Walking through campsites

[CampingN_C_]

I'm I the only one that finds that rude? I've been at the beach for a week now, one spot back from the end and I have people constantly walking through our site, because they're too lazy to walk another 50 feet. These sites are not huge so they're walking right through our chairs, bikes etc.
Guess I'm just venting this morning.

[bigorange]

Annoying, but I guess I have more important stuff to worry about...I could see it as situational too. As mentioned in a couple of posts about access to river or trails. I've come into a campground on a trail and found myself in a campsite before. Poor design, but just went around the edge of the site and on my way.

Now more annoying is the response I get when I try to teach my kids not to cut through other sites if it's not a site where they're already playing or friends of ours. Kids are pretty responsive, but other adults obviously don't think it's a big deal.

[NYCgrrl]

Definite city folk here and perfectly fine with the description.

Should someone need to pass through my site to get to a utility pole/ water connection really doesn't bother me as long as they don't slow down and wanna have a grand ol conversation whilst we are in the middle of eating. I don't like to talk with food in my mouth cuz well that's rude.

Lil kiddos don't bother me in particular since they've probably come to play with the kiddos I bring and soon enough my kiddos will wind up on their site.

I do draw the line at a nature tour using my site as a passageway and in response to my "Excuseeee you?", the group leader, stares me in the face, turns to her group and sez "Come ladies, just walk through" .
Now THAT'S rude and even an NYCer knows it:B.

People just need to use their common sense more often than not.

[Dog_Folks]

pappcam wrote:

CampingN.C. wrote:
It's about respect, privacy and manners. Period. These are all very basic values I (thought) all campers shared. I'm obviously incorrect.

I agree. Kids don't really know any better sometimes so that's not such a big deal but an adult should really know better than to invade someone else's privacy.

I'm sure some people don't really care if you cut through but lots of people do find it rude and that should take precedence.

I think that part of the problem with adults is that they are from a generation that was never taught as children.

[JAXFL]

DiskDoctr wrote:

$ignmoney wrote:
The electric quit one day so we started down the line to see what happened and 2 trailers down a guy said we kicked the breaker and he would reset it. So we headed back through our next door neighbors "property" and heard a bunch of yelling from the wife. I guess she thought it was rude also. I asked her what should I have done then? Walk down the driveway she said. I told her then I still will have to come in on every camp site until I find a breaker box and that is OK? Well we dont have a very good relationship now and every year we run into them and we both get the same site. Been 3 years now. So what to do? I didnt feel I did anything wrong, Did I?

Sounds like you had a valid reason to be walking the utility line. I wouldn't consider that trespassing- unless you stopped to rest and sat in her recliner and sipped her tea 😉

Should have contacted the campground management.... not your job to walk all over someones place looking in thier breaker box.... you could get shot.

[pappcam]

CampingN.C. wrote:
It's about respect, privacy and manners. Period. These are all very basic values I (thought) all campers shared. I'm obviously incorrect.

I agree. Kids don't really know any better sometimes so that's not such a big deal but an adult should really know better than to invade someone else's privacy.

I'm sure some people don't really care if you cut through but lots of people do find it rude and that should take precedence.

[DiskDoctr]

$ignmoney wrote:
The electric quit one day so we started down the line to see what happened and 2 trailers down a guy said we kicked the breaker and he would reset it. So we headed back through our next door neighbors "property" and heard a bunch of yelling from the wife. I guess she thought it was rude also. I asked her what should I have done then? Walk down the driveway she said. I told her then I still will have to come in on every camp site until I find a breaker box and that is OK? Well we dont have a very good relationship now and every year we run into them and we both get the same site. Been 3 years now. So what to do? I didnt feel I did anything wrong, Did I?

Sounds like you had a valid reason to be walking the utility line. I wouldn't consider that trespassing- unless you stopped to rest and sat in her recliner and sipped her tea 😉

[CampingN_C_]

It's about respect, privacy and manners. Period. These are all very basic values I (thought) all campers shared. I'm obviously incorrect.

[spoon059]

Its hard to steal if you aren't on my site...

[JAXFL]

spoon059 wrote:

JAXFL wrote:
I owned a townhouse I had to get permission to enter the yard that I OWNED. I also and my contracts says I can come in at any reasonable hour to inspect.


I agree that walking thru a site and bothering folks that are trying to relax is not cool, but if there is space and it is just to cut off some steps what is the problem?

Last time I went camping, the rules didn't state that any guest could come in at any reasonable hour to inspect the site. The rules state that my site is MY site.

I don't like people cutting through my site because I have had things go missing or get damaged before. Some wonderful neighbor stole the clips to my Equalizer WDH one time because I neglected to lock them up.

We have a squirt bottle we use to spray the dogs if they start barking and it might bother the neighbors. Some kids cutting through one time took the bottle from my picnic table. I found it later that day... broken.

I bring comfortable chairs for sitting around the fire pit at night. One time someone knocked over my chair cutting through. Thankfully they didn't damage it, but it is unnecessary.

When I am sitting around my site with my friends and family, I don't want to have to deal with some dude walking his dog through my site or a gaggle of loud disorderly kids stumbling through and knocking into things or stealing them.

Bottom line, I paid for my site. The rules tell you not to cut through an occupied site. Don't cut through an occupied site. I cannot believe we are on page 7 arguing about the merits of a rule that is clearly posted at most, if not all, campgrounds that I have ever visited.

That is 1st Degree thieft has nothing to do with just cutting thru

[_ignmoney]

The electric quit one day so we started down the line to see what happened and 2 trailers down a guy said we kicked the breaker and he would reset it. So we headed back through our next door neighbors "property" and heard a bunch of yelling from the wife. I guess she thought it was rude also. I asked her what should I have done then? Walk down the driveway she said. I told her then I still will have to come in on every camp site until I find a breaker box and that is OK? Well we dont have a very good relationship now and every year we run into them and we both get the same site. Been 3 years now. So what to do? I didnt feel I did anything wrong, Did I?

[et2]

Sea Dog wrote:
Must be a lot of city folk here.
Small town, rural people are not so paranoid
over their "rights" to a tiny plot of land.

My brother has over 100 acres. He always has low life's trespassing ( it's posted no trespassing) . Some even hunting his land without permission. They park down the road and walk in, or walk in from other farmers properties, claiming they had permission ( yeah try that again buddy).

He has many times had to force people off his property, with a weapon. Some come back over and over.

Just saying, I don't buy your statement. Sounds like many of those people camp too.

[NC_Hauler]

Sea Dog wrote:
Must be a lot of city folk here.
Small town, rural people are not so paranoid
over their "rights" to a tiny plot of land.

FAR from "city folk"....just enjoy my time off when I get it, and if camping at a camp ground, enjoy the peace and a little privacy, if possible...not paranoid at all, (was in Viet Nam:)), but not at a silly campground....Also seen thief at some campgrounds, I'd prefer to deter that if possible. Small town rural people I know, in WV, TN, NC, SC and VA, feel the same way I do.....

[Sea_Dog]

Must be a lot of city folk here.
Small town, rural people are not so paranoid
over their "rights" to a tiny plot of land.

[NC_Hauler]

JaxDad wrote:
Sounds like a great opportunity to meet new people, have a quick pleasant chat, socialize....

That would never do. Put up some electric fence, maybe a couple big dogs. That'll stop them.

I think it's rude and not good camping etiquette...Oh, when we are outside, so are our two boxers. They're chained up of course...but it is handy:)..Don't need the electric fence, would take up too much room 🙂

..Never been rude to anyone that cut through one of our campsites....my dogs may have showed some zeal to be petted.....they wouldn't bite, just want to lick you into oblivion, and jump on you, unless told to "heel".

Really sociable, but I don't walk through anyone else's campsite, would expect others to respect that and not walk through mine...no big deal....just common courtesy I think.

[spoon059]

JAXFL wrote:
I owned a townhouse I had to get permission to enter the yard that I OWNED. I also and my contracts says I can come in at any reasonable hour to inspect.


I agree that walking thru a site and bothering folks that are trying to relax is not cool, but if there is space and it is just to cut off some steps what is the problem?

Last time I went camping, the rules didn't state that any guest could come in at any reasonable hour to inspect the site. The rules state that my site is MY site.

I don't like people cutting through my site because I have had things go missing or get damaged before. Some wonderful neighbor stole the clips to my Equalizer WDH one time because I neglected to lock them up.

We have a squirt bottle we use to spray the dogs if they start barking and it might bother the neighbors. Some kids cutting through one time took the bottle from my picnic table. I found it later that day... broken.

I bring comfortable chairs for sitting around the fire pit at night. One time someone knocked over my chair cutting through. Thankfully they didn't damage it, but it is unnecessary.

When I am sitting around my site with my friends and family, I don't want to have to deal with some dude walking his dog through my site or a gaggle of loud disorderly kids stumbling through and knocking into things or stealing them.

Bottom line, I paid for my site. The rules tell you not to cut through an occupied site. Don't cut through an occupied site. I cannot believe we are on page 7 arguing about the merits of a rule that is clearly posted at most, if not all, campgrounds that I have ever visited.