Wild camping etiquette

[izwozral]

Quote Originally Posted by izwozral View Post
.I was petrified it would go walkabout & attach itself onto my willy looking for a larger blood supply but eventually it dropped out & I found it on the floor so I stuck a pin in it & burnt it.

Quote Originally Posted by Sharon the Cat View Post
Stuck a pin in your own willy & burnt it! Respect[/B]

Well, I didn't want to draw attention to the fact my er.. er.. thingy drags along the floor. Anything that helps me in my quest for a love tryst with CamperFanny is alright by me I guess.

On the other hand, it did bring a whole new meaning to 'feeling a little prick'!!!

 

[Polar Bear]

Quote Originally Posted by izwozral View Post
.I was petrified it would go walkabout & attach itself onto my willy looking for a larger blood supply but eventually it dropped out & I found it on the floor so I stuck a pin in it & burnt it.

Quote Originally Posted by Sharon the Cat View Post
Stuck a pin in your own willy & burnt it! Respect[/B]

Well, I didn't want to draw attention to the fact my er.. er.. thingy drags along the floor. Anything that helps me in my quest for a love tryst with CamperFanny is alright by me I guess.

On the other hand, it did bring a whole new meaning to 'feeling a little prick'!!!

You could have bragged that you had to use a 9 inch nail! Not a pin - you've given the game away and Annie doesn't miss a trick so I think you're out!

 

[Jimhunterj4]

The goat was for the bbq

 

[Wooie1958]

The goat was for the bbq

Like it :lol-049::lol-049: i`ve had goat and it`s quite tasty :tongue::tongue:

 

[Moonraker 2]

On my way up to Scotland I parked in a poi small layby near Bamburgh castle. Actually I parked for an hour or so then popped into the village to the pub. When I got back I was furious to find a small tent in the space I had allocated. I moved a bit further away for the night. Next morning I went over to chat to the young couple who had thought I was the police in the night. Their faces fell when I said I was annoyed they had pinched my place but we all had a laugh when I made it clear I was joking. It was my first big wilding trip and could not believe someone would use a tent - well they were Scottish.

I also shared a very small layby near Alnwick with a camper that had a young kiwi and his girl in. I always go and say hi and they invited me in for a drink. The next morning at 8.00am I dashed over to their van and banged on the window for them to catch the hunt riding across the field in front of the castle. She was thrilled.

Thats two reasons why I love wilding. On the c&cc site no one talks to me, although the showers and facilities are good.

 

[MarkV]

Can I ask if there is any different etiquette for truck stops. This week when returning through France we found the aire that we had planned to stop at was closed. We started to drive around looking for a suitable spot but by now it was getting late and dark. I found a large lay-by full of large trucks and parked in a space between two. In the morning they had all gone and we were alone, the noise of their leaving had not disturbed us. I did worry that truck drivers might take a dim view of campervans using their overnight stops and what would happen if a truck arrived and there was no space left. Do truck drivers discourage camper-vans parking amonst them for the night?

 

[mark61]

Can I ask if there is any different etiquette for truck stops. This week when returning through France we found the aire that we had planned to stop at was closed. We started to drive around looking for a suitable spot but by now it was getting late and dark. I found a large lay-by full of large trucks and parked in a space between two. In the morning they had all gone and we were alone, the noise of their leaving had not disturbed us. I did worry that truck drivers might take a dim view of campervans using their overnight stops and what would happen if a truck arrived and there was no space left. Do truck drivers discourage camper-vans parking amonst them for the night?

Happens all the time. I doubt they even give the MH's a passing thought. Just people stopping for the night. Just don't block them in.

 

[pheasantplucker]

We were wilding at a forestry location that had two levels of parking both completely empty, I made a small bbq fire (of which there was no trace of when I was finished) for that evenings meal, we decided to have a little lie down and around an hour later a van conversion came and parked less than 10 feet from our open door, they slid their door open and out came bouncing 3 spaniels barking like crazy and trying to jump up into our MH. both parking areas were enormous and empty and they chose right next to us. I got out shoved the dogs with a gentle nudge out of the way and lit my bbq which they almost parked on top of, once their van filled with smoke from my fire they decided to take their barking crazy mutts and van to a more respected distanc.. If they had said hi and so on I would have been happy to clap their dogs and blether but it was just the sheer ignorance of it that got my goat up

Herd instinct. Pre motorhome days, we used to go to a large area of beach where there was far more beach than available parking so always thought that we would have a nice bit of beach to ourselves.
So with the windbreak up, blanket laid and just cracking a can open, guaranteed someone else comes and sets up within 5 yards.
Now I'm hardly a sociopath, but we would just pick up and take ourselves another 20 or so yards from their dogs and kids. So much space and no need to squash up to each other.

 

[whitevanwoman]

I'm the anti social one who would find another spot where (hopefully) I'd be the only occupier unless it was essential for me to stay in an already occupied location. And then I'd keep myself to myself and not go out of the way to strike up a conversation.

That said, I have been in a situation where there was another van already there, but I pulled up a good distance away and went over and asked if he minded me sharing his spot (it was a pretty fabulous spot). He was very friendly, said not at all, and we had a fair chat and I told him about this forum, and he later became a member.

But for me, I need space and freedom and solitude to relax, and the dogs are so much happier when they can be off lead without me fretting about them pestering people. I feel so much safer alone in a remote area than I do in an urban one, where I'm constantly subconsciously semi alert for things that go bump in the night.

Having company is good but I prefer to plan for it, rather than have it thrust upon me.

