Unclean Campsites

[photonanax3]

I'm pretty sure this has been discussed before, but I think the campsite we had this weekend topped as our personal worst campsite. I actually enjoyed the park itself, the campsites overall were spacious and everyone had a bit a privacy and I would even go back.

Pulled into the state park Friday nite, checked in, made it to our camp site, and as we're plugging in the power cord to the power box, I look down and a previous camper had dumped right there at the campsite and I'm not talking gray water.

I reported this to the park ranger and apparently this is not the first time this has happened. This particular park does not have a dump station - I can live with that, just stop someplace else on the way. But apparently, this upsets quite a few people, so they take it out on the park and the incoming campers.

How do people that do this live with themselves???

[DE88ROX]

ryegatevt wrote:
How come one of the pigs doesn't make a post in defense?

The pigs don't even realize they do it. They see nothing wrong it. probably in their eyes its clean.

[Dog_Folks]

DE88ROX wrote:
I always bring a rake with me camping. Its nice to rake the area under my patio mat so its free from small twigs and things. During my stay im rake around the fire ring at least once a day to pick up peanut shells and other things that may have hit the ground during the previous nights fire. When i leave i do a quick once over of the iste with a rake to pick up any stray wrappers and such.

I always leave the iste better than what I found it. But then again i always poull the covers back over the bed and neatly lay towels over the edge of the tub when i check out of hotels.

To many people have the attitude that "they pay people to clean up" I dont roll like that. Those people work hard enough because of a few lazy slobs. I like the fact that by me being an adult and picking up after myself that it will make someones day that much easier.

Campground hosts everywhere thank you. Campers like you helps "balance" off the pigs.

[ryegatevt]

How come one of the pigs doesn't make a post in defense?

[DE88ROX]

I always bring a rake with me camping. Its nice to rake the area under my patio mat so its free from small twigs and things. During my stay i rake around the fire ring at least once a day to pick up peanut shells and other things that may have hit the ground during the previous nights fire. When I leave, I do a quick once over of the site with a rake to pick up any stray wrappers and such.

I always leave the site better than what I found it. But then again, I always pull the covers back over the bed and neatly lay towels over the edge of the tub when I check out of hotels.

To many people have the attitude that "they pay people to clean up" I don't roll like that. Those people work hard enough because of a few lazy slobs. I like the fact that by me being an adult and picking up after myself that it will make someones day that much easier.

[relaxin]

send a grup of military personel after them, drag them back to the park and make them lick it up,,,,, well ok you can't make them eat it, make them clean it up with teaspoons and sponges, or face a $20,000 "ignorant a$$" fine

[msmith1199]

kalynzoo wrote:

RGar974417 wrote:
They should know who was previously in the site.Send them a fine in the mail.

Although I agree, the people will just say "it wasn't me" must have been someone else who pulled into the spot to dump.
If you don't see them you can't bill them.
JMHO

Well that depends. In Seattle they are using DNA to track down people who don't clean up after their pets. Seems like it would work in this case. 🙂

NOT IT (to be the one collecting the sample)

[wbwood]

photonanax3 wrote:

korbe wrote:
If this is a common practise, i would require a credit card number for a cleaning deposit. Kinda like if you trashed a motel room. All's it would take would be to have an inspection of the site by staff prior to the next group arriving.

When you make a reservation, you have to pre-pay for the site. I think this is a fine idea as well!

While I agree, but as one poster mentioned, what's stopping someone else going into another vacated site and dumping or leaving trash, etc?

If I had my music a little too loud and my neighbor reported me, what would stop me from going over and leaving stuff on his site after he left and before the site was checked?

[rockhillmanor]

doxiemom11 wrote:
If not on the ground, we have had people dump into an open bucket and leave it for us, the hosts when they left a site. Some people are just pigs.

THE reason I sold off all my rentals. Just couldn't stand cleaning up after the pigs.

"They are what they are" and it doesn't make any difference if it's a motel room, rental or CG where they are staying at, sadly they are an unavoidable blight on society and they will never change.

[doxiemom11]

If not on the ground, we have had people dump into an open bucket and leave it for us, the hosts when they left a site. Some people are just pigs.

[mlts22]

photonanax3 wrote:

How do people that do this live with themselves???

When I was growing up, if one was called a liar, that was fighting words. Now, it is considered a compliment, along the lines that one was smart enough to trick another.

A similar thing with hotel rooms. Things that I never would even think of doing, like trashing a hotel room, are considered "cool" now, because the rockstars and celebrities on TV do it.

I'm not surprised to see this attitude carry into RV-ing. An attitude of "I paid for the site, let others clean up my poop (literally)" is something I wouldn't be shocked to see. I also wouldn't be surprised to see someone say, "if the rock bands can dump their poop on top of a bridge onto ferry underneath, why can't I?"

[photonanax3]

korbe wrote:
If this is a common practise, i would require a credit card number for a cleaning deposit. Kinda like if you trashed a motel room. All's it would take would be to have an inspection of the site by staff prior to the next group arriving.

When you make a reservation, you have to pre-pay for the site. I think this is a fine idea as well!

[SRT]

Dtaylor wrote:

photonanax3 wrote:

How do people that do this live with themselves???

Given the attitudes of most people today, probably very well. Our morals as a country have been on a downward spiral for a long while and seems to have accelerated over the last 5-6 years.

X2! A number of years ago we stopped at an RV park on the east side of Portland, OR. Where the water outlet was located in the ground looked like someone tried to dump their black tank - lots of pieces of toilet paper. Some one cleaning up didn't complete it.

[DianneOK]

We worked at a cg that DID use the credit card trick....and we needed it a few times. We also documented with pics in case there was a question. Worked beautifully 🙂

[rhagfo]

1711tab wrote:

korbe wrote:
If this is a common practise, i would require a credit card number for a cleaning deposit. Kinda like if you trashed a motel room. All's it would take would be to have an inspection of the site by staff prior to the next group arriving.

You've come up with a solution to the problem... Bravo!!!

I agree 1000% with this action...

Tim

X3!
a photo copy of a drivers license would also wake them up.