Those of us who frequent C/P, how do you feel about people walking through your site to get from A to B, be it the amenities block or dump point or anywhere else.
Does it bother you?, do you not care? do you do the same?
Larry
jules47 said
10:39 AM Mar 13, 2014
Just passing through to loo or whatever is ok - except it they come through awning or near your ropes, or down the side where your bedroom window is open, and they are talking very loudly, waking you up.
Santa said
10:46 AM Mar 13, 2014
Yes it bothers me.
Most people are well aware of and respect the personal space of others, however there are always a few who simply don't understand the concept.
Vic41 said
11:10 AM Mar 13, 2014
jules47 wrote:
Just passing through to loo or whatever is ok - except it they come through awning or near your ropes, or down the side where your bedroom window is open, and they are talking very loudly, waking you up.
Agree Jules, sometimes they need to walk via your site due to limited access elsewhere, but preferably not like you have said.
Add standing talking under your van window and smoking as well, that pee's me off....
Nelly said
11:16 AM Mar 13, 2014
In a sense it is like 'renting a place' - so I would hope the same rules apply to a point.
KFT said
12:47 PM Mar 13, 2014
I was taught to never walk through anyone else's site as that is their space and we should respect that.
besides the exercise won't hurt me to walk around
I do walk through vacant sites though.
I have often found that in a long block of sites there may be a pathway between two sites for that purpose.
frank
oldbobsbus said
12:47 PM Mar 13, 2014
Thats another reason I have never been to a CP in 5 years of traveling on the road..
subaru said
01:49 PM Mar 13, 2014
I recall the last time we stayed at a c/park in Broken Hill some-one actually walked between our van and the power box
knocked out our power and didn't even bother plugging it back in.I think is rather rude to walk thru some ones space without being
invited to do so,but maybe i am of the "old school".
milo said
03:16 PM Mar 13, 2014
we had that trouble too when we had the motor home
chaslib said
03:53 PM Mar 13, 2014
I consider the area allocated to us in a c/p as our home and yard away from home. I look on people walking through the same as I would people short-cutting through our yard at home. I have no problems if someone has the decency to ask if it is OK. When camping with our grandkids that is one of the first rules they learn! Paths and roads are there for people to walk on and they are designed for easy access to all sites (as a general rule).
-- Edited by chaslib on Thursday 13th of March 2014 05:23:44 PM
RosieW said
05:18 PM Mar 13, 2014
I'm a bit precious about personal space, so yeah, it bothers me. If you're walking past, see me and stop to say G'day, that's different.
Aus-Kiwi said
05:42 PM Mar 13, 2014
Possibly been guilty of it ?? But try to avoid it whenever I can..
Teaching the grand kids now..
magraret said
07:11 PM Mar 13, 2014
we have a doggy fence and it was in our space and about 7.30 pm someone crashed into it damaging 3 of our panels he will look next time
brian said
07:35 PM Mar 13, 2014
deverall11 wrote:
Forumites,
Those of us who frequent C/P, how do you feel about people walking through your site to get from A to B, be it the amenities block or dump point or anywhere else.
Does it bother you?, do you not care? do you do the same?
Larry
I take it that you won't let me use your loo then.
Vic41 said
07:36 PM Mar 13, 2014
subaru wrote:
Snip....... I recall the last time we stayed at a c/park in Broken Hill some-one actually walked between our van and the power box, knocked out our power and didn't even bother plugging it back in.....snip.
Same thing happened in a cp at Karratha, late at night some drunks living in the cp walking home tripped and ripped out our power cord, as well as breaking the van socket, left as it was, we heard them talking and swearing but were in bed and didn't realise what they had done until next morning when we discovered the power was out.
Gerty Dancer said
07:46 PM Mar 13, 2014
I tripped over somebody's cord one night, hurt myself somewhat but managed to replace the plug and apologised to the person next day. 'No worries" he said, 'the power box is so far from my van it happens all the time". And it was, 20 meters at least from his van, I thought it was a vacant site.
At least in a caravan park you have an allocated site but when free-camps are filling up late in the evening people park between vans, leaving barely enough space to open a door once. I Really hated that!
freehazzas said
11:06 PM Mar 13, 2014
We also have a dog fence that encloses the entire length of our fifth wheeler. Keeps the kids from running thru. Fell over it myself one night though. Forgt it was there and went ass up. Lol
GaryKelly said
07:31 AM Mar 14, 2014
Some people are naturally short-cutters. The house over the road from mine is on a corner block and has no fence, so pedestrians often cut across the lawn rather than walk the full length of the footpath. The short-cutters don't seem to have any respect for private property and care only about themselves. It's just the way some people are.