But don't worry, I will be civil to you if you come over to say hello, in fact I'd probably be very chatty and smiley, but inwardly itching to be left to my own devices.

 

[Herbenny]

I'm the anti social one who would find another spot where (hopefully) I'd be the only occupier unless it was essential for me to stay in an already occupied location. And then I'd keep myself to myself and not go out of the way to strike up a conversation.

That said, I have been in a situation where there was another van already there, but I pulled up a good distance away and went over and asked if he minded me sharing his spot (it was a pretty fabulous spot). He was very friendly, said not at all, and we had a fair chat and I told him about this forum, and he later became a member.

But for me, I need space and freedom and solitude to relax, and the dogs are so much happier when they can be off lead without me fretting about them pestering people. I feel so much safer alone in a remote area than I do in an urban one, where I'm constantly subconsciously semi alert for things that go bump in the night.

Having company is good but I prefer to plan for it, rather than have it thrust upon me.

But don't worry, I will be civil to you if you come over to say hello, in fact I'd probably be very chatty and smiley, but inwardly itching to be left to my own devices.

I recognise that Jess as I am very much the same.... If we arrive I want to park the van further away in the corner or down the road. If I walk into a restaurant I will want to be at the far corner and definitely near a window. I feel complete panic if I am not by a window.
Its nothing personal it's just my own quirky way and I am also sure its a form of 'claustrophobia' .... as I have always been the same I just put it down to being a loner.

 

[MikeH]

The idea of wildcamping for me is to get away from here and the problems it has. If I go somewhere and I`m alone, thats fine, the problem has gone. If I go somewhere and the problem is there, then I`d move, or retreat to my van if its too late or whatever. I just put it down to me being a weirdo

 

[Wooie1958]

The idea of wildcamping for me is to get away from here and the problems it has. If I go somewhere and I`m alone, thats fine, the problem has gone. If I go somewhere and the problem is there, then I`d move, or retreat to my van if its too late or whatever. I just put it down to me being a weirdo

That`s very similar to how i play this game as well however .............

My situation is down to all the court orders, injunctions and asbo`s i have on me :wacko: :lol-049: :lol-049:

 

[whitevanwoman]

The idea of wildcamping for me is to get away from here and the problems it has. If I go somewhere and I`m alone, thats fine, the problem has gone. If I go somewhere and the problem is there, then I`d move, or retreat to my van if its too late or whatever. I just put it down to me being a weirdo

Ditto.
Lol, v glad to meet a fellow wierdo

 

[whitevanwoman]

I'm the anti social one who would find another spot where (hopefully) I'd be the only occupier unless it was essential for me to stay in an already occupied location. And then I'd keep myself to myself and not go out of the way to strike up a conversation.

That said, I have been in a situation where there was another van already there, but I pulled up a good distance away and went over and asked if he minded me sharing his spot (it was a pretty fabulous spot). He was very friendly, said not at all, and we had a fair chat and I told him about this forum, and he later became a member.

But for me, I need space and freedom and solitude to relax, and the dogs are so much happier when they can be off lead without me fretting about them pestering people. I feel so much safer alone in a remote area than I do in an urban one, where I'm constantly subconsciously semi alert for things that go bump in the night.

Having company is good but I prefer to plan for it, rather than have it thrust upon me.

But don't worry, I will be civil to you if you come over to say hello, in fact I'd probably be very chatty and smiley, but inwardly itching to be left to my own devices.

I recognise that Jess as I am very much the same.... If we arrive I want to park the van further away in the corner or down the road. If I walk into a restaurant I will want to be at the far corner and definitely near a window. I feel complete panic if I am not by a window.
Its nothing personal it's just my own quirky way and I am also sure its a form of 'claustrophobia' .... as I have always been the same I just put it down to being a loner.

Great minds...

Like with MikeH, my van is my way of getting away from problems and anxieties, which usually are to do with my own insecurities about how I interact with other people, and my lack of self confidence.

I recently had a night in hospital and was in complete panic because of the loss of my freedom, so much so that hospital was doing more harm than good. I had to have the window wide open so I could hear the birds, and smell the rain and feel wind on my cheek. Nurses kept wanting to close window but I wouldn't let them, it was my only contact with the real world. Within 24 hours I'd told them where they could shove their care and treatment, and discharged myself, they couldn't understand how I feel safer in my van than in my house, nor my need to see the sun, feel the wind etc and that those things are more important to my mental health than pills etc.

If that makes me a wierdo, then so be it.
At least I'm a happy (happier) wierdo :-D

 

[n brown]

Some of the most contented people I've met were tramps. There seem to be a lot less of them now,but when I was in that kind of world there were quite a few "gentlemen of the road" around-and ladies. They rarely asked for anything but all the farmers knew of them,and when one knocked on the door,a cup of tea and a brown paper parcel of home made food was handed over,sometimes in exchange for a bit of kindling chopping,more often not, it was a bit like " luck money" which I'm sure some on here are familiar with !
Thing with tramps though,and the reason I mentioned them,is,like a couple of recent posters,they don't like too much chat or proximity to people and can't bear to be enclosed in house(or jails!) they have no regard for possessions and don't suffer from envy or greed.
There might be a few on here who could fit into this way of life !

 

[caledonia]

Maybe we could start a weirdo camping group. I am a corner of the field camper and prefer my own company rather than other poeples. Scotland is remote enough to find your own wee space without invading other poeples privacy. I would never be ignorant and tell someone they couldn't park beside me, if they asked I would say "go for it" and I would go find another spot.