General caravan park etiquette

[JS4910]

Don't smoke next to someone else's van, especially mine...............there are subtle ways to get the message across, like with a hose.

Yes as an ex smoker I think you notice it even worse, probably wont be long before we see smoking in van parks banned as is the current trend when you are within so many metres of public building entrances etc, certainly parks with close sites would qualify to have to meet those rules.

Apart from most of the things already mentioned I have a couple to add,

Encroaching on others sites with your car, boat, awning or general crap, if you wish to use part of my site then pay for it!

Crossing through sites, especially on awning sides and I dont care if you have to walk and extra 10mts or 50mts to get to the toilets, shop, beach or your new friends down the other end of the park, think of my site as toll road, if you want to use it then leave your money on the fridge.

Not plugging your power, water sullage into the correct outlet, and then inadvertently turning off someone else's services when you pack up by mistake.

Leaving a flood on the basins in the toilets, how hard is it to keep the water in the bowl.

Various toilet mistermeaners and worse, really are you a civilised race or straight out of the trees.

Don't leave your old hair cover soap, empty shampoo bottles, soap wrappers etc in the showers.

If you do laundry then don't leave t in the machine/dryer for hours after the cycle has finished, I usually put it on the bench but I will eventually start dropping it on the floor as I don't like doing my own laundry let alone someone else's.

I've got a heap more but now I'm just sounding old and whinny.

Life member of the GOB club.

 

[Dobbie]

This is music to my ears...I keep getting told not to ask noisy idiots to please turn it down.....or I'm in trouble when I deliver annoying munchkins back to their parents....no wonder I like free camping.

Away from others who annoy me.

 

[Bluey]

At the moment the people next to us arnt there so im unpluging his van each night due to a very loud fridge
AND im so ovee people walking through our site next time im bringing signs this is not a walkway unless you want to pay to use my site

 

[davemc]

You need to get a fence bluey

 

[bigcol]

You need to get a fence bluey

get a fence

he's taken offence

 

[Dobbie]

J:fencing::fencing::fencing::fencing::fencing:

 

[Bank of Dad]

Presently at Tocumwal Town Beach camp ground. After we set up last Sunday, a camper trailer arrived in the area we are in and a rather pompous woman informed me that "they always come here and more would be arriving.......by the way, how long are you staying?" She seemed disappointed when I said a week or so!

Well, more arrived and became a large mass of tents etc, and to try to annoy us, they would walk almost through our awning to go anywhere, drive as close as they could when they moved a car, allow their dog to roam freely crapping all over the place.....

Last night, a lovely couple with their 12 year old daughter arrived in a Winnebago Alpine Motor home. Things are busy here and space is a little tight, so he set up for the night next to them. He has been having trouble with his solar so he started his generator to top up his batteries. Generator was on the opposite side from her lady ship and subjects, if anything it affected us more. He told us why he was running it etc, I don't mind, it's not that noisy really.

About 8 pm, an hour before last light, there's a bit of an argument start......the self appointed royal family of the camp ground have turned his genie off and want to march him up to the toilet block to show him that they had to be off by a certain time......there is no time shown.

Motor home guy, nice bloke, is pretty angry......he says he's always considerate, never runs it after dark etc. My missus now sees red and lends support letting them know all about their lack of camping etiquette. They ganged up on him......she's not the sort to be intimidated by anyone.

So, as usual, they were still partying after 11 pm with lots of noise.....but that's them so that's ok. Lots of number plates with names of the so called better Melbourne suburbs.....the "born to rule" set. To hell with 'em!

 

[Dobbie]

What a shame Queen Ahole and the acolytes descended on you.

It's unnecessary and intrusive but the real shame is that they always believe they're right....and know far more about camping than you.

(We had a similar instance a few years ago...we were camped isolated from others then a fishing club surrounded us and partied all day and all night ....we had no choice but to move. It was their spot and we were where they wanted to be. We could see it getting totally out of hand ...and weren't carrying the gun...just as well)

At least your family are learning the difference between acceptable and non acceptable behaviour.

I hope they move on soon!

 

[Bank of Dad]

Yep.......we could'nt care less about them, but when we saw 4 of them ganging up on him, SWMBO saw red. When we met, I was an Australian Army Officer serving on exchange with the British Army in then West Germany. The Provisional IRA were getting around knocking people off and anyone was a legitimate target in their view, including wives and families of soldiers. I told her this so she would be aware for security reasons and her reply was "she wasn't going to have terrorist thugs intimidate her"! So I'm guessing these pissants don't bother her!

 

[Drover]

@JS4910 you can certainly camp near me then, we wouldn't have any problems.........

Seen a few free camps that would cause me to be unpleasant, too many great unwashed for my liking...........I can annoy myself so prefer to be camped away from others.

@Bank of Dad, I'm a bit like that.............can get me in so much trouble.

 

[Dean Anderson]

On the bright side with respect to etiquette I'd like to thank all the great people who move their cars to make it easier to park in sites that were designed way too small, or crammed on a road that doesn't allow sufficient turning.

It's actually surprising how many nice people there are out there...

