I know how I feel about this, but I'd some other feedback. My family and I are big fans of camping in Maryland State parks. The most you'll find hook-up wise is electric. All loops have several fresh water spigots for you to fill your fresh tank, or jugs, pitchers, water pistols...whatever.I find that occasionally some folks will run hose from their rig to the spigot and just leave their unit hooked up.I think its in poor taste, but maybe I'm just a grumpy old man at 40.Thoughts?

Of course they may just be filling their tanks, in which case they should be outside monitoring the prograss, ready to disconnect. But in case they're not: Just unhook them and fill what you need to. Then go complain to the ranger.In Michigan those spigots are designed specifically to not allow anything to permanently connect...

sch911 wrote:Just unhook them and fill what you need to. Then go complain to the ranger.In Michigan those spigots are designed specifically to not allow anything to permanently connect...X2

You have good reason to feel that way. When there is only 1 spigot for a designated loop, or a designated section, no one should permanently hook up, no one! You have 2 options. Report it to the campground host / or DNR / or campground manager. Option 2. Unhook their water, get what you need and (if you want to be real nasty and send a message), leave them unhooked, hose laying on the ground.If they happen to see you unhooking and give you a hard time, remind them it's a community spigot and no one can hook up permanently. If they still are belligerent, then definitely go no further. Report them to the campground management. Bottom line, they are being rude simply do not care about anyone else. In that case, I'm not very pleasant in return!Now .... If they run a hose, fill up their fresh water tank, then unhook the hose, I see no problem with that. I do that all the time in campgrounds (and many in Indiana have community spigots). No one ever says a word, in fact, I've even shared my hose with other campers to fill them up also, as usually, they don't bring enough hose themselves.I always carry 200 feet of hose for just this purpose.To answer your question, they are being very rude, and they are completely wrong if hooking up permanently! You have every right to take appropriate action!

Thanks all for the replies. Ironically our favorite campground is only 30 minutes from home, so we arrive full. But in instances where I've needed to fill up I simply unhook, take what I need and leave their hose unhooked. I've seen where people leave their hose by the spigot in case they need more, that doesnt bother me at all.Thanks again for the feedback! Happy Camping.

Cloughfam wrote:But in instances where I've needed to fill up I simply unhook, take what I need and leave their hose unhooked.That's what I would do, even if the owner was standing there watching.

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sch911
Explorer
May 23, 2016
Of course they may just be filling their tanks, in which case they should be outside monitoring the prograss, ready to disconnect. But in case they're not: Just unhook them and fill what you need to. Then go complain to the ranger.

In Michigan those spigots are designed specifically to not allow anything to permanently connect...
corvettekent
Explorer
May 23, 2016
sch911 wrote:
Just unhook them and fill what you need to. Then go complain to the ranger.

In Michigan those spigots are designed specifically to not allow anything to permanently connect...

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DutchmenSport
Explorer
May 23, 2016
You have good reason to feel that way. When there is only 1 spigot for a designated loop, or a designated section, no one should permanently hook up, no one!

You have 2 options. Report it to the campground host / or DNR / or campground manager.

Option 2. Unhook their water, get what you need and (if you want to be real nasty and send a message), leave them unhooked, hose laying on the ground.

If they happen to see you unhooking and give you a hard time, remind them it's a community spigot and no one can hook up permanently. If they still are belligerent, then definitely go no further. Report them to the campground management.

Bottom line, they are being rude simply do not care about anyone else. In that case, I'm not very pleasant in return!

Now .... If they run a hose, fill up their fresh water tank, then unhook the hose, I see no problem with that. I do that all the time in campgrounds (and many in Indiana have community spigots). No one ever says a word, in fact, I've even shared my hose with other campers to fill them up also, as usually, they don't bring enough hose themselves.

I always carry 200 feet of hose for just this purpose.

To answer your question, they are being very rude, and they are completely wrong if hooking up permanently! You have every right to take appropriate action!
Cloughfam
Explorer
May 23, 2016
Thanks all for the replies. Ironically our favorite campground is only 30 minutes from home, so we arrive full.

But in instances where I've needed to fill up I simply unhook, take what I need and leave their hose unhooked. I've seen where people leave their hose by the spigot in case they need more, that doesnt bother me at all.
Thanks again for the feedback! Happy Camping.
gbopp
Explorer
May 23, 2016
Cloughfam wrote:
But in instances where I've needed to fill up I simply unhook, take what I need and leave their hose unhooked.

That's what I would do, even if the owner was standing there watching.
korbe
Explorer
May 23, 2016
I would be very surprised if someone was hooked up to the campground loop's spigot thinking that they could stay hooked up. If they did, they would get a rude awakening. No need to contact the staff, geeze.
MudChucker
Explorer
May 23, 2016
I'll water theif the spigot to fill my tank but I always stand at the spigot ready to unhook for someone or shut off when I'm full.
azrving
Explorer
May 23, 2016
Be very friendly and offer them a beer or whatever but tell them that it's not ideal to leave their hose on there because as people use it it may get dirt in it. ;)
MitchF150
Explorer III
May 23, 2016
I've never seen a community spigot that had threads on it to hook a hose to and it's never had a knob that you didn't have to hold open with your hand to let the water flow..

Mitch
dblr
Explorer
May 23, 2016
If I hook up for water I would be outside as already said but I even put a Y on in case some wants water while I fill.