Campspreading

ppine wrote:
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A couple of years ago I was backpacking in the Sierras. Some clown walks right through our camp to get to the lake to pump some water. I was speechless. He came back the same way. I asked him "what are you doing walking through our camp?" He looked at me like a dog. "What do you mean?" he replied. I asked him to kindly walk around our camp next time. He said Okay like it was a brand new idea. People are not only inconsiderate, some of them are really stupid. Try to have patience with the dumb ones.

This!! A lot people simple don't know, especially if they are new at "camping" in defined campgrounds. In the past when camping with friends who were new at campgrounds, I would try to explain the usually "unspoken rules" of camping etiquette. They mostly just laughed at me being so uptight. Within a year of regular camping, they were complaining about things like people cutting through their campsite.

Try to be patient and polite. I always try to introduce myself to my camping neighbors anyways.

Also, think about creative barriers that are less obvious. Bicycles coincidentally parked along your campsite border. Your tow vehicle angled to make it difficult to walk through (especially under you awning... I've had that happen!).

If all else fails, just sit down with a cold one and laugh about it.