How about some common courtesy...

[rollexx]

If you can afford a 50k+ RV, do your fellow travelers a favor and spring for a appropriate generator. A 3000w contractor gen belongs on a job site not with your RV. Casino RV overnight parking area. Spaces very close together. These fine folks had a very nice fifth wheel, looked like they were staying awhile. Had a nice little pet corral set up three feet into the next space. Ran their gen till 10:30 last night and started again at 7:30 this morning. Felt sorry for their neighbors. We were 5 slots down and had to keep windows closed.

[wa8yxm]

I recall one neighbor (I ended up feeding his rig from my daisy chain outlet)

"It is so quiet you won't hardly hear it. It's a HONDA after all"

IT was a contractor's gen with a Honda motor Loud as any other contractor's generator. He was deaf is the only explanation I can give.

[WTP-GC]

gbopp wrote:
Common courtesy, common sense and customer service are mostly terms from a bygone era.

Midnightsadie is correct, you can't fix stupid.

Now let's not allow this to turn into a millennial vs baby-boomer thread...
Knock on wood, but I've never had an issue with a neighbor's generator noise. But I often camp around people from the "bygone era" who are considerably annoying. How about an older guy who left a big, bright work-light hanging on a tree all night (at least till he got home from the bar at whatever hour). Or older folks who insist on bringing a barking dog with them everywhere they go? I've camped next to elderly folks who can keep a party alive up till 2 or 3 AM, carrying on, playing music.

So, it ain't just the youngins that lack courtesy. That is a personality trait that ALL generations can either possess or not.

[newman_fulltime]

Next time I'm bringing my industrial diesel light plant and use as my genny :B

[covered_wagon]

I go camping where I can avoid people so I don't really notice too much how the new generation behaves. Is it really getting that bad?

I do note in my daily business dealings that people seem less concerned about calling you back when you have a request for information. Others I notice don't seem to have enough time even for themselves let alone others. I see more speeders than ever, running stops signs much more, less courtesy on the road. What's it going to be like in another generation or so?

[SidecarFlip]

gemsworld wrote:
It's not just in free spots like Walmart parking lots. You come across RVers using contractor gennys all over the place.

I have across RVers that would run their gennys for hours just to watch TV. I guess no one told them about inverters.

Probably too cheap to buy an inverter.

[SidecarFlip]

JaxDad wrote:

downtheroad wrote:
....and let me guess. This was a free campsite (Walmart Style.)

I’ve run into FAR more ignoramuses in ‘RV resorts’ and ‘campgrounds’ than I have in 35 years of ‘free camping’ spots.

The ones who pay seem to have a far higher level of entitlement than the ones who are grateful for receiving something for free.

Ain't that the truth. People assume (wrongly) that if they pay a fee to camp, they can do whatever they want to. Now if that was me, I'd wait until no one was around and put some sugar in the gas tank. That would have solved the issue pretty quick.

We tend to stay at State campgrounds here in Michigan. People who camp in them are somewhat courteous. Not all, but most are.

[Community Alumni]

It's not just in free spots like Walmart parking lots. You come across RVers using contractor gennys all over the place.

I have across RVers that would run their gennys for hours just to watch TV. I guess no one told them about inverters.

[JaxDad]

downtheroad wrote:
....and let me guess. This was a free campsite (Walmart Style.)

I’ve run into FAR more ignoramuses in ‘RV resorts’ and ‘campgrounds’ than I have in 35 years of ‘free camping’ spots.

The ones who pay seem to have a far higher level of entitlement than the ones who are grateful for receiving something for free.

[gbopp]

Common courtesy, common sense and customer service are mostly terms from a bygone era.

Midnightsadie is correct, you can't fix stupid.

[doxiemom11]

And, when you are parked somewhere like a scenic overlook rest stop that has rv parking, and you go to bed at 8pm and are not using your AC because it's only 70 out and you are not watching tv -- It is not necessary to run your generator all night long -- all night long --- for nothing! Keeping everyone else awake.

[Expyinflight]

Common courtesy?? Wasting your breath. This type of 'offender' is not typically part of the audience on this or any other forum. They don't even usually realize they are annoying others, or frankly would not care, even if they do realize it. They consider it "your problem" and will just continue on doing what they are doing.
Confront them....at your own risk.
We too often notice that it only gets worse as more and more inconsiderate newbies join the RV lifestyle.

All you can really do is...move on.

[Boon_Docker]

Doesn't matter, free campsite or not. Still is arrogant to run a contractor generator when you have neighbors.

[downtheroad]

....and let me guess. This was a free campsite (Walmart Style.)

[stein4]

Same thing happened where we camped this last weekend; they pulled in at 1 pm started "contractor gen" and it stayed on until 11 pm. Not sure which was more annoying the gen or them yelling so they could hear each other over the noise of the gen. Started up again the next morning around 8, so we packed up and left.

[midnightsadie]

I agree ,but I,d have moved you can,t fix stupid.