_wombat_ said
08:16 AM Mar 14, 2014
a few years ago we pull into a site and before I could unhitch 3 kids jumped across or tow bar, the lasr one tripped and pulled the wire from the plug, not being into electrics took me 2 hours to reconnect the wire's, some bloody kids do not get any training or the parents do not care what they do.
BruDi said
09:02 AM Mar 14, 2014
It annoys us no end, but more so the kids that run through under the awning, or ride their bikes through. However, we were in a CP in Katherine and to get to the amenities meant we had to walk along the edges of sites, or hike a huge distance, like the width of the Park to get to a roadway. Small organised paths would have helped to alleviate that problem. We tried to use vacant sites.
Another pet peeve is children who ride their bikes full bore around the park. Unfortunately children have tunnel vision and don't see the dangers. They also ride at greater than the posted speed limit. It's not really the kids fault as often parents encourage their children to go off and play.
Di
native pepper said
09:33 AM Mar 14, 2014
And people wonder why we never stay in van parks, this thread is a good example.
Santa said
09:57 AM Mar 14, 2014
Yep, a good example of much ado about nothing, while these instances happen now and again they are few and far between.
Most people do the right thing, its just that we remember and relate horror stories about the minority that don't.
Radar said
07:43 AM Mar 16, 2014
Hi All
Yes, why do they do that? Walk though your site, really notice it this morning and these people don't say good day.
It made me more thought full, so now I walk right round to get where I would like to be. Cheers
Forumites,
Those of us who frequent C/P, how do you feel about people walking through your site to get from A to B, be it the amenities block or dump point or anywhere else.
Does it bother you?, do you not care? do you do the same?
Larry
Yes it bothers me.
Most people are well aware of and respect the personal space of others, however there are always a few who simply don't understand the concept.
Agree Jules, sometimes they need to walk via your site due to limited access elsewhere, but preferably not like you have said.
Add standing talking under your van window and smoking as well, that pee's me off....
besides the exercise won't hurt me to walk around
I do walk through vacant sites though.
I have often found that in a long block of sites there may be a pathway between two sites for that purpose.
frank
Thats another reason I have never been to a CP in 5 years of traveling on the road..
knocked out our power and didn't even bother plugging it back in.I think is rather rude to walk thru some ones space without being
invited to do so,but maybe i am of the "old school".
I consider the area allocated to us in a c/p as our home and yard away from home. I look on people walking through the same as I would people short-cutting through our yard at home. I have no problems if someone has the decency to ask if it is OK. When camping with our grandkids that is one of the first rules they learn! Paths and roads are there for people to walk on and they are designed for easy access to all sites (as a general rule).
-- Edited by chaslib on Thursday 13th of March 2014 05:23:44 PM
Teaching the grand kids now..
we have a doggy fence and it was in our space and about 7.30 pm someone crashed into it damaging 3 of our panels he will look next time
I take it that you won't let me use your loo then.
Same thing happened in a cp at Karratha, late at night some drunks living in the cp walking home tripped and ripped out our power cord, as well as breaking the van socket, left as it was, we heard them talking and swearing but were in bed and didn't realise what they had done until next morning when we discovered the power was out.
At least in a caravan park you have an allocated site but when free-camps are filling up late in the evening people park between vans, leaving barely enough space to open a door once. I Really hated that!
a few years ago we pull into a site and before I could unhitch 3 kids jumped across or tow bar, the lasr one tripped and pulled the wire from the plug, not being into electrics took me 2 hours to reconnect the wire's, some bloody kids do not get any training or the parents do not care what they do.
Another pet peeve is children who ride their bikes full bore around the park. Unfortunately children have tunnel vision and don't see the dangers. They also ride at greater than the posted speed limit. It's not really the kids fault as often parents encourage their children to go off and play.
Di
Yep, a good example of much ado about nothing, while these instances happen now and again they are few and far between.
Most people do the right thing, its just that we remember and relate horror stories about the minority that don't.
Hi All
Yes, why do they do that? Walk though your site, really notice it this morning and these people don't say good day.
It made me more thought full, so now I walk right round to get where I would like to be. Cheers
Since they started lobbying the
Councils and governments to ban
Free camping they didnt want GNs
During the mining boom and now they
Wanna force us back -- stuff em
I say will never stay in a CP again
On principle