We are in a state recreation CG in Haines, Alaska for a few nights. It is dry camping. No water, no sewer available at all. No cellphone service. The rate is $10/PN. All sites are great. There are a few lakeside which have a view which reminds me of the View at Lake Louise. Spectacular.It is a 10 mile drive up the fijord past Haines so one burns a fair amount of fuel to get there & back to Haines.Watched a guy in an oldish gasser MOHO come through last night. Didn't stay. Did the tour of the loops, which were virtually empty, & out he went. Presumably because there is no power or cellphone service he did not take a site. This guy burned at least 3 gal of gas ($4gal around here) for nothing then went back to Haines where the 2 'cram them in' cold waterside CGs & third roadside in town CG are something like $40 PN. So, this guy Spends $40 for the CG plus the extra $16 in gas when he could have spent $10 plus burned a little propane to keep warm & run his genny for his microwave & been in one of the most beautiful CGs around.I'll bet he moans about the price of his Alaska trip.RVers actions sometimes defy logic.

It that any different than buying a $200,000 RV and then worrying about spending $25.00 a night for a site?Or buying the same rig, arriving late after the office is closed and leaving very early before the office opens, so they they can beat the campground out of a nights fee?

Maybe he was looking for friends, didn't see them and left?Or, possibly he didn't like what he saw in the CG.That's the nice part about RV's, it's easy to keep moving until you like the scenery. :)

Maybe he wanted or needed those amenities the campgrounds offer that that dry camping location did not. Or maybe he wanted to see if it was a quiet location and not one where people would be running their generators. Maybe he didn't like the looks of the neighbors. Or maybe he was looking for a friend of his and didn't know what park they were staying in. Maybe everything in his life doesn't revolve around his wallet and he didn't give a flip about burning a few dollars of fuel.

He may have also been checking out potentials for the next trip.After spending 200,000 for a rig, you bet I would be worried about $25/night because I wouldn't have any money left over. :)

Veebyes wrote:So, this guy Spends $40 for the CG plus the extra $16 in gas when he could have spent $10 plus burned a little propane to keep warm & run his genny for his microwave & been in one of the most beautiful CGs around.I'll bet he moans about the price of his Alaska trip.RVers actions sometimes defy logic.Maybe he heard a genny running, and didn't want to listen to a obnoxious generator run, and ruin the quiet of the scenery. I'll bet it's quieter where he went.

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Dog_Folks
Explorer
Jun 06, 2014
It that any different than buying a $200,000 RV and then worrying about spending $25.00 a night for a site?

Or buying the same rig, arriving late after the office is closed and leaving very early before the office opens, so they they can beat the campground out of a nights fee?
gbopp
Explorer
Jun 06, 2014
Maybe he was looking for friends, didn't see them and left?

Or, possibly he didn't like what he saw in the CG.

That's the nice part about RV's, it's easy to keep moving until you like the scenery. :)
bigdogger
Explorer II
Jun 06, 2014
Maybe he wanted or needed those amenities the campgrounds offer that that dry camping location did not. Or maybe he wanted to see if it was a quiet location and not one where people would be running their generators. Maybe he didn't like the looks of the neighbors. Or maybe he was looking for a friend of his and didn't know what park they were staying in. Maybe everything in his life doesn't revolve around his wallet and he didn't give a flip about burning a few dollars of fuel.
kohldad
Explorer III
Jun 06, 2014
He may have also been checking out potentials for the next trip.

After spending 200,000 for a rig, you bet I would be worried about $25/night because I wouldn't have any money left over. :)
Terryallan
Explorer II
Jun 06, 2014
Veebyes wrote:

So, this guy Spends $40 for the CG plus the extra $16 in gas when he could have spent $10 plus burned a little propane to keep warm & run his genny for his microwave & been in one of the most beautiful CGs around.

I'll bet he moans about the price of his Alaska trip.

RVers actions sometimes defy logic.

Maybe he heard a genny running, and didn't want to listen to a obnoxious generator run, and ruin the quiet of the scenery. I'll bet it's quieter where he went.
mockturtle
Explorer II
Jun 06, 2014
Maybe he had medical equipment he needed to run on AC, to give the guy the benefit of non-speculation. I prefer to dry camp but I'm glad a lot of people don't because it leaves more good camping sites for people like me. :)
amandasgramma
Explorer
Jun 06, 2014
I love it when people make assumptions. :) Maybe he took one look at your site and said "h, no!"
korbe
Explorer
Jun 06, 2014
Veebyes wrote:
.....& run his genny for his microwave.......
RVers actions sometimes defy logic.

And that right there is what caught my eye in this post.
Pawz4me
Explorer
Jun 06, 2014
My interpretation of the original post:

"Some RV'er made a different decision than I did. So he must be wrong."
jaycocamprs
Explorer
Jun 07, 2014
Hey at least he didn't park right next to you in a other wise empty park.

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