Hey everyone. Hey Guys.
So today we're going to talk about campground etiquette.
The reason this came up was because
we're currently at a campground in Wisconsin.
And you know, we've had a few bad incidents here and there.
But it's like everything that we've experienced
has kind of culminated at this campground.
And we wanted to go through, make this a constructive video
to talk about some of the
finer points of campground etiquette.
Now the number one violation we see of campground etiquette
is walking through other people's campsites.
When you get to a campground you're paying for a specific site.
It's almost like you're renting property at that campground.
And we were actually talking with a ranger at Rincon Parkway
who told us, if people are walking through other people's
campgrounds they actually consider that trespassing.
It's a good policy to make sure you walk around other people's campsites.
Take the extra time to walk around to go to the bathhouse
rather than cutting through someone's campsite.
One example of this violation is
last night I was sitting in the bedroom,
I looked out the window
and there's this woman crawling under our bedroom slide.
No idea why she was there.
But it kind of leads us into another point which is
Don't go around inspecting other people's RVs.
I know they might be interesting or something new.
But if you want to take a look at it, knock on their door.
We've had people who came up and
started measuring our bay doors
and didn't even ask.
We're sitting right here in the RV
and they just took it upon themselves
to take measurements.
Again it's respecting people's privacy.
We're in a campsite.
Essentially we have a yard.
And if you're in a house and you don't expect people to
just walk up to your window and start measuring it.
Now, if you get to a campground
and you're not assigned to a specific site and
there are plenty of sites around.
Try to park as far away from other people as possible.
Don't park right on top of them.
A good rule of thumb is to put at least
one space between you and the other person
who's near you.
This also applies to BLM or Forest Service camping.
The people who go camp out there are trying to get as
far away from other people as possible.
So if you see someone else on BLM or Forest Service land
Again try to park as far away as possible.
And even to the point of trying to park out of eyesight.
If you end up parking right on top of someone
and there's a lot of room out there
you may have an angry person
who's going to want to come over and talk to you.
Now if your group camping,
try to choose sites that are next to each other.
Don't sandwich someone else into your group camping party.
We're currently in a situation where we have two families camped on either side.
and they're crossing our campsite
running around and screaming across our campsite
They have the opportunity to park next to each other
for some reason they chose not to.
So be mindful of that when your group camping.
Try to choose sites that are next to each other.
Also, be mindful of your children.
Now, we completely expect that kids are going to be at a
campground running around playing and just being kids.
But it's good to educate them on this kind of etiquette
and not have them running through other people's campgrounds
If they are getting pretty rowdy, try to quiet them down
because that leads us into the next one which is noise.
Be mindful of the amount of noise that you're creating.
Is your stereo on really loud?
Do you have that Sunday night football game
just on full blast outside?
And talking noise as well.
We've had plenty of gathering the campgrounds,
it's totally expected that people sit outside
and interact with each other.
But if you are blasting your music
and people can hear three or four sites down
might be a bit much.
So be mindful of the amount of noise you are creating.
And also the time of day.
Because there are quiet hours at campgrounds.
And if you get to a campground after quiet hours,
don't go setting up your campground.
If you have to put a slide out or that,
completely understandable.
But don't be hammering stakes into the ground,
trying to level everything, running your power tools
all sorts of stuff.
Because other people at that point are trying to sleep.
And you're now disturbing everyone at the campground.
Now let's talk about dog etiquette at a campground.
Make sure you pick up after your dog.
And if you have a dog that likes to bark,
either be there to take care of them
or try to take them with you.
We actually have a neighbor now
who is there during the day a
and their dog is barking all the time.
It doesn't seem to bother them,
but anytime someone walks past,
the dog goes past, the golf cart.
That dog is barking pounding on the window
And we can hear it all hours of the day.
If you happen to leave and your dog is barking,
be mindful of that.
During the day is not as much of a disturbance.
But if you're going to be gone early morning,
late night, try to take your dog with you
or arrange something or someone to come check in
And keep your dog on a leash.
We've had many loose dogs who've come after Leo.
And luckily Leo is a pretty big guy
and he can defend himself.
For the safety of your dog and also our dog,
It's best to keep your dog on a leash.
And that is always the policy at a campground.
We've run into instances where even friendly dogs
will get aggressive either towards people or other dogs.
Another piece of campground etiquette is
Clean up after yourself.
Leave your campground the way you found it or better.
If someone left their trash, pick it up before you go
and don't put the trash in the campfire
take it to the dumpster.
And finally, smoking.
Now we've seen a lot of people who will
walk out of their RV, walk away from their RV
stand next to ours and start smoking.
If you've taken the time to walk away from your RV
Be respectful of your other neighbors
and try to stay as far away from their RVs as possible.
The general rule of thumb is to just
be respectful of your neighbors.
If it's something that would bother you
most likely it's going to bother other people.
And think of this as your house and your yard
and the way you would treat it.
Now, if you have any pieces of etiquette you'd like to share
or bad experiences at campgrounds,
Please leave us a comment below.
And we will see you guys later.
Thanks for watching.