How do you feel about people walking through your campsite?

[Ruthless]

How do you feel about people walking through your campsite?

[paddywanpeep]

Doug33 wrote:

rickeoni wrote:

paddywanpeep wrote:

I get off my chair, walk up to them and punch them as hard as I can in the face, men, women, kids, bears, dogs, squirrels, birds, mt.lions, raccoons, skunks, cats, park police, bees, I don't care. If they say, growl or anything back I punch them in the head again. This has worked well for me over the years.

I don`t mind walking through other peoples campsites.....they don`t own the site and should be happy I`m in their presence!

I want to be there when you guys meet....


hopefully there are no firearms involved....


Nope no guns! Just my 2 cannons!!!!

What a rookie! Do you think you are the first person to shoot cannons at me while I am camping and then have to punch the cannonballs out of the air mid flight as the enter my space? You need to do better than that. Also I will punch those cannons back to Gettysburg

[Reader1]

We had a funny experience this weekend. While sitting outside we heard loud voices in the woods behind us. About 8 adults and kids came out of the woods into our campsite. They seemed to be quite inexperienced hikers (flip flops) and had gotten lost. They were tired and thrilled to see campers. They kept telling us they were so sorry to walk on our site. We were all laughing together reassuring them it was fine and asked if they needed anything. They just needed to find their campsite.

[colliehauler]

As long as they bring me a cold beer I don't have a problem with it.

[RwaSmith]

IndyCamp wrote:
It doesn't really bother me.

I go camping to chill out and relax, not get worked up about minor stuff like someone walking through "my" campsite. I usually give them a "how's it goin'?"

x2 its just not worth getting upset over. Unless they are waking directly next to your camper

[dodge_guy]

Doug33 wrote:

rickeoni wrote:
paddywanpeep wrote:

I get off my chair, walk up to them and punch them as hard as I can in the face, men, women, kids, bears, dogs, squirrels, birds, mt.lions, raccoons, skunks, cats, park police, bees, I don't care. If they say, growl or anything back I punch them in the head again. This has worked well for me over the years.

I don`t mind walking through other peoples campsites.....they don`t own the site and should be happy I`m in their presence!

I want to be there when you guys meet....

hopefully there are no firearms involved....

Nope no guns! Just my 2 cannons!!!!

[Doug33]

rickeoni wrote:
paddywanpeep wrote:

I get off my chair, walk up to them and punch them as hard as I can in the face, men, women, kids, bears, dogs, squirrels, birds, mt.lions, raccoons, skunks, cats, park police, bees, I don't care. If they say, growl or anything back I punch them in the head again. This has worked well for me over the years.

I don`t mind walking through other peoples campsites.....they don`t own the site and should be happy I`m in their presence!

I want to be there when you guys meet....

hopefully there are no firearms involved....

[rickeoni]

paddywanpeep wrote:

I get off my chair, walk up to them and punch them as hard as I can in the face, men, women, kids, bears, dogs, squirrels, birds, mt.lions, raccoons, skunks, cats, park police, bees, I don't care. If they say, growl or anything back I punch them in the head again. This has worked well for me over the years.

I don`t mind walking through other peoples campsites.....they don`t own the site and should be happy I`m in their presence!

I want to be there when you guys meet....

[dodge_guy]

I don`t mind walking through other peoples campsites.....they don`t own the site and should be happy I`m in their presence!

[Tvov]

e-light wrote:
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Luckily nothing came of it...just boggles my mind how rude and self centered people can be some times. If she would have pulled up and said, "Hi, would you mind if I parked here for an hour or so while my grandson uses the playground? My knee is really bothering me..." I probably would have said, sure it's no problem. But to just pull into my spot...3 foot from the side of my camper and proclaim she can park wherever she wants...no. That's not cool.

Exactly. It is amazing how well things go if people are polite and ask.

[mikensallyt]

TucsonJim wrote:
If they are a child, I just ignore it. If they are an adult, I invite them to have a beer with me. I could care less if they walk through our camp or not.

damn, I like this. I need to stock up the fridge for this weekend then.

[Tennessee_Nomad]

profdant139 wrote:
because many of them are drunk and grumpy.

And sometimes I'm drunk and grumpy...all the more reason to stay out of my campsite! :B

[e-light]

How about someone pulling up and parking right next to your camper? This happened to me a couple of years ago. I was like, "hey, excuse me...you can't park right here. This is my campsite." The women was who decided she could park wherever she wanted was irate. She started screaming at me that she was handicapped and she could park wherever she wanted. She started screaming she was going to call her sons to "come and take care of this."

Now this is redneck country...and this women was all redneck. And I don't mean to belittle rednecks, because according to my wife I am one. But when she said she was calling her sons to take care of this, I knew it was going down. I immediately called the office and the manager came over and told the women that she couldn't park in my campsite. She was not happy with the situation but she ended up leaving. BTW, she was not what I would call handicapped by any means. She got around just fine. She didn't have handicapped stickers or plates on her vehicle and I saw her around the campground for the next few days.

Luckily nothing came of it...just boggles my mind how rude and self centered people can be some times. If she would have pulled up and said, "Hi, would you mind if I parked here for an hour or so while my grandson uses the playground? My knee is really bothering me..." I probably would have said, sure it's no problem. But to just pull into my spot...3 foot from the side of my camper and proclaim she can park wherever she wants...no. That's not cool.

[Bisker]

Steamguy wrote:

Having a big, friendly, enthusiastic dog is helpful, sometimes.

I have a 60 pound Catahoula who is NOT friendly, I never have issues with people cutting through my campsite.

[Steamguy]

I had this kid on a bike repeatedly come riding right through when I was sitting outside and trying to enjoy a little quiet with a book and a brew. So I went and got my Golden Retriever - who loves people far too much and wants to jump on them - and tied him to my waist. The next time the kid came riding through, I said in a gentle tone, "Don't ride through my space!!" And simultaneously the dog jumped at him; he was held back by the leash tied to me. He came up short, scared the kid to death, and the kid never came back.

Having a big, friendly, enthusiastic dog is helpful, sometimes.