My last experience was at Nobbys Beach Caravan Park where we arrived after dark. Road was narrow....Sites were tight....Must have been 4 people all out moving their cars and helping get the van in....

 

[Bank of Dad]

On the bright side with respect to etiquette I'd like to thank all the great people who move their cars to make it easier to park in sites that were designed way too small, or crammed on a road that doesn't allow sufficient turning.

It's actually surprising how many nice people there are out there...

My last experience was at Nobbys Beach Caravan Park where we arrived after dark. Road was narrow....Sites were tight....Must have been 4 people all out moving their cars and helping get the van in....

Agreed. Had this too.

 

[davemc]

Hey @Bank of Dad we are at the van park in town quiet here. If your free can catch up was at the market at 8 now it's too freaking hot. Sitting in annex with cheap green shed fan blowing.
Any cooler on the river during the day

We often tempted to park the van down the river although each time up here go for a drive and see the piles of cans and mess.
Went up to quicks beach yesterday for a drive one of the camps had some couches there under a gazebo I assume they be going all night

 

[Bluey]

I need more than a fence a few brick walls would be good .... its a great site and spot by the beach but dont think im rebooking im over the ive now found out huge freezer next door thats louder then the freezers at the local butcher he showed up today so carnt turn it off tonight and next door on other side are playing cards 1100pm adults beening very loud im so over this park its the loudest park and all adults are to blame kids you can understand older ones should know better my daughter has been crying carnt get to sleep its to noisy she has never done that im going to say somthing very soon if its war they want im more than accomadating

 

[davemc]

how long to go @Bluey maybe start selling ice cream and beer to those passing through.

It's cooled down to 24 here and looking at the annex I have to pull down tomorrow. Do not think it be good etiquette to pull it down now he he tempted though he he he real tempted . it will be 30 quick tomorrow so setting the alarm to get up early. We got up before the kids today to get to the market before we melted.

We might just chuck everything in the van tomorrow and clean it when we get home.

 

[Dobbie]

And @davemc you can hose yourself and the rest of the family while you wash it down.

Poor @Bluey ......sounds like it's very frustrating.

Maybe work is preferable?

 

[straydingo]

On the bright side with respect to etiquette I'd like to thank all the great people who move their cars to make it easier to park in sites that were designed way too small, or crammed on a road that doesn't allow sufficient turning.
.

Yep ditto at Streaky Bay. Too small site, coupled with full sized van, annex, kids tents, and a tinny or several canoes. Then because the site is full, both cars are parked on the narrow roadway. We tried to park the van, and eventually asked for several cars to be moved which was done no problem.
Another fella came in the next day and was located half a dozen sites up the way. Half an hour of maneuvering in and out, talked to no one. Ended up somehow jack knifing the van and car on the site awkwardly, didn't bother unhitch and noisily left the next morning in a huff.

Its always worth a wee bit of communication if for no reason than to know where you stand with them. But I reckon most people can't be stuffed with an argument and just don't really think.

 

[mikerezny]

Hi,
been following along on this thread and thought I might add one of my favourite gripes:

The shared BBQ!

If you can remember to bring the food and the utensils to use the shared BBQ, then you can remember to bring what you need to clean it! There is no BBQ cleaning fairy that cleans the BBQ after you leave.

Twice now, I have spent ages cleaning a filthy BBQ, took the cleaning stuff back to my site and returned with the food etc, to find
the BBQ has already been claimed. Do they sit on their site waiting until someone cleans it for them? Is there a "Clean BBQ" light flashing somewhere that I can't see.

In one case, after 'stealing' my clean BBQ, they left it in an absolute mess.

In another case, I came back, and was politely informed that only one of the two BBQs was working. I replied that I already knew that, and that was why I had just cleaned the one they were now using. I was then informed that they wouldn't be finished with it for another 15 minutes or so!!!!. I went off in a huff and found another BBQ and started again. From now on, I will leave my stuff all around so I can claim it.

Yeah, I know, just bring my own BBQ and avoid the stress!!!!

cheers
Mike

 

[bigcol]

that has happened to me as well Mike

ooooooohhhh dontcha just hate them for doing that

yep, now a days if I need to use Public BBQs, I leave all my stuff around it, usually start to cook as soon as I have finished cleaning, while the snags are on, take the cleaning stuff away

I did come back one day to find a guy had dumped a steak on there (while I was gone - 1.5mins) for me to cook for him

such a pity I took it off and put it on tissues, while I finished my cooking
he came back and was very un-impressed about it being on the tissues - took him awhile to clean his steak

 

[Drover]

Well Old Grumpy last year spotted some folks setting up their PIG heater complete with chimney just outside their annex, getting ready for a possible noisy and smokey chin wag into the evening, so this old Grump walks over to welcome them to the park, dropping the comment how if he has to shut up the van with AC on again because of smoke in the van, well the fire hose is nearby...............................................his neighbour commented on a nice quiet, smoke free, pleasant evening as they smiled with their beer.................thinking this old grump is turning into a Park Nazi..........


What about the bellow from out in the dark, "We don't adjective care about your blooody fish" and all went quiet.