Cold weather, generators, and campgrounds
My wife and I were at Yellowstone the past few days at NPS campground Madison, which is run by Xanterra. It was pretty cold and snowy for several days, not extreme, but a little "rough" for mid-Octob...
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Had this been a summer trip in an area expected to be in the low 70s during the night and suddenly it was 30 degrees due to freak weather, I might be willing to say the conditions warrant it.
But in this case, the temps are reasonable for the location and dates so campers should be prepared for them. That means camping with hookups or extra batteries if you want to use the furnace. Or bringing extra blankets.
If you choose to camp in a campground with a "no generators between 8 pm and 8 am", then you need to follow those rules.
I also disagree that using the generator intermittently throughout the night means they were trying not to inconvenience others. Trying to sleep with a loud noise going on and off all night is extremely difficult for many people. It's like the guy who unwraps cellophane in the theatre - doing it slowly just puts people on edge because they keep waiting for the next bit of unwrapping.
But in this case, the temps are reasonable for the location and dates so campers should be prepared for them. That means camping with hookups or extra batteries if you want to use the furnace. Or bringing extra blankets.
If you choose to camp in a campground with a "no generators between 8 pm and 8 am", then you need to follow those rules.
I also disagree that using the generator intermittently throughout the night means they were trying not to inconvenience others. Trying to sleep with a loud noise going on and off all night is extremely difficult for many people. It's like the guy who unwraps cellophane in the theatre - doing it slowly just puts people on edge because they keep waiting for the next bit of unwrapping.
