Comments on: 5 Ways to Ruin a Camping Trip…for Someone Else http://www.campingblogger.net/camping/5-ways-to-ruin-a-camping-trip%e2%80%a6for-someone-else.html Read CampingBlogger and Take the Kids Camping Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:15:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Sc http://www.campingblogger.net/camping/5-ways-to-ruin-a-camping-trip%e2%80%a6for-someone-else.html/comment-page-1#comment-33644 Sc Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:05:35 +0000 http://www.campingblogger.net/?p=174#comment-33644 I agree that people cutting through is very annoying. We had people cut through our site and the next one over even after we asked them not to. It was inches from our tent and they even had their kids ride through the dirt with their scooters next to the tent. The bathrooms were less than 15 ft farther if they just went around. I agree that people cutting through is very annoying. We had people cut through our site and the next one over even after we asked them not to. It was inches from our tent and they even had their kids ride through the dirt with their scooters next to the tent. The bathrooms were less than 15 ft farther if they just went around.

]]> By: admin http://www.campingblogger.net/camping/5-ways-to-ruin-a-camping-trip%e2%80%a6for-someone-else.html/comment-page-1#comment-89 admin Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:28:11 +0000 http://www.campingblogger.net/?p=174#comment-89 Very true, Tim - thanks for pointing that out. I know Dutch Elm disease and the Emerald Ash Borer are big problems in some states, and many have instituted restrictions on bringing firewood into state forests from outside areas. Very true, Tim – thanks for pointing that out. I know Dutch Elm disease and the Emerald Ash Borer are big problems in some states, and many have instituted restrictions on bringing firewood into state forests from outside areas.

]]> By: Tim http://www.campingblogger.net/camping/5-ways-to-ruin-a-camping-trip%e2%80%a6for-someone-else.html/comment-page-1#comment-86 Tim Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:15:38 +0000 http://www.campingblogger.net/?p=174#comment-86 In response to number 2: Bringing your own firewood in isn't necessarily copasetic, either. It can contribute to the spread of tree diseases and invasive pests. I would imagine many people aren't familiar with the source of the firewood they buy, or if they're coming from an quarantined area, which would make the transportation of firewood illegal in many cases. The best bet is to contact the park or campsite your going to in order to find a local source of wood. http://www.ucsusa.org/publications/greentips/firewood.html http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/news/resource/res2006/06-0524-firewood.aspx In response to number 2: Bringing your own firewood in isn’t necessarily copasetic, either. It can contribute to the spread of tree diseases and invasive pests. I would imagine many people aren’t familiar with the source of the firewood they buy, or if they’re coming from an quarantined area, which would make the transportation of firewood illegal in many cases. The best bet is to contact the park or campsite your going to in order to find a local source of wood.

http://www.ucsusa.org/publications/greentips/firewood.html
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/news/resource/res2006/06-0524-firewood.aspx

]]> By: Sis Kiteri http://www.campingblogger.net/camping/5-ways-to-ruin-a-camping-trip%e2%80%a6for-someone-else.html/comment-page-1#comment-84 Sis Kiteri Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:42:26 +0000 http://www.campingblogger.net/?p=174#comment-84 One of my pet peeves is when other campers treat a camping trip like a vacation from caring for their children. 1. It should not be acceptable behavior to stay asleep in your tent/camper and let your 5 year-old play unattended at the playground, at 5:30 in the morning! (That 5 year-old's yelling and squeeling inevitably wakes my children at 5:35 AM and requires me to go to the playground and supervise all of them.) 2. Yes, I did bring enough food for a small army... but that doesn't mean I should have to feed several other kids at my site for three meals a day. :) 3. I have taught my children to be respectful with all the camping gear that we have. I don't appreciate it when other kids come to my site and snag my Mayan hammock by climbing in it feet first, turn the dials on my metal detector like they are trying to tune in a radio station, and root through all the drawers and cubbies of my carefully organized chuck box to see what is in them. I love kids and my own kids are much more fun when they have other kids to play with... I just wish that the parents of these other kids would supervise their children a little bit more. One of my pet peeves is when other campers treat a camping trip like a vacation from caring for their children.

1. It should not be acceptable behavior to stay asleep in your tent/camper and let your 5 year-old play unattended at the playground, at 5:30 in the morning! (That 5 year-old’s yelling and squeeling inevitably wakes my children at 5:35 AM and requires me to go to the playground and supervise all of them.)

2. Yes, I did bring enough food for a small army… but that doesn’t mean I should have to feed several other kids at my site for three meals a day. :)

3. I have taught my children to be respectful with all the camping gear that we have. I don’t appreciate it when other kids come to my site and snag my Mayan hammock by climbing in it feet first, turn the dials on my metal detector like they are trying to tune in a radio station, and root through all the drawers and cubbies of my carefully organized chuck box to see what is in them.

I love kids and my own kids are much more fun when they have other kids to play with… I just wish that the parents of these other kids would supervise their children a little bit more.

]]> By: admin http://www.campingblogger.net/camping/5-ways-to-ruin-a-camping-trip%e2%80%a6for-someone-else.html/comment-page-1#comment-81 admin Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:41:13 +0000 http://www.campingblogger.net/?p=174#comment-81 Loud music - grrrrr! It's never anything good, either - lol I'm with you John, but all the state beaches here in CA can get pretty crowded. We're going to hit the beach here in a few weeks, but the kids are out of school for something, so we're going to try a Monday-Wednesday trip. That should be pretty quiet. Loud music – grrrrr! It’s never anything good, either – lol

I’m with you John, but all the state beaches here in CA can get pretty crowded. We’re going to hit the beach here in a few weeks, but the kids are out of school for something, so we’re going to try a Monday-Wednesday trip. That should be pretty quiet.

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