Responsible Wild Camping

[Stuartf]

I'm a fairly new member of Wild Camping and have already covered the membership cost with the locations that we've used, we love the freedom that wild camping allows.

I'm sure that this topic has been covered many times on these forums, but last weekend we stayed at the lovely Shustoke reservoir while we visited the Motorhome show at the NEC (about 5 miles away). There were several other motorhomes there which was reassuring. On leaving the site I noticed that someone had dumped a leisure battery next to the waste bin, clearly not being prepared to dispose of it properly and instead passing their problem on to someone else to have to sort out.

If this kind of behaviour results in no camping signs or height barriers appearing it will be a real shame.

Our wild camping locations are few and precious, let's not do anything to risk losing them!

 

[Admin]

I totally agree, we should always try to leave a location better than we found it (I don't mean taking other peoples discarded batteries).

Most of our members do follow this ethos. I am sure that there maybe a few that don't, but they won't be members for long if I find out that they are abusing the locations.

 

[witzend]

I totally agree, we should always try to leave a location better than we found it (I don't mean taking other peoples discarded batteries)..

I don't know Old Batteries are worth quite a bit at the scrap yard about £5 last year so worth picking up really

Just sold 85 ah battery £6

 

[invalid]

If we are at a wild location spot and see rubbish, we pick it up (within reason) and dispose of it in the right place. Unfortunately there are many who see the collection of rubbish as someone else problem. We undertook a litter pick in our village and 21people collected 14 black bags of rubbish in1.5hrs, clearly MH rubbish is small fry in comparison to others.

 

[Talbot]

On leaving the site I noticed that someone had dumped a leisure battery next to the waste bin, clearly not being prepared to dispose of it properly and instead passing their problem on to someone else to have to sort out.

How do you know it was discarded from a motorhome and not a car? Was it a leisure battery? We stopped at Y Foryd last weekend and I cleared about half a mile of rubbish on my way to the bin. The next day was the same again, McDonald's cartons and milkshake cups all along and all thrown out of car windows. I can't believe people do this especially when there are bins nearby.

 

[witzend]

21 Volunteers You'll have no problem getting those hedges cut back

 

[Moonraker 2]

I agree that motor homes often get the blame. When I am wild camping in out of the way places I see a lot of rubbish that really does look like day trippers and kids parked up in the evening. You know the difference when you see the types of cartons. Sometimes I pick it up but sometimes there is so much. The thing that really gets me is the quantities of white toilet paper left lying.

 

[trevskoda]

I totally agree, we should always try to leave a location better than we found it (I don't mean taking other peoples discarded batteries).

Most of our members do follow this ethos. I am sure that there maybe a few that don't, but they won't be members for long if I find out that they are abusing the locations.

I dont think this would stop them by axing them,better to have a qt word .
most vans here seem to be ok and clean up ,this spot in glenarm where pauljenny used is very clean .

 

[alcam]

I don't know Old Batteries are worth quite a bit at the scrap yard about £5 last year so worth picking up really

Probably why it was left . I leave old denims , shoes etc where I know there are dossers about . They get picked up pretty quick

 

[n brown]

Probably why it was left . I leave old denims , shoes etc where I know there are dossers about . They get picked up pretty quick

yeah cheers mate ! suited and booted for nowt ,ta !

 

[alcam]

yeah cheers mate ! suited and booted for nowt ,ta !

My pleasure , if you can stand the smell you're welcome

 

[witzend]

I don't know Old Batteries are worth quite a bit at the scrap yard about £5 last year so worth picking up really

85 ah Battery £6 today at scrap yard

 

[portiapug]

85 ah Battery £6 today at scrap yard

Years ago we used to pour sand into scrap batteries as they weighed them for the payout. As long as you kept the sand out of sight below the lead honeycomb, you were alright. :dance:

 

[carol]

Years ago we used to pour sand into scrap batteries as they weighed them for the payout. As long as you kept the sand out of sight below the lead honeycomb, you were alright. :dance:

Tut tut! Not very ethical

 

[portiapug]

Tut tut! Not very ethical

I was still more ethical than the average scrap man. :lol-061:

 

[n brown]

ethical scrapdealer
honest banker
caring politician
clever dog
sensible teenager
the list goes on

 

[sasquatch]

How do you know it was discarded from a motorhome and not a car? Was it a leisure battery? We stopped at Y Foryd last weekend and I cleared about half a mile of rubbish on my way to the bin. The next day was the same again, McDonald's cartons and milkshake cups all along and all thrown out of car windows. I can't believe people do this especially when there are bins nearby.

I've seen the maccy morons chuck rubbish out of their car windows on the maccys car park!

 

[Braveheart]

We stopped at one of the wildcamp spots in France. It was right next to the Seine. I saw some rubbish, and so picked it up. An hour or so later a load of cyclists turned up, and you've guessed it left their rubbish. So I dutifully went out and picked it up.
I think
If we all do our bit (and others) we can show that motor homers are decent people and hopefully divorce our selves from the stigma that seems to become attached to us.
I know that we aren't obligated to do this, but it doesn't take much effort.
I have in fact seen other motorhomers pick up a piece of rubbish on their way to the bin. It was refreshing to see.
If I noticed, others will to.

 

[GWAYGWAY]

I totally agree, we should always try to leave a location better than we found it (I don't mean taking other peoples discarded batteries).

Most of our members do follow this ethos. I am sure that there maybe a few that don't, but they won't be members for long if I find out that they are abusing the locations.

a battery is a couple of quid at the scrap yard what is up with these people dumping them, I'd have grabbed it for my tut pile.
We often clear up if there is crXp around on the ground and put it in a bin but usually there is not, and that is why people dump their rubbish, no excuse, take it home and bin it there. Loads of rubbish up the A2 from Dover lots of plastic sheets and Mac boxes, but it goes with the Driversade bottles going out the windows, but at least we have LOADS of apple trees along the roadside from cores going the same way.

 

[Sky]

I've seen the maccy morons chuck rubbish out of their car windows on the maccys car park!

What I want to know, is how McD's rubbish is everywhere - even when the nearest branch is miles away.

Do people hoard it in their cars just so that they can spoil a nice area later? Maybe it's some kind of sick hobby for the intellectually challenged?

Personally, I think there's more nutrition in the packaging and would rather go hungry than eat the stuff. I like burgers, but theirs are just horrible.