So have you ever found yourself in a situation where maybe you've been invited to a family dinner
or you've participated in an event that was a culture outside of what you were used to
and you made a major mistake because you didn't understand the unwritten rules of
that particular culture in today's video we're going to talk about the unwritten unspoken rules
about rv culture and some important things that you need to know so stay tuned so when you
first check into a campground every single campground is going to have their own list of
rules that are actually written down for you so a part of that check-in process they're going to
give you a campground map they're also going to give you a sheet of the rules of the campground
a lot of these will contain the information like the quiet hours that are in the campground
if there are any rules regarding leashes with pets which most of those are pretty standard
the things that you would kind of expect they're all written down but there are a lot of unwritten
unspoken rules about staying in an rv campground so we're going to give you 10
things that you absolutely need to know so that you don't become a campground idiot
and make your neighbors upset with you [Music] where's that dumpster again ah
over there i'll just walk through that site [Music]
oh hey
[Music] So rule number one is you do not want to walk through an occupied campsite so if
somebody is parked in that campsite don't walk through their site don't cut through that site
even if that means it's faster to maybe get to the laundry room or the bathhouse
by cutting through that site think of it as if it was somebody's front yard because for the time
that they're camped there that really is their front yard and same as you wouldn't cut through
somebody's yard in a neighborhood you don't want to do that in the RV campground either now if
you have an unoccupied site you can go ahead and walk through that nobody is occupying that that's
not somebody's front yard for that time being but when there's an RV stay out of the sight [Music]
oh this is stinking
whoa whoa whoa so rule number two is about sewer hoses and the appropriate way to
handle your sewer hose so of course you're hooked into the sewer at the campsite but
when you're done and you're ready to leave how you clean up your sewer hose is important do
not do things like lay sewer hoses across picnic tables or hold the sewer hose up to a water spigot
to rinse it out have a separate hose that you can use to flush out that sewer hose into the sewer
receptacle and then put it away don't put your sewer hose anywhere it shouldn't be [Music]
oh hey there um i noticed you're having a little bit of a problem kind of pulling into your rv site
actually i'm good i got it i've done this a couple times before
are you sure i mean you are a female and all um yeah i might be a girl but it doesn't mean i don't
know what i'm doing so rule number three has to do with when you see people arrive to a campsite
do not jump in and try to help them or try to give them pointers on getting into their campsite
or backing in to their campsite lots of rvs will handle differently people that are driving these
are used to it and if you see somebody that just is repeatedly having a problem that's when it's
okay to maybe politely ask hey would you like any help and if they say yes then offer to help
but just don't jump in and try to start pointing out where they should be going [Music] [Applause]
so rule number four is to remember that the fire pit is not a trash can now if you have a campfire
and you choose to put things in there that are going to incinerate and burn up that's fine
but when you go to check out double check that there's nothing that is unburned
in that fire pit that is trash nobody wants to pull into that campsite after
you and have a bunch of trash in the fire pit when they want to enjoy a nice campfire
hey can you keep it down over there [Music]
what I can't hear you
so rule number five is to remember what those quiet hours are and to be respectful of those
quiet hours now there are a lot of families that are out here on a full-time basis there are a
lot of people that work on the road like travel nurses or other people that travel and work and
they need their rest and so just be aware that even though you might be on vacation it might be
your time to just chill out and relax be mindful of what those quiet hours are turn down the music
once that it's those quiet hours and also just be aware of the volume of things like outside
tvs and speakers even during the daytime hours rv walls are fairly thin and noise carries very
very easily so you just want to make sure that your noise is kind of contained to your campsite
and not disturbing those that are next to you before we get to rule number six
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oh here's an empty campsite well i'll just park right here this works so
rule number six is do not park in an open campsite now you never know when somebody might be coming
and actually checking in late or after hours you never know if somebody has a rig like a class b
or a drivable rv and they don't have a tow car and maybe they've just left the campsite for
the day to check something out or go to the grocery store and they're on their way back
you don't want to park in that campsite and have somebody come in need it and your car
is there just make sure that if you do need extra parking or if your vehicle won't fit
on your site most campgrounds do have some sort of overflow parking or designated parking area
now that also goes for guests if you have guests that are visiting make sure that
they are either parked on your site or parked in a designated spot not an empty site [Music]
so rule number seven is to make sure that you turn off those headlights when you're pulling in after
dark now you have to remember an rv campground is very different from a traditional neighborhood
to where when you pull your vehicle in chances are your headlights are shining into somebody
else's living room and you don't want to do that or worse yet their bedroom so as you're pulling
in just turn off those headlights make sure that you're not shining those into somebody else's rig
if you need to use your parking lights for some extra guidance do that instead
but be respectful of your neighbors [Music] hey don't forget the bikes so rule number eight has
to do with early departures or late arrivals so if you are leaving early you've got a long
travel day in front of you we get that in fact we've been there and had to leave early if we're
going to get to the place that we're going before it's dark outside but you want to be
aware of the noise level that you are creating as you are getting ready to pull out of the campsite
things like closing storage bay doors or closing the door of your rv can make a lot of noise and
also yelling back and forth to your partner as you're trying to maybe spot them when they're
pulling out things of that nature can really be disturbing to your neighbors and you don't want
to be a bad camper so just be aware of the noise level if you're leaving early especially those
that tend to pull out seven eight in the morning not everybody in an rv campground wants to get up
that early be considerate of your neighbors when you're making those noises now if you're
arriving late to a campsite same thing watch those headlights watch that noise level we have
a diesel pusher so one thing we're always trying to make sure that we do is shut off our engine as
quickly as possible if we are pulling in somewhere late as to not disturb those that are next to us
[Music] pardon me do you have any grape upon but of course [Music] rule number nine is to remember
that kids are going to be kids and allow them to be kids now a lot of those that are full-time on
the road with families the last thing that you want to do is keep your kids cooped up inside of
your rv they need to get out they need to play and there's going to be some noise level that
comes with that now we're not talking about out of control damaging property types of behaviors
we're just talking about typical kid behaviors remember that children are not mini adults they
don't have fully developed brain power to be able to make good critical thinking skills all the time
there's going to be some slip ups there's going to be some mistakes allow for that to happen and
we can all grow as families together as part of this rv community [Music] so rule number 10
is to make sure that your rv porch light or your awning lights any lights on the exterior of your
rv are not shining directly into your neighbor's rv at night and to make sure that you turn those
off after you go to bed there's really no need to leave those bright lights on all night long
most people if they want some sort of ambient lighting will have a rope light that goes around
the base of the rv or something of that nature but those lights can actually shine pretty bright into
your neighbor a lot of campsites are fairly close together so you want to be courteous you do not
want to have upset neighbors that got no sleep because your porch light was shining into their
bedroom all night long there's a lot of families that actually are so as you're
pulling in once that you know where you need to be make sure that according to the dreams
where you need to be anyway so rule number seven is to make sure that you turn off of
your headlights off of i can't think this is like tap dancing and chewing
gum and everything else okay and help i don't like where this is going let me just do that
rv campground like they're riding their bikes or their scooters where is that dumpster again
so you'll have to let us know if there are any unspoken rules that you have learned that we've
missed in this video drop a comment below let us know but not just us the RV community at large
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if we don't see you out on the road or around the campground we'll see you in the next video