OK. I give up. What are these hooks for?

[ECones]

At Lake Catherine State Park the RV sites have these green hooks, and I can't figure out what they're for. The entire assembly is probably six feet tall. There's a hook at the end that is obviously intended for something to hang from, but ..... what?

[golf_bears]

ryegatevt,

What part of NH are you from?

[ryegatevt]

In NH and VT the Fish & Game Depts recommend taking in bird feeders from April to November. The problem is bears, and if they are attracted by feeders to your campsite (or to your home) they are hard to impossible to keep away and can do serious damage.

[mudhound]

out of control Mother in Laws

[ECones]

golf_bears wrote:
We were just there at St Catherin's State Park a few weeks ago. We were on our way down to the RGV in TX for the winter. Very nice park.

I think AR has some of the nicest RV parks in the country. Been to a number of them. Especially like Bull Shoals and the trout fishing.

Thank you. Despite some of the negative stereotype, I'm very proud of my home state. And I've got a very good friend in Rapid City and have visited often. You live it a beautiful part of the country as well.

[golf_bears]

We were just there at St Catherin's State Park a few weeks ago. We were on our way down to the RGV in TX for the winter. Very nice park.

I think AR has some of the nicest RV parks in the country. Been to a number of them. Especially like Bull Shoals and the trout fishing.

[ECones]

CavemanCharlie wrote:

ECones wrote:

CavemanCharlie wrote:

ECones wrote:
Our Arkansas raccoons would get to it hanging on that pole unless you greased the pole. 😉

Same here. Besides they don't look all that high off of the ground. Our MN raccoons would just stand up on there back legs and pull it down.

I think the hook is about 5 1/2 feet off the ground.

We had bird feeder hanging on something similar in our back yard, and the raccoons would go right up it. I tried greasing the pole, but after a few tries they'd wipe the grease off the pole enough to get on up it with a running start. Crafty little devils.

If they are that high then the racoons will not be able to stand up and reach them after all.

I used a similar hanger for a bird feeder, and raccoons climbed the pole.

[CavemanCharlie]

ECones wrote:

CavemanCharlie wrote:

ECones wrote:
Our Arkansas raccoons would get to it hanging on that pole unless you greased the pole. 😉

Same here. Besides they don't look all that high off of the ground. Our MN raccoons would just stand up on there back legs and pull it down.

I think the hook is about 5 1/2 feet off the ground.

We had bird feeder hanging on something similar in our back yard, and the raccoons would go right up it. I tried greasing the pole, but after a few tries they'd wipe the grease off the pole enough to get on up it with a running start. Crafty little devils.

If they are that high then the racoons will not be able to stand up and reach them after all.

[Steve_B_]

This past camping season was the first time I was at a park that had these. I loved it for the lantern. If the light drew bugs, they were away from the picnic table. I did see someone use it for a bug zapper as well. No wind chimes, please. My neighbors have had someone take their wind chimes down a few times. Can't figure it out.

[TxTwoSome]

If you leave your 5 year old hooked and then hang the trash bag he will keep the coons away!

[ECones]

CavemanCharlie wrote:

ECones wrote:
Our Arkansas raccoons would get to it hanging on that pole unless you greased the pole. 😉

Same here. Besides they don't look all that high off of the ground. Our MN raccoons would just stand up on there back legs and pull it down.

I think the hook is about 5 1/2 feet off the ground.

We had bird feeder hanging on something similar in our back yard, and the raccoons would go right up it. I tried greasing the pole, but after a few tries they'd wipe the grease off the pole enough to get on up it with a running start. Crafty little devils.

[CavemanCharlie]

ECones wrote:
Our Arkansas raccoons would get to it hanging on that pole unless you greased the pole. 😉

Same here. Besides they don't look all that high off of the ground. Our MN raccoons would just stand up on there back legs and pull it down.

[ECones]

Our Arkansas raccoons would get to it hanging on that pole unless you greased the pole. 😉

[spoon059]

wa8yxm wrote:
You can use for a lantern but if you are tent camping you hang your garbage bag from them so the critters can't rip it open and make a major mess.

Ha, I'm the same as you. I immediately thought a garbage bag. It won't protect you from the bears, but it will keep raccoons and the like from destroying your trash and leaving you with a mess the next morning.

We usually don't use lanterns when camping, but early spring and late fall camping when the sun sets at 4:30 pm requires some exterior lighting by which to eat dinner. This past year we just clamped a utility throw light to the end of the awning. For next year I plan to buy a utility clamp light that we can use to give a small area of decent task lighting.

Very rarely do we have bright outside lights at night.

[mowermech]

Mr.Mark wrote:
In all the years that we have been RV'ing (reg. since '07), I have never seen a hook like that at our campsite. We have stayed at ALL types of parks (KOA's, private parks, regular RV parks, Etc.) but not public parks as we are generally to large.

And, a lantern seems like the most obvious use for it.

Safe travels,
MM.

Same here. In all the campgrounds I have visited in Montana and Wyoming, I have never seen one. That includes USFS, KOA, other commercial parks, Fairgrounds, etc.
there have been times when I wish there would have been one, now that I have seen them.