or, the person who greedily guards their rented fiefdom and refuses to extend the common courtesy of letting a neighbor cross their property?

I will leave that to the readers.

The person who boldly cuts through another's rented campsite.

That's my vote too!

rbpru wrote:
So in the end, who is the most disrespectful; the person who boldly cuts across another’s rented campsite? Or, the person who greedily guards their rented fiefdom and refuses to extend the common courtesy of letting a neighbor cross their property?

I will leave that to the readers.

Common courtesy implies a choice. You extend courtesy by asking, you don't demand it by taking.