Are you a free camp flocker?

Santa · Guru

Are you a free camp flocker?

Fringe Dweller · Senior Member

Makes ya wunda tho . You read about it hear all the time.

I pulled up at a "free camp" near my place , as it is hardly ever used . I asked old mate,

how he come to find out about it . "Just driving past" , but added , if no one else pulled up he was going on.

Even after I Assured him he would be safe there . I lived just down the road & nothing had happened in the

25yrs I have been here & driving , as well as sleeping along same road for 46yrs , including 10wks ago , when

I was too tired to make the last 42k home . As well as next week . Have been travelling along same road for 68yrs.

And Never heard of anything happening to anybody . Went down at dark & he had gone . Reckons he Only ever "free camped".

macka17 · Guru

One of those did similar to us a few yrs ago.
So close I couldn't pull out the rollout.

I had my genny running for AIrcond and microwave.

10min's later, a frenchman knocks on my door.

Can I turn my "noisy" generator off please.

There are other campers nearby, and about 2 or 3 in arvo

Genny's a genny to most.
Normal people accept as long as not indecent hrs.
A couple the other end of the camp had them running too.

When tenp, drops I'll turn off, ok.
Foul look and away he went.

20 min's later. Knock. Knock.

"Turn that noisy thing off." NO please.

OK.

Out with the 4 1\2 in grinder...

coupla minutes of that.

Brrm brrrm. off he drove.

Ther's asking, and then there's asking.

Grinders and belt sander\planers are a wonderful thing at times hey.
I carry a couple.
For repairs on car\caravan only. Honestly.

Goldfinger · Senior Member

I reckon 'sheeple flocking behaviour' can best be shown/explained by that old Candid Camera Segment which had half dozen people waiting/seated in a Doctors Surgery, plus the hapless

victim/target of their exercise ....on quiet signal everyone in the room stood upright to attention at the same time....guess what...in every case a waiting victim stood bolt upright as well,

without the slightest idea or reason for doing so.....everyone else was doing it...so they did also.....tooooo funny....tooooo stupid/mindless......safety and comfort in all doing the same..

This little black duck and wifey get up and move....and if the 'sheeple' follows I start my stockwhip practice...never know when I need my stockwhip, so have to practice, don't I..

It's when they start using your outside loo tent that you really have to worry, Santa......

Hoo Roo

-- Edited by Goldfinger on Tuesday 28th of February 2017 01:54:03 PM

Mike Harding · Guru

When I am camped deep in the bush and on those rare occasions I spy another 4WD drive mulling around looking for a camp spot and if I am feeling mischievous I ensure I am sitting in plain view and cleaning one of my rifles.

Goldfinger · Senior Member

...sooooo do the Police drive 4WD's....?.......just sayin'....Hoo Roo

Mike Harding · Guru

>...sooooo do the Police drive 4WD's....?

They sure do and I've met up with a couple in the bush over the years.

There is no problem having a licensed firearm in an appropriate place and firearms should be regularly cleaned.

Many of the bush coppers here in Victoria are hunters anyway.

the rocket · Guru

We have been lucky. Only happens on rare occasion.

madaboutled · Guru

the rocket wrote:
We have been lucky. Only happens on rare occasion.

That would have to make you a very "lucky flocker". Having had a few more than wanted flocking experiences, we've found is it's the overseas backpackers in wizz bangs that are the most offending fockers.

Happywanderer · The Master

Parked at Kumbia last night. Only one there. A while later in came 2 backpacker vans. Not known to each other by the way. I had one park either side of me even though the other side of the camping area was completely empty.
Go figure!!

Santa · Guru

madaboutled wrote:
the rocket wrote:
we've found is it's the overseas backpackers in wizz bangs that are the most offending fockers.

Yep, as have we.

And if that's politically incorrect, bad luck.

hako · Guru

We've noted similar happenings and whilst it can sometimes be a bit too friendly, it's to be expected - we flock together basically for safety and if in olden days we didn't flock together then we would probably not exist as a race today. Loners don't last too long as they are easy pickings.

Good Luck.

madaboutled · Guru

Santa wrote:
Yep, as have we.
And if that's politically incorrect, bad luck.

I'm sure your opening comment "The phenomenon is known by psychologists as "flocking" is correct, so, how can it be politically incorrect? IMHO as I'm sure is yours on this topic, flocking would be politically correct. Therefore, a person found flocking could logically be called a flocker. I think it's good to have a finally name for those that encroach on our space.

We try to educate these flockers in our travels, but it seems for every one that leaves, 10 more flockers arrive to take their place. Now that there's a name for it I somehow feel justified in the language I used with the last flocker I encountered.

Gaylehere · Guru

I read somewhere on this forum recently that overseas backpackers/whizzbangers are advised to camp close to Grey Nomads for their own safety. Now if I see a guy with a whip or cleaning his gun I know there's flockers around and I will keep my distance so not to be confused with one. LOL.

Desert Dweller · Guru

We were camped next to the Lachlan River on the Kidman Way above Hillston. The camp is a large paddock (Travelling Stock Reserve). There were a few vans strung out along the river, quite far apart. We had gathered some wood to have a fire & Judy was sitting reading in front of the yet to be lit fireplace when a big rig pulled up & a bloke got out. He came over & said that we were camped in his ''usual spot'', how long were we going to stay for. After telling him that we'd be staying for 3 nights he grunted & stomped off. He then parked his rig almost on top of us & yelled out that when we get OUR fire started he'd be over for a drink. Judy yelled back ''we don't drink'' (we do ). He then proceeded to take his aggression out on his wife for the rest of the night & pulled out next morning. WHAT A LOVELY MAN!

Santa · Guru

Desert Dweller wrote:
We were camped next to the Lachlan River on the Kidman Way above Hillston. The camp is a large paddock (Travelling Stock Reserve). There were a few vans strung out along the river, quite far apart. We had gathered some wood to have a fire & Judy was sitting reading in front of the yet to be lit fireplace when a big rig pulled up & a bloke got out. He came over & said that we were camped in his ''usual spot'', how long were we going to stay for. After telling him that we'd be staying for 3 nights he grunted & stomped off. He then parked his rig almost on top of us & yelled out that when we get OUR fire started he'd be over for a drink. Judy yelled back ''we don't drink'' (we do ). He then proceeded to take his aggression out on his wife for the rest of the night & pulled out next morning. WHAT A LOVELY MAN!

Fortunately these types are few and far between DD. smile

Aus-Kiwi · Guru

Its the smelly noises grey nomads make at night !! There is some grump old pharts out there too.. We tend to like level ground .. Staying overnight I don't find it too much of a problem !! The Nullarbor was strange .. We'd ull up all by ourselves.. Next morning there could easy be 40 campers nearby..

msg · Guru

Got blocked in by backpackers at Rifle Creek at about midnight. They then proceeded to drink and make a lot of noise. One even got out of their van, not six feet away and peed. Right old barney followed.

brickies · Guru

I think a lot of people feel safer in a huddle .

Mike Harding · Guru

>I think a lot of people feel safer in a huddle

Depends if her husband's overseas or not :)