How do you feel about people walking through your campsite?

profdant139 wrote:
because many of them are drunk and grumpy.

And sometimes I'm drunk and grumpy...all the more reason to stay out of my campsite! :B

How about someone pulling up and parking right next to your camper? This happened to me a couple of years ago. I was like, "hey, excuse me...you can't park right here. This is my campsite." The women was who decided she could park wherever she wanted was irate. She started screaming at me that she was handicapped and she could park wherever she wanted. She started screaming she was going to call her sons to "come and take care of this."

Now this is redneck country...and this women was all redneck. And I don't mean to belittle rednecks, because according to my wife I am one. But when she said she was calling her sons to take care of this, I knew it was going down. I immediately called the office and the manager came over and told the women that she couldn't park in my campsite. She was not happy with the situation but she ended up leaving. BTW, she was not what I would call handicapped by any means. She got around just fine. She didn't have handicapped stickers or plates on her vehicle and I saw her around the campground for the next few days.

Luckily nothing came of it...just boggles my mind how rude and self centered people can be some times. If she would have pulled up and said, "Hi, would you mind if I parked here for an hour or so while my grandson uses the playground? My knee is really bothering me..." I probably would have said, sure it's no problem. But to just pull into my spot...3 foot from the side of my camper and proclaim she can park wherever she wants...no. That's not cool.

Steamguy wrote:

Having a big, friendly, enthusiastic dog is helpful, sometimes.

I have a 60 pound Catahoula who is NOT friendly, I never have issues with people cutting through my campsite.

I had this kid on a bike repeatedly come riding right through when I was sitting outside and trying to enjoy a little quiet with a book and a brew. So I went and got my Golden Retriever - who loves people far too much and wants to jump on them - and tied him to my waist. The next time the kid came riding through, I said in a gentle tone, "Don't ride through my space!!" And simultaneously the dog jumped at him; he was held back by the leash tied to me. He came up short, scared the kid to death, and the kid never came back.

Having a big, friendly, enthusiastic dog is helpful, sometimes.

How would you feel about someone cutting through your hotel room to get to the lobby? Yeah, that's about how I feel.

Gene&Ginny wrote:
To the person wandering through my campsite: "I will be using your grill to cook my supper since there is too much traffic going through my campsite to cook".

:p

I actually saw just that two weeks ago. This guy used the firepit grill in someone else's campsite right after they left. At first I assumed they were friends--and also was concerned someone would leave a hot fire.

But as it turns out their teenage daughter was in the TT, supposedly to mind the firepit but then afraid to come out, while they ran out to the on-site store. When they returned they were not happy campers.

This at a national park service administered campground where the campfire "borrower" appeared to be living in an older Toyota based class c--in poor condition (with a tent beside it, presumably acting as a shed of sorts). He was not the only person living there like that. The campsite would have otherwise had a nice nostalgic charm to it. Instead it had a "lock everything up" feel to it and we left early the next morning.



Mike

To the person wandering through my campsite: "I will be using your grill to cook my supper since there is too much traffic going through my campsite to cook".

:p

My wife takes it to the opposite extreme. If a CG has cabins for rent, I am always curious what is inside the cabin (beds, bathroom, kitchen, A/C, electric, etc). Even if no one is around and it is obvious to me the cabin is not rented at the time, my wife freaks when I go up to the cabin to try and see inside. She is so worried about stepping one foot on someone else's turf.

Ron3rd wrote:

Ruthless wrote:
How do you feel about people walking through your campsite?

Very, very, rarely happens so I never think about it. Has happened maybe 2-3 times in 11 years.

Agree - probably happens less times than the number of pages in this thread.:Z

I do not think chasing small children, loose dogs, errant papers etcetera, would be construed a trespassing unless it happens routinely.

Life has a way of adding a little excitement once in a while.