Odd Experience While Camping - Lesson Learned
I thought I would share a recent experience I had while camping with my boys on a Father and Son's trip. A few weekends back, I took my pre-teen boys camping while my wife was away. The morning afte...
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As a woman, I've dealt with the "overly friendly" campers ever since I started camping with my husband in 1979. Even being huge pregnant didn't stop them. And then there are the ones who think it's "neat" that I converted the bus by myself. They always want a tour. I often wonder how they would react if someone driving past their house stopped and asked for a tour of their house. This is my "house", not a vacation toy. Some people simply can't take a polite hint. I finally learned to be rude. Like my husband told me, if they are rude enough to be pushy, then it's okay if I am rude in return.
The worst one was when a guy (drunk), walked up to my bus one night and banged on the door. He asked "How much?" I reported the guy to the campground. Seems I wasn't the only one he asked this question. The other woman had her husband inside with her. I was told it got interesting. I started keeping the door locked whenever I was inside or walking the dog. I also keep a baseball bat next to the door since that incident. I also carry a taser flashlight when I walk the dog. And I'm not very friendly to people anymore. I have been weekending, long-terming and/or full-timing for over 4 decades. I have come to realize that there are a lot of people who think nothing of invading my personal private space and exhibit inappropriate behaviour. So far, I have yet to actually taser someone or beat them with the baseball bat. But I have had to resort to "displaying" the baseball bat several times and only called the cops on someone twice (he was threatening my daughter with a gun, and I have learned that the local city cops won't arrest someone who is on prescription drugs but the county cops will).
The worst one was when a guy (drunk), walked up to my bus one night and banged on the door. He asked "How much?" I reported the guy to the campground. Seems I wasn't the only one he asked this question. The other woman had her husband inside with her. I was told it got interesting. I started keeping the door locked whenever I was inside or walking the dog. I also keep a baseball bat next to the door since that incident. I also carry a taser flashlight when I walk the dog. And I'm not very friendly to people anymore. I have been weekending, long-terming and/or full-timing for over 4 decades. I have come to realize that there are a lot of people who think nothing of invading my personal private space and exhibit inappropriate behaviour. So far, I have yet to actually taser someone or beat them with the baseball bat. But I have had to resort to "displaying" the baseball bat several times and only called the cops on someone twice (he was threatening my daughter with a gun, and I have learned that the local city cops won't arrest someone who is on prescription drugs but the county cops will